HP StorageWorks 2.140 Director Switch - Manual (Page 170)

Using maintenance features 170
To execute an IPL on the director:
1. Select Configure > IPL.
The IPL Confirmation dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 81 .
Figure 81 IPL Confirmation dialog box
2. Click Yes.
Choosing IPL from the Maintenance menu causes the Ethernet connection between the director and
the 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 is displayed in the status bar. See Table 3 on page 46 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, see the McDATA Intrepid Director 6064 Installation
and Service Manual for the Director 2/64 and the McDATA Intrepid Director 6140 Installation and
Service Manual for the Director 2/140.
Setting on line state
Use this procedure to display the current director operating state (off line or on line) and change the
state as required.
To set the director on line or off line:
1. Select Maintenance > Set Online State.
2. Click Set Offline or Set Online, depending on the operating state you want to set.
3. When a warning box is displayed requesting you to confirm the off line or on line state, click
OK.
As the director goes off line,
OFFLINE
is displayed in the State field of the Director Status table
in the Hardware View. LED indicators on all ports with attached devices stay green, but the
director is sending off line sequences to these devices.
The director can have one of the following operational states:
• Online—When the director is in the on line 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 either of the following conditions exists:
• The port is not blocked.
• The default zone is enabled or both devices are in the same zone.