Sun Microsystems FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 816-0830-12 - Manual (Page 189)

Appendix C Frequently Asked Questions 159
Note – If the restore file used on the current Fabric is not the information that was
created from this Fabric, the IP information that is restored to this Fabric will be that
of switches used to create the archive file in use in another Fabric. Using an archive
file from another Fabric might result in duplicate IP information.
Note that a replacement switch must be an exact replacement of the switch being
removed. A 16-port switch must replace a 16-port switch, and an 8-port switch
must replace an 8-port switch.
▼ To Replace a Switch
1. At the failed switch:
a. Turn off the power and disconnect the AC cord(s).
b. Note port locations and remove the interconnection cables and GBICs.
c. Remove the failed switch.
2. At the replacement switch:
a. Mount the switch in the location where the failed switch was removed.
b. Install the GBICs and cables removed from the failed switch in the same port
locations.
c. Attach the AC cord(s) and turn on one (if more than one present) power supply.
3. Open the Topology window for the Fabric. The failed switch and the replacement
switch both appear on the topology screen.
4. On the tool bar, press the Delete button. The Fabric now shows only usable
switches.
5. Select Special>Restore Fabric.
6. Select the file which was created with the desired Fabric archive. A dialog box
opens.
7. Using the drop-down list of Fabric switches for the unassigned switch, select the
switch which was replaced.
8. Click OK, and at the prompt, allow reprogramming of the Switch.
9. Reset the replacement switch.
10. The replacement switch has now been assigned the parameters which had been in
place for the failed switch.