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Article Number: 000022615


Connectrix MDS-Series Hardware : Cisco: How to power down a Cisco MDS switch

Summary: Basic procedures for powering down an MDS series switch for migration or similar purposes.

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Instructions

1. First, save config, this is so the config is reloaded as is when you power back up. command is below:

copy running-config startup-config

2. Can also save a copy of config off switch to an ftp/tftp/scp server using the following command. This is not required, but would be good to keep a copy off switch in the event the supervisors didn't recover for some other unexpected reason.

copy run ftp://ftpipaddress/running-config.txt

3. You can also power off individual switching modules ( where you have fc/FCOE/Ethernet ports). this should help quiesce host traffic on the ports before you shut down the switch, but is not a requirement. you cannot power off the supervisor modules with these commands:

config
poweroff module x   ( where x= slot number)

4. To power off the switch, flip the power toggles on the power supplies... there is no power button on the system.


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Affected Product

Connectrix MDS-Series Hardware

Product

Connectrix MDS-Series Firmware, Connectrix MDS-Series Hardware

Last Published Date

03 May 2024

Version

5

Article Type

How To