HP StorageWorks 2.12 Edge Switch - Manual (Page 165)

Using Maintenance Features
165 Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide
An IPL initiates the following functions in the switch:
■ Restarts the operational firmware on the CTP card and executes abbreviated
power on system tests (POSTs). Then, if no POST errors are encountered, the
switch resumes the active role that it had before the IPL.
■ Resets the Ethernet interface on the CTP card, causing the connection to the
HAFM appliance to drop momentarily. The status icon for the switch in the
Physical/Topology Map will change to a gray square until the connection is
reestablished.
After the IPL:
■ All Fabric services databases containing information about current Fabric
logins, name server registrations, and other data remain intact, making the
operation transparent to attached devices.
■ The switch returns to the online state, even if it was offline before the
operation.
■ All ports configured as blocked will remain blocked.