Q-Logic MKII-BASE16 user manual Major Switch Chassis Features

General Description

of these Broadcast Zones. A port will broadcast to all ports in the same Broadcast Zone (or zones) in-which the port is defined. If Hard Zones are enabled, Broadcast Zones may not cross the defined Hard Zone boundaries.

•Name Server Zones allow the division of the fabric into as many as 16 zones that define which ports receive Name Server information. A particular port may be defined in one or more of these Broadcast Zones. A port will receive Name Server information for all ports in the same Name Server Zone (or zones) in-which the port is defined. If Hard Zones are enabled, Name Server Zones may not cross the defined Hard Zone boundaries.

•Load new Switch and management control firmware into the Switch via TFTP

•Retrieve and modify the Switch file named config via TFTP. This file contains the current management configuration of the Switch management processes, including the IP network configuration parameters, and the SNMP configuration parameters.

•Manage the Switch using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as the transport protocol

Refer to the Switch Management section of this manual for more information.

Major Switch Chassis Features

The following is an overview of the major features of the Switch chassis:

•You have the option to add a second power supply for total power supply redundancy. When there are two power supplies, they each become “hot pluggable”. Refer to the Power Supply paragraphs later in this section and also to Section 4 for Removal Replacement procedures.

•You have the option to add control firmware that allows your MKII Switch chassis to operate in a multi-stage interconnection fabric with other MKII Switches. Switches in this multi-stage fabric may be connected in either two-stage or three-stage topologies. These multi-stage topologies use cross- connecting (not cascading) for the fewest number of fabric hops between users. Refer to the Reference Information appendix for more information.

•The Switch undergoes a battery of Power-On-Self-Tests (POSTs) each time it is powered-up. POST provides one pass through the battery of tests but does not test the GigaBit Interface Converters (GBICs). The POST uses the Heartbeat LED to indicate pass or fail test conditions. Refer to the LED paragraphs later in this section and the POST paragraphs in the Troubleshooting section.

•The Switch contains a Continuous Test button on the front panel that, when placed in the TST (Test) position, places the Switch in continuous test mode. This continuous test mode requires that Loopback Plugs (provided with GBICs

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