Introduction

Features

The following sections describe the features of the Edge Switch 2/32:

Error-Detection, Reporting, and Serviceability

The switch provides the following error-detection, reporting, and serviceability features:

•Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on switch FRUs and adjacent to Fibre Channel ports that provide visual indicators of hardware status or malfunctions.

•System and threshold alerts, event logs, audit logs, link incident logs, threshold alert logs, and hardware logs that display switch, Ethernet link, and Fibre Channel link status at the HAFM server.

•Diagnostic software that performs power-on self-tests (POSTs) and port diagnostics (internal loopback, external loopback, and Fibre Channel (FC) loopback tests). The FC loopback test applies only when the switch is configured to operate in S/390 mode.

•Automatic notification of significant system events (to support personnel or administrators) through e-mail messages or the call-home feature at the HAFM server.

•A modem for use by support personnel to dial-in to the HAFM server for event notification and to perform remote diagnostics.

•An RS-232 maintenance port at the rear of the switch (port access is password protected) that enables installation or service personnel to change the switch’s internet protocol (IP) address, subnet mask, and gateway address. Or to run diagnostics and isolate system problems through a local or remote terminal.

•Redundant FRUs—small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers, power supplies, and cooling fans—that are removed or replaced without disrupting switch or Fibre Channel link operation.

•A modular design that enables quick removal and replacement of FRUs without tools or equipment.

•Concurrent port maintenance—SFPs and fiber-optic cables are removed and attached to ports without interrupting other ports or director operation.

•Beaconing to assist service personnel in locating a specific port or switch. When port beaconing is enabled, the amber LED associated with the port flashes. When unit beaconing is enabled, the system error indicator on the front panel flashes.

Beaconing does not affect port or switch operation.