McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem User Guide (AA-RW20B-TE, December 2005)

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Replacing a failed switch
The archive/restore works for all switches. However, the Restore menu item is not available for the in-band
switches. You can only restore a switch out-of-band (the fabric management switch). There are certain
parameters that are not archived, and these are not restored by McDATA Web Server. See ”Archiving a
switch” on page 88 and ”Restoring a switch” on page 89 for information about archive and restore. Use
the following procedure to replace a failed switch for which an archive is available.
1. At the failed switch:
a. Turn off the power.
b. Note the port locations and remove the interconnection cables and SFPs.
c. Remove the failed switch.
2. At the replacement switch:
a. Mount the switch in the location where the failed switch was removed.
b. Install the SFPs using the same ports as were used on the failed switch.
CAUTION: Do not reconnect inter-switch links, target devices, and initiator devices at this time.
Doing so could invalidate the fabric zoning configuration.
c. Power up the switch.
3. Select the failed switch in the topology display. Select Switch > Delete.
4. Restore the configuration from the failed switch to the replacement switch:
a. Open a new fabric through the replacement switch. See ”Adding a fabric” on page 40 for more
information.
b. Open the faceplate display for the replacement switch. Select Switch > Restore.
c. In the Restore dialog, enter the archive file from the failed switch or browse for the file.
d. Click Restore.
5. Reset the replacement switch to activate the configuration formerly possessed by the failed switch
including the domain ID and the zoning database. Select Switch > Reset Switch. See ”Resetting a
switch” on page 77 for more information.
6. Reconnect the inter-switch links, target devices, and initiator devices to the replacement switch using the
same ports as were used on the failed switch.