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GigW orks™ MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer ’ s/User ’ s Manual Publication No. 59003-01 Rev . A[...]

Ancor Communications Incorporated 6130 Blue Circle Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 (612) 932-4000 Release Number 01, Revision A ( December , 1998) This release obsoletes all previous releases. The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: THIS PUBLICA TION is printed ?[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A T able Of Contents iii T able Of Contents Preface 1 How to Use This Manual 1 Intended Audience 2 Related Materials 2 Ancor Customer Service 3 Safety Notices 3 Communications Statements 6 Laser Safety Information 9 Accessible Parts 1. GigWorks™ MKII-16 S[...]

iv T able Of Contents GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual T able Of Contents 3. Switch Management 3-1 Introduction 3-1 GigWorks MKII Switch Utilities 3-3 T rivial File T ransfer Protocol (TFTP) 3-3 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 3-4 Ethernet Cabling 3-5 Configuring the Switch Eth[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A T able Of Contents v 3-54 Community T ypes 3-55 Operation T ypes 3-56 Management Information Bases (MIBs) 3-57 Configuring SNMP 4. Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-1 Introduction 4-1 Power Supply T roubleshooting 4-5 Power-On-Self-T est (POST) 4-5 Overview [...]

vi T able Of Contents GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Appendix C: Chassis Switch Panel C-1 Chassis Switch Panel C-2 Reset C-2 Force Prom Mode C-2 W atch Dog Timer Disable C-3 T est Mode C-4 Chassis#, Fabric#, Stage#, and Area# Configuration Switches List Of Figures 1-1 Figure 1-1 GigWor[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 SwitchModel MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Preface 1 Preface How to Use This Manual This manual has five sections and three appendixes: • Section 1 is an overview of the GigW orks™ MKII-16 Switch Model MKII- BASE16. It describes indicator lights and all user controls and connections. • Sectio[...]

2 Preface GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Related Materials The following manuals and materials are referenced in the text and/or provide additional information. • The following Fibre Channel Standards: Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH) ANSI X3.230- 1994. Arbitrat[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 SwitchModel MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Preface 3 Communications Statements Safety Notices A Danger notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing death or serious personal injury . Danger notices appear on the following pages: 2-5, 2-6, and 5-6 A W arning notice ind[...]

4 Preface GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Communications Statements radioélectriques por les appareils numériques, telles que prescrites par le Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique établi par le ministère des Communications du Canada. L'exploitation faite en milieu ré[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A T able Of Contents 5 VCCI Class A Statement T ranslation: This is a Class A product based on the standard of the V oluntary Control Council For Interference by Information T echnology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, [...]

6 Preface GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Laser Safety Information Laser Safety Information The GigW orks 1062/16 MKII Switch may use Class 1 lasers to communicate over the fiber optic conductors. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) does not consider Class 1 lasers t[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A T able Of Contents 7 Optical GBICs Each optical GBIC is a single communications port. Each communications port consists of a transmitter and receiver optical subassembly . The transmitter subassembly contains internally a semiconductor laser diode of eith[...]

8 T able Of Contents GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Labeling Requirements There are no caution or danger labels required for use of the optical GBIC since it is a Class 1 laser component assembly . W ithin the U.S., the only laser safety label required is the certification label that a[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A T able Of Contents 9 Accessible Parts The only Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) in the GigW orks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 are: • fuses associated with the AC power input, • power supply(s), and • interfaces to the interconnection media called [...]

10 T able Of Contents GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A General Description 1-1 Section 1 GigW orks™ MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 General Description GigWorks™ MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 General Description The Switch is the Fabric component of a Fibre Channel compliant network. Figure 1-1 is an [...]

1-2 General Description GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual General Description • All ports used as F_Ports support Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Intermix Fibre Channel service. Refer to the Reference Information appendix for more information. • All ports support the maximum Fibre Chan[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A General Description 1-3 General Description information about the W eb-based Switch management application. Switch management allows you to: • Set up the connection between the Ethernet port on a PC and the Ethernet port on the Switch and track the comm[...]

