Focal
Point – Slot Power/Disabling a Slot
Individual Device slots
in a cabinet can be powered on and off through the Focal Point
application.
The primary Management
Module in a stack can turn any Device slot on or off as long as the slot does
not contain the primary Management Module or a Management Module that is
serving as the Inter-Cabinet Interface (ICIF).
Slot Power states are
saved in non-volatile memory and will be re-applied after a power
cycle.
When a slot is powered
down, the Focal Point application will show that the slot is empty even if it
is not, since the Point System SNMP Agent will be unable to communicate with
the powered-down device. However, the "Slot Powered Down" indicator will be
shown on the slot to distinguish empty slots from those that are powered
down.
Powering down the right
hand slot of a double-wide device has no effect.
Turning slot power on
and off (enabling and disabling a slot)
From the Cabinet View
screen, RIGHT click on any slot to open the slot enabled/disable screen. There
will be three buttons displayed. "Help" opens this file, and "Cancel" closes
the dialog without making any changes. The third button will be either "Power
ON this slot" or "Power OFF this slot" depending on the current state of the
slot. Left click on this button to immediately enact the change as described by
the text appearing on the button.
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