Set Online State - McDATA Sphereon 4500 User Manual

Using Maintenance Features
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Set Online State

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
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After the IPL:
• All Fabric services databases containing information about
current Fabric logins, name server registrations, and other data
remain intact, making the operation transparent to attached
devices.
• The switch returns to the online state, even if it was offline before
the operation.
• All ports configured as blocked will remain blocked.
• Modifications made to an active zone set configuration that have
not been enabled will be automatically enabled.
Use the procedure in this section to display the current switch
operating state (offline or online) and change the state as required.
Refer to Table 1-1
operating states.
CAUTION
!
Before setting the switch offline, warn administrators and users
currently operating devices that are attached to the switch that it is
going offline and that there will be a disruption of
communications. Make sure administrators of device(s) attached to
ports halt Fibre Channel traffic through the switch.
To set the switch online or offline (depending on current state):
1. Right-click on the switch in the Hardware View and select Set
Online State from the menu or select Set Online State from the
Maintenance menu on the menu bar.
One of the following dialog boxes displays, depending on the
current operating state.
Set Online State Dialog Box (State Is Offline)
Figure 5-2
on page 1-32 for more information on the switch