3–Installation Installing a Switch

Serial – Windows: Open the HyperTerminal application on a Windows platform.

a.Choose the Start button, select Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal, and HyperTerminal.

b.Select the connection you created earlier and choose the OK button.

Serial – Linux: Open a command window and enter the following command:

minicom

Serial – Solaris: Open a command window and enter the following command:

tip hardwire

2.Open an admin session and enter the Set Setup System command. Enter the values you want for switch IP address (EthNetworkAddress) and the network mask (EthNetworkMask).

QLogic #> admin start

QLogic (admin) #> set setup system

3.Open a Config Edit session and use the Set Config command to modify the switch configuration.

Refer to the SANbox 9000 Series Stackable Chassis Switch Command Line Interface Guide for information about using the command line interface.

Cable Devices to the Switch

Connect cables to the SFP transceivers and their corresponding devices, and then energize the devices. Device host bus adapters can have SFP (or SFF) transceivers. LC-type duplex fiber optic cable connectors are designed for SFP transceivers. Duplex cable connectors are keyed to ensure proper orientation. Choose the fiber optic cable with the connector combination that matches the device host bus adapter.

Connect a QLogic 9000 Series switch to a QLogic 5000 series switch through their 10-Gbps ports using an X2-to-XPAK stacking cable. The stacking cable X2 connector is larger than the XPAK connector and attaches to the QLogic 9000 Series 10-Gbps I/O blade.

GL_Ports self configure as FL_Ports when connected to loop of public devices or F_Ports when connected to a single device. G_Ports self configure as F_Ports when connected to a single device. Both GL_Ports and G_Ports self configure as E_Ports when connected to another switch.

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59229-05 A, 9100 specifications

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