Fabric OS Reference Manual (Version 3.0)

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Telnet Commands

switchDisable

Disable the switch.

Synopsis switchDisable

Availability admin

Description Use this command to disable the switch. All Fibre Channel ports are taken offline; if the switch was

part of a fabric, the remaining switches reconfigure.

The switch must be disabled before making configuration changes (using configure or

configDefault) or before running many of the diagnostic tests. All commands that require the

switch to be disabled send an error if invoked while the switch is enabled.

The switch does not need to be disabled before rebooting or powering off.

As each port is disabled, the front panel LED changes to a slow flashing yellow.

Operands None.

Example To disable the switch: