Dell Force10 E1200i FTOS Version 8.4.1.5 Configuration Guide for ExaScale - Page 1084

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Power the SFM on/off If you suspect that an SFM is faulty and would like to manually disable it to determine whether any packet loss or forwarding issues are resolved, execute the following command. Task Power on or off a specific SFM. Command power-{off | on} sfm slot-number Mode EXEC Note: Execute this command only during an offline diagnostics; this command may bring down the switch fabric. When there are a full set of SFMs online, powering down one SFM will reduce the total bandwidth supported by the chassis, and may affect data flow. A warning message is issued at the command line that requires user confirmation to proceed with the command. FTOS#power-off sfm 0 SFM0 is active. Powering it off it might impact the data traffic. Proceed with power-off [confirm yes/no]:yes Feb 15 23:52:53: %RPM1-P:CP %CHMGR-2-MINOR_SFM: Minor alarm: only eight working SFM FTOS# Since this command is for diagnostic purposes, you can power off more than one SFM which may cause a switch fabric module to go down. A warning message is issued at the command line and requires user confirmation to proceed with the command. FTOS#power-off sfm 1 WARNING!! SFM1 is active. Powering it off it will cause Switch Fabric to go down!! Proceed with power-off [confirm yes/no]:yes Feb 16 00:03:19: %RPM1-P:CP %TSM-6-SFM_SWITCHFAB_STATE: Switch Fabric: DOWN Feb 16 00:03:20: %RPM1-P:CP %CHMGR-0-MAJOR_SFM: Major alarm: Switch fabric down FTOS# Once the SFM is powered off, the SFM status indicates that the SFM has been powered off by the user. Use the show sfm all command to display the status. FTOS#show sfm all Switch Fabric State: down (Not enough working SFMs) Switch Mode: SFM -- Switch Fabric Modules -- Slot Status 0 power off (SFM powered off by user) 1 power off (SFM powered off by user) 2 power off (SFM powered off by user) 3 active 4 active 5 active FTOS# 1084 | E-Series TeraScale Debugging and Diagnostics