1-4 General Description GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual General Description of these Broadcast Zones. A port will broadcast to all ports in the same Broadcast Zone (or zones) in-which the port is defined. If Hard Zones are enabled, Broadcast Zones may not cross the defined Hard Zone bou[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A General Description 1-5 General Description ordered from Ancor) be placed on each port populated with a GBIC so that the GBICs may be tested. Refer to the LED paragraphs later in this section and the Continuous T est paragraphs in the Troubleshooting sect[...]

1-6 General Description GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual General Description Figure 1-2 Chassis Front Continuous Test button (Must be OFF (IN) for normal operation) Power Supply Fail LED (Red) Over Temperature LED (Red) Logic Power Good LED (Green) Heartbeat LED (Yellow) Power Button Fib[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A General Description 1-7 General Description Currently , the following GBICs are certified for use: Short-wavelength fiber optic GBICs 100-M5-SL-I or 100-M6-SL-I with Open Fiber Control (OFC) support connection to legacy 1062 megabaud Fibre Channel network[...]

1-8 General Description GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual General Description Front Panel Controls Power Button Figure 1-2 shows the location of the Power Button. The Power Button is protected by a clear plastic cover that must be flipped UP in order to reach the button. The Power button [...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A General Description 1-9 General Description Following a normal power-up with the Continuous T est button in the OFF position, the Heartbeat LED blinks about once per second to indicate that the Switch passed the POST s and the internal Switch processor is[...]

1-10 General Description GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual General Description time or several times over a short period of time when they are power ed up. If the Switch was not operable at that time, it would miss this login attempt and the attached node may give up trying and requir e r[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A General Description 1-11 General Description An Input Fuse Holder is incorporated into the AC Input Power Connector assembly . It holds two input fuses. Refer to Section 3 for T roubleshooting information, Section 4 for Removal Replacement, and the Refere[...]

1-12 General Description GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual General Description When the overheated power supply cools down, the power supply will attempt to place itself back in service. If the cause for the overheating condition is still present, the power supply will eventually overheat[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Installation 2-1 Section 2 Installation Installation There are seven basic steps required to install the Switch. 1. Unpack 2. Place or Mount the Equipment 3. Apply the IEC Laser Safety Label (If the installation is in Europe) 4. Install the GBICs 5. Conne[...]

2-2 Installation GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Installation 2. Place or Mount the Equipment The Switch may be placed on a flat surface and stacked or mounted in a 19” EIA rack. The Switch comes physically configured for placing on a flat surface. That is, it comes with rubber feet o[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Installation 2-3 Installation Philips-head screws, one in each hole in the Side Fillers. c. Mount the Brackets. Refer to Figure 2-2. The Switch is shipped with a package containing cabinet mounting brackets and screws. Y ou may mount these brackets on the[...]

2-4 Installation GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Installation 3. Apply the IEC Class 1 Laser Information Label (If the installation is in Europe) If the installation is in Europe, IEC regulations require that a Class 1 laser information label be placed where it is clearly visible whenev[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Installation 2-5 Installation 5. Connect to AC Power Danger: An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place hazardous voltage on metal parts of the Switch chassis. It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that the outlet is correct[...]

2-6 Installation GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Installation Danger: This product is supplied with a 3-wire power cable and plug for the user ’ s safety . Use this power cable in conjunction with a properly grounded outlet to avoid electrical shock. Y ou may require a different power[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Installation 2-7 Installation Refer to Appendix A in this manual for Switch power requirements. a. Connect the power cable to the back of the chassis. b. Connect the other end of the power cable to a 3 wire, grounded, AC outlet that delivers power in acco[...]

2-8 Installation GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Step 7 unless the POST passed. 7. Cable N or NL_Port Adapters to the Switch Ports All 16 ports on the Switch may connect to N_Ports. Ports 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, and 14 may connect to NL_Ports or N_Ports. The type of media used (fiber opt[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Installation 2-9 Installation Incorrect Cabling Cabling connected incorrectly will not damage the GBICs or the Switch. N_Port Connections Connect Fiber Channel N_Ports to F_Ports on the Switch. All 16 ports on the Switch will function as F_Ports. The Swit[...]

