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SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch

Installation Guide

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Main Page ii 59042-07 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Document Revision History Release, Revision A, September 2004 Firmware Version 4.2 SANsurfer Switch Manager Version 4.02 Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction Section 2 General Description Section 3 Planning Section 4 Installation Section 5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Command Line Interface Glossary Index Figures Tabl es Section 1 Introduction Intended Audience Related Materials New in this Release Safety Notices Sicherheitshinweise Notes informatives relatives la scurit Communications Statements Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A Statement Canadian Department of Communications Class A Compliance Statement Avis de conformit aux normes du ministre des Communications du Canada CE Statement VCCI Class A Statement BSMI Class A Statement Laser Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESDS) Precautions Accessible Parts Pices Accessibles Zugngliche Teile General Public License Preamble Terms And Conditions For Copying, Distribution And Modification Page Page Page How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs Page Technical Support Availability Train ing Contact Information Page Section 2 General Description Figure 2-1. SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Chassis Controls and LEDs Figure 2-2. Chassis Controls and LEDS Maintenance Button Resetting a Switch Placing the Switch in Maintenance Mode Chassis LEDs Figure 2-3. Chassis LEDs Over Temperature LED (Amber) Fan Fail LED (Amber) Heartbeat LED (Amber) Input Power LED (Green) Fibre Channel Ports Figure 2-4. Fibre Channel Ports Port LEDs Figure 2-5. Port LEDs Port Logged-In LED Port Activity LED Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers Figure 2-6. SFP Transceiver Port Types Ethernet Port Figure 2-7. Ethernet Port Serial Port Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pin Identification Power Supply and Fan Switch Management SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet Command Line Interface SANsurfer Switch Manager Application Programming Interface Simple Network Management Protocol File Transfer Protocol Section 3 Planning Devices Device Access Soft Zones Access Control List Hard Zones Performance Distance Bandwidth Latency Multiple Chassis Fabrics Optimizing Device Performance Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock Common Topologies Cascade Topology Figure 3-1. Cascade-with-a-Loop Topology Mesh Topology Figure 3-2. Mesh Topology Multistage Topology Figure 3-3. Multistage Topology Fabric Security User Account Security Fabric Services Fabric Management Section 4 Installation Site Requirements Fabric Management Workstation Switch Power Requirements Environmental Conditions Installing a Switch Figure 4-1. SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Mount the Switch Install SFP Transceivers 4 Installation Installing a Switch 59042-07 A 4-5 4.2.3 Connect the Workstation to the Switch Figure 4-2. Workstation Cable Connections Direct Ethernet RJ-45 Connection Indirect Ethernet RJ-45 Connection Serial RS-232 Connection Configure the Workstation Setting the Workstation IP Address for Ethernet Connections Configuring the Workstation Serial Port Page Install the Management Application SANsurfer Switch Manager Page SANsurfer Management Suite SMS Installation for Windows Page SMS Installation for Linux Page SMS Installation for Solaris Page Start SANsurfer Switch Manager Connect the Switch to AC Power Page Configure the Switch Page Cable Devices to the Switch Install Firmware Using SANsurfer Switch Manager to Install Firmware Using the CLI to Install Firmware Powering Down a Switch Page Section 5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns Internal Firmware Failure Blink Pattern System Error Blink Pattern Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern Page Logged-In LED Indications Figure 5-1. Logged-In LED E_Port Isolation Excessive Port Errors Page Chassis Diagnostics Figure 5-2. Chassis LEDs Over Temperature LED is Illuminated Input Power LED Is Extinguished Fan Fail LED is Illuminated Recovering a Switch Maintenance Exit Maintenance Image Unpack Maintenance Reset Network Config Maintenance Reset User Accounts to Default Maintenance Copy Log Files Maintenance Remove Switch Config Maintenance Remake Filesystem Maintenance Reset Switch Appendix A Specifications Fabric Specifications Maintainability Fabric Management Dimensions Electrical Environmental Regulatory Certifications Appendix B Command Line Interface Logging On to a Switch User Accounts Working with Switch Configurations Modifying a Configuration Page Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations Page Commands