Firmware Version
SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide
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 Table of Contents
Section
Introduction
General Description
 Fibre Channel Ports
Planning
 Connect the Workstation to the Switch
Installation
Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
Switch Power Requirements
 Removal/Replacement
Appendix A Specifications
Appendix B Command Line Interface
 Glossary Index
 Page
Figures
 Set Config Switch Parameters
Tables
Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults
Zoning Configuration Defaults
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 Related Materials
 SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide, publication number
Introduction
Intended Audience
 New in this Release
 4-3, 4-14
Safety Notices
Sicherheitshinweise
Notes informatives relatives à la sécurité
 Communications Statements
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Canadian Department of Communications Class A Compliance Statement
 CE Statement
 BSMI Class A Statement
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 Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity ESDS Precautions
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 Accessible Parts
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 General Description
Figure  2-1.  SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
 Figure 2-2. Chassis Controls and LEDS
Power Switches
Maintenance Button
Chassis Controls and LEDs
 Figure 2-3. Chassis LEDs
Chassis LEDs
Over Temperature LED Amber
Fan Fail LED Amber
 Figure 2-4. Fibre Channel Ports
Input Power LED Green
Heartbeat LED Amber
Fibre Channel Ports
 Figure 2-5. Port LEDs
Port LEDs
Port Logged-In LED
Port Activity LED
 Small Form-Factor Pluggable SFP Transceivers
Port Types
Figure 2-6. SFP Transceiver
 Figure 2-7. Ethernet Port
Ethernet Port
 Serial Port
Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pin Identification
Table  2-1. Serial Port Pin Identification
 Figure 2-9. Power Supply Components
Power Supplies
 Figure  2-10. Fans
Switch Management
SANsurfer Switch Manager
Fans
 Simple Network Management Protocol
SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet
Command Line Interface
SANsurfer Switch Manager Application Programming Interface
 2.7.6
File Transfer Protocol
 Devices
Planning
 Table  3-1. Zoning Database Limits
Device Access
 Soft Zones
Access Control List Hard Zones
 Distance
Performance
 Table 3-3. Port-to-Port Latency
Bandwidth
Latency
Table 3-2. Port-to-Port Transmission Combinations
 Optimizing Device Performance
Multiple Chassis Fabrics
 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock
 Common Topologies
Cascade Topology
Figure  3-1.  Cascade-with-a-Loop Topology
 Figure 3-2. Mesh Topology
Mesh Topology
 Figure 3-3. Multistage Topology
Multistage Topology
 Fabric Services
Fabric Security
User Account Security
 Fabric Management
 Fabric Management Workstation
Installation
Switch Power Requirements
Site Requirements
 Installing a Switch
Figure  4-1.  SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
Environmental Conditions
 Mount the Switch
AVERTISSEMENT
WARNUNG
 temperature. Refer to ”Environmental” on page A-4
page A-3
 If the switch is mounted in a closed or multi-unit rack
 Figure 4-2. Installing Rack Mount Brackets
Install SFP Transceivers
 Figure 4-3. Ethernet and Serial Cable Connections
Connect the Workstation to the Switch
 2. Choose Make New Connection
Configure the Workstation
Setting the Workstation IP Address for Ethernet Connections
Configuring the Workstation Serial Port
 Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Properties
3. Proceed to ”Connect the Switch to AC Power” on page
  4.2.5.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
Install SANsurfer Switch Manager
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
 4.2.5.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
 netscape file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
mount /mnt/cdrom
mozilla file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm or
 chmod +x sansurfersolarisinstall.bin
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation
chmod +x sansurferlinuxinstall.bin
sansurferlinuxinstall.bin
 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Linux Installation
SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Windows Installation
 Start SANsurfer Switch Manager
SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Solaris Installation
 Connect the Switch to AC Power
  Für 125 Volt-Netze 10 Ampere Kabel mit UL- und CSA-Zulassung
 To energize the switch, do the following
