SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide
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 Section
Introduction
General Description
Table of Contents
 Planning
Fibre Channel Ports
 Installation
Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
Switch Power Requirements
Connect the Workstation to the Switch
 Appendix A Specifications
Removal/Replacement
Appendix B Command Line Interface
 Glossary Index
 Figures
Page
 Tables
Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults
Zoning Configuration Defaults
Set Config Switch Parameters
 SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
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 Figure  2-1.  SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
General Description
 Power Switches
Maintenance Button
Chassis Controls and LEDs
Figure 2-2. Chassis Controls and LEDS
 Chassis LEDs
Over Temperature LED Amber
Fan Fail LED Amber
Figure 2-3. Chassis LEDs
 Input Power LED Green
Heartbeat LED Amber
Fibre Channel Ports
Figure 2-4. Fibre Channel Ports
 Port LEDs
Port Logged-In LED
Port Activity LED
Figure 2-5. Port LEDs
 Port Types
Small Form-Factor Pluggable SFP Transceivers
Figure 2-6. SFP Transceiver
 Ethernet Port
Figure 2-7. Ethernet Port
 Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pin Identification
Serial Port
Table  2-1. Serial Port Pin Identification
 Power Supplies
Figure 2-9. Power Supply Components
 Switch Management
SANsurfer Switch Manager
Fans
Figure  2-10. Fans
 SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet
Command Line Interface
SANsurfer Switch Manager Application Programming 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
 Bandwidth
Latency
Table 3-2. Port-to-Port Transmission Combinations
Table 3-3. Port-to-Port Latency
 Multiple Chassis Fabrics
Optimizing Device Performance
 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock
 Cascade Topology
Common Topologies
Figure  3-1.  Cascade-with-a-Loop Topology
 Mesh Topology
Figure 3-2. Mesh Topology
 Multistage Topology
Figure 3-3. Multistage Topology
 Fabric Security
Fabric Services
User Account Security
 Fabric Management
 Installation
Switch Power Requirements
Site Requirements
Fabric Management Workstation
 Figure  4-1.  SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
Installing a Switch
Environmental Conditions
 AVERTISSEMENT
Mount the Switch
WARNUNG
 page A-3
temperature. Refer to ”Environmental” on page A-4
 If the switch is mounted in a closed or multi-unit rack
 Install SFP Transceivers
Figure 4-2. Installing Rack Mount Brackets
 Connect the Workstation to the Switch
Figure 4-3. Ethernet and Serial Cable Connections
 Configure the Workstation
Setting the Workstation IP Address for Ethernet Connections
Configuring the Workstation Serial Port
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
 Install SANsurfer Switch Manager
SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
 4.2.5.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
 4.2.5.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
mount /mnt/cdrom
mozilla file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm or
netscape file/mnt/cdrom/StartHere.htm
 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation
chmod +x sansurferlinuxinstall.bin
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
 System Error Blink Pattern
 3 blinks - System Error Blink Pattern
 4 blinks - Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern
Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns
 Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern
 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
passwordimages
 telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or telnet switchname
 Logging In Error
Logged-In LED Indications
Figure 5-1. Logged-In LED
Figure 5-2. Logged-In LED Indications
 EPort Isolation
 Excessive Port Errors
  Yes - Continue
 Chassis Diagnostics
Figure 5-3. Chassis and Power Supply LEDs
  No - Refer to ”Output Power LED Is Extinguished” on page
Input Power LED Is Extinguished
Chassis Over Temperature LED is Illuminated
 Output Power LED Is Extinguished
Fan Fail LED is Illuminated
 Power Supply Over Temperature LED is Illuminated
Recovering a Switch
 Maintenance - Exit
 Maintenance - Image Unpack
Maintenance - Reset Network Config
Maintenance - Reset User Accounts to Default
Maintenance - Copy Log Files
 Maintenance - Remake Filesystem
Maintenance - Reset Switch
Maintenance - Show Firmware Versions
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
 Fans
 Fabric Specifications
Specifications
Appendix A
 Maintainability
 Dimensions
Electrical
 Environmental
 Regulatory Certifications
 Regulatory Certifications
 Command Line Interface
Logging On to a Switch
User Accounts
Appendix B
 Working with Switch Configurations
Modifying a Configuration
SANbox2 # config list Current list of configurations
