Users Guide

• Schedule Switch Software Update — Create a new scheduled software image upgrade and software
image activation job.
• Schedule Activate Standby Partition— Activate the software in the standby partition of the device as a
scheduled job later or immediately.
Replacing an IOA Blade Switch
This section describes how to replace an IOA blade switch. For information about how to replace other
switch types, refer to Replacing a Switch.
1. Remove the decommissioned IOA blade switch from the M1000e chassis.
2. Replace the decommissioned IOA blade switch with the replacement IOA blade switch in the same
slot of the M1000e chassis.
3. Rediscover the chassis using the Network > Design Fabric > Discover Status screen.
NOTE: During the rediscovery process, AFM restores the previously configured IP address to
the replacement IOA blade switch.
4. To deploy the successfully discovered replacement IOA blade switch, select Overwrite entire
configuration on the switch and click OK.
NOTE: For IOA replacement, the Overwrite entire configuration on the switch option is
selected by default and the Apply configuration changes to the switch option is not available.
Replacing a Switch
NOTE: To replace an IOA blade switch, refer to Replacing an IOA Blade Switch.
1. Decommission Switch
2. Replace Switch
3. Deploy Switch
NOTE: Replace the decommissioned switch with same switch type.
Step 1: Decommission a Switch
When you decommission (replace) a switch, consider the following requirements:
• The switch must be powered off manually.
• The switch is automatically placed in unmanaged state and AFM stops managing the switch.
• The new switch must use the factory default setting.
• To use the old switch, reset it to the factory default setting.
• AFM generates information for Return Material Authorization (RMA) for submittal to iSupport.
NOTE: Replace the switch with the same switch type. For information about how to replace a
switch, refer to Replacing a Switch.
1. Navigate to the Network > Fabric Name > Switch Name.
2. Click the Switch Replacement tab.
The Switch Replacement Summary screen displays.
3. Click Decommission Switch.
The Decommission Switch screen displays.
4. Review and follow the instructions on the Decommission screen.
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