Emulex 355 FIBRE CHANNEL REFERENCES

EMULEX MODEL 355 SAN STORAGE SWITCH

USER’S GUIDE CHAPTER 4: TECHNICAL REFERENCE

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FIBRE CHANNEL REFERENCES

The following books give useful information about Fibre Channel.

• Alan F. Benner

, Fibre Channel.

McGraw-Hill, 1996. ISBN 0-07-005669-2.

• Tom Clark,

Designing Storage Area Networks.

Addison Wesley Longman, 1999,

ISBN 0-201-61584-3.

• Jan Dedek,

Fibre Channel - The Basics.

ANCOT Corporation, 1997. ISBN 0-9637439-3-7.

• Robert Kembel,

Arbitrated Loop.

Connectivity Solutions, 1996. ISBN 0-931836-82-4.

• Robert Kembel,

A Comprehensive Introduction.

Connectivity Solutions, 1998. ISBN 0-931836-84-0.

Contents

Main Page Table of Contents CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION O F I N S PEED T CHAPTER 2SWITCH INSTALLATION I NSTALLATION P S WITCH I Rack Installation UL Guidelines for Mounting Equipment in a Rack Desktop Installation SWITCH LEDS Ethernet LEDs The Ethernet LEDs indicate the network connection status: System LEDs The System LEDs indicate the switchs status, independent of the port LEDs. Port LEDs SFP C Installing an SFP Removing an SFP BOOTING THE SWITCH AND SAN CHAPTER 3SWITCH MANAGEMENT Emulex or InSpeed Storage Switch Products CLI Reference Guide G ETTING S Configuring the Network Interface Connecting to the Web Manager Web Manager Overview Documentation Initial Switch Setup Step 1: Log in to the Switch Step 2: Change the Password Step 3: Verify the Date and Time Step 4: Change the Switch Name MANAGING THE SWITCH For information on viewing switch status and information, see Monitoring the Switch on page 45. Frequent Switch Configuration Tasks Logging in to the Switch Configuring the Switch Settings General Switch Settings Switch Identification Network Location Version Information Switch Speed Blocking ARB Agent Up Time Setting SNMP Traps Configuring Date and Time Settings Changing the Password Opening a Telnet Session Emulex or InSpeed Storage Switch Products CLI Reference Guide Adjusting the Switch Thresholds The Switch Thresholds page displays a variety of switch threshold settings. Configuring the Port Smart Settings Default Smart Settings Initiator or Target Initiator with Stealth Target with Stealth Fabric Connection Creating Custom Smart Settings Smart Setting Assignments Port Information Pre-Insertion Testing Change Notifications l Port Recovery Diagnostics Managing Firmware and Configuration Files Switch Firmware Files Switch Configuration Files Restoring the Factory Default Settings One-Step Zoning Page Single-Switch Zoning Adding Devices to Multiple Zones Multiple Switch Zoning AL_PA Zoning Emulex or InSpeed Storage Switch Products CLI Reference Guide Recovering a Bad Zone Automatically Connecting Ports Through Hard Zoning Cascading Switches String Cascades Tree Cascades Automatic Trunking Load Balancing Page M ONITORING THE S Viewing Switch Status Switch Information Current status is provided for the following items. Port Utilization and Health Viewing the Event Log Viewing Port Information Viewing Port Utilization Viewing Port Diagnostics Manual Port Operation Viewing Ordered Sets Page CHAPTER 4TECHNICAL REFERENCE TROUBLESHOOTING DEVICE CONNECTIONS TROUBLESHOOTING MANAGEMENT CONNECTIONS DNSorIP P ORT B YPASS C ONDITIONS AND R D EFAULT S MART S ETTING A FIBRE CHANNEL REFERENCES , Fibre Channel. Arbitrated Loop. Fibre Channel - The Basics. Appendixes APPENDIX A Specifications SWITCH SPECIFICATIONS OPERATING CONDITIONS APPENDIX B CLI Quick Reference CONNECTING TO THE CLI Emulex or InSpeed Storage Switch Products CLI Reference Guide LOGGING IN AND OUT USING THE CLI Emulex or InSpeed Storage Switch Products CLI Reference Guide F REQUENT S WITCH C ONFIGURATION T CLI C APPENDIX C Event Messages Page APPENDIX D AL_PA Cross References APPENDIX E Glossary Index A B C N O P T U V W Z