32 Service Manual (AA-RS2GD-TE, July 2004)

Repair Information

149Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual

14. Remove the loopback plug and reconnect the fiber-optic jumper cable from

the device to the port.

15. Reset the port:

a. At the Hardware View, right-click the port graphic. A pop-up menu

displays.

b. Click the Reset Port option. A message box displays, indicating a link

reset operation will occur.

c. Click OK. The port resets.

16. Notify the customer the test is complete and the device can be reconnected to

the switch and set online.

Swapping Ports (FICON)

Use the port swap procedure to swap a device connection and logical port address

from a failed Fibre Channel port to an operational port. Because both ports are

blocked during the procedure, edge switch communication with the attached

device is momentarily disrupted.

To perform the port swap procedure for a pair of edge switch ports:

1. Notify the customer a port swap procedure will be performed and a fiber optic

cable or cables will be disconnected. Ensure the customer’s system

administrator quiesces Fibre Channel frame traffic through the ports and sets

attached devices offline.

2. Open the HAFM application. The View All - HAFM 8 main window displays.

3. Double-click the icon representing the switch for which the loopback test will

be performed. The Hardware View for the selected switch displays.

4. Click Maintenance and choose Swap Ports. The Swap Ports dialog box

displays.

5. Enter the logical port addresses (in hexadecimal format) of the pair of ports to

be swapped at the First address and Second address fields. The ports are

automatically blocked during the procedure.

6. Choose the Unblock after swap check boxes to unblock the ports when the

procedure completes.

7. Click Next. At the Swap Ports dialog box, the message Continuing this

procedure requires varying the selected ports

offline. Ask the system operator to vary the link(s)

offline, then press Next. displays.