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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch
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4.6.2.4
Switch Administrative States
The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the switch. The
switch administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state
and the current administrative state.
Configured administrative state — the state that is saved in the switch
configuration and is preserved across switch resets. QuickTools always
makes changes to the configured administrative state. The configured
administrative state is displayed in the Switch Properties dialog.
Current administrative state — the state that is applied to the switch for
temporary purposes and is not retained across switch resets. The current
administrative state is set using the Set Switch command.
Table 4-4 describes the administrative state values.
4.6.2.5
Broadcast Support
Broadcast is supported on the switch and allows for TCP/IP support. Broadcast is
implemented using the proposed standard specified in Multi-Switch Broadcast for
FC-SW-3, T11 Presentation Number T11/02-031v0. Fabric Shortest Path First
(FSPF) is used to set up a fabric spanning tree used in transmission of broadcast
frames. Broadcast frames are retransmitted on all ISLs indicated in the spanning
tree and all online N_Ports and NL_Ports. Broadcast zoning is supported with
zones. The default setting is enabled.
4.6.2.6
In-band Management
In-band management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links
using QuickTools, SNMP, management server, or the application programming
interface. The switch comes from the factory with in-band management enabled. If
you disable in-band management on a particular switch, you can no longer
communicate with that switch by means other than a direct Ethernet or serial
connection.
Table 4-4. Switch Administrative States
Parameter Description
Online The switch is available.
Offline The switch is unavailable.
Diagnostics The switch is in diagnostics mode, is unavailable, and tests can
then be run on all ports of the switch.