Brocade 6505 operation, Powering the brocade 6505 on and off, Led activity interpretation – Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual User Manual
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Brocade 6505 Operation
Powering the Brocade 6505 on and off
Complete the following steps to power on the Brocade 6505. These steps apply to the base model of
the switch which has a single power supply.
1. Connect the power cord to the power connector on the power supply and fan assembly.
2. Set the AC power switch to "I".
Power is supplied to the switch as soon as the power supply is connected and powered on.
The switch runs POST by default each time it is powered on; it can take up to several minutes to boot
and complete POST.
Complete the following steps to power off the Brocade 6505.
1. Enter the sysShutDown command.
switch:admin> sysshutdown
This command will shutdown the operating systems on your
switch. You are required to power
‐cycle the switch in
order to restore operation.
Are you sure you want to shutdown the switch [y/n]? y
Broadcast message from root (ttyS0) Mon Sep 12 17: \
52:12 2005...
The system is going down for system halt NOW !!
INIT: Switching to runlevel:
INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal
switch:root> Unmounting all filesystems.
The system is halted
flushing ide devices: hda
Power down.
2. Set the AC power switches to O.
All devices are returned to their initial state the next time the switch is powered on.
LED activity interpretation
System activity and status can be determined through the activity of the LEDs on the switch.
There are three possible LED states: no light, a steady light, and a flashing light. Flashing LEDs may be
slow, fast, or flickering. The LED colors are either green or amber.
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