ServerNet Cluster Manual

SCF Commands for the External ServerNet SAN

Manager Subsystem

ServerNet Cluster Manual—520575-002

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ALTER Command

The ALTER command is a sensitive command. It allows you to:

•

Specify the fabric setting used by a cluster switch.

•

Assign or change a locator string for the cluster switch.

•

Command the LEDs on the ServerNet II Switch to blink or stop blinking. (The

ServerNet II Switch is the principal subcomponent of a cluster switch.)

The ALTER command syntax is:

OUT file-spec

causes any SCF output generated for this command to be directed to the specified

file.

fabric-ID

specifies the nearest cluster switch on the specified (X or Y) external ServerNet

fabric.

attribute-spec

is a specification of an attribute and a value to be assigned to it. It is one of the

following attribute name and value combinations:

[ FABRIC { X | Y | NONE } ]

[ LOCATOR "{ locator-string }" ]

[ BLINK { ALL | NONE } ]

FABRIC

LOCATOR

locator-string

indicates an identifier string of 0 to 32 ASCII characters that can be used to

describe or help locate the cluster switch.

ALTER [ /OUT file-spec/ ] SWITCH $ZZSMN, NEAREST

{ fabric-ID }, { attribute-spec } ...

X The cluster switch will be configured for the X fabric.

Y The cluster switch will be configured for the Y fabric.

NONE The cluster switch will be configured for neither fabric.