Fabric OS Reference Manual (Version 3.0)

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Telnet Commands

switchEnable

Enable the switch.

Synopsis switchEnable

Availability admin

Description Use this command to enable the switch. All Fibre Channel ports that passed POST are enabled.

They can come online if connected to a device, or remain offline if disconnected. A switch may

need to be enabled if it was previously disabled to make configuration changes or to run

diagnostics.

If the switch is connected to a fabric, it rejoins the fabric. When this command is issued, the 10

second fabric stability count down is displayed. If this switch remains the principal switch at the

end of the count down, then it assigns itself a domain ID. If another switch assumes the principal

role, then this switch becomes a subordinate switch, and accepts a domain ID from the principal.

See FC-SW for a complete description of this process.

As each port is enabled, the front panel LED changes to green for online ports, black for

disconnected ports, or yellow for un-initialized ports.

Operands None.

Example To enable a switch: