Set The Switch Online Or Offline; Set Online State - HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12 Service Manual

Set the Switch Online or Offline

This section describes procedures to set the switch online or offline. These
operating states are described as follows:
Note:
is disrupted. Do not set the switch offline unless directed to do so by a procedural step
or the next level of support.

Set Online State

To set the switch online from the EWS interface:
1. When the EWS interface opens, the View panel and Switch page appear as
2. Click the Online State tab. The Switch page displays with the Online State
Figure 23: Operations panel (Switch page with Online State tab)
3. Click Set Online. The switch comes online and the message Your changes
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Online - When the switch is set online, an attached device can log in to the
switch, if the port is not blocked. Attached devices can communicate with
each other, if they are configured in the same zone.
Offline - When the switch is set offline, all switch ports are set offline. The
switch transmits the offline sequence (OLS) to attached devices, and the
devices cannot log in to the switch.
When the switch is set offline, the operation of attached Fibre Channel devices
the default. At the View panel, select the Operations option at the left side of
the panel. The Operations panel opens with the Switch page displayed.
tab selected (Figure 23).
have been successfully activated appears.
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