Switch restart, Performing a fast boot, Performing a reboot – Brocade Web Tools Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual

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Principal switch selection factors (Continued)

TABLE 7

Priority value with force
option

Expected behavior

Equal to principal

Fabric rebuild occurs and the principal switch is selected
based on the WWN check (lower becomes principal
switch).

Principal switch

Lesser than subordinate

No fabric rebuild, the switch remains principal.

Greater than subordinate

Fabric rebuild occurs and the switch becomes
subordinate.

Equal to subordinate

Fabric rebuild occurs and the principal switch is selected
based on the WWN check (lower becomes principal
switch).

4. Click Apply.

Switch restart

When you restart the switch, the restart takes effect immediately. Ensure that there is no traffic or other
management on the switch, because traffic is interrupted during the restart; however, frames are not
dropped. Be sure to save your changes before the restart, because any changes not saved are lost.

Performing a fast boot

A fast boot reduces boot time significantly by bypassing the power-on self-test (POST).

To perform a fast boot, perform the following steps.

1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in

Opening the Switch Administration window

on page 52.

2. Click Fastboot.
3. On the Fastboot Confirmation window, click Yes to continue.
4. Click Apply.

Performing a reboot

To reboot the CP and execute the normal power-on booting sequence, perform the following steps.

1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in

Opening the Switch Administration window

on page 52.

2. Click Reboot.
3. On the Reboot Confirmation window, click Yes to continue.
4. Click Apply.

Switch restart

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