2-10 Installation GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Installation Most NL_Port connections to the Switch are via Hubs or directly to storage devices such as JBODs and disc arrays. Connect the transmit SC fiber optic connector on the FL_Port to the receive SC fiber optic connector on the NL[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Installation 2-11 Installation Figure 2-3 Cabling N_Port Rx Tx Rx Tx NL_Port NL_Port NL_Port NL_Port NL_Port NL_Port NL_Port Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1 35 7 9 11 13 15 ON OFF COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WORKS ™ Rx Tx Rx Tx [...]

2-12 Installation GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Operating the Switch The Continuous T est button on the front of the Switch chassis and the switches on the Chassis Switch Panel on the back of the Switch chassis are the only operational controls. Place the Continuous T est button in th[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-1 Section 3 Switch Management Introduction The Switch supports management through: • the W indows NT™ or W indows 95™-based GigW orks MKII Switch Utilities, • a T rivial File T ransfer Protocol (TFTP) server , and • a built-i[...]

3-2 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Introduction • Configure the desired Port State and read the actual Port State On Line Off Line T est Failure (Read only) • Read the status of each port including: • Port T ype for each fabric port F_Port FL_Port T_Port (T runk[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-3 Introduction define the area of Broadcasts. A particular port may be placed in one or more of these Broadcast Zones. A port will broadcast to all ports in the same Broadcast Zone (or zones) in-which the port is defined. If Hard Zones[...]

3-4 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Ethernet Cabling The Switch is managed through the use of a customer-supplied management station connected to the Switch via 10BASE-T Ethernet. Figure 3-1 shows the location of the Switch Management connector and the cable wiring. Th[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-5 Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port Before the Switch can be managed using the Ethernet port, several management parameters must be set correctly . At a minimum, the IP network address, the IP su[...]

3-6 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual IP Address. When all parameters have been set correctly , click the Set Parameters Button to set the values on the Switch chassis. The new values will be saved on the Switch, and will take effect when the Switch is powered down and b[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-7 Managing the Switch Using the GigWorks MKII Switch Utilities Managing the Switch Using the GigWorks MKII Switch Utilities The Switch Utilities allow you to manage the Switch through its Ethernet interface. Loading the Switch Utilitie[...]

3-8 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities Switches come configured from the factory with the default address 10.0.0.1.) 3. Use the Setup T ab to read the UAR T statistics to make sure the Utilities can connect to the Switch. Using the Switch Utilities The us[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-9 Switch Utilities each tab. The system saves only the contents of the data window of each tab. That is, it does not save such things as button settings. T abs that do not contain any data, such as the tab used to load new control code[...]

3-10 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Management Information Management Information Figure 3-2 Management Information T ab Refer to Figure 3-2. The Management Information tab enables you to display all the managed objects provided by the Switch. The[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-11 Switch Utilities — Management Information in the Ancor W eb-site (www .Ancor .com). Configuration Group T ables • fcFabricName — Fabric Name — a universally unique name for the Fibre Channel Fabric, including all nodes and s[...]

3-12 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Management Information Management Information T ab Controls/Windows Port Field Enter the Fibre Channel port number for-which you want to read the SNMP information. The range for a 16-port Switch is 1-16. The ran[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-13 Switch Utilities — Flash Flash Figure 3-3 Flash T ab Refer to Figure 3-3. The Flash tab enables you to load new control code into the Switch’ s Flash memory and also to command the Switch to perform a Reset operation. In order t[...]

3-14 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Flash new Flash code: Y ou may place the cursor in the Flash File Name box and type it, or you may click the Select button. Clicking the Select button produces a standard W indows operating system dialog box tha[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-15 Switch Utilities — V ersions V ersions Figure 3-4 V ersions T ab Refer to Figure 3-4. The V ersion tab enables you to display and log the Switch hardware and software version numbers. For a 16-port Switch it also displays the sett[...]

3-16 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — V ersions memory . This number is loaded as part of the Flash code. Therefore, this number could change following a Flash load. Prom Software V ersion: This is the version number of the control code in PROM. Thi[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-17 Switch Utilities — Diagnostics T race Diagnostics T race Diagnostics T race Overview The Diagnostics T race tab allows Ancor service personnel to follow the progress of selected operations as they proceed through the Switch. This [...]

