Chapter 6 Managing the Device Hardware

Purging the Module Configuration

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Purging the Module Configuration

To delete the configuration in an empty slot or in a slot with a powered-down I/O module, use the purge module slot running-configcommand from EXEC mode. This command clears the running configuration for the specified slot. This command does not work on supervisor modules or on any slot that currently has a powered-up module. This command only works on an empty slot (where the specified module once resided) or on a slot with a powered-down I/O module.

The purge module command clears the configuration for any module that previously existed in a slot and has since been removed or powered down. While the module was in that slot, some parts of the configuration may have been stored in the running configuration and cannot be reused (for example, IP addresses), unless you clear that from the running configuration.

For example, suppose you create an IP storage configuration with a 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet module in slot 3 in Device A. This module uses IP address 10.1.5.500. You decide to remove this I/O module and move it to Device B, and you no longer need the IP address 10.1.5.500. If you try to configure this unused IP address, you will receive an error message that prevents you from proceeding with the configuration. In this case, you need to enter the purge module 3 running-configcommand to clear the old configuration in Device A before using this IP address.

Powering Off I/O Modules

By default, all fabric modules are configured to be in the power up state.

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