Q-Logic 59048-02 A Manuale Utente

4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch

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To reset a switch using SANbox Manager, do the following:

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Select the switch to be reset and open the faceplate display.

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Open the Switch menu and select the Reset Switch pull-down menu:
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Select Hot Reset to perform a hot reset.

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Select Reset to perform a standard reset.

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Select Hard Reset to perform a hard reset.

Switch configuration is divided into two areas: chassis configuration and network 
configuration. Chassis configuration specifies switch-wide Fibre Channel settings. 
Network configuration specifies Ethernet and SNMP settings.

To open the Switch Properties dialog, open the Switch menu and select Switch 
Properties. You may also right-click a switch graphic in the topology display or 
faceplate display, and select Switch Properties from the popup menu.

Hot Reset

Resets a switch without a power-on self test. This reset activates 
the pending firmware, but does not disrupt switch traffic. You can 
perform this reset using SANbox Manager or the Hotreset 
command. Refer to 

Reset without 
POST

Resets a switch without a power-on self test. This reset activates 
the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic. You can 
perform this type of reset using the following:

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SANbox Manager

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Reset Switch command. Refer to 

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Maintenance button. Refer to your switch Installation Guide.

Hard Reset

Resets a switch with a power-on self test. This reset activates the 
pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic. You can 
perform this type of reset by using or doing the following:

„

SANbox Manager

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Hardreset command. Refer to the 

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Power cycle the switch.