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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 12-3
Publication Number: 53-0000522-09
Configuring FMS Parameters
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Configuring FMS Parameters
FMS parameters control the behavior of the switch with respect to CUP itself, as well as the behavior of
other management interfaces (director console, Alternate Managers). You can configure FMS
parameters for a switch only after FMS mode is enabled on the switch. All FMS parameter settings are
persistent across switch power cycles. There are six FMS parameters, as described in Table 12-1.
Table 12-1 FMS Mode Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Description
Programmed
Offline State
Control
This parameter controls whether host programming is allowed to set the switch
offline. The parameter is set as enabled by the hardware after system installation,
and can be reset by Web Tools.
Active=Saved
Mode
This parameter controls the IPL file update. The IPL file saves port connectivity
attributes and port names. After a switch reboot or power cycle, the switch reads the
IPL file and actives its contents as default configuration.
When this mode is enabled, activating a configuration saves a copy to the IPL
configuration file. All changes made to the active connectivity attributes or port
names by host programming or alternate managers are saved in this IPL file. It keeps
the current active configuration persistent across switch reboots and power cycles.
You cannot directly modify the IPL file or save a file as an IPL file. When this mode
is disabled, the IPL file is not altered for either new configuration activation or any
changes made on the current active configuration. This parameter is set as enabled
by the hardware after system installation, and can be reset by Web Tools.
Note: When FMS mode is enabled and the Active=Saved parameter is disabled, you
can enable and disable ports, but the setting is not persistent. When the
Active=Saved parameter is enabled, you can enable and disable ports and the setting
is persistent.
Alternate
Control
Prohibited
This parameter determines whether alternate managers are allowed to modify port
connectivity.
Enabling this mode prohibits alternate manager control of port connectivity;
otherwise, alternate managers can manage port connectivity.
This parameter is set as enabled by the hardware after system installation, and can
be reset by Web Tools.
User Alert
Mode
This parameter controls director console behavior for alerts.
Enabling this mode prompts the director consoles to display a warning whenever
you attempt an action that will change switch parameters. When you disable this
mode, no warning is displayed. In this case, in which Web Tools is the director
console, warning messages are displayed by Web Tools regardless of the setting of
the parameter, since Web Tools always displays warning messages when you apply
a change to a switch that changes parameters.
This parameter is always read-only in Web Tools. Each time that the switch is
powered on, the parameter is reset to disabled.