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SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide
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 Introduction
Section
General Description
Table of Contents
 Fibre Channel Ports
Planning
 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
Installation
Switch Power Requirements
Connect the Workstation to the Switch
 Appendix B Command Line Interface
Removal/Replacement
Appendix A Specifications
 Glossary Index
 Page
Figures
 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults
Tables
Zoning Configuration Defaults
Set Config Switch Parameters
 Installation Guide
 Introduction
 SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide, publication number
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 General Description
Figure  2-1.  SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
 Maintenance Button
Power Switches
Chassis Controls and LEDs
Figure 2-2. Chassis Controls and LEDS
 Over Temperature LED Amber
Chassis LEDs
Fan Fail LED Amber
Figure 2-3. Chassis LEDs
 Heartbeat LED Amber
Input Power LED Green
Fibre Channel Ports
Figure 2-4. Fibre Channel Ports
 Port Logged-In LED
Port LEDs
Port Activity LED
Figure 2-5. Port LEDs
 Figure 2-6. SFP Transceiver
Small Form-Factor Pluggable SFP Transceivers
Port Types
 Figure 2-7. Ethernet Port
Ethernet Port
 Table  2-1. Serial Port Pin Identification
Serial Port
Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pin Identification
 Figure 2-9. Power Supply Components
Power Supplies
 SANsurfer Switch Manager
Switch Management
Fans
Figure  2-10. Fans
 Command Line Interface
SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet
SANsurfer Switch Manager Application Programming Interface
Simple Network Management Protocol
 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
 Latency
Bandwidth
Table 3-2. Port-to-Port Transmission Combinations
Table 3-3. Port-to-Port Latency
 Optimizing Device Performance
Multiple Chassis Fabrics
 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock
 Figure  3-1.  Cascade-with-a-Loop Topology
Common Topologies
Cascade Topology
 Figure 3-2. Mesh Topology
Mesh Topology
 Figure 3-3. Multistage Topology
Multistage Topology
 User Account Security
Fabric Services
Fabric Security
 Fabric Management
 Switch Power Requirements
Installation
Site 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
 Figure 4-2. Installing Rack Mount Brackets
Install SFP Transceivers
 Figure 4-3. Ethernet and Serial Cable Connections
Connect the Workstation to the Switch
 Setting the Workstation IP Address for Ethernet Connections
Configure the Workstation
Configuring the Workstation Serial Port
2. Choose Make New Connection
 Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Properties
3. Proceed to ”Connect the Switch to AC Power” on page
 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
Install SANsurfer Switch Manager
 4.2.5.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
 4.2.5.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
 mount /mnt/cdrom
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
mozilla file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm or
netscape file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm
 chmod +x sansurferlinuxinstall.bin
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation
sansurferlinuxinstall.bin
chmod +x sansurfersolarisinstall.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
  3 blinks - System Error Blink Pattern
System Error Blink Pattern
 4 blinks - Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern
Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns
 Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern
 3 Reset User Accounts to Default 4 Copy Log Files
0 Exit 1 Image Unpack 2 Reset Network Config
5 Remove Switch Config 6 Remake Filesystem 7 Reset Switch
passwordimages
 telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or telnet switchname
 Logged-In LED Indications
Logging In Error
Figure 5-1. Logged-In LED
Figure 5-2. Logged-In LED Indications
 EPort Isolation
 Excessive Port Errors
  Yes - Continue
 Figure 5-3. Chassis and Power Supply LEDs
Chassis Diagnostics
 Chassis Over Temperature LED is Illuminated
Input Power LED Is Extinguished
 No - Refer to ”Output Power LED Is Extinguished” on page
 Fan Fail LED is Illuminated
Output Power LED Is Extinguished
 Recovering a Switch
Power Supply Over Temperature LED is Illuminated
 Maintenance - Exit
 Maintenance - Reset Network Config
Maintenance - Image Unpack
Maintenance - Reset User Accounts to Default
Maintenance - Copy Log Files
 Maintenance - Reset Switch
Maintenance - Remake Filesystem
Maintenance - Show Firmware Versions
Maintenance - Set Active Image
 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
 59021-09 A
 Appendix A
Specifications
Fabric Specifications
 Maintainability
 Electrical
Dimensions
 Environmental
 Regulatory Certifications
 59021-09 A
 Logging On to a Switch
Command Line Interface
User Accounts
Appendix B
 Modifying a Configuration
Working with Switch Configurations
SANbox2 # config list Current list of configurations
default config10132003
 Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations
 userimages password images ftp bin
ftp ipaddress userimages password images ftpbin ftpget configdata
ftp put configswitch16910112003 configdata ftpquit
SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config restore
 Table  B-1.  Command-Line Completion
Commands
 Table B-2. Commands Listed by Authority Level
 Authority
Admin Command
Syntax
Keywords
 Syntax alias
Alias Command
 rename aliasold aliasnew
members alias
remove alias memberlist
 Syntax config
Config Command
activate configname backup
edit configname list
 restore
Setup Command” on page   B-49
save configname
 SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config backup
 Syntax date
Date Command
MMDDhhmmCCYY
Keywords MMDDhhmmCCYY
 fallback
Fallback Command
 Admin session
Hardreset Command
page B-25
page B-18
 Keywords command
Help Command
Syntax help command keyword
Authority None
 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
 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-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
 switch state
setup option
pagebreak state
port option
 Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters
Set Config Command
port portnumber
ports portnumber
 Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters Continued
 Description
 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
 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
 B-43
The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command
 set log
Set Log Command
archive
clear
 Port Monitors all port events Switch
 and the Level keyword to Info at the same time
stop
Stops logging of events
 enable
Set Port Command
Keywords portnumber
bypass alpa
 B-48
Down Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers
 Entry
Set Setup Command
Table B-13. SNMP Configuration Settings
 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
 alarm option
Show Command
Keywords about
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
 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
 version
topology
users
 The following is an example of the Show FDMI command
The following is an example of the Show Fabric command
100000c0dd007781
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 NS portID command
The following is an example of the Show NS domainID command
The following is an example of the Show Interface command
B-65
 TotalLinkResets
The following is an example of the Show Port command
Port Number
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
 10.20.11.192 use set setup system to update
The following is an example of the Show Version command
UserAuthentication
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
 B-72
The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command
 show log
Show Log Command
component
level
 Current settings for log component NameServer
settings
SANbox2 # show log level Current settings for log
options
 The following is an example of the Show Log command
 errors
Show Perf Command
show perf
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
 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
 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
 Authority None Syntax uptime
Uptime Command
 Keywords accounts
User Command
  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
Whoami Command
 Syntax zone
Zone Command
 remove zone memberlist
members zone
rename zoneold zonenew
type zone zonetype
 The following is an example of the Zone Members command
Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command
 SANbox2 # zone zonesets zone1
The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command
Current List of ZoneSets for Zone zone1
zoneset1
 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
 LinkResetZone
The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command
LinkResetZone2
MaxZonesInZoneSets
 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
 Zoning Database
Zone
Zone Set
 Glossary-6
 Numerics
Index
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