3-18 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Diagnostics T race Figure 3-5 Diagnostics T race T ab (Enables) Controls are divided into two groups, Enables and Display . Diagnostics Enable Controls Refer to Figure 3-5. The Enables controls allow you to read[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-19 Switch Utilities — Diagnostics T race Enables None Button Deselect (remove the highlight from) all Diagnostics T race functions. Y ou may deselect Diagnostics T race functions one at a time by checking individual selected (highlig[...]

3-20 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Diagnostics T race Display Offset Box The Offset is a hexadecimal address of fset into the 4K circular Diagnostics T race Buffer . Display Quantity Box The Quantity is the hexadecimal number of lines/addresses y[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-21 Switch Utilities — Setup Setup Figure 3-7 Setup T ab Refer to Figure 3-7. The Setup tab enables you to set up the connection between the Ethernet port on the PC and the Ethernet port on the Switch and to track the communication th[...]

3-22 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Setup UDP Port # Box This is the UDP Port Number the Utilities application uses to communicate with the proper application in the Switch. The default port number is 5000. Use Sequence Checkbox. For future use. S[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-23 Switch Utilities — Chassis Configuration Chassis Configuration Figure 3-8 Chassis Configuration T ab Refer to Figure 3-8. The Chassis Configuration tab enables you to assign or modify the Fabric ID, the Chassis Number , the Stage [...]

3-24 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Chassis Configuration both numbered beginning with 00. Press the Apply button to apply the Chassis Number to the chassis. Stage T ype Radio Buttons Any MKII Switch chassis can function as either of two Stage typ[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-25 Switch Utilities — Chassis Configuration Administration/Operation States The Administration State is the state you would like the chassis and each of its Ports to be in. The Operational State is the state they are actually in. Y o[...]

3-26 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Port Status Port Status Figure 3-9 Port Status T ab Refer to Figure 3-9. The Port Status tab enables you to find the status of all ports on the Switch and any connected Loop devices and to control the Mode of th[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-27 Switch Utilities — Port Status Port Field: The Port field lists each port on the Switch. Status Field: The Status field tells whether a port is Online or Offline. Mode Field: The Mode field tells whether a port is operating as an [...]

3-28 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Port Status depends on the capabilities of the loop devices and what has happened since the loop was last initialized. Generally , when a loop is initialized, all Enabled devices that successfully initialize rec[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-29 Switch Utilities — Zoning Zoning Figure 3-10 Zoning T ab Zoning allows the user to divide the fabric ports into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. There are three types of zones and[...]

3-30 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Zoning each zone is fabric-wide) that define which ports receive Name Server information. A particular port may be defined in one or more of these Name Server Zones. A port will receive Name Server information f[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-31 Switch Utilities — Zoning Broadcast Zone Rules: 1. A Broadcast Zone is only valid if it is enabled 2. If Broadcast Zones are used on a Single Stage Switch in-which Hard Zones are defined, the Broadcast Zones must not overlap Hard [...]

3-32 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Zoning 6. All ports not defined as being part of any enabled Name Server Zone are Name Server Zone Orphans. Name Server Zone Orphans are all placed in the same Name Server Orphan zone. Zoning Screen Refer to Fig[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-33 Switch Utilities — Zoning overlapping enabled Hard Zone boundaries. Click a checked checkbox to un- check it. When you check a box in a particular zone, the Utilities will automatically check the Enabled checkbox for that zone. Y [...]

3-34 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Name Server Name Server Figure 3-1 1 Name Server T ab Refer to Figure 3-1 1. The Name Server tab enables you to poll the Switch for Name Server information. When you open this tab, the Utility application polls [...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-35 Switch Utilities — Name Server device has registered with the Name Server . This field is blank if there are no registered FC-4 T ypes. Refresh Button: Press the Refresh button to update the screen.[...]

3-36 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Management Configuration Management Configuration Figure 3-12 Management Configuration T ab Refer to Figure 3-12. The Management Configuration tab enables you to configure the Ethernet port of the Switch to-whic[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-37 Switch Utilities — Management Configuration next time it initializes instead of the values in the saved configuration. Network IP Address: Use the Get IP Config Button to read the current IP Address of the Switch Management port. [...]

