Q-Logic 59042-07 A Site Requirements, Fabric Management Workstation, Switch Power Requirements

Section 4

Installation

This section describes how to install and configure the SANbox2-8c switch. It also describes how to load new firmware and how to recover a disabled switch.

4.1

Site Requirements

Consider the following items when installing a SANbox2-8c switch:

„Fabric Management Workstation

„Switch Power Requirements

„Environmental Conditions

4.1.1

Fabric Management Workstation

The requirements for fabric management workstations running SANsurfer Switch Manager are described in Table 4-1:

Table 4-1. Management Workstation Requirements

Operating System	„	Windows® NT 4.0/2000/2003
	„ Linux® 7.2 Red Hat®, Gnome™ 1.4
	„	Solaris™ 2.8/2.9, CDE
Memory	256 MB or more
Disk Space	150 MB per installation
Processor	500 MHz or faster
Hardware	CD-ROM drive, RJ-45Ethernet port, RS-232 serial port (optional)
Internet Browser	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5.0 or later
	Netscape Navigator® 4.72 and later
	Mozilla™ 1.02 and later

Telnet workstations require an RJ-45 Ethernet port or an RS-232 serial port and an operating system with a Telnet client.

4.1.2

Switch Power Requirements

Power requirements are 1 Amp at 90 to 137 Vac and 0.45 Amps at 180 to 264 Vac.

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