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2 – General Description
Chassis Controls and LEDs
59043-06 A 2-5
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2.2.1
Maintenance Button
The Maintenance button is a momentary switch on the front panel. Its purpose is
to place the switch in maintenance mode. Maintenance mode sets the IP address
to 10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for maintenance purposes when
flash memory or the resident configuration file is corrupted. Refer to “Recovering a
Switch” on page 5-13 for information about maintenance mode.
To place the switch in maintenance mode, do the following:
1. Isolate the switch from the fabric. Open a Telnet session, and enter the
Shutdown command. Refer to “Shutdown Command” on page B-91.
2. Power down the switch.
3. Press and hold the Maintenance button with a pointed, then power up the
switch. You can release the Maintenance button after the Input Power LED
illuminates. When the switch is in maintenance mode, the Heartbeat LED
illuminates continuously. Refer to “Chassis LEDs” on page 2-6 for
information about the Input Power LED and the Heartbeat LED.
To return to normal operation, power cycle the switch.