Switchdisable – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Fabric OS Command Reference

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switchDisable

Disables all user ports on a switch.

Synopsis

switchdisable

Description

Use this command to disable all user ports on a switch. All Fibre Channel ports are taken offline. If
the switch was part of a fabric, the remaining switches reconfigure. As each port is disabled, the
front panel LED changes to a slow flashing yellow.

The switch must be disabled before making configuration changes or before running offline
diagnostic tests. Commands that require the switch to be disabled generate an error message if
invoked while the switch is enabled. It is not necessary to disable the switch before rebooting or
powering off.

When this command is executed on a logical switch, only the ports allocated to the logical are
disabled. To disable the entire chassis, use the chassisDisable command.

Note

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details

Operands

none

Examples

To disable the switch:

switch:admin>

switchdisable