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Chapter 1: Overview Connecting Devices to the SAS6160 Switch

LSISAS6160 SAS Switch User Guide

To create a suitable configuration, run the SDM utility and create the zone groups shown in the following figure.

1.6Connecting Devices to the SAS6160 Switch

Figure 9: Creating Zone Groups

Next, use the SDM utility to assign the following permissions, by creating zone sets:

Zone group 6 accesses zone groups 8 and 9, and vice versa.

Zone group 7 accesses zone groups 9 and 10, and vice versa.

The rules for connecting devices to the 16 SAS connectors on the SAS6160 switch are as follows:

Any SAS initiator can be connected to any SAS connector on the switch.

Any SAS target can be connected to any SAS connector on the switch. A target can be a RAID array, a JBOD, or another switch. Individual SAS drives or SATA drives may not be connected to the switch.

Switches can be cascaded by connecting any SAS connector of the downstream switch to any SAS connector on the upstream switch.

When SAS zoning is used, and multiple SAS6160 switches are used in the domain, the switches can be cabled directly to one another.

Two switches can be connected with more than one cable to increase bandwidth between switches.

All SAS connectors on the switch are Mini SAS, wide port style connectors. In addition, connector 0 and connector 2 are keyed for active cables (see Section 1.4, SAS Connectors and Cabling).

All connections must be x4. For any other configuration, contact your field applications engineer.

Maximum connections allowed:

— Six cascaded expanders with each switch counting as one expander

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Contents

LSISAS6160 SAS Switch Revision History Table of Contents SAS Domain Manager Command Line Interface Features Chapter Serial Attached Scsi and the SAS6160 Switch LSISAS6160 Switch LSISAS6160 Resource Management Block Diagram of the LSISAS6160 Switch SAS Phys, Ports, and Connectors Link between Two Single SAS Phys Narrow and Wide SAS Ports SAS Connectors and Cabling Mini SAS 4x Cable Minimize conflicts Only the storage within its zone or zonesAcross the entire Zpsds SAS Zoning Overview Following figure shows a simple example of zoning Groups and zone sets manually by using the SDM utilityCreating SAS Zones Overview SAS Routing and Zoning Configuration for Zoning Example Connecting Devices to the SAS6160 Switch Creating Zone Groups Example 1, Multiple Servers and JBODs Example 3, Multiple Servers and a Cascading Switch Example 4, High Availability Example 5, Large Data Storage Topology Example 6, Cascaded Switches Example 7, Switches in a Star Tree Configuration Unpacking the Switch Identifying Switch ComponentsTo interpret the LEDs on the switch Carton contains the following items Installing the SAS6160 Switch SAS6160 ConnectorsCables SAS6160 LEDs Rack. These options are shown in the following figure Mounting Shelf in a Rack Connecting to a Host Changing the Default Static IP Address Setting a Static IP Address Exit SDM-GUI and power cycle the switch Exit SDM-CLI and power cycle the switchUsing SDM-GUI For example Connecting SAS and Sata Hardware Safety Notices 1 FCC Canada Mark Vcci Bsmi 5 CCC Installation and Hardware Setup Safety Notices SDM-GUI Accounts Starting SDM-GUI Options Embedded SDM only supports a single domain File, Server, and Help Menu Options Information is available to both admin and user accounts Views TabFor zoning View End Device Table Alias Table View Zone Groups View Zone Groups View Zone Sets View Zone Sets Domain Tab This section, click the hyperlinks on the Domain tabNode100, and so on Alias Management Domain. You also can also this command to delete aliases View/Delete Aliases commandView/Delete Aliases Connector Wizard Zone set and the two associated zone groupsBox and clicking the Delete button Group to communicate with each other Guide you through the configuration process Maximum number of 248, the wizard displays an error messageCheck box and clicking the Delete button Zone group to communicate with each other Manually Configure Zone Groups Create Zone Group Create Zone Group Time of activation. shows the View Zone Group window View Zone GroupModify Zone Group Delete Zone Group Maximum password length is 32 characters Binary 0, as defined by the SAS 2.0 specificationPassword Matrix View Zone Set window Zone setView Zone Set Modify Zone Set Activate/Deactivate Zone Set Activate/Deactivate Zone Set Window and then clicking Delete Delete Zone Set Devices Tab Device Tree and Properties Tab Following figure shows the Properties tab Selected device. In , the domain properties are shownProperties Tab Background loop Environmentals Tab Following figure shows the Attached Devices tab Those connectionsAttached Devices Tab Selected expander Following figure shows the Phys tab Zone Group Tab Zone Group Tab This tab contains the following commands Successful updateUpdate Firmware Operations Tab Following figure shows the Enable/Disable/Reset window Enable/Disable/ResetReset Switch Phys Configure IP As shown in the following figures Command Usage Syntax Command arguments SDM-CLI Commands Help command„ help command Domain focus domain name Passwd admin user „ passwd admin„ passwd user Exit „ alias delete „ show alias „ show phy„ show zonegroup „ show zoneset „ zonegroup add name sas addressaliasphy „ zonegroup create name„ zonegroup delete single name „ zonegroup delete all noconfirm Set membership „ zoneset activate name„ zoneset add name zone group zone group „ zoneset create name Sample Output for Show Command „ zoneset passwdSdmcli show alias Sdmcli show alias Calhoun Sdmcli show device Calhoun Sdmcli show domain Sdmcli show phyShow domain Show phy Alias Phy Device Capabilities SAS Address Type Sdmcli show phy CalhounRA Routing Attributes VP Virtual PHY Zone Grp Show phy alias Zoning Active Zone Group Number Zoning Inactive * phy may be assigned to a zone group Sdmcli show phy Lincoln01 Sdmcli show versionSDM-CLI Version SDM-D Version Show phy alias phy Sdmcli show zonegroup ZoneOne#001 Sdmcli show zoneset activeShow zoneset data name Sdmcli show zoneset data ZoneOne Show zonegroup name Xip -i get avail Xip -i 500062b15555557f get exp Troubleshooting