Switchdisable - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

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switchDisable

switchDisable
Disables all user ports on a switch.
Synopsis switchdisable
Description Use this command to disable all user ports on a switch. All Fibre Channel ports are taken offline. If
the switch was part of a fabric, the remaining switches reconfigure. As each port is disabled, the
front panel LED changes to a slow flashing yellow.
The switch must be disabled before making configuration changes or before running offline
diagnostic tests. Commands that require the switch to be disabled generate an error message if
invoked while the switch is enabled. It is not necessary to disable the switch before rebooting or
powering off.
When this command is executed on a logical switch, only the ports allocated to the logical are
disabled. To disable the entire chassis, use the chassisDisable command.
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
Operands none
Examples To disable the switch:
See Also bladeEnable, bladeDisable, chassisEnable, chassisDisable, switchCfgPersistentDisable,
switchCfgPersistentEnable, switchEnable, switchShow
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switch:admin> switchdisable
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