Appendix A Specifications
 telnet SANbox Login admin Password
Configure the Switch
 Cable Devices to the Switch
 Install Firmware
 Using the CLI to Install Firmware
Using SANsurfer Switch Manager to Install Firmware
 Using FTP and the CLI to Install Firmware
 telnet
telnet switchname
 Powering Down a Switch
 4-24
 POST Diagnostics
Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
 Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns
System Error Blink Pattern
 3 blinks - System Error Blink Pattern
 4 blinks - Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern
 Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern
 passwordimages
0 Exit 1 Image Unpack 2 Reset Network Config
3 Reset User Accounts to Default 4 Copy Log Files
5 Remove Switch Config 6 Remake Filesystem 7 Reset Switch
 telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or telnet switchname
 Figure 5-2. Logged-In LED Indications
Logging In Error
Logged-In LED Indications
Figure 5-1. Logged-In LED
 EPort Isolation
 Excessive Port Errors
  Yes - Continue
 Figure 5-3. Chassis and Power Supply LEDs
Chassis Diagnostics
 Input Power LED Is Extinguished
 No - Refer to ”Output Power LED Is Extinguished” on page
Chassis Over Temperature LED is Illuminated
 Fan Fail LED is Illuminated
Output Power LED Is Extinguished
 Recovering a Switch
Power Supply Over Temperature LED is Illuminated
 Maintenance - Exit
 Maintenance - Copy Log Files
Maintenance - Image Unpack
Maintenance - Reset Network Config
Maintenance - Reset User Accounts to Default
 Maintenance - Set Active Image
Maintenance - Remake Filesystem
Maintenance - Reset Switch
Maintenance - Show Firmware Versions
 Removal/Replacement
 SFP Transceivers
Figure 6-1. SFP Transceiver Installation
 Figure 6-2. Power Supply Removal
 Figure 6-3. Fan Removal
 Figure 6-4. Fan Installation for Switch Model SB2A-16B
 6 - Removal/Replacement
 Specifications
Fabric Specifications
Appendix A
 Maintainability
 Electrical
Dimensions
 Environmental
 Regulatory Certifications
 A - Specifications
 Appendix B
Command Line Interface
Logging On to a Switch
User Accounts
 default config10132003
Working with Switch Configurations
Modifying a Configuration
SANbox2 # config list Current list of configurations
 Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations
 SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config restore
ftp ipaddress userimages password images ftpbin ftpget configdata
userimages password images ftp bin
ftp put configswitch16910112003 configdata ftpquit
 Table  B-1.  Command-Line Completion
Commands
 Table B-2. Commands Listed by Authority Level
 Keywords
Admin Command
Authority
Syntax
 Syntax alias
Alias Command
 members alias
remove alias memberlist
rename aliasold aliasnew
 edit configname list
Config Command
Syntax config
activate configname backup
 Setup Command” on page   B-49
save configname
restore
 SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config backup
 Keywords MMDDhhmmCCYY
Date Command
Syntax date
MMDDhhmmCCYY
 fallback
Fallback Command
 page B-18
Hardreset Command
Admin session
page B-25
 Authority None
Help Command
Keywords command
Syntax help command keyword
 Authority None Syntax history
History Command
 hotreset
Hotreset Command
 Image Command
 SANbox2 admin # lip
Lip Command
 Syntax passwd accountname Keywords accountname
Passwd Command
 Keywords ipaddress
Ping Command
 Ps Command
 Syntax quit, exit, or logout
Quit Command
 Refer to Table B-3 through Table B-8
Reset Command
config configname
config configname
 Table B-3. Switch Configuration Defaults
system
zoning
 Table B-4. Port Configuration Defaults
 Table B-6. Zoning Configuration Defaults
Table B-5. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults
 Table B-7. SNMP Configuration Defaults
 Table B-8. System Configuration Defaults
 Syntax set
Set Command
 port option
setup option
switch state
pagebreak state
 ports portnumber
Set Config Command
Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters
port portnumber
 Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters Continued
 Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters Continued
 Table B-10. Set Config Switch Parameters
 threshold
Table B-10. Set Config Switch Parameters Continued
 Table B-11. Set Config Threshold Parameters
 memory. Refer to  ”FC-SW-2 Compliant” on page  B-37 .  The
Table  B-12. Set Config Zoning Parameters
 B-40
Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command
 The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command
The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command
B-41
