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6.5 Installing and Configuring Fibre Channel Hardware
This section provides information about installing the Fibre Channel hardware needed to support Tru64 UNIX or a TruCluster Server configuration using Fibre Channel storage.
Ensure that the member systems, the Fibre Channel switches, and the HSG80 array controllers are placed within the lengths of the optical cables you will be using.
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The maximum length of the optical cable between the KGPSA and the switch or switch and the HSG80 array controller is 500 meters via shortwave multimode Fibre Channel cable. The maximum distance between switches in a cascaded switch configuration is 10 kilometers using longwave
6.5.1 Installing and Setting Up the Fibre Channel Switch
The Fibre Channel switches support up to 8
Each switch, except the
All switches have a
•Remotely using a telnet TCP/IP connection
•With the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
•Using Web management tools
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You have to set the IP address and subnet mask from the front panel (or from a PC or terminal with the