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SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
2.2.2 Port Modes................................................................................................2-5
2.2.2.1 Fabric Ports......................................................................................2-5
2.2.2.2 Expansion Port ............................................. ....................................2-5
2.2.2.3 Translated Loop Port........................................................................2-6
2.2.3 Logged-In LED..........................................................................................2-6
2.2.4 Activity LED ............................................................... ................................2-7
2.3 Ethernet Port .................................................................... ..................................2-7
2.4 Serial Port............................... ......................................................................... ...2-8
2.5 Power Supply and Fan.......................................................................................2-9
2.6 Switch Management...........................................................................................2-9
Section 3 Planning
3.1 Devices................................... ................................... .................................... ..... 3-1
3.2 Multiple Chassis Fabrics ............................................. ... .. .. ................................3-2
3.2.1 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock...................................3-2
3.2.2 Common Topologies..................................................................................3-3
3.2.2.1 Cascade Topology............................................................................3-3
3.2.2.2 Mesh Topology.................................................................................3-4
3.2.2.3 Multistage Topology........................................................... ...............3-5
3.3 Performance.................. ................................... .................................... .............. 3-6
3.3.1 Distance................................ ..................................................................... 3-6
3.3.2 Bandwidth..................................................................................................3-7
3.3.3 Latency...... ................................... .................................... ......................... 3-7
3.4 Device Access............... ......................................................................... ............3-8
3.4.1 Soft Zones.................................................................................................3-9
3.4.2 Access Control List Hard Zones ............................................................. ...3-9
3.4.3 Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones.............................................................3-9
3.5 Fabric Management.........................................................................................3-10
3.6 Fabric Security.................................................................................................3-10
Section 4 Installation
4.1 Site Requirements..............................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 Fabric Management Workstation...............................................................4-1
4.1.2 Switch Power Requirements.....................................................................4-1
4.1.3 Environmental Conditions............................................................... .. .........4-2
4.2 Installing a Switch..................... ......................................................................... .4-2
4.2.1 Mount the Switch.......................................................................................4-3
4.2.2 Install SFP Transceivers......... ................................................................... 4-4
4.2.3 Connect the Switch to AC Power..............................................................4-5
4.2.4 Install SANbox Manager............................................................................4-7