Q-Logic SANBOX2-8C/16 manual Switch Resets, Type Description

0	4 – Managing Switches
	Resetting a Switch

Management Interfaces:

After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be re-initiated:

„SANsurfer Switch Manager sessions will re-connect automatically.

„Telnet sessions must be restarted manually.

Applicable Code Versions:

„NDCLA capability is available starting with version 2.0 of the switch code.

„Upgrading to version 2.0 from previous releases will be disruptive.

„Future switch code releases will be upgraded non-disruptively unless specifically indicated in its associated release notes.

„An NDCLA operation to previous switch code releases is not supported.

	Table 4-3. Switch Resets
Type	Description
Hot Reset	Resets a switch without a power-on self test. This reset activates
	the pending firmware, but does not disrupt switch traffic. If errors
	are detected on a port during a hot reset, the port is reset
	automatically.
Reset without	Resets a switch without a power-on self test. This reset activates
POST	the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic.
Hard Reset	Resets a switch with a power-on self test. This reset activates the
	pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic.

To reset a switch using SANsurfer Switch Manager, do the following:

1.Select the switch to be reset and open the faceplate display.

2.Open the Switch menu and select the Reset Switch pull-down menu:

„Select Hot Reset to perform a hot reset.

„Select Reset to perform a standard reset.

„Select Hard Reset to perform a hard reset.

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