3-38 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Switch Utilities — Management Configuration moving your cursor to the field and typing. Y ou may write the contents of this field to the Switch by pressing the Set SNMP Config. Button. Contact: Use the Get SNMP Config Button to re[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-39 Switch Utilities — Management Configuration Get IP Management V ersion Button: Press to read the current Management firmware version. The screen displays the information in the field to the Right of the button. Reset the Ancor Gig[...]

3-40 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using TFTP Managing the Switch Using TFTP The firmware in the Switch can be upgraded using the T rivial File T ransfer Protocol (TFTP). This is a standard utility included in most Unix and W indows NT workstation[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-41 Managing the Switch Using TFTP gateway=0.0.0.0 arpTimeout=30000 snmpReadCommunity=public snmpWriteCommunity=private snmpTrapCommunity=public snmpName= snmpContact= snmpLocation= snmpDoAuthTrap=NO snmpTrapAddress=127.0.0.1 # T ransfe[...]

3-42 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using TFTP The new management configuration values will not take effect until the Switch is reset. If the Switch’ s IP address is changed and then the Switch is reset, it will no longer respond to the previous [...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-43 Managing the Switch Using TFTP default value for this parameter is the empty string, “”. snmpLocation The value of the SNMP Systems Group SysName variable. This is usually set to identify the physical location of the Switch, for[...]

3-44 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using TFTP If the Switch load process fails for any reason, the Switch control code saved in the Switch flash is not valid and must be reloaded. If the Switch is reset with an invalid control code in the Switch f[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-45 Managing the Switch Using TFTP Loading New Management Interface Code Over an Invalid Management Interface Flash Load: (16- Port Switch Only) If the Switch is reset with invalid Management interface code in flash, it will not automat[...]

3-46 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using TFTP T est the Switch File T ransfer Process: (16-Port Switch Only) The file named test on the Switch can be used to test TFTP file transfers. This file is not used by any processes on the Switch, and can b[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-47 Managing the Switch Using TFTP Retrieving the Index of V alid Switch File Names: The Switch contains a file called index which lists the valid file names, their file type (binary or text), and their read/write permissions. This inde[...]

3-48 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using SNMP Managing the Switch Using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Network management is the process of planning, organizing, and controlling a communications-oriented system. This involves two ty[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-49 Managing the Switch Using SNMP Figure 3-13 illustrates the four main components involved in network management. Figure 3-13. Network Management Framework The Network Management Station A network management station is a centralized n[...]

3-50 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using SNMP symbols to alert the administrator to problems. Statistics Displays Agents provide statistics about the overall behavior of network components and the station manager displays the information in either[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-51 Managing the Switch Using SNMP object identifier , or NULL. NULLs act as place holders reserved for future use. Access This property indicates the level of access to this particular object. Legal values are: read-only , read-write, [...]

3-52 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using SNMP specific. The Ancor MKII Accounting MIB is an enterprise MIB. The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is a well-defined, public standard that is widely used by the Internet community . The SNMP was[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-53 Managing the Switch Using SNMP Figure 3-14 Polling-Only Data Collection Interrupt-Based Data Collection This method provides immediate notification to the network management station if an extraordinary event occurs (assuming the nod[...]

3-54 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using SNMP or graphical representation allowing the administrator to easily diagnose and manage the nodes and network traffic. Additionally , agents in the managed nodes can report error conditions (such as when [...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-55 Managing the Switch Using SNMP T rap Community This name needs to accompany trap messages. If it does not match the name setting on the network management station that receives the traps, the trap messages are rejected and lost. By [...]

3-56 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) Switch MIB objects consist of 8 functional groups. These groups are: • system — MIB II Systems Group • interface — MIB II Interfaces Group • snmp — MIB II [...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Switch Management 3-57 Managing the Switch Using SNMP switch element • fcFeModuleT able — Module T able — a table of information about each module in the switch element • fcFPortConfigT able — Port Configuration T able — a table of the current[...]

