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Section 2

General Description

This section describes the features and capabilities of the SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel switch. The following topics are described:

Chassis controls and LEDs

Fibre channel ports

Ethernet port

Serial port

Power supplies

Fans

Switch management

Fabrics are managed with the SANbox Manager switch management application (version 1.05) and the Command Line Interface (CLI). Refer to the SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide for information about using the SANbox Manager application. Refer to Appendix B Command Line Interface for more information.

Figure 2-1. SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch

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Contents

SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Document Revision History SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Table of Contents Section Planning Section Installation Section Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Appendix a Specifications Section Removal/ReplacementAppendix B Command Line Interface Figures Glossary Index Tables Intended Audience Introduction Related Materials Sicherheitshinweise Safety Notices Federal Communications Commission FCC Class a Statement Communications Statements CE Statement Bsmi Class a Statement Vcci Class a Statement Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity Esds Precautions Laser Safety Information Pièces Accessibles Accessible PartsZugängliche Teile Contact Information Technical SupportAvailability Training Introduction Technical Support 59021-05 B General Description Maintenance Button Power SwitchesChassis Controls and LEDs Chassis LEDs Over Temperature LED AmberFan Fail LED Amber Heartbeat LED Amber Input Power LED GreenFibre Channel Ports Port LEDs Small Form-Factor Pluggable SFP Transceivers Activity LED Logged-In LEDPort Modes Translated Loop Port Fabric PortsExpansion Port Serial Port Ethernet Port Serial Port Pin Identification Power Supplies 10. Fans Fans Switch Management General Description Switch Management 59021-05 B Devices Planning Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock Multiple Chassis Fabrics Cascade Topology Common Topologies Mesh Topology Mesh Topology Multistage Topology Multistage Topology Distance Performance Port-to-Port Latency BandwidthLatency Port-to-Port Transmission Combinations Device Access Soft Zones Access Control List Hard Zones Fabric Management Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones Fabric Security Planning Fabric Security 59021-05 B Management Workstation Requirements Switch Power RequirementsSite Requirements Fabric Management Workstation Environmental Conditions Installing a Switch Mount the Switch Installing Rack Mount Brackets Install SFP Transceivers Avertissement Connect the Switch to AC Power Warnung Installation Installing a Switch Ethernet and Serial Cable Connections Connect the Management Workstation to the Switch Serial Connection Ethernet Connection Enter the following command at the Solaris prompt Install SANbox Manager SANsurfer Management Suite Disk Windows Installation Enter the following command SANsurfer Management Suite Disk Linux Installation Press the Enter key Enter the following command SANsurfer Management Suite Disk Solaris Installation SANbox2 Installation Disk Linux Installation SANbox2 Installation Disk Windows InstallationSANbox2 Installation Disk Solaris Installation Configure the Switch Cable Devices to the Switch Configure the Ports Using SANbox Manager to Install Firmware Install Firmware To start an admin session, enter the following Using the CLI to Install FirmwareEnter the following command to install the new firmware Close the FTP session Using FTP and the CLI to Install Firmware Powering Down a Switch Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns Post DiagnosticsNormal all pass Internal Firmware Failure Blink Pattern Maintenance Mode PatternFatal Error Blink Pattern Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern Enter the following account name and password userimages Restore the configuration file Logged-In LED Indications Logging Error EPort Isolation Excessive Port Errors Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Post Diagnostics Chassis and Power Supply LEDs Chassis Diagnostics Input Power LED Is Extinguished Chassis Over Temperature LED is IlluminatedFan Fail LED is Illuminated Power Supply Over Temperature LED is Illuminated Output Power LED Is Extinguished Recovering a Switch Maintenance Image Unpack Maintenance Exit Maintenance Remove Switch Config Maintenance Reset Network ConfigMaintenance Reset Password File Maintenance Copy Log Files Removal/Replacement SFP Transceivers SFP Transceiver Installation Power Supply Removal Fan Removal Fan Installation for Switch Model SB2A-16B Removal/Replacement Fans 59021-05 B Switch Specifications Switch Maintainability Switch Electrical Switch Dimensions Switch Regulatory Certifications Switch EnvironmentalDepending on the switch model