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5 – Managing I/O Blades
Changing the I/O Blade Administrative State

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The I/O blade administrative state determines the operational status of the I/O 
blade and its ports. The I/O blade administrative state exists in two forms: the 
configured administrative state and the current administrative state.

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The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch 
configuration and is preserved across switch resets. SANbox Manager 
always makes changes to the configured administrative state.

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The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the I/O blade 
for temporary purposes and is not retained across switch resets. The current 
administrative state is set using the Set Blade command. Refer to the 

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 describes the administrative state values. To change the I/O blade 

administrative state, do the following:

1.

Open the faceplate display and click on one or more of the I/O blades.

2.

Open the Blade menu and select Blade Properties. 

 describes the 

administrative state values. In the Blade Properties dialog, choose the radio 
button that corresponds to the state you want, and choose the OK button.

Testing an I/O blade performs a register test of the ASIC and a SerDes level 
loopback test of all ports. To test an I/O blade, do the following:

1.

Select an I/O blade.

2.

Open the Blade menu and select Blade Properties.

3.

Click the Test radio button in the Blade Properties dialog to place the I/O 
blade in test mode. Choose the OK button.

4.

Open the Blade menu and select Test Blade.

5.

Choose the Start button in the Test Blade dialog.

Online

The I/O blade is available.

Offline

The I/O blade is unavailable.

Diagnostics

The I/O blade is in diagnostics mode and is unavailable.