Switch Management
Switch Offline The shutdown process is initiated from the front panel by pressing <Enter> while the Switch Offline message is displayed.
Operation Menu:
Switch Offline
You can observe and verify this process by watching the front panel LEDs change color from green to slow flashing amber as each port goes inactive.
After all multicast and broadcast paths have been rerouted, the
F_Ports and FL_Ports are taken offline. This is followed by making all routes through the switch unavailable by increasing path cost to hex ‘00 00 00 00’. E_Ports are then taken offline individually as all routes through a given E_Port are eliminated.
Switch Online | Pressing <Enter> while the Switch Online message is selected, |
| brings the switch online. |
Operation Menu:
Switch Online
Port Disable Pressing <Enter> while the Port Disable message is selected, displays a submenu to select the port to disable.
Operation Menu:
Port Disable
Pressing <Enter> while a selected port is displayed, disables the port. The LED associated with the port changes from green to amber indicating the selected port has been disabled.