3-4 SilkWorm 4016 Hardware Reference Manual
Publication Number: 53-1000175-01
Configuring the SilkWorm 4016
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Completing the Switch Configuration To complete the switch configuration:
1. Log on to the switch by telnet, using the admin account.
2. Modify the domain ID if required.
The default domain ID is 1. If the switch is not powered on until after it is connected to the fabric
and the default domain ID is already in use, the domain ID for the new switch is automatically reset
to a unique value. If the switch is connected to the fabric after is has been powered on and the
default domain ID is already in use, the fabric segments.
To find the domain IDs that are currently in use, run the fabricShow command on another switch in
the fabric. Identify an unused domain ID:
a. On the SilkWorm 4016 that is being configured, disable the switch using the switchDisable
command.
b. Enter the configure command.
The command prompts display sequentially; enter a new value or press Enter to accept each
default value. The SilkWorm 4016 now has a unique domain ID and can join the fabric.
c. Reenable the switch by entering the switchEnable command.
3. Install the SFP transceivers in the external Fibre Channel ports as required.
a. Remove the dust plugs from the ports to be used.
b. If necessary, remove the end caps from the SFP.
c. Position a transceiver so that it is oriented correctly and insert it into a port until it is firmly
seated and the latching mechanism clicks.
For instructions specific to the type of transceiver, refer to the transceiver manufacturer’s
documentation.
d. Repeat substeps a, b, and c for the remaining ports, as required.
Note
It could take a short time (typically a few seconds but sometimes a little longer) for the
newly added switch to appear in the fabric display with its newly assigned domain ID.