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Intrepid® 6140 Director Installation and Service Manual
Repair Information
4. If servicing the director, disconnect power cord(s) from the input
AC module at the bottom rear of the director. This step is not
required when performing a power cycle.
Setting the Director Online or Offline
This section describes procedures to set the director online or offline.
These operating states are described as:
• Online - When the director is set online, an attached device can
log in to the director if the port is not blocked. Attached devices
can communicate with each other if they are configured in the
same zone.
• Offline - When the director is set offline, all ports are set offline.
The director transmits the offline sequence (OLS) to attached
devices, and the devices cannot log in to the director.
NOTE: When the director is set offline, the operation of attached Fibre
Channeldevicesisdisrupted.Do notsetthedirectorofflineunlessdirectedto
do so by a procedural step or the next level of support.
Set Online or Offline (Element Manager Application)
To set the director online or offline from the Element Manager
application:
1. At the Element Manager application, select Set Online State from
the Maintenance menu. The Set Online State dialog box displays
(Figure 4-11).
2. Perform one of the following:
— Click Set Online. A warning dialog box displays the message
"Performing this operation will change the current state to
Online". Click OK.
— Click Set Offline. A warning dialog box displays the message
"Performing this operation will change the current state to
Offline." Click OK.