Disabling And Re-Enabling Power To Interface Modules - Dell PowerConnect B - MLXe 4 Hardware Installation Manual

To set the priority of slot 1 to the highest priority (8), enter the following command.
PowerConnect(config)# lp-slot-priority 1 8
Syntax: lp-slot-priority <slot-number> <priority>
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Disabling and re-enabling power to
interface modules
You can disable and re-enable power to a specified interface module, or to all interface modules.
For example. to disable power to the interface module in slot 1, enter the following command at the
Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.
PowerConnect# power-off lp 1
To disable power on all interface modules, enter the following command:
PowerConnect# power-off lp all
In this output example, there is one interface module in slot 2, which is powered off.
PowerConnect# power-off lp all
Slot 2 is powered off.
rw_power_off_lp: write 00030000 to RW_MBRIDGE_CARD_POWER_OFF_REG
Syntax: power-off lp <slot-number> all
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To re-enable power to the interface module in slot 1, enter the following command at the Privileged
EXEC level of the CLI.
PowerConnect# power-on lp 1
To re-enable power on all interface modules, enter the following command.
PowerConnect# power-on lp all
In this output example, there is one interface module in slot 3 and slot 3 is powered on.
PowerConnect# power-on lp all
Slot 3 is powering on.
rw_power_on_lp: write 00070004 to RW_MBRIDGE_CARD_POWER_OFF_REG
Syntax: power-on lp [<slot-number>| all]
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The <slot-number> parameter indicates that the slot number for which you are changing the
priority. You can specify 1 – 4 for 4-slot routers, 1 – 8 for 8-slot routers, or 1 – 16 for 16-slot
devices.
The <priority> parameter indicates the priority of the slot if the router loses power. You can
specify a value of 1 – 8, where 1 is the lowest priority and 8 is the highest priority. You can set
one, some, or all slots to the same priority or each slot to a different priority.
The <slot-number> parameter indicates the slot number for which you are disabling the power.
You can specify 1 – 4 for 4-slot routers, 1 – 8 for 8-slot routers, or 1 – 16 for 16-slot devices.
The all parameter allows you to power off all interface modules.
The <slot-number> parameter indicates the slot number for which you are re-enabling the
power. You can specify 1 – 4 for 4-slot routers, 1 – 8 for 8-slot routers, or 1 – 16 for 16-slot
devices.
The all parameter allows you to power on all interface modules.
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