7 Managing interface modules
After you enter this command, the system enters monitor mode on the interface module. To boot from the primary image in flash memory on the interface module, enter the following command at the monitor prompt.
LP MONITOR> boot system flash primary
Syntax: boot system flash primary
Changing priority of slots for interface modules
You can prioritize the slots in which the interface modules are installed. The priority range is 1 (low)
–8 (high). You can set one, some, or all slots to the same priority or each slot to a different priority. If you assign the same priority to all slots, the
By default, the priority of all slots is 1, which is the lowest priority. If the supply of power to the router falls below a minimum threshold, the slots will likely lose power because of their low priority. In this scenario for an
To set the priority of slot 1 to the highest priority (8), enter the following command.
Brocade(config)#
Syntax: lp-slot-priority <slot-number> <priority>
•The
•The <priority> parameter indicates the priority of the slot if the router loses power. You can specify a value of 1 – 8, where 1 is the lowest priority and 8 is the highest priority. You can set one, some, or all slots to the same priority or each slot to a different priority.
Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules
You can disable and
Brocade#
To disable power on all interface modules, enter the following command:
Brocade#
In this output example, there is one interface module in slot 2, which is powered off.
Brocade#
rw_power_off_lp: write 00030000 to RW_MBRIDGE_CARD_POWER_OFF_REG
Syntax: power-off lp <slot-number> all
•The
– 32 for
•The all parameter allows you to power off all interface modules.
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