Disable a Switch (Toolbox CLI)

• In the Toolbox CLI, disable a switch.

  [toolbox-cli] set config disable ip=IP_address|switch=name new_mkey=M_Key

  where:

  • IP_address is the IP addres of the management controller of the switch.

  • name is the host name of the switch hosting the Subnet Manager.

  • M_Key is the new management key.

  For example, to disable the switch with host name nsn178-158 with new management key random (optionally this can be overwritten to a custom value), type:

  [toolbox-cli] set config disable switch=nsn178-158 new_mkey=random
  Switch nsn178-158 will be disabled (5 backups found). Do you want to continue?(y/n) y
  Disabling toolbox user and removing associated keys...  [OK]
  Verifying SM states in fabric...  [OK]
  Acquiring Global Lock... [OK]
  Protecting Fabric(s) based on config provided ... [OK]
  Determining Master SM node... [OK] : "nsn178-159"
  Gathering fabric data... [OK]
  Releasing Global Lock... [OK]
  Updating fabric conf file: /etc/toolbox/conf/fabric.conf...  [OK]
  Verifying Switch FW versions in fabric...  [OK]
  [toolbox-cli]

Related Information

• Start the Toolbox CLI

• config Object Commands

• Display Switch Information (Toolbox CLI)

• Display Switch Backups (Toolbox CLI)

• Back Up a Switch Configuration (Toolbox CLI)

• Restore a Switch (Toolbox CLI)