Shortwave Laser SFP 1G/2G multi-mode Longwave Laser SFP 1G/2G single-mode Logging On to a Switch Command Line Interface Command syntax is as follows Command SyntaxCommand keyword keyword value Table B-1. Commands Listed by Authority Level Commands Keywords Admin CommandAuthority Syntax Authority Admin Syntax alias Alias Command Remove alias members Members aliasRename aliasold aliasnew Edit config Config CommandSyntax config Keywords activate config Save config Restore Syntax date Date CommandKeywords MMDDhhmmCCYY Currently active version Fallback CommandFollowing is an example of the Fallback command Fallback Authority User Help CommandKeywords command Syntax help command keyword Authority User Syntax history History Command Unpack file Image CommandAuthority Admin Syntax image cleanup Keywords cleanup Syntax lip portnumber Keywords portnumber Lip CommandAuthority Admin Reinitializes the specified loop port Syntax passwd accountname Keywords accountname Passwd Command Keywords ipaddress Ping CommandAuthority User Syntax ping Ipaddress Displays current system process information Ps CommandFollowing is an example of the Ps command Syntax Examples Closes the Telnet session Quit CommandSyntax quit, exit, or logout Config configname Reset Command Table B-3. Port Configuration Defaults Table B-2. Switch Configuration Defaults Table B-4. Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults Table B-5. Snmp Configuration Defaults Table B-6. System Configuration Defaults Syntax set Set Command Switch state Setup optionPort option Port portnumber Set Config CommandSet config Table B-7. Set Config Port Parameters Use Arbff instead of idles on loop Fcal option Table B-8. Set Config Switch Parameters Threshold Table B-9. Set Config Threshold Parameters Arbff Table B-10. Set Config Zoning Parameters Following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command Following is an example of the Set Config Switch command Decimal value, 1-1000 sec DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled Following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command Clear Set Log CommandSet log Archive Port portlist Level levelSave Level keyword to Info at the same time StartStop Stops logging of events Set Port Command Snmp System Set Setup CommandSet setup Table B-11. Snmp Configuration Settings Rarp Table B-12. System Configuration Settings Values will follow Trap1Severity See Following is an example of the Set Setup System command Broadcast Show CommandAlarm Keywords about Ns option Log option Table B-13. Show Port Parameters Perf option LIPF7F7 Steering domainid Post logSupport Users TopologyVersion Following is an example of the Show NS DomainID command Following is an example of the Show NS local domain commandFollowing is an example of the Show Interface command Picolight Following is an example of the Show Port command Following is an example of the Show Topology command Following is an example of the Show Switch command Following is an example of the Show Version command Show config Show Config Command Following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command Following is an example of the Show Config Switch command Following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command Keywords component Show Log Command Following is an example of the Show Log command Following is an example of the Show Log Options command Show Perf Command Following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command Show setup Show Setup CommandMfg Following is an example of the Show Setup System command Syntax shutdown Shutdown Command Status Test CommandSyntax test Keywords port portnumber testtype Test x internal Command Line Interface Test Command Examples The following is an example of the Uptime command Uptime CommandAuthority User Syntax uptime Add User CommandDisplays all user accounts that exist on the switch Keywords accounts Following is an example of the User Delete command Following is an example of the User Add commandFollowing is an example of the User List command Following is an example of the Whoami command Whoami CommandWhoami Syntax zone Zone Command Type zone zonetype Members zoneRemove zone members Rename zoneold zonenew Following is an example of the Zone Members command Following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command Syntax zoneset Zoneset Command Rename zonesetold zonesetnew Following is an example of the Zoneset List commandDelete zoneset Remove zoneset zonelist Following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command History Zoning CommandEdit Opens a Zoning Edit session Limits Following is an example of the Zoning List command Command Line Interface Zoning Command Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59021-05 B Fabric Management Switch BootPClass 2 Service Class 3 Service Over Temperature LED Input Power LEDMSEnable Output Power LED Small Form-Factor Pluggable Private LoopSANbox Manager Small Form FactorPage Numerics Index Index-2 59021-05 B 59021-05 B Index-3 Index-4 59021-05 B 59021-05 B Index-5 Index-6 59021-05 B