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INSPEED™ SAN STORAGE SWITCH MODEL 355

USER’S GUIDE

InSpeed™ SAN Storage Switch Model 355 User’s Guide

Part Number 00041407-001 Rev. A

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Contents

Main Page Table of Contents CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION O F I N S PEED T S WITCH A Storage Consolidation and Shared Storage Pooling Tape Library Consolidation Rich Media Server Clustering CHAPTER 2SWITCH INSTALLATION I NSTALLATION P S WITCH I Desktop Installation Rack Installation UL Guidelines for Mounting Equipment in a Rack SWITCH LEDS The System LEDs indicate the switchs status, independent of the port LEDs. Ethernet LEDs The Ethernet LEDs indicate the network connection status: System LEDs Port LEDs System LEDs Indication SFP Status LED (green LED) Port Bypassed LED (yellow LED) Indication SFP C Installing an SFP If the SFP has a bale (small metal clasp) on the top or bottom If the SFP has a small plastic slider BOOTING THE SWITCH AND SAN CHAPTER 3SWITCH MANAGEMENT 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 47. Frequent Switch Configuration Tasks To Click In this guide, see... 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 InSpeed CLI Storage Switch Reference Guide Adjusting the Switch Thresholds 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 Recovering a Bad Zone Automatically Connecting Ports Through Hard Zoning Cascading Switches String Cascades Tree Cascades Automatic Trunking Load Balancing Load Indicators Fairness and Prioritization M ONITORING THE S Viewing Switch Status Switch Information Port Utilization and Health Viewing the Event Log Viewing Port Information Viewing Port Utilization Viewing Port Diagnostics Statistic Description Manual Port Operation Viewing Ordered Sets Detection Indication CHAPTER 4TECHNICAL REFERENCE TROUBLESHOOTING DEVICE CONNECTIONS TROUBLESHOOTING MANAGEMENT CONNECTIONS P ORT B YPASS C ONDITIONS AND R Problem Recommended Action DNSorIP Operational Condition Recovery D EFAULT S MART S ETTING A FIBRE CHANNEL REFERENCES , Fibre Channel. A Comprehensive Introduction. Arbitrated Loop. Fibre Channel - The Basics. Appendixes APPENDIX A Specifications SWITCH SPECIFICATIONS OPERATING CONDITIONS APPENDIX B CLI Quick Reference CONNECTING TO THE CLI LOGGING IN AND OUT USING THE CLI F REQUENT S WITCH C ONFIGURATION T I N S PEED SAN S TORAGE S WITCH M ODEL 355 A PPENDIX B CLI Q UICK R 64 CLI C I N S PEED SAN S TORAGE S WITCH M ODEL 355 A PPENDIX C E VENT M 65 APPENDIX C Event Messages Severity Level Severity Description Unrecoverable condition reported; major event in progress Condition failed; action required Event Event Message Severity Event Event Message Severity 66 I N S PEED SAN S TORAGE S WITCH M ODEL 355 A PPENDIX D AL_PA C ROSS R 67 A PPENDIX D APPENDIX E Glossary Index A B C D O P R S T U V W Z