topic Remove Unused Slots from Switch/EMC in General Discussion

Remove Unused Slots from Switch/EMC

dleboeuf — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 23:03:47 GMT

Hello all,

I removed 4 switches from a stack of 8 for a customer. Whenever we go in to Extreme Management Center, it is still showing all 8 slots (see first attached image) and I can't seem to get them to go away. When I log in to the CLI of the switch, I see 4 slots in 'Operational' and 4 slots in 'Empty' (see second attached image).

How do I go about completely removing those unused slots from the switch itself and in EMC.

Thanks!

Re: Remove Unused Slots from Switch/EMC

Zdeněk_Pala — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:50:35 GMT

Try Refresh (Rediscover):

Re: Remove Unused Slots from Switch/EMC

dleboeuf — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 19:12:03 GMT

Hi Zdeněk,

I just tried that and it is still showing the extra slots. When I go to Device and Module Information, it shows the 4 slots that are used as well as the 4 slots that are unused, but they say "notPresent" on them.

Re: Remove Unused Slots from Switch/EMC

Zdeněk_Pala — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 19:32:54 GMT

Are those slots still in the switch configuration?
can you reconfigure those slots from the switch?

Re: Remove Unused Slots from Switch/EMC

Zdeněk_Pala — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 20:40:02 GMT

you can use EXOSCLI command:
unconfigure slot

Re: Remove Unused Slots from Switch/EMC

dleboeuf — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 20:56:48 GMT

Yes, I ran that command a few times and they still show up as "Empty" when running the 'show slot' command. The attached screenshot above from the CLI was after I unconfigured the 4 slots. Does the switch need to be rebooted possibly? It isn't that big of a deal, but our customer wanted to get it cleaned up.

Thanks!

Re: Remove Unused Slots from Switch/EMC

Zdeněk_Pala — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:20:06 GMT

I tried to replicate this and I am not able.
Once I do "unconfigure slot" on my EXOS the followed rediscover does update the DeviceView Ports tab.

I can not tell if the issue is in XMC or in EXOS.

If the reboot of the XMC solves the issue then I guess the bug is in XMC.
If the reboot of the switch solves the issue then I guess the bug is in EXOS.

I suggest contacting GTAC if those products are under contract.