HP StorageWorks 2.64 Director Switch - Manual (Page 142)

Using maintenance features 142
1. Select IPL from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The IPL Confirmation dialog box appears,
as shown in Figure 66 .
Figure 66 IPL Confirmation dialog box
2. Click Yes.
Choosing IPL from the Maintenance menu causes Ethernet connection between the director and
HAFM appliance to drop momentarily. The following occurs in the Element Manager window:
• As the network connection drops, the Director Status table on the Hardware View turns yellow.
• The Status field in the table displays
No Link
, and the State field displays the reason for no
link.
• A gray square appears in the status bar. See Table 2 on page 43 for an explanation of this
status bar display.
• The FRUs in the illustration in the Hardware View do not display. They display again as the
connection is reestablished.
For details on functions performed by an IPL, refer to the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 service
manual for the Director 2/64 and the HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 service manual for the
Director 2/140.
Set online state
Use the procedure in this section to display the current director operating state (offline or online)
and change the state as required. The director can have one of the following operational states:
• Online—When the director is in the online state, all of the unblocked ports are allowed to log in
to the fabric and to begin communicating. Devices can connect to the director and
communicate with another device if:
• The port is not blocked.
• The default zone is enabled or both devices are in the same zone.
• Offline—When the director is in the offline state, all the installed ports are offline. The ports
transmit an OLS (offline sequence), and they cannot accept a login for connection from an
attached device. All ports in the director, including E_Ports, are placed offline regardless of
whether they were blocked or unblocked and the director is removed from a multiswitch fabric.
CAUTION: Before setting the director offline, warn administrators and users currently operating
devices that are attached to the director that it is going offline and that there will be a disruption of
communications. Make sure administrators of devices attached to ports quiesce Fibre Channel
traffic through the director.