User guide

Getting Started and Upgrading AOS Standalone or Virtual Chassis Mode
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Switch Management Guide March 2015 page 1-5
Standalone or Virtual Chassis Mode
When a chassis boots with its default factory configuration it will run in VC mode. There may be times
when standalone mode is preferred such as when introducing the chassis into an already existing network.
There are multiple ways to have the switch come up in standalone mode instead of VC mode.
Automatic Management features disabled during switch boot
If the automatic management features were disabled while the switch was booting by pressing ‘y’ at the
prompt, the switch will boot into standalone mode.
Do you want to disable auto-configurations on this switch [Y/N]? y
Auto-configurations disabled
The switch automatically creates a boot.cfg configuration file so that it will no longer run the automatic
protocols upon boot up.
Automatic Management features not disabled during switch
boot
If the automatic management features were not disabled while the switch was booting issue the auto-
fabric admin-state command with the remove-vc-reload parameter. This will do the following:
1 Clear any automatic fabric configuration
2 Disable the automatic fabric features
3 Create a boot.cfg file in the /flash/working directory
4 Reload the switch
5 Since the switch will reboot with a configuration file the automatic management features will no longer
run.