Commissioning a replacement switch

You can commission a replacement switch in a couple of ways:
  • Using the Commission as Replacement context menu item on a decommissioned switch in either the Tree View or the Summary pane.
  • Drag and drop a decommissioned switch (from the Tree View or Summary pane) onto a commissioned but not communicating switch node.
  1. Initiate the commissioning of a switch by one of the methods listed above.
    The Replacement Switch Commissioning dialog appears.
  2. Enter the required information in the dialog.

    It is important to note that when a decommissioned switch from either the primary or secondary network is dropped onto any commissioned (and not communicating) switch in either the primary or secondary network, the replacement switch commissioning process updates the switch's IP address to the IP address from the switch module.

  3. Click Commission.

    The information in the dialog is validated. If no errors are detected, the dialog closes and the Switch Commissioning Status dialog opens. The status dialog lists the commissioning actions occurring. If an error is encountered the commissioning fails and an error message appears.

    NDCC generates a switch management password during commissioning. The password is stored in the switch module's MGINFO parameter and is used by NDCC whenever it needs to communicate with the switch. A

    Note

    When commissioning a switch on the level 2.5 network, storm control is disabled.

    For switches and the firewall on the level 2.5 network, you must enable the SNMP rule using DeltaV Security Administration application.