Bladeswap - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

bladeSwap

Swaps the area numbers for matching port pairs of two blades.
Synopsis bladeSwap -src source_slot -dest destination_slot
Description Use this command to swap the area numbers for matching port pairs of two blades. All ports must
qualify for swapping for this command to succeed. It validates that the blades in the indicated slots
are of the same type, have the same number of ports, and that the port pairs are in the same
partition.
If all the ports qualify for swapping, this command automatically performs the following operations:
1. It enables the port swapping feature by executing the portSwapEnable command.
2. It takes all ports on both the source and destination blades offline by executing the
3. It swaps the matching port pairs on each of the specified blades.
4. It re-enables the blade by executing the bladeEnable command.
The result of this operation is persistent across reboots and power cycles.
Note The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
This command leaves both the source and destination blades in a disabled state. To enable all
ports on a blade, issue the bladeEnable command. To enable individual ports, issue the
portEnable command.
Operands This command has the following operands:
-src source_slot
-dest destination_slot
Examples To swap area numbers between matching port pairs of two slots:
See Also portSwapEnable, portSwapDisable, portSwapShow, portShow, portEnable,
portDisable, bladeEnable, bladeDisable, switchShow, switchEnable
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bladeDisable command.
Specifies the slot number for the source blade.
Specifies the slot number for the destination blade. Use slotShow for a listing
of valid slots.
switch:admin> bladeswap -src 1 -dest 3
bladeswap done
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bladeSwap
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