3-58 Switch Management GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Managing the Switch Using SNMP usually identical to the host name, for example, “switch001”. The default value for this parameter is the empty string, “”. snmpContact The value of the SNMP Systems Group SysContact variable. [...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-1 Section 4 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting Introduction Section 4 contains information to help you find problems. Power Supply T roubleshooting helps you solve AC power and Power Supply problems. Power-On-Self-T est (POST) che[...]

4-2 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting GigW orks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual T able 4-1 Troubleshooting Matrix (Single Power Supply) ON - OK AC source disruption Power Supply voltage out of range Power Supply overheat Fan Failure Chassis Overheat System Status Front Panel Lights Logic Power Good L[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-3 T able 4-2 Troubleshooting Matrix (Dual Power Supplies) ON - OK AC source disruption Power Supply voltage out of range One Power Supply overheat One Fan Failure Chassis Overheat On Off Off Off Off Off Off On On Shaded text[...]

4-4 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting GigW orks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual For example: 1. Note in T able 4-1 that when there is an AC Source disruption (System Status column) that the fan is OFF and the Power Good and Over T emperature LEDs are OFF . The state of the Power Button is not applica[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-5 Power-On-Self-T est (POST) Power-On-Self-T est (POST) Overview The Switch checks the state of the Mode switches as part of its power-up procedure. Refer to Figure 4-1 for the location of the Mode switches. Refer to the Cha[...]

4-6 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting GigW orks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual For example: • A PROM checksum failure is an example of a fatal error . This indicates that the PROM firmware is corrupt and the Switch may not run. • A failure associated with a Fibre Channel port is an example of a [...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-7 Power-On-Self-T est (POST) The POST diagnostic program performs the following basic tests: • checksum tests on the Boot firmware located in a PROM and the main Switch firmware located in FLASH memory • functional hardw[...]

4-8 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting GigW orks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Power-On-Self-T est (POST) PROM Checksum Failure (1 Blink) The Switch is not operable. This is a checksum test of the PROM designed to verify the integrity of the PROM data. A failure indicates the PROM data is corrupted [...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-9 Power-On-Self-T est (POST) functions that can be performed within the confines of an individual ASIC. A failure indicates a faulty Switch ASIC and blinks the Heartbeat LED six times between three-second pauses. The Switch [...]

4-10 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting GigW orks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Power-On-Self-T est (POST) Switch Auto-Route T est Failure (10 Blinks) The Switch is operable. The Switch Auto-Route T est verifies the auto-route capability of individual ports to automatically route frames to the other[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-11 Power-On-Self-T est (POST) Switch Management Port Failure (14 Blinks) The Switch is operable. The Switch Management Port test verifies the integrity of the Ethernet data bus functionality . A failure indicates that commun[...]

4-12 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting GigW orks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Continuous T est Overview The Continuous T est button (when set to the TST position) causes the Switch to go from normal operate mode to continuous test mode. Refer to Figure 3-2. Figure 4-2 Continuous T est Button These[...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-13 For example: • If the only problem with the Switch is one or more bad GBICs, the POST tests will not detect the problem at power-up because they do not test the GBICs. The Continuous T ests, however, will detect the pro[...]

4-14 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting GigW orks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual b. If the Heartbeat LED is blinking an error code of eight (8), there is a problem with one or more GBICs. 1. Press the Continuous T est button to place the Switch back in its normal operative (OP) mode. The Switch will [...]

GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Diagnostics/T roubleshooting 4-15 Fiber Continuity T ests When there is a problem communicating over a particular fiber link and both the Switch and the N_Port adapter pass their respective tests, check the continuity of the fiber optic cables. Step 1 If [...]

4-16 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting GigW orks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Removal/Replacement Procedures 5-1 Section 5 Removal/Replacement Procedures Introduction The only Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) in the Switch are Input Fuses, GBICs, and the Power Supply(s). Input Fuse Removal 1. Unplug the AC Power Cable from the back o[...]

