Chapter 6 Managing the Device Hardware

Connecting to a Module

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Connecting to a Module

At any time, you can connect to any module by using the attach module command. Once you are at the module prompt, you can obtain further details about the module by using module-specific commands in EXEC mode.

SUMMARY STEPS

1.attach module number

2.dir bootflash

DETAILED STEPS

To attach to a module, follow these steps:

 

Command

 

 

Purpose

Step 1

 

 

 

attach module slot_number

 

Provides direct access to the

 

Example:

 

 

specified module (in this example,

 

 

 

the standby supervisor module is in

 

switch# attach module 6

 

 

 

slot 6).

 

 

switch(standby)#

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2

 

 

 

dir bootflash

 

Provides the available space

 

Example:

 

 

information for the standby

 

 

 

supervisor module.

 

switch# dir bootflash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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is855.S7

Note

Use the exit command to

 

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ks855.S7

 

exit the module-specific

 

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lost+found/

 

 

 

prompt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usage for bootflash://sup-local

 

Tip

If you are not accessing the

 

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bytes used

 

 

1684602880

bytes free

 

 

switch from a console

 

1918648320

bytes total

 

 

terminal, this step is the

 

switch#

 

 

 

only way to access the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

standby supervisor module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can also use the attach module command to display the standby supervisor module information, although you cannot configure the standby supervisor module using this command.

Shutting Down Modules

This section includes the following topics:

•Shutting Down a Supervisor or I/O Module, page 6-18

•Shutting Down a Fabric Module, page 6-18

 

 

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