# SANbox2-64 Blade Properties

The I/O blade administrative state determines the operational status of the I/O blade and its ports. The I/O blade administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state.

* The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved across switch resets. SANbox Manager always makes changes to the configured administrative state.

* The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the I/O blade for temporary purposes and is not retained across switch resets. The current administrative state (not accessible to SANbox Manager) is set using the Set Blade command in the command line interface.

Use the Blade Properties window to view and change the configured administrative state of the selected blades. To open the Blade Properties dialog, open the Blade menu and select Blade Properties.

I/O Blade Administrative States

Online | The I/O blade is available.
Offline | The I/O blade is unavailable.
Test | The I/O blade is in diagnostics mode and is unavailable.