Sun Microsystems 816-0830-12

142 Sun StorEdge Network FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Installation and Configuration Guide • October 2001

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Main Please Recycle Declaration of Conformity EMC European Union Safety Supplementary Information Page Safety Agency Compliance Statements Safety Precautions On Symbols Modifications to Equipment SELV Compliance Power Cord Connection Lithium Battery Battery Pack System Unit Cover Einhaltung sicherheitsbehrdlicher Vorschriften Sicherheitsvorkehrungen Symbole Caution Achtung Aufstellung von Sun-Gerten Einhaltung der SELV-Richtlinien Batterien Anschlu des Netzkabels Lithiumbatterie Conformit aux normes de scurit Mesures de scurit Symboles Achtung Warnung Modification du matriel Positionnement dun produit Sun Batterie au lithium Connexion du cordon dalimentation. Conformit SELV Normativas de seguridad Precauciones de seguridad Smbolos Attention: Precaucin Modificaciones en el equipo Ubicacin de un producto Sun Cumplimiento de la normativa SELV Conexin del cable de alimentacin elctrica Precaucin Batera de litio Paquete de pilas Tapa de la unidad del sistema Avisode cumplimiento con requisitos de lser Precaucin GOST-R Certification Mark Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions Suomi Norge Sverige Regulatory Compliance Statements FCCClass A Notice Note: ShieldedCables: Modifications: Page Page Page Contents Page Page Page Page Page Figures Page Preface Using UNIX Commands Typographic Conventions Shell Prompts AaBbCc123 Related Documentation Installers/UsersManual Accessing Sun Documentation Online Sun Welcomes Your Comments Introduction New Features, Benefits, and Products New Device Names Note Examples On-Demand Node Creation Fabric Connection of Hosts Cascading of Switches Higher Realized Bandwidth Support of Multiple Protocols Support for More, Heterogeneous Storage Devices Support for New Hardware and Software Software Upgrade Only Building Blocks for More Complex Topologies Configurations The Switch Supported Hardware Note Supported Configurations Hosts Note Host/Operating Environment Rules Arrays Supported Host Bus Adapters FC Tape Software/Drivers Array Storage Rules Sun StorEdge A5000 and A5100 arrays are not supported. L180 and L700 FC Tape Libraries FCIP (NFS/NAS and SNDR) Note FC Tape Libraries Ports Zones Hard Zones Nameserver Zones SL Zones Zoning Rules Cascading Rules Rules for Adding and Removing Devices While the Hosts are Online Guidelines for Configuration Zones and Arrays Zones and Storage Configuration Examples Single Host Connected to One Storage Array Host adapter Host adapter Single Host Connected to Multiple Storage Arrays Note Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Multihost Page Note Caution Page Note Page Setting the Loop ID To Set the Loop ID of a Sun StorEdge A3500 FC Controller Caution Page Page Installation Overview Software Components and Patches Overview-Installing a New Switch Overview for Software Installations PatchPro Interactive PatchPro Expert To Download Patches Using PatchPro Interactive To Download Patches Using PatchPro Expert Hardware Installation Preparing for the Installation Attaching the Mounting Rails to the Expansion Cabinet Installing the Mounting Rails for 8-Port Switches To Attach Mounting Rails for Two 8-port Page To Attach Mounting Rails for Four 8- Port To Attach Mounting Rails for Two 16-Port Note Installing the Switch To Install the 8-port or 16-port Switch into the Cabinet Installing the VentPanel To Install the Vent Panel on Two 8-Port Switches Page Page Connecting the Cables Sun StorEdge A5200 and T3 Arrays To Connect the Cables to a Sun StorEdge T3 Array To Connect the Cables to a Sun StorEdge A5200 Array To Connect the Cables to a Sun StorEdge A3500FC Array Page Page Note Page Switch Activation Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port Using RARP to Change the IP Address To Set the Network IP Address Using RARP: Page Note To Make the IP Address Setting Permanent Installing the Sun StorEdge Network FC Switch 3.0 GUI To View the SANsurfer Application Version Upgrading the GUI Note To Remove the 2.0 GUI 1. In the root directory, type: The following message displays: 2. Type: The following message is displayed. To Install the 3.0 GUI Software To Install the 3.0 GUI Patch To Start the GUI Software Note To Verify and Load the Switch Firmware To Verify the Firmware Revision Level of the switch(es): To Load the Firmware Revision Setting the Stage Type To Change SL Zoning to FLS-IO Transfer (IOT) Installing a New SAN