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SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide
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 General Description
Section
Introduction
Table of Contents
 Planning
Fibre Channel Ports
 Switch Power Requirements
Installation
Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
Connect the Workstation to the Switch
 Appendix B Command Line Interface
Removal/Replacement
Appendix A Specifications
 Glossary Index
 Figures
Page
 Zoning Configuration Defaults
Tables
Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults
Set Config Switch Parameters
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 SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide, publication number
Introduction
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Sicherheitshinweise
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 Figure  2-1.  SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
General Description
 Chassis Controls and LEDs
Power Switches
Maintenance Button
Figure 2-2. Chassis Controls and LEDS
 Fan Fail LED Amber
Chassis LEDs
Over Temperature LED Amber
Figure 2-3. Chassis LEDs
 Fibre Channel Ports
Input Power LED Green
Heartbeat LED Amber
Figure 2-4. Fibre Channel Ports
 Port Activity LED
Port LEDs
Port Logged-In LED
Figure 2-5. Port LEDs
 Figure 2-6. SFP Transceiver
Small Form-Factor Pluggable SFP Transceivers
Port Types
 Ethernet Port
Figure 2-7. Ethernet Port
 Table  2-1. Serial Port Pin Identification
Serial Port
Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pin Identification
 Power Supplies
Figure 2-9. Power Supply Components
 Fans
Switch Management
SANsurfer Switch Manager
Figure  2-10. Fans
 SANsurfer Switch Manager Application Programming Interface
SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet
Command Line Interface
Simple Network Management Protocol
 File Transfer Protocol
2.7.6
 Planning
Devices
 Device Access
Table  3-1. Zoning Database Limits
 Access Control List Hard Zones
Soft Zones
 Performance
Distance
 Table 3-2. Port-to-Port Transmission Combinations
Bandwidth
Latency
Table 3-3. Port-to-Port Latency
 Multiple Chassis Fabrics
Optimizing Device Performance
 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock
 Figure  3-1.  Cascade-with-a-Loop Topology
Common Topologies
Cascade Topology
 Mesh Topology
Figure 3-2. Mesh Topology
 Multistage Topology
Figure 3-3. Multistage Topology
 User Account Security
Fabric Services
Fabric Security
 Fabric Management
 Site Requirements
Installation
Switch Power Requirements
Fabric Management Workstation
 Environmental Conditions
Installing a Switch
Figure  4-1.  SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
 WARNUNG
Mount the Switch
AVERTISSEMENT
  If the switch is mounted in a closed or multi-unit rack
temperature. Refer to ”Environmental” on page A-4
page A-3
 Install SFP Transceivers
Figure 4-2. Installing Rack Mount Brackets
 Connect the Workstation to the Switch
Figure 4-3. Ethernet and Serial Cable Connections
 Configuring the Workstation Serial Port
Configure the Workstation
Setting the Workstation IP Address for Ethernet Connections
2. Choose Make New Connection
 3. Proceed to ”Connect the Switch to AC Power” on page
Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Properties
  4.2.5.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
Install SANsurfer Switch Manager
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
 4.2.5.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
 mozilla file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm or
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
mount /mnt/cdrom
netscape file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm
 sansurferlinuxinstall.bin
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation
chmod +x sansurferlinuxinstall.bin
chmod +x sansurfersolarisinstall.bin
 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Windows Installation
SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Linux Installation
 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Solaris Installation
Start SANsurfer Switch Manager
 Connect the Switch to AC Power
  Für 125 Volt-Netze 10 Ampere Kabel mit UL- und CSA-Zulassung
 Appendix A Specifications
To energize the switch, do the following
 Configure the Switch
telnet SANbox Login admin Password
 Cable Devices to the Switch
 Install Firmware
 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager to Install Firmware
Using the CLI to Install Firmware
 Using FTP and the CLI to Install Firmware
 telnet switchname
telnet
 Powering Down a Switch
 4-24
 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
POST Diagnostics
  4 blinks - Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern
System Error Blink Pattern
 3 blinks - System Error Blink Pattern
Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns
 Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern
 5 Remove Switch Config 6 Remake Filesystem 7 Reset Switch
0 Exit 1 Image Unpack 2 Reset Network Config
3 Reset User Accounts to Default 4 Copy Log Files
passwordimages
 telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or telnet switchname
 Figure 5-1. Logged-In LED
Logging In Error
Logged-In LED Indications
Figure 5-2. Logged-In LED Indications
 EPort Isolation
 Excessive Port Errors
  Yes - Continue
 Chassis Diagnostics
Figure 5-3. Chassis and Power Supply LEDs
 Chassis Over Temperature LED is Illuminated
Input Power LED Is Extinguished
 No - Refer to ”Output Power LED Is Extinguished” on page
 Output Power LED Is Extinguished
Fan Fail LED is Illuminated
 Power Supply Over Temperature LED is Illuminated
Recovering a Switch
 Maintenance - Exit
 Maintenance - Reset User Accounts to Default
Maintenance - Image Unpack
Maintenance - Reset Network Config
Maintenance - Copy Log Files
 Maintenance - Show Firmware Versions
Maintenance - Remake Filesystem
Maintenance - Reset Switch
Maintenance - Set Active Image
 Removal/Replacement
 Figure 6-1. SFP Transceiver Installation
SFP Transceivers
 Figure 6-2. Power Supply Removal
 Figure 6-3. Fan Removal
 Figure 6-4. Fan Installation for Switch Model SB2A-16B
 59021-09 A
 Appendix A
Specifications
Fabric Specifications
 Maintainability
 Dimensions
Electrical
 Environmental
 Regulatory Certifications
 59021-09 A
 User Accounts
Command Line Interface
Logging On to a Switch
Appendix B
 SANbox2 # config list Current list of configurations
Working with Switch Configurations
