Q-Logic 59021-05 B manual Section Planning, Section Installation

SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide

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2.2.2	Port LEDs	2-5
2.2.2.1	Logged-In LED	2-6
2.2.2.2	Activity LED	2-6
2.2.3	Port Modes	2-6
2.2.3.1	Fabric Ports	2-7
2.2.3.2	Translated Loop Port	2-7
2.2.3.3	Expansion Port	2-7
2.3	Ethernet Port	2-8
2.4	Serial Port	2-8
2.5	Power Supplies	2-9
2.6	Fans	2-10
2.7	Switch Management	2-11

Section 3	Planning
3.1	Devices	3-1
3.2	Multiple Chassis Fabrics	3-2
3.2.1	Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock	3-2
3.2.2	Common Topologies	3-3
3.2.2.1	Cascade Topology	3-3
3.2.2.2	Mesh Topology	3-4
3.2.2.3	Multistage Topology	3-5
3.3	Performance	3-6
3.3.1	Distance	3-6
3.3.2	Bandwidth	3-7
3.3.3	Latency	3-7
3.4	Device Access	3-8
3.4.1	Soft Zones	3-9
3.4.2	Access Control List Hard Zones	3-9
3.4.3	Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones	3-10
3.5	Fabric Management	3-10
3.6	Fabric Security	3-11

Section 4	Installation
4.1	Site Requirements	4-1
4.1.1	Fabric Management Workstation	4-1
4.1.2	Switch Power Requirements	4-1
4.1.3	Environmental Conditions	4-2
4.2	Installing a Switch	4-2
4.2.1	Mount the Switch	4-3
4.2.2	Install SFP Transceivers	4-4

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