07-11-2013 10:51 AM
Hello guys
this is my first thread
Due a maintenance, we need to turn off for some hours our cisco MDS 9500 switches.
Does anyone have all steps needed to do this in a graceful way?
I've never needed to do this and want to take all precautions and preserve all active configurations after the power up
Thanks in advance
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07-11-2013 11:08 AM
save running config to startup config and then ftp/sftp to an external location. There is no shutdown command per say, just flip the switches on power supplies.
@dynamoxxx
07-11-2013 11:08 AM
save running config to startup config and then ftp/sftp to an external location. There is no shutdown command per say, just flip the switches on power supplies.
@dynamoxxx
07-11-2013 12:08 PM
Thanks for your response dinamoxxx
I ran the command in one switch:
SWITCHHOSTNAME# copy running-config startup-config
[########################################] 100%
Just another question, why there is a command called "poweroff module", what is it used for?
-Victor
07-11-2013 12:11 PM
to poweroff individual modules, other then to poweroff and replace specific modules i have not idea why someone would use it.
@dynamoxxx
07-11-2013 06:37 PM
To "gracefully" shutdown a chassis-based switch, you do the following:
1. Console into the switch;
2. Save your config locally (and/or remotely);
3. Issue the "reload" command and hit "enter"; and
4. As soon as the console stops working, power down the chassis.
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