24 Service Manual (AA-RTDXC-TE, July 2004)

Repair Information

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Set Offline State

To set the switch offline:

1. Notify the customer the switch is to be set offline. Ensure the customer’s

system administrator quiesces Fibre Channel frame traffic through the switch

and sets attached devices offline.

2. Open the HAFM application. The View All - HAFM 8 main window displays.

3. Double-click the icon representing the switch to be set offline. The Hardware

View for the selected switch displays.

4. Choose Maintenance > Set Online State. If the switch is online, the Set

Online State dialog box displays, indicating the state is ONLINE.

Figure 46: Set Offline Warning dialog box

5. Click Set Offline. A Warning dialog box displays, indicating the switch is to

be set offline.

6. Click OK. As the switch goes offline, inspect the Element Manager

application. The State field of the Status table displays OFFLINE.