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Rack and Shelf Administration

Broadcast Zones

Broadcast zones focus the distribution of broadcast messages to only those devices that need to receive them. This reduces trafﬁc on the fabric and eliminates unneces- sary message processing. Broadcast zones can overlap and are also assigned by port.

Rack and Shelf Administration

Switch management uses racks and shelves to organize the fabric topology display for easier monitoring. A rack consists of one or more shelves. Shelves contain switch chassis and one or more devices. The default fabric topology display shows each switch chassis in its own rack. Any device can be moved for display purposes to any other rack or shelf in the display. By grouping devices and naming racks, shelves, and devices, you can create a fabric topology display that reﬂects how your network functions. Refer to the Switch Management manual for more infor- mation about rack and shelf administration.

Operating the Switch

The Power Switch and the Test Mode switch on the front of the Switch chassis are the only operational controls. The Test Mode switch must be set to the position shown in Figure 1-5.

The Switch becomes operational when:

•The Test Mode switch pointer is pointing straight up

•The Switch is connected to an operational power source

•The Power Switch is in the ON (1) position

•And two or more ports are cabled to their respective operational Fibre Channel devices.

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Contents

SANbox-16HA High Availability Fibre Channel Switch Release Number 03, Revision a August Table of Contents Installation 59005-03 Rev. a Installer’s/User’s Manual Removal/Replacement Procedures Diagnostics/TroubleshootingMulti-Chassis Fabrics Reference Information QLogic Customer Support ViiIndex List of Figures and Tables How to Use This Manual Intended Audience Related Materials Safety Notices Sicherheitshinweise Communications Statements Federal Communications Commission FCC Class a Statement CE Statement Vcci Class a Statement Laser Safety Information Labeling Requirements Pièces Accessibles Accessible PartsZugängliche Teile QLogic Customer Support Preface 59005-03 Rev. a Installer’s/User’s Manual Section Introduction Major Fibre Channel Port Features Major Fibre Channel Port Features Fabric Port Overview Segmented Loop Port SLPort Overview Switch Private Loop Segment SLPort Management Private Loop Translated Loop Port TLPort OverviewFabric TCP/IP Example 8General Description Major Switch Chassis Features Major Switch Chassis Features 10General Description Major Switch Management Features Major Switch Management Features Hard Zones Name Server Zoning by World Wide Name 14General Description Switch Management Tools SANsurfer Switch Management ApplicationSwitch Management Tools Telnet Trivial File Transfer Protocol Tftp Simple Network Management Protocol Snmp Fibre Channel Ports Fibre Channel Ports Gbic Connector GigaBit Interface Converters GBICs Power Switches Test Mode SwitchFront Panel Controls Front Panel Controls Switch Logic Power Good LED Green Power Supply Fail LED REDFront Panel LEDs Heartbeat LED Yellow Over Temperature LED Red Logged-In LED Green AC Input Power Connectors and Fuses Switch Management ConnectorAC Input Power Connectors and Fuses Trafﬁc LED Yellow Chassis Back Chassis Back Power Supplys Back Panel Lights Installation Unpack Place or Mount the Equipment Shelf MountRack Mount Place or Mount the Equipment Cabinet Mounting Bracket IEC Class 1 Laser Information Label Connect to AC Power Install GBICsInstall GBICs Connect to AC Power Check the Power-On-Self-Test Post Results Switch Logic Power Good LEDSwitch Logic Power Good LED Cable Fibre Channel Devices to the Switch Cable Fibre Channel Devices to the SwitchPublic Devices Private Devices Tuning Switch PortsMixing Public and Private Devices on the Same Loop Distance Port Buffer Credits Incorrect Cabling Hot-PluggableConnections Examples Public FC To Scsi Bridge Local Area Network LAN Public Storage ServersPublic Loop Storage Devices Public Loop Public Loop Devices Private Loop Storage Servers Jbod Public Loop Workstations Private Translated Loop Configure the Chassis Conﬁgure the Chassis Configure the Ports Conﬁgure the PortsFabric Ports SLPorts TLPorts TPorts Tuning Ports for Multi-Frame Sequences Zoning Zoning Operating the Switch Rack and Shelf AdministrationRack and Shelf Administration Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Power Supply Troubleshooting Corrective Status Action Shaded text in table denotes abnormal indications System Status For example Power-On-Self-Test Post Power-On-Self-Test PostOverview Power-On-Self-Test Post Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns Test/Failure Descriptions Force Prom Mode in Effect 5 Blinks Fibre Channel Port Loop-back Test Failure 8 Blinks Switch Auto-Route Test Failure 10 Blinks Cable Continuity Tests Cable Continuity Tests Input Fuse Removal Replacement Input Fuse Gbic Connector Keyway Latch Bail Gbic Power Supply Power Supply Battery Battery Battery Multi-Chassis Fabrics Three Multi-Chassis Topologies Introduction Choosing a Topology Bandwidth Between Chassis Cascade Topology Cascade Topology Cascade Fabric Size Cascade Latency Cascade Bandwidth Cascade Physical Distance between Chassis Cascade Zoning Mkii Compatibility Mesh Topology Mesh Fabric SizeMesh Latency Mesh Topology Mesh Bandwidth Mesh Physical Distance Between Chassis Mesh Zoning Multistage Topology TPort Rules for SANbox IO/T ChassisTPort Rules for SANbox Cross-Connect CC Chassis Multistage Fabric Size Multistage Physical Distance Between Chassis Multistage BandwidthMultistage Zoning Multistage Examples Multistage Topology SANbox-16 Multistage with eight CC chassis Cabling Fiber Optic TPort ConnectionsCopper TPort Connections TPort Cable Length Chassis Configuration Chassis Conﬁguration Chassis Configuration Process Chassis Conﬁguration Process 20Multi-Chassis Fabrics Appendix a Switch SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch SpeciﬁcationsSANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch Specifications Superscalar 40-MHz Intel i960HA Switch Maintainability Fabric Management Switch Electrical Switch MechanicalSwitch Environmental Switch Regulatory Certiﬁcations Shortwave Laser Gbic multi-mode Longwave Laser Gbic single-mode Copper Inter-Enclosure Gbic active Copper Intra-Enclosure Gbic passive 444.5 17.78 552.45 21.75 508 20.00 444.5 17.5 38.1 Help Desk Hardware Support Customer Responsibilities Software SupportSoftware Support Index Index LED heartbeat 1-20 logged-in Device discovery Zoning cascade 5-8 description 2-21 mesh 5-11 multistage Index 59005-03 Rev. a Installer’s/User’s Manual