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SANbox-8/16 Switch Management
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Disconnecting Attached Shelves From a Rack
If a shelf was created in a rack and then joined with another rack (as shown in
Figure 2-8), it is not possible to disconnect a shelf and leave it intact. The shelf to
be disconnected is selected and the Delete button pushed to remove it. Then, that
shelf must be recreated. It is not possible to drag the shelves apart.
Disconnecting a Rack When Attached to Another Rack
When two or more racks with switches have been joined by dragging the racks
together, it is necessary to go to the Rack Administration window to remove a
specific rack. The following procedure involves switching between the Topology
window and the Rack Administration window.
1. In the Topology window:
a. Position the cursor over the title area of the rack which contains the
shelf with the switch that is to be separated.
b. Double click the left mouse button. The Rack Administration window
opens.
2. In the Rack Administration window:
a. Click on the line of the table that contains the switch to be separated
from this rack. The line will be highlighted, indicating selection.
b. Click on the Delete button. The line may remain, but has been removed
from the list. Leaving and returning to this screen would verify this.
c. Click on the Back button.
3. In the Topology window:
a. Click the refresh button. If the trunk port lines don’t align properly to
the rack which remained, move it and the lines will be corrected.
b. The rack will appear somewhere on the screen. Locate the disconnected
rack by moving the visible racks. One of them may overlap the discon-
nected rack. Position the racks as desired.
Performing an Archive/Restore of a Fabric
For the archive/restore function to modify the replacement switch properly, the
archive file must have been created prior to the switch failure.
This procedure assumes that the failed switch is not the Fabric Management
Switch.
If the failed switch is the Fabric Management Switch, it is desirable to access the
fabric from an alternate ethernet connection within the fabric to reconfigure the
replacement switch.