Reference Guide

78 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference
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bladeEnable
bladeEnable
Enables all user ports on a blade.
Synopsis bladeenable slot
Description Use this command to enable all user ports on a blade. All ports within the blade that did not fail the power-on
self-test (POST) are enabled (except for persistently disabled ports). They may come online if connected to a
device, or remain offline if disconnected. Use the bladeEnable command to re-enable the blade after making
configuration changes or running offline diagnostics.
If the switch is connected to a fabric through previously disabled ports, it rejoins the fabric. If this switch remains the
principal switch at the end of the fabric countdown, it assigns itself a domain ID. If another switch assumes the
principal role, the re-enabled switch becomes a subordinate switch and accepts a domain ID from the principal.
As each port is enabled, the front panel LED changes from a slow-flashing amber to nonflashing green for online
ports or to nonflashing amber for ports that do not initialize. Disconnected ports remain unlit.
Notes You cannot disable a single blade when the entire chassis is disabled, or when the blade itself is faulted, powered
off, or running diagnostics. Use chassisEnable to enable the ports on an entire chassis.
This command does not enable the ports for the given blade in a disabled logical switch.
Persistently disabled ports are not enabled by this command.
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Using Fabric
OS Commands" and "Command Availability" for details.
Operands This command has the following operand:
slot
Specifies the slot number to be enabled.
Examples To display the slot status, enable the user ports in slot 4, and verify the settings:
switch:admin> slotshow
Slot Blade Type ID Status
---------------------------------
1 SW BLADE 2 ENABLED
2 UNKNOWN VACANT
3 UNKNOWN VACANT
4 SW BLADE 2 ENABLED (User Ports Disabled)
5 CP BLADE 1 ENABLED
6 CP BLADE 1 ENABLED
7 SW BLADE 2 ENABLED
8 UNKNOWN VACANT
9 UNKNOWN VACANT
10 UNKNOWN VACANT
switch:admin> bladeenable 4
Blade 4 is being enabled...Done