Page Admin Command Authority Syntax Keywords Notes Examples Alias Command Authority Syntax Keywords Page Config Command Authority Syntax Keywords Notes Examples Config Command 59042-07 A B-13 Create Support Command Syntax Examples Page Date Command Firmware Install Command Authority Syntax Examples Hardreset Command Help Command Syntax Keywords Examples History Command Syntax Notes Examples Hotreset Command Syntax Notes Image Command Syntax Keywords Notes Page Image Command B-24 59042-07 A 12. Wait for the unpack to complete. image unpack command result: Passed Examples Lip Command Passwd Command Authority Syntax Keywords Examples Ping Command Syntax Keywords Examples Ps Command Ps Command Displays current system process information. Syntax Examples Quit Command Reset Command Syntax Keywords Notes Table B-4. Port Configuration Defaults Table B-5. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults Table B-6. Zoning Configuration Defaults Table B-7. SNMP Configuration Defaults Table B-5. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults (Continued) Table B-8. System Configuration Defaults Table B-7. SNMP Configuration Defaults Set Command Authority Syntax Keywords Page Set Config Command Authority Syntax Keywords Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters (Continued) Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters (Continued) Page Page Table B-10. Set Config Switch Parameters (Continued) Page Examples Table B-12. Set Config Zoning Parameters 59042-07 A B-45 The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command: B-46 59042-07 A The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command: 59042-07 A B-47 The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command. Set Log Command Syntax Keywords Page Notes Set Port Command Authority Syntax Keywords Page Set Setup Command Syntax Keywords Page Table B-14. System Configuration Settings (Continued) Set Setup Command B-56 59042-07 A Examples Set Setup Command 59042-07 A B-57 The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: Show Command Syntax Keywords Page Page Table B-15. Show Port Parameters (Continued) Page Page Table B-16. Switch Operational Parameters (Continued) 59042-07 A B-65 Examples The following is an example of the Show Domains command: The following is an example of the Show Fabric command: B-66 59042-07 A The following is an example of the Show FDMI command: The following is an example of the Show FDMI WWN command: 59042-07 A B-67 The following is an example of the Show NS (local domain) command: The following is an example of the Show NS [domain_ID] command: The following is an example of the Show NS [port_ID] command: B-68 59042-07 A The following is an example of the Show Interface command: 59042-07 A B-69 The following is an example of the Show Port command: B-70 59042-07 A The following is an example of the Show Switch command: The following is an example of the Show Topology command: 59042-07 A B-71 The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port 1: B-72 59042-07 A The following is an example of the Show Version command: Show Config Command Syntax Keywords Examples Show Config Command The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command: The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command: Show Config Command 59042-07 A B-75 The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command: Show Log Command Syntax Keywords Page Show Log Command B-78 59042-07 A Examples The following is an example of the Show Log Level command: The following is an example of the Show Log Options command: The following is an example of the Show Log command: Show Perf Command Syntax Keywords Show Perf Command B-80 59042-07 A Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command: Show Setup Command Syntax Keywords Examples Show Setup Command The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: Show Setup Command 59042-07 A B-83 The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: Shutdown Command Test Command Syntax Keywords Examples Page Page Uptime Command User Command Authority Syntax Keywords Notes Examples The following is an example of the User Add command: The following is an example of the User Edit command: The following is an example of the User Delete command: The following is an example of the User List command: Whoami Command Zone Command Authority Syntax Keywords Page Zone Command 59042-07 A B-95 Examples The following is an example of the Zone Members command: Page Zoneset Command Authority Syntax Keywords Notes Examples Zoning Command Authority Syntax Keywords Page Zoning Command 59042-07 A B-101 Examples The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command: Zoning Command B-102 59042-07 A The following is an example of the Zoning List command: Page Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Index Numerics A B C D E F G H I L M N O P account Q R S T U V W Z