HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Command Reference Guide (AA-RW1MA-TE, May 2005)

Fabric OS 5.0.0 command reference guide 651

Disables a switch persistently.

Synopsis

switchcfgpersistentdisable

Availability

admin

Description

Use this command to persistently disable the switch. All Fibre Channel ports are taken offline. If the switch

was part of a fabric, the remaining switches reconfigure. The switch remains disabled even after a reboot.

The disable process can be observed and verified by watching the front panel LEDs change to slow

flashing yellow as each port is disabled.

A persistently disabled switch can be temporarily enabled using the switchEnable command. A

temporarily enabled switch remains disabled after a reboot.

NOTE: Performance Monitoring cannot be added to any port on a persistently disabled switch.

Operands

none

Examples

To disable a switch persistently: