Q-Logic 16HA user manual

Preliminary

SANbox-16HA

High Availability

Fibre Channel Switch

Installer’s/User’s Manual

Publication No. 59005-03 Rev. A

Contents

Main Release Number 03, Revision A ( August, 2000) iii Table of Contents General Description Preface Installation iv 2 Multi-Chassis Fabrics Removal/Replacement Procedures Diagnostics/Troubleshooting 4 Reference Information vi A Page viii List of Figures and Tables Preface Intended Audience How to Use This Manual Related Materials Safety Notices Notes informatives relatives la scurit Sicherheitshinweise C ommunications Statements Avis de conformit aux normes du ministre des Communications du Canada Canadian Department of Communications Class A Compliance Statement Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A Statement CE Statement 6 VCCI Class A Statement Laser Safety Information Labeling Requirements 8 Accessible Parts Pices Accessibles Zugngliche Teile QLogic Customer Support Page Section 1 1-2 Major Fibre Channel Port Features Fabric Port Overview Segmented Loop Port (SL_Port) Overview 1-4 Page 1-6 Translated Loop Port (TL_Port) Overview Page 1-8 Major Switch Chassis Features 1-10 Major Switch Management Features 1-12 Page 1-14 Switch Management Tools SANsurfer Switch Management Application Telnet 1-16 Fibre Channel Ports Fibre Channel Ports Figure 1-5 Chassis Front 1-18 GigaBit Interface Converters (GBICs) Front Panel Controls Power Switches Test Mode Switch 14 16 15 1-20 Front Panel LEDs Heartbeat LED (Yellow) Switch Logic Power Good LED (Green) Power Supply Fail LED (RED) Over Temperature LED (Red) Logged-In LED (Green) 1-22 Trafc LED (Yellow) AC Input Power Connectors and Fuses Switch Management Connector Chassis Back 1-24 Power Supply(s) Back Panel Lights Section 2 Unpack 2-2 Place or Mount the Equipment Shelf Mount Rack Mount Page 2-4 Apply the IEC Class 1 Laser Information Label (If the installation is in Europe) Install GBICs Connect to AC Power Connect to AC Power 2-6 DANGER: GEFAHR: DANGER: Switch Logic Power Good LED Check the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) Results 2-8 Cable Fibre Channel Devices to the Switch Public Devices Private Devices Mixing Public and Private Devices on the Same Loop. Switch Ports Tuning 2-10 Distance Port Buffer Credits Hot-Pluggable Incorrect Cabling Connections 2-12 Examples Page Cable Fibre Channel Devices to the Switch SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch 2-14 Variety of Public Device Connections RAID Public Loop Devices Public Loop Page 2-16 Congure the Chassis 2-18 Congure the Ports Fabric Ports SL_Ports TL_Ports T_Ports 2-20 Tuning Ports for Multi-Frame Sequences Zoning 2-22 Rack and Shelf Administration Operating the Switch Section 3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 3-2 Power Supply Troubleshooting Power Switches ON Power Supply Good Light Power Supply Good Light) Power Supply Fail LED (Red) Power Supply Troubleshooting Shaded text in table denotes abnormal indications. Table 3-1 Troubleshooting Matrix (Dual Power Supply) Power Switches ON Power Supply Good Light 3-4 Table 3-2 Troubleshooting Matrix (Single Power Supply) System Status Corrective Action Page 3-6 Power-On-Self-Test (POST) Overview 14 16 15 Page 3-8 Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns Test/Failure Descriptions Page 3-10 Page 3-12 Cable Continuity Tests Section 4 Input Fuse 4-2 GBIC 4-4 Page 4-6 Power Supply Battery Page Section 5 5-2 Three Multi-Chassis Topologies Choosing a Topology 5-4 Cascade Topology 5-6 Cascade Fabric Size Cascade Latency Cascade Bandwidth Cascade Physical Distance between Chassis 5-8 Cascade Zoning Mesh Topology Mesh Fabric Size Mesh Latency 5-10 Mesh Bandwidth Mesh Physical Distance Between Chassis Mesh Zoning 5-12 Multistage Topology T_Port Rules for SANbox IO/T Chassis T_Port Rules for SANbox Cross-Connect (CC) Chassis Multistage Fabric Size Multistage Latency Multistage Bandwidth Multistage Physical Distance Between Chassis Multistage Zoning 5-14 Multistage Examples Page 5-16 Cabling Fiber Optic T_Port Connections Copper T_Port Connections T_Port Cable Length Device Connections Chassis Conguration Chassis Conguration Process 5-20 Appendix A QLogic Customer Support A-2 SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch Specications Switch Page A-4 Switch Maintainability Fabric Management Switch Mechanical Switch Electrical Switch Environmental A-6 Switch Regulatory Certications Shortwave Laser GBIC (multi-mode) Longwave Laser GBIC (single-mode) Copper Inter-Enclosure GBIC (active) A-8 Copper Intra-Enclosure GBIC (passive) Page SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch Specifications Figure A-2 SANbox-16HA Switch Top View Dimensions in Millimeters (Inches) A-10 Appendix B Help Desk Hardware Support B-2 Software Support Customer Responsibilities Index A B C D 2 E F G H Index I L M N 4 R S T Index U V W Z