Hot Swapping a Switching Module
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Hot Swapping a Switching Module
You may remove and insert switching modules while the switch is running. This technique is
referred to as “hot swapping.” When you hot swap, you must replace the module with the
same module type as the one you removed. For example, if you remove an
ESX
switching
module you must replace it with another
ESX
switching module.
♦
Note
♦
You
cannot
hot swap a module into a previously
empty slot. To use an empty slot, you
must
power
down your chassis.
Perform the following steps to safely hot swap a switching module. (You cannot hot swap a
primary
MPX
module.) Since this procedure could possibly disrupt the network, it is best to
hot swap during network down times.
1.
At the system prompt, enter
swap on <minutes>
where
minutes
is the number of minutes you want the switch to be in swap mode (the
default is 5 minutes). A message similar to the following will be displayed.
Swap is ON for 5 minutes
The swap mode
must
be enabled (
ON
) to insert a switching module. If not, the system
may halt or restart. (See Chapter 6, “Configuring Management Processor Modules,” for
more information on the
swap
command.)
♦
Caution
♦
Modules can only be reset and hot-swapped when the
MPX’s
OK2
light is in its normal flashing green state.
2.
Enter
reset
, followed by the slot number of the switching module you want to hot swap,
then followed by the word
disable
. (See Chapter 36, “Running Hardware Diagnostics,” for
more information on the
reset
command.) For example, if you want to hot swap the
switching module in slot 4, you would enter
reset 4 disable
at the system prompt. Next, the switch will prompt you to confirm the reset. The follow-
ing is an example of the display for an
ESX
module. The display for other types of switch-
ing modules will be similar.
Resetting slot of type F-Ether/M may crash system
Attempt reset anyway {Y/N}? (N) :
Press
y
and then press
<Enter>
. If the switching module is in slot 4, a message similar to
the following will be displayed.
resetting slot 4 to disable
3.
The
MPX’s
OK2
LED
will flash amber 1 or 2 times, then return to normal flashing green.
The switching module’s
OK1
LED
will turn amber and the
OK2
LED
will
not
be illumi-
nated. Remove all cables attached to ports on the switching module that you are going to
swap out.
Summary of Contents for Omni Switch/Router
Page 1: ...Part No 060166 10 Rev C March 2005 Omni Switch Router User Manual Release 4 5 www alcatel com ...
Page 4: ...page iv ...
Page 110: ...WAN Modules Page 3 40 ...
Page 156: ...UI Table Filtering Using Search and Filter Commands Page 4 46 ...
Page 164: ...Using ZMODEM Page 5 8 ...
Page 186: ...Displaying and Setting the Swap State Page 6 22 ...
Page 202: ...Creating a New File System Page 7 16 ...
Page 270: ...Displaying Secure Access Entries in the MPM Log Page 10 14 ...
Page 430: ...OmniChannel Page 15 16 ...
Page 496: ...Configuring Source Route to Transparent Bridging Page 17 48 ...
Page 542: ...Dissimilar LAN Switching Capabilities Page 18 46 ...
Page 646: ...Application Example DHCP Policies Page 20 30 ...
Page 660: ...GMAP Page 21 14 ...
Page 710: ...Viewing the Virtual Interface of Multicast VLANs Page 23 16 ...
Page 722: ...Application Example 5 Page 24 12 ...
Page 788: ...Viewing UDP Relay Statistics Page 26 24 ...
Page 872: ...The WAN Port Software Menu Page 28 46 ...
Page 960: ...Deleting a PPP Entity Page 30 22 ...
Page 978: ...Displaying Link Status Page 31 18 ...
Page 988: ...Displaying ISDN Configuration Entry Status Page 32 10 ...
Page 1024: ...Backup Services Commands Page 34 14 ...
Page 1062: ...Diagnostic Test Cable Schematics Page 36 24 ...
Page 1072: ...Configuring a Switch with an MPX Page A 10 ...
Page 1086: ...Page B 14 ...
Page 1100: ...Page I 14 Index ...