Deployment Guide

1110 Fabric OS Command Reference

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switchDisable

Disables all user ports on a switch.

SYNOPSIS switchdisable

DESCRIPTION Use this command to disable all user ports on a switch. All Fibre Channel ports are taken offline. If the

switch was part of a fabric, the remaining switches reconfigure. As each port is disabled, the front panel

LED changes to a slow-flashing amber.

The switch must be disabled before making configuration changes or before running offline diagnostic

tests. Commands that require the switch to be disabled generate an error message if invoked while the

switch is enabled. It is not necessary to disable the switch before rebooting or powering off.

When this command is executed on a logical switch, only the ports allocated to the logical are disabled.

To disable the entire chassis, use the chassisDisable command.

NOTES The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in

place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for

details.

OPERANDS None

EXAMPLES To disable the switch:

switch:admin> switchdisable

SEE ALSO bladeEnable, bladeDisable, chassisEnable, chassisDisable, switchCfgPersistentDisable,

switchCfgPersistentEnable, switchEnable, switchShow