HP StorageWorks 1606 Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-100133 - Page 99

Topology discovery 3 Clearing the management server database The command msPlClearDB is allowed only in AD0 and AD255. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the msplClearDb command. 3. Enter y to confirm the deletion. The management server platform database is cleared. Topology discovery The topology discovery feature can be displayed, enabled, and disabled; it is disabled by default. The commands mstdEnable and mstdDisable are allowed only in AD0 and AD255. Displaying topology discovery status 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the mstdReadConfig command. switch:admin> mstdreadconfig *MS Topology Discovery is Enabled. Enabling topology discovery 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the appropriate following command based on how you want to enable discovery • For the local switch, enter the mstdEnable command. • For the entire fabric, enter the mstdEnable all command. Example of enabling discovery switch:admin> mstdenable Request to enable MS Topology Discovery Service in progress.... *MS Topology Discovery enabled locally. switch:admin> mstdenable ALL Request to enable MS Topology Discovery Service in progress.... *MS Topology Discovery enabled locally. *MS Topology Discovery Enable Operation Complete!! Disabling topology discovery 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the appropriate following command based on how you want to disable discovery: • For the local switch, enter the mstdDisable command. • For the entire fabric, enter the mstdDisable all command. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 57 53-1001336-01