Required Software Components Software Components Page Downloading Patches and Packages Note VerifyingSuccessful Patch Downloads To Verify Successful Patch Downloads Note Installing the Software Note To Install the Software Page Page Page Page Page Upgrading the SAN Downloading Patches and Packages VerifyingUpgrade Compliance To Upgrade Software Caution Volume Management Sun StorEdge SAN 3.0 Page Page Page Network Storage Agent Sun StorEdge Network FC Switch Manager Switch Firmware Page Configuring the SAN Managing Multiple Switches To Save a Switch IP Configuration to Disk To Save a Subsequent Switch IP Configurationto Disk To Recall a Switch IP Configuration To Delete a Switch Configuration Managing Cascaded Switches Zoning Adding an Inter-Switch Link Managing Switch Zones Broadcast Zones SL Zones and Name Server Zones To Createa Name Server Zone Across Cascading Creating On-Demand Device Nodes on Hosts for Fabric Configurations Creating Device Nodes Without the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Enabled To Discover Fabric Devices Visibleon a Host Note To Configure a Fabric Device Page Page To Unconfigure a Fabric Device Note To Configure All Fabric Devices on a Fabric-Connected Host Port Note To Unconfigure All Fabric Devices on a Fabric-Connected Host Port Note Page Creating Device Nodes With the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Enabled To Discover Fabric Devices Visibleto a Host Note To Configure a Fabric-Connected Device as a Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Device Page Page Note To Unconfigure a Fabric Device Associated WithSun StorEdge Traffic Manager Devices Note To Unconfigurea Path to Multipathed Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Devices Note Page To Configure All Fabric-Connected Devices on a Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Enabled Host Port 1. Become superuser. 2. Identify a Fabric-connected host port to be configured. configured. 3. Configure all of the unconfigured devices on the selected port. Note for all the devices on c2, and it can be time-consuming if the number of devices on c2 is large. 4. Verify that all devices on c2 are configured. Page To Unconfigure All Fabric-Connected Devices on Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Enabled Ports Note Page Managing the SAN Managing Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager with a VolumeManager Managing Without a Volume Manager Managing With VxVM/VxDMP Caution Managing With the Solstice DiskSuite Software Managing Switch Zones Rezoning Hosts and Arrays Rezoning and Reassigning a Sun StorEdge A5200 Arrays from Host A to Host B Page Page Rezoning and Reassigning Sun StorEdge T3 Arrays from Host A to Host B To Rezone Sun StorEdge T3 Array from Host A To Rezone a Sun StorEdge T3 Array to Host B Adding Storage Devices Adding a Sun StorEdge A5200 Array Adding a Sun StorEdge T3 Workgroup or Enterprise Array Adding a Sun StorEdge A3500FC Array Adding a FC-Tape Drive Removing Storage Devices Removing a Sun StorEdge A5200 Array Removing a Sun StorEdge T3 Array Workgroup or Enterprise Configuration To Remove a Sun StorEdge A3500FC Array Removing a FC-Tape Drive Managing Fabric Devices Through Dynamic Reconfiguration Managing IP Networks Over Fibre Channel Networks Managing IP Networks in a SAN Installation To Determine All FP Instances to Which IP Can Be Plumbed To Determine an FP Instance for a Known HBA Port Physical Device Path Other /etc/path_to_inst Device Path Entries Configuration Invocation To Start a Network Interface Manually Usage Troubleshooting Tools and Resources Diagnostics To Identify the Problem: Host Based Files: Component Based Resources: Storage Software Common Problems General Tips For Troubleshooting Problems and Corrective MeasuresGeneral Storage Problems and Corrective MeasuresSun StorEdge Traffic Manager Page Page Note Problems and Corrective MeasuresError Messages Problems and Corrective MeasuresSwitch Page Page Page FC SWITCH K FIGUREA-1 Software ArchitectureBlock Diagram SUN SERVERS (Solaris 8 4/01) evel Error Messages cfgadm Error Messages Fabric Display Error Messages Faceplate Display Error Messages Page Help Error Messages Application Error Messages Network Configuration Error Messages Port Display Error Messages Topology Display ErrorMessages Page User Administration Error Messages Zoning Error Messages Page Frequently Asked Questions Page Page Page Note To Replace a Switch Note Page Page Sample Installation Session patch levels available at the time of publication. 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