Mesh Zoning, Mkii Compatibility | Q-Logic 16HA manual

Mesh Topology

Mesh Zoning

Sanbox Switch chassis support fabric-wide zones for all zone types. Broadcast Zones and Name Server Zones require no special consideration in a mesh fabric. That is, you may assign these zones by port or by device. T_Ports are not zoned.

Hard Zones, however, require zoned T_Port interconnections between chassis which contain ports in the same Hard Zone. That is, if a particular Hard Zone is distributed across chassis boundaries, each piece of that Hard Zone and its inter- connecting T_Ports must be assigned to the same Hard Zone number. This makes interconnections between pieces of the same Hard Zone much like the interconnec- tion of chassis.

NOTE:

Also, remember that mixing of topologies is not allowed. If the fabric topology is Mesh, then the interconnection of the Hard Zones must also be accom- plished in Mesh topology.

MKII Compatibility

SANbox switch fabrics support MKII chassis in mesh topologies of up to ﬁve chassis. All chassis in a SANbox/MKII mesh fabric support only one active T_Port between any two chassis, though more may be connected. Hard zoning and Name Server zoning by WWN are not supported in SANbox/MKII fabrics.

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Contents

SANbox-16HA High Availability Fibre Channel Switch Release Number 03, Revision a August Table of Contents 59005-03 Rev. a Installer’s/User’s Manual Installation Multi-Chassis Fabrics Diagnostics/TroubleshootingRemoval/Replacement Procedures Reference Information Index ViiQLogic Customer Support List of Figures and Tables Intended Audience How to Use This Manual Related Materials Sicherheitshinweise Safety Notices Federal Communications Commission FCC Class a Statement Communications Statements CE Statement Vcci Class a Statement Labeling Requirements Laser Safety Information Zugängliche Teile Accessible PartsPièces Accessibles QLogic Customer Support Preface 59005-03 Rev. a Installer’s/User’s Manual Introduction Section Major Fibre Channel Port Features Major Fibre Channel Port Features Segmented Loop Port SLPort Overview Fabric Port Overview Private Loop Segment Switch SLPort Management Fabric Translated Loop Port TLPort OverviewPrivate Loop 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 Telnet Switch Management ToolsSANsurfer Switch Management Application Switch Management Tools Simple Network Management Protocol Snmp Trivial File Transfer Protocol Tftp Fibre Channel Ports Fibre Channel Ports GigaBit Interface Converters GBICs Gbic Connector Front Panel Controls Power SwitchesTest Mode Switch Front Panel Controls Heartbeat LED Yellow Switch Logic Power Good LED GreenPower Supply Fail LED RED Front Panel LEDs Logged-In LED Green Over Temperature LED Red Trafﬁc LED Yellow AC Input Power Connectors and FusesSwitch Management Connector AC Input Power Connectors and Fuses Chassis Back Chassis Back Back Panel Lights Power Supplys Unpack Installation Place or Mount the Equipment Place or Mount the EquipmentShelf Mount Rack Mount Cabinet Mounting Bracket IEC Class 1 Laser Information Label Install GBICs Install GBICsConnect to AC Power Connect to AC Power Switch Logic Power Good LED Switch Logic Power Good LEDCheck the Power-On-Self-Test Post Results Private Devices Cable Fibre Channel Devices to the SwitchCable Fibre Channel Devices to the Switch Public Devices Mixing Public and Private Devices on the Same Loop Switch PortsTuning Port Buffer Credits Distance Connections Hot-PluggableIncorrect Cabling Examples Public Loop Storage Devices Local Area Network LAN Public Storage ServersPublic FC To Scsi Bridge Public Loop Devices Public Loop Jbod Private Loop Storage Servers Private Translated Loop Public Loop Workstations Conﬁgure the Chassis Configure the Chassis SLPorts Configure the PortsConﬁgure the Ports Fabric Ports TPorts TLPorts Tuning Ports for Multi-Frame Sequences Zoning Zoning Rack and Shelf Administration Rack and Shelf AdministrationOperating the Switch Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Power Supply Troubleshooting Shaded text in table denotes abnormal indications Corrective Status Action System Status For example Overview Power-On-Self-Test PostPower-On-Self-Test Post Power-On-Self-Test Post Test/Failure Descriptions Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns 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 Removal Input Fuse Input Fuse Replacement Gbic Connector Keyway Latch Bail Gbic Power Supply Power Supply Battery Battery Battery Multi-Chassis Fabrics Introduction Three Multi-Chassis Topologies Choosing a Topology Bandwidth Between Chassis Cascade Topology Cascade Topology Cascade Latency Cascade Fabric Size Cascade Physical Distance between Chassis Cascade Bandwidth Mkii Compatibility Cascade Zoning Mesh Topology Mesh TopologyMesh Fabric Size Mesh Latency Mesh Physical Distance Between Chassis Mesh Bandwidth Mesh Zoning Multistage Fabric Size Multistage TopologyTPort Rules for SANbox IO/T Chassis TPort Rules for SANbox Cross-Connect CC Chassis Multistage Zoning Multistage BandwidthMultistage Physical Distance Between Chassis Multistage Examples Multistage Topology SANbox-16 Multistage with eight CC chassis TPort Cable Length CablingFiber Optic TPort Connections Copper TPort Connections Chassis Conﬁguration Chassis Configuration Chassis Conﬁguration Process Chassis Configuration Process 20Multi-Chassis Fabrics Appendix a SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch Specifications SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch SpeciﬁcationsSwitch Superscalar 40-MHz Intel i960HA Fabric Management Switch Maintainability Switch Environmental Switch MechanicalSwitch Electrical Shortwave Laser Gbic multi-mode Switch Regulatory Certiﬁcations Copper Inter-Enclosure Gbic active Longwave Laser Gbic single-mode Copper Intra-Enclosure Gbic passive 444.5 17.78 552.45 21.75 508 20.00 444.5 17.5 38.1 Hardware Support Help Desk Software Support Software SupportCustomer Responsibilities 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