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General Description

Section 2

General Description

This section describes the features and capabilities of the SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel switch. The following topics are described:

Chassis controls and LEDs

Fibre channel ports

Ethernet port

Serial port

Power supplies

Fans

Switch management

Fabrics are managed with the SANsurfer Switch Manager™ switch management application (version 4.01) and the Command Line Interface (CLI). Refer to the SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide for information about using the SANsurfer Switch Manager application. Refer to Appendix B Command Line Interface for more information about the command line interface.

Figure 2-1. SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch

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Q-Logic SB2A-16B, QLA2342 manual General Description, 1. SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch, Section

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Firmware Version SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation GuideS i m p l i f y Document Revision History Table of Contents SectionIntroduction General Description Fibre Channel Ports Planning Connect the Workstation to the Switch InstallationDiagnostics/Troubleshooting Switch Power Requirements Removal/Replacement Appendix A SpecificationsAppendix B Command Line Interface Glossary Index Page Figures Set Config Switch Parameters TablesPort Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults Zoning Configuration Defaults 59021-09 A Related Materials „ SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide, publication numberIntroduction Intended Audience New in this Release 4-3, 4-14 Safety NoticesSicherheitshinweise Notes informatives relatives à la sécurité Communications Statements Federal Communications Commission FCC Class A StatementCanadian Department of Communications Class A Compliance Statement CE Statement BSMI Class A Statement VCCI Class A Statement Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity ESDS Precautions Laser Safety Information Accessible Parts Pièces AccessiblesZugängliche Teile Preamble General Public License Terms And Conditions For Copying, Distribution And Modification modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions b. Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange or rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs NO WARRANTYEND OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS Copyright C yyyy name of author signature of Ty Coon, 1 Aprilone line to give the programs name and an idea of what it does Contact Information Technical SupportAvailability Training General Description Figure 2-1. SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Figure 2-2. Chassis Controls and LEDS Power SwitchesMaintenance Button Chassis Controls and LEDs Figure 2-3. Chassis LEDs Chassis LEDsOver Temperature LED Amber Fan Fail LED Amber Figure 2-4. Fibre Channel Ports Input Power LED GreenHeartbeat LED Amber Fibre Channel Ports Figure 2-5. Port LEDs Port LEDsPort Logged-In LED Port Activity LED Small Form-Factor Pluggable SFP Transceivers Port TypesFigure 2-6. SFP Transceiver Figure 2-7. Ethernet Port Ethernet Port Serial Port Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pin IdentificationTable 2-1. Serial Port Pin Identification Figure 2-9. Power Supply Components Power Supplies Figure 2-10. Fans Switch ManagementSANsurfer Switch Manager Fans Simple Network Management Protocol SANsurfer Switch Manager Web AppletCommand 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 BandwidthLatency 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 TopologyFigure 3-1. Cascade-with-a-Loop Topology Figure 3-2. Mesh Topology Mesh Topology Figure 3-3. Multistage Topology Multistage Topology Fabric Services Fabric SecurityUser Account Security Fabric Management Fabric Management Workstation InstallationSwitch Power Requirements Site Requirements Installing a Switch Figure 4-1. SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel SwitchEnvironmental Conditions Mount the Switch AVERTISSEMENTWARNUNG 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 WorkstationSetting 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 ManagerSANsurfer 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 Installationmount /mnt/cdrom mozilla file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm or chmod +x sansurfersolarisinstall.bin SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installationchmod +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 Config3 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 ErrorLogged-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 pageChassis 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 UnpackMaintenance - Reset Network Config Maintenance - Reset User Accounts to Default Maintenance - Set Active Image Maintenance - Remake FilesystemMaintenance - 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 SpecificationsAppendix A Maintainability Electrical Dimensions Environmental Regulatory Certifications A - Specifications Appendix B Command Line InterfaceLogging On to a Switch User Accounts default config10132003 Working with Switch ConfigurationsModifying 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 configdatauserimages 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 CommandAuthority Syntax Syntax alias Alias Command members alias remove alias memberlistrename aliasold aliasnew edit configname list Config CommandSyntax config activate configname backup Setup Command” on page B-49 save confignamerestore SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config backup Keywords MMDDhhmmCCYY Date CommandSyntax date MMDDhhmmCCYY fallback Fallback Command page B-18 Hardreset CommandAdmin session page B-25 Authority None Help CommandKeywords 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 Commandconfig configname config configname Table B-3. Switch Configuration Defaults systemzoning 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 optionswitch state pagebreak state ports portnumber Set Config CommandTable 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 commandB-41 B-42 B-43 The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command clear Set Log Commandset log archive Port Monitors all port events Switch stop Stops logging of eventsand the Level keyword to Info at the same time bypass alpa Set Port Commandenable Keywords portnumber B-48 Down Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers Set Setup Command Table B-13. SNMP Configuration SettingsEntry 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 Commandalarm option Keywords about fdmi portwwn log optionns option perf option Table B-15. Show Port Parameterspagebreak 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 usersversion 100000c0dd006a2d The following is an example of the Show Fabric commandThe 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 commandB-64 B-65 The following is an example of the Show NS domainID commandThe 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 commandTotalLinkResets Port Number The following is an example of the Show Switch command The following is an example of the Show Topology commandB-67 The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port Eth0NetworkAddress The following is an example of the Show Version command10.20.11.192 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 command1 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 Commandshow log component options settingsCurrent 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 Commanderrors show perf Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte commandB-77 Show Setup Command SANbox2 # show setup mfgManufacturing 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 startset 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 commandB-88 whoami Whoami Command Syntax zone Zone Command type zone zonetype members zoneremove 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 commandSANbox2 # 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 commandLinkResetZone 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 SetZoning Database Glossary-6 Numerics IndexPage Page Page