Resetting A Switching Module; Disabling A Switching Module - Alcatel Omni Switch/Router User Manual

Resetting a Switching Module

Resetting a Switching Module
The command initiates a soft reset on the module in a specified slot. Conceptually,
resetting a switching module with this command is similar to switching off power to the
module; the module will be in the same state after a reset as it is after a power on.
To reset a switching module, enter the
module. For example, to reset the switching module in slot 4, enter:
A message similar to the following displays:
Enter a and press
will indicate the reset took place:

Disabling a Switching Module

The command can also be used to disable a switching module. When used in conjunc-
tion with the
Chapter 3, "Omni Switch/Router Switching Modules," for information on how to hot swap a
switching module.)
To disable a switching module, enter the
the module and followed by
ing module in slot 4, enter:
To enable the switching module again, enter the reset command followed by the slot number
for the module, and followed, optionally, by
command). For example, to enable a previously disabled switching module in slot 4, enter:
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o Notes o
Some NI modules do not support the
The primary module cannot be reset. To reset the
MPX
secondary , use the
MPX
described in Chapter 6, "Configuring Management
Processor Modules."
at this point. The module will be reset and the following message
command, this option is useful if you want to hot swap a module. (See
at the system prompt. For example, to reset the switch-
command.
command, which is
command followed by the slot number for the
command followed by the slot number for
( is the default for the