 B-42
 B-43
The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command
 clear
Set Log Command
set log
archive
 Port Monitors all port events Switch
 stop
Stops logging of events
and the Level keyword to Info at the same time
 bypass alpa
Set Port Command
enable
Keywords portnumber
 B-48
Down Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers
 Set Setup Command
Table B-13. SNMP Configuration Settings
Entry
 Table B-14. System Configuration Settings
Table B-13. SNMP Configuration Settings Continued
 Table B-14. System Configuration Settings Continued
 Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command
 B-53
 B-54
The following is an example of the Set Setup System command
 fdmi portwwn interface log option lsdb
Show Command
alarm option
Keywords about
 fdmi portwwn
log option
ns option
 perf option
Table  B-15. Show Port Parameters
pagebreak
 Table B-15. Show Port Parameters Continued
 Displays the Power On Self Test POST log which contains results from the POST
steering domainid
 Table B-16. Switch Operational Parameters
 Table B-16. Switch Operational Parameters Continued
 topology
users
version
 100000c0dd006a2d
The following is an example of the Show Fabric command
The following is an example of the Show FDMI command
100000c0dd007781
 The following is an example of the Show FDMI WWN command
The following is an example of the Show NS local domain command
B-64
 B-65
The following is an example of the Show NS domainID command
The following is an example of the Show NS portID command
The following is an example of the Show Interface command
 200100c0dd00bcb8
The following is an example of the Show Port command
TotalLinkResets
Port Number
 The following is an example of the Show Switch command
The following is an example of the Show Topology command
B-67
 The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port
 Eth0NetworkAddress
The following is an example of the Show Version command
10.20.11.192 use set setup system to update
UserAuthentication
 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
1 Appears only if FC-SW-2 Compliant is False
 B-72
The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command
 level
Show Log Command
show log
component
 options
settings
Current settings for log component NameServer
SANbox2 # show log level Current settings for log
 The following is an example of the Show Log command
 byte
Show Perf Command
errors
show perf
 Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command
The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command
B-77
 Show Setup Command
SANbox2 # show setup mfg
Manufacturing Information
 B-79
The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command
 B-80
The following is an example of the Show Setup System command
 shutdown
Shutdown Command
 Test Command
admin start
set port x state diagnostics
  To run an internal loopback test, enter the following
 3. A series of test parameters are displayed on the screen. Press the Enter key to accept each default parameter value, or type a new value for each parameter and press the Enter key. The TestLength parameter is the number of frames sent, the FrameSize 256 byte maximum in some cases parameter is the number of bytes in each frame, and the DataPattern parameter is the pattern in the payload. Before running the test, make sure that the device attached to the port can handle the test parameters
 Authority None Syntax uptime
Uptime Command
 Keywords accounts
User Command
  User accounts are enforced in SANsurfer Switch Manager only if the
 The following is an example of the User Delete command
The following is an example of the User List command
B-88
 whoami
Whoami Command
 Syntax zone
Zone Command
 type zone zonetype
members zone
remove zone memberlist
rename zoneold zonenew
 The following is an example of the Zone Members command
Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command
 zoneset1
The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command
SANbox2 # zone zonesets zone1
Current List of ZoneSets for Zone zone1
 Syntax zoneset
Zoneset Command
 Removes a list of zones given by zonelist from the zone set given by
 Keywords active
Zoning Command
 Table  B-17. Zoning Database Limits
 MaxZonesInZoneSets
The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command
LinkResetZone
LinkResetZone2
 B-99
The following is an example of the Zoning List command
 wwn2215c3 50060482bfd218c2 50060482bfd218d2 10000000c92215
B-100
 Glossary
 Class 3 Service
 Heartbeat LED
 NLPort
 Zone
Zone Set
Zoning Database
 Glossary-6
 Numerics
Index
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