Configuring your Fibre Channel switch

Your QLogic SANbox2 Switch must be configured so that you can control and monitor it in your LAN environment. As you make these settings, you should also verify that all the other switch and port settings are appropriate for operation in a Grass Valley Fibre Channel fabric. The following instructions describe how to verify and assign these settings using a serial port connection. The same commands can also be used in a Telnet session over the Ethernet port.

NOTE: You can use the SANbox Manager software application described in the SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Manual to establish Ethernet LAN, SNMP, and basic switch and port settings. However, you must use the Command Line Interface through either the serial or Ethernet port to set or verify the Advanced settings.

Enter administrator mode

You must be in administrator mode to make changes to your QLogic SANbox2

Switch settings. To enter this mode:

1.Establish serial connection to the QLogic SANbox2 Switch using a null-modem cable and Windows HyperTerminal or an equivalent serial communication tool. Refer to the SANbox2 Fibre Channel Switch Installer’s/User’s Manual for connection information.

2.In the serial communication window, press Enter to establish communications, then log in to the switch with username admin and password password, all in lowercase characters.

3.Type the following command to enter the administrator mode, which allows you modify settings.

sb5_8port #> admin start

Configure Ethernet LAN settings

You must assign an Ethernet IP address, a subnet mask, and a default gateway to configure your QLogic SANbox2 Switch for operation in your Ethernet local area network.

1.In administrator mode, type the following command at the prompt: sb5_8port (admin) #> set setup system

2.As you step through each of the following configuration items, assign your local settings as needed, or press Enter to accept the defaults.

A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow.

Enter a new	value or simply press the		ENTER key to accept		the	current value.
If you wish	to terminate	this process	before	reaching the	end	of the list
press 'q' or 'Q' and the		ENTER key to	do so.

Eth0NetworkAddress	(dot-notated IP Address)			[192.168.5.216]
Eth0NetworkMask	(dot-notated	IP	Address)	[255.255.255.0]
Eth0GatewayAddress	(dot-notated	IP	Address)	[192.168.5.1]
Eth0NetworkDiscovery	(1=Static, 2=Bootp, 3=Dhcp, 4=Rarp)			[Static]

Fibre Channel Switch

16 April, 2003