Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001337-01, July 2009)

852 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 yellow.

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.

Note 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