default config10132003
 Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations
 ftp ipaddress userimages password images ftpbin ftpget configdata
userimages password images ftp bin
ftp put configswitch16910112003 configdata ftpquit
SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config restore
 Commands
Table  B-1.  Command-Line Completion
 Table B-2. Commands Listed by Authority Level
 Admin Command
Authority
Syntax
Keywords
 Alias Command
Syntax alias
 remove alias memberlist
members alias
rename aliasold aliasnew
 Config Command
Syntax config
activate configname backup
edit configname list
 save configname
Setup Command” on page   B-49
restore
 SANbox2 # admin start SANbox2 admin # config backup
 Date Command
Syntax date
MMDDhhmmCCYY
Keywords MMDDhhmmCCYY
 Fallback Command
fallback
 Hardreset Command
Admin session
page B-25
page B-18
 Help Command
Keywords command
Syntax help command keyword
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
 Reset Command
config configname
config configname
Refer to Table B-3 through Table B-8
 system
Table B-3. Switch Configuration Defaults
zoning
 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
 setup option
switch state
pagebreak state
port option
 Set Config Command
Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters
port portnumber
ports portnumber
 Table B-9. Set Config Port Parameters Continued
 Parameter
 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
 The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command
The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command
B-41
 B-42
 The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command
B-43
 Set Log Command
set log
archive
clear
 Port Monitors all port events Switch
 Stops logging of events
stop
and the Level keyword to Info at the same time
 Set Port Command
enable
Keywords portnumber
bypass alpa
 Down Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers
B-48
 Table B-13. SNMP Configuration Settings
Set Setup Command
Entry
 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
 Show Command
alarm option
Keywords about
fdmi portwwn interface log option lsdb
 log option
fdmi portwwn
ns option
 Table  B-15. Show Port Parameters
perf option
pagebreak
 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
 users
topology
version
 The following is an example of the Show Fabric command
The following is an example of the Show FDMI command
100000c0dd007781
100000c0dd006a2d
 The following is an example of the Show NS local domain command
The following is an example of the Show FDMI WWN command
B-64
 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
B-65
 The following is an example of the Show Port command
TotalLinkResets
Port Number
200100c0dd00bcb8
 The following is an example of the Show Topology command
The following is an example of the Show Switch command
B-67
 The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port
 The following is an example of the Show Version command
10.20.11.192 use set setup system to update
UserAuthentication
Eth0NetworkAddress
 Show Config Command
 The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command
The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command
1 Appears only if FC-SW-2 Compliant is False
 The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command
B-72
 Show Log Command
show log
component
level
 settings
Current settings for log component NameServer
SANbox2 # show log level Current settings for log
options
 The following is an example of the Show Log command
 Show Perf Command
errors
show perf
byte
 The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command
Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command
B-77
 SANbox2 # show setup mfg
Show Setup Command
Manufacturing Information
 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
 admin start
Test Command
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
 Uptime Command
Authority None Syntax uptime
 User Command
Keywords accounts
  User accounts are enforced in SANsurfer Switch Manager only if the
 The following is an example of the User List command
The following is an example of the User Delete command
B-88
 Whoami Command
whoami
 Zone Command
Syntax zone
 members zone
remove zone memberlist
rename zoneold zonenew
type zone zonetype
 Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command
The following is an example of the Zone Members command
 The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command
SANbox2 # zone zonesets zone1
Current List of ZoneSets for Zone 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
 The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command
LinkResetZone
LinkResetZone2
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
 Zone Set
Zone
Zoning Database
 Glossary-6
 Index
Numerics
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