Activating The Platform Management Service; Deactivating The Platform Management Service - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Manual

3. Verify that all the switches in the fabric are capable of Management Server support.
Note:

Activating the Platform Management Service

To activate the Platform Management Service for a fabric:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
msPlMgmtActivate
The following prompt is displayed:
Committing configuration...done.
Request Fabric to activate Platform Management services....
Done.

Deactivating the Platform Management Service

To deactivate the Platform Management Service for a fabric:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
msPlMgmtDeactivate
3. At the following prompt type Y, and press Enter:
This will erase all Platform entries. Are you sure?
no, n): [no] y
Committing configuration...done.
Request Fabric to Deactivate Platform Management services....
Done.
Fabric OS Procedures Guide
In the example above, the fabric does not support Platform Management Service because
switch switch62 is firmware version 2.2. For more information refer to the
msPlCapabilityShow command in the Fabric OS Reference.
Working with the Management Server
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(yes, y,
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