5-2 Removal/Replacement Procedures GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Input Fuse Replacement 1. Insert the Fuse(s) into the Fuse Holder . Refer to the Reference Information appendix for fuse-type information. 2. Insert the Fuse Holder into the right side of the AC Power Plug Assembly and p[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Removal/Replacement Procedures 5-3 GBIC GBICs may be removed and replaced with the power on and the Switch operating without disrupting traffic on other ports. Removal 1. Disconnect the cable (if one is connected) from the GBIC you are removing. 2a. Remov[...]

5-4 Removal/Replacement Procedures GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual GBIC 2b. Removing GBICs that have bail-operated latches. Some GBICs have latches that are operated by a built-in bail as represented in the drawing below . Y ou simply use your finger-tip to rotate the bail up. Then pull[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Removal/Replacement Procedures 5-5 GBIC Replacement GBICs may be removed and replaced with the power on and the Switch operating without disrupting traffic on other ports. 1. Orient the GBIC as shown in the drawing below . The Keyway is ON THE BOTTOM (as [...]

5-6 Removal/Replacement Procedures GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Power Supply Power Supply Removal If the Switch contains two Power Supplies, either supply is “Hot-Pluggable”. That is, one supply can be removed while the Switch is powered-up and operating as long as the other supp[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Removal/Replacement Procedures 5-7 Replacement If the Switch contains two Power Supplies, either supply is “Hot-Pluggable”. That is, one supply can be replaced while the Switch is powered-up and operating as long as the other supply is operating prope[...]

5-8 Removal/Replacement Procedures GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Reference Information A-1 Appendix A Reference Information Appendix A contains the specifications for the GigW orks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16. Refer to the Switch Overview in Section 1 for the location of all connections, switches, and components. [...]

A-2 Reference Information GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Reference Information FL_Port Characteristics: .............. Each FL_Port can support 1-126 NL_Ports Each public loop can handle both public and private loop transactions Number of Fibre Channel Ports: 16 Ports per chassis; Popu[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Reference Information A-3 Reference Information Gb/s, even though backplanes supply up to 32 Gb/s. Maximum Frame Sizes: ............. Model MKII-BASE16 — 2148 bytes (21 12- byte payload) for all classes of service supported by the Switch. Model MKII-STD[...]

A-4 Reference Information GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Reference Information Switch Agent : ........................... Allows a network management station to obtain configuration values, traffic information, and failure data pertaining to the Fibre Channels via SNMP through the Ethe[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Reference Information A-5 Reference Information Switch Environmental Operational T emperature: ............ 10 to 40°C (50 to 104°F) Operating Humidity: ................... 25 to 80%, non-condensing Operating Altitude: .................... 0 to 3048m (0[...]

A-6 Reference Information GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Reference Information Shortwave Laser GBIC (multi-mode) Connector: ................................... Duplex SC Color coding: ............................... Beige or black exposed connector surfaces Cable: .....................[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Reference Information A-7 Reference Information Copper Inter-Enclosure GBIC (active) Connector: ................................... Style 1 (9 pin D-subminiature, DB-9) Style 2 (HSSDC, looks like wide phone jack or RJ45) Fibre Channel 100-TW -EL-S (shield[...]

A-8 Reference Information GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Reference Information 2.362 (.093") 475.437 (18.718") 480.16 (18.904") Front View Back View Dimensions in mm (inches) 447.04 (17.6") 2.39 (.094") 8x7.92 (.312") 12.319 (.485") 60.325 (2.375"[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Reference Information A-9 Figure A-2 GigW orks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Dimensions (T op V iew) 447.04 (17.6”) Dimensions in mm (inches) 20.701 (.815”) 542.239 (21.348”) Allow 165mm (6.5”) clearance for airflow 562.940 (22.163”) 482.6 (1[...]

A-10 Reference Information GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Ancor Customer Service B-1 Appendix B Ancor Customer Service Appendix B contains information about Ancor Customer Service. Ancor Customer Service Ancor offers several service programs including Basic W arranty service: Help Desk Description: Consists of: [...]

B-2 Ancor Customer Service GigW orks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Ancor Customer Service Software Support Ancor actively supports the current software/firmware release and the prior release for 6 months following the general availability date for the current release. Y ou are encouraged to ke[...]

GigWorks MKII16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Chassis Switch Panel C-1 Appendix C Chassis Switch Panