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3.Enter admin mode by entering “admin start”

4.Disable the target port by entering the command “set port x state offline” where x is the number of the port. For this example, we used “4

5.Confirm the status by entering “show port”again.

QLogic: USERID>

admin

start

 

 

 

 

 

QLogic (admin): USERID> set port 4 state offline

 

 

 

QLogic (admin): USERID> show port

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admin

 

Operational

Login

Config

Running

Link

Link

Port

State

 

State

Status

Type

Type

State

Speed

----

-----

 

-----------

------

------

-------

-----

-----

Ext1:0

Online

Online

LoggedIn

GL

F

Active

1Gb/s

Ext2:15

Online

Offline

NotLoggedIn

GL

Unknown

Inactive

Auto

Bay1

Online

Online

LoggedIn

F

F

Active

2Gb/s

Bay2

Online

Offline

NotLoggedIn

F

Unknown

Inactive

2Gb/s

Bay3

Online

Offline

NotLoggedIn

F

Unknown

Inactive

2Gb/s

Bay4

Offline

Offline

NotLoggedIn

F

Unknown

Inactive

2Gb/s

Bay5

Online

Offline

NotLoggedIn

F

Unknown

Inactive

2Gb/s

Bay6

Online

Offline

NotLoggedIn

F

Unknown

Inactive

2Gb/s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 10 Port Status Offline

2.4.2.2 Using SANSurfer GUI

1.Start the SANSurfer GUI. If the fabric has not already been discovered, click Fabric-Add Fabric and enter the IP address of the target QLogic switch in the window that will pop up - That should open SAN Browser.

2.Click the handle in the left pane to drop down the switch - highlight it and the faceplate will appear in the right pane.

Figure 11 SANSurfer Switch Faceplate

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Contents IBM BladeCenter Deployment Guide Part 3 Blades IBM Version 3.0, 3/10/2006 Table of Contents Table of Tables Table of FiguresLinux nofb Introduction Overview BladeCenter SubsystemsContributors BladeCenter Chassis Rear ViewNetwork Configuration Preparatory StepsRemote Control Hints and Tips BladeCenter Management ModuleDisable key repeats Remote Control Window Embedded Fibre Channel Switches SAN ConfigurationDisabling ports on the QLogic switch Storage Connection DiagramUsing SANSurfer GUI Port Properties Disabling IDE devices Configuring the Blades for Remote BootCheck the Boot Order Device Startup OrderHS20 Boot Sequence Configuring the Qlogic HBA Acquiring HBA WWPNs World Wide Port NamesConfiguring the path to the boot LUN Configuring the QLogic HBAEnable Selectable Boot Illustration Testing the path to the boot LUN Save your changesEthernet Port Numbering Verify Disk MediaMAC Address Port Learned Browse MAC Address Table Top SwitchBrowse MAC Address Table Bottom Switch Learned MAC Address PortChange Media Tray Owner Loading the Remote Diskette Linux nofb Multipath Red Hat Installation Kickstart InformationBoot Failure for RH Red Hat Linux AS Broadcom driver installation Fdisk OutputIssues related to Red Hat AS 2.1/3.0 and blades RPM Install of Broadcom Device DriversRev IBM Version 3.0, 3/10/2006 IBM BladeCenter Deployment Guide Changing the Boot Loader Configuration Other Linux Distributions and BladesOverview Rdac Installation and ConfigurationSerial Over LAN SOL for Blades Summary of Linux changes for SOL 72345respawn/sbin/agetty -h ttyS1 19200 vt102Alt-sysrq Alt-sysrq from Linux clientNetdump Alt-sysrq from PuTTYIBM BladeCenter Deployment Guide IBM Version 3.0, 3/10/2006 Broadcom Advanced Control Suite installation List of limitationsBMC Update for the HS20 8843 and LS20 Remote Update of the Firmware on an HS20 or HS40Bios and Ismp IBM BladeCenter Deployment Guide Flash the QLogic HBA Bios QLogic HBA FlashRed Hat Boot Diskette Modification Process # mount -o loop drvnet.img mnt/drvIBM Version 3.0, 3/10/2006 # cd # umount mnt/initrd Modify or Create the Post-install Driver Diskette Image Driverdisk --source=nfshost/path/to/26k4970.imgIBM BladeCenter Deployment Guide HS20 Model 8832 Firmware Information Management Module Bios InformationAppendix A. Firmware Versions HS40 Bios HS40 Bios and Ismp InformationLS20 Bios and BMC Information QLogic Firmware InformationBladeCenter Information BladeCenter ComponentsIndex