RCA Fibre Channel Switch Configuring your Fibre Channel switch, Enter administrator mode

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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]

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Contents Fibre Channel Switch Fibre Channel Switch Contents Contents Authorized Support Representative Web Technical SupportPhone Support Profile Users GroupProduct Support Welcome How to use the manuals Support for your Fibre Channel switchInstalling a Switch in a Profile Video Network Profile System Software Requirements PDR Series Fibre Channel firmware and driver requirements Loading PDR Series firmwareConfiguring Fibre Channel on your PDR Series systems Loading Fibre Channel Server firmwareConfiguring Fibre Channel on your PDR Series Configure Ethernet LAN settings Configuring your Fibre Channel switchEnter administrator mode Configuring your Fibre Channel switch Verify firmware versionPort and switch configuration ArbffRttov ThresholdMonitoringEnabled True / False Fabric topology Connecting devices to the switchCable lengths Compatible Fibre Channel DevicesMonitoring your switch with NetCentral Snmp configuration Fibre Channel Switch Setting port aliases Monitoring Status Monitoring Status Troubleshooting with NetCentral Resetting the switch to factory defaults Resetting the switch manuallyFibre Channel Switch