Modifying a Configuration
default config10132003
 Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations
 ftp put configswitch16910112003 configdata ftpquit
ftp ipaddress userimages password images ftpbin ftpget configdata
userimages password images ftp bin
SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config restore
 Commands
Table  B-1.  Command-Line Completion
 Table B-2. Commands Listed by Authority Level
 Syntax
Admin Command
Authority
Keywords
 Alias Command
Syntax alias
 rename aliasold aliasnew
members alias
remove alias memberlist
 activate configname backup
Config Command
Syntax config
edit configname list
 restore
Setup Command” on page   B-49
save configname
 SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config backup
 MMDDhhmmCCYY
Date Command
Syntax date
Keywords MMDDhhmmCCYY
 Fallback Command
fallback
 page B-25
Hardreset Command
Admin session
page B-18
 Syntax help command keyword
Help Command
Keywords command
Authority None
 History Command
Authority None Syntax history
 Hotreset Command
hotreset
 Image Command
 Lip Command
SANbox2 admin # lip
 Passwd Command
Syntax passwd accountname Keywords accountname
 Ping Command
Keywords ipaddress
 Ps Command
 Quit Command
Syntax quit, exit, or logout
 config configname
Reset Command
config configname
Refer to Table B-3 through Table B-8
 zoning
Table B-3. Switch Configuration Defaults
system
 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-8. System Configuration Defaults
 Set Command
Syntax set
 pagebreak state
setup option
switch state
port option
 port portnumber
Set Config Command
Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters
ports portnumber
 Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters Continued
 Description
 Table B-10. Set Config Switch Parameters
 Table B-10. Set Config Switch Parameters Continued
threshold
 Table B-11. Set Config Threshold Parameters
 Table  B-12. Set Config Zoning Parameters
memory. Refer to  ”FC-SW-2 Compliant” on page  B-37 .  The
 Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command
B-40
 B-41
The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command
The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command
 B-42
 The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command
B-43
 archive
Set Log Command
set log
clear
 Port Monitors all port events Switch
 and the Level keyword to Info at the same time
stop
Stops logging of events
 Keywords portnumber
Set Port Command
enable
bypass alpa
 Down Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers
B-48
 Entry
Set Setup Command
Table B-13. SNMP Configuration Settings
 Table B-13. SNMP Configuration Settings Continued
Table B-14. System Configuration Settings
 Table B-14. System Configuration Settings Continued
 Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command
 B-53
 The following is an example of the Set Setup System command
B-54
 Keywords about
Show Command
alarm option
fdmi portwwn interface log option lsdb
 ns option
fdmi portwwn
log option
 pagebreak
perf option
Table  B-15. Show Port Parameters
 Table B-15. Show Port Parameters Continued
 steering domainid
Displays the Power On Self Test POST log which contains results from the POST
 Table B-16. Switch Operational Parameters
 Table B-16. Switch Operational Parameters Continued
 version
topology
users
 100000c0dd007781
The following is an example of the Show Fabric command
The following is an example of the Show FDMI command
100000c0dd006a2d
 B-64
The following is an example of the Show FDMI WWN command
The following is an example of the Show NS local domain command
 The following is an example of the Show Interface command
The following is an example of the Show NS domainID command
The following is an example of the Show NS portID command
B-65
 Port Number
The following is an example of the Show Port command
TotalLinkResets
200100c0dd00bcb8
 B-67
The following is an example of the Show Switch command
The following is an example of the Show Topology command
 The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port
 UserAuthentication
The following is an example of the Show Version command
10.20.11.192 use set setup system to update
Eth0NetworkAddress
 Show Config Command
 1 Appears only if FC-SW-2 Compliant is False
The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command
The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command
 The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command
B-72
 component
Show Log Command
show log
level
 SANbox2 # show log level Current settings for log
settings
Current settings for log component NameServer
options
 The following is an example of the Show Log command
 show perf
Show Perf Command
errors
byte
 B-77
Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command
The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command
 Manufacturing Information
Show Setup Command
SANbox2 # show setup mfg
 The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command
B-79
 The following is an example of the Show Setup System command
B-80
 Shutdown Command
shutdown
 set port x state diagnostics
Test Command
admin start
  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
 Uptime Command
Authority None Syntax uptime
 User Command
Keywords accounts
  User accounts are enforced in SANsurfer Switch Manager only if the
 B-88
The following is an example of the User Delete command
The following is an example of the User List command
 Whoami Command
whoami
 Zone Command
Syntax zone
 rename zoneold zonenew
members zone
remove zone memberlist
type zone zonetype
 Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command
The following is an example of the Zone Members command
 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone zone1
The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command
SANbox2 # zone zonesets zone1
zoneset1
 Zoneset Command
Syntax zoneset
 Removes a list of zones given by zonelist from the zone set given by
 Zoning Command
Keywords active
 Table  B-17. Zoning Database Limits
 LinkResetZone2
The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command
LinkResetZone
MaxZonesInZoneSets
 The following is an example of the Zoning List command
B-99
 B-100
wwn2215c3 50060482bfd218c2 50060482bfd218d2 10000000c92215
 Glossary
 Class 3 Service
 Heartbeat LED
 NLPort
 Zoning Database
Zone
Zone Set
 Glossary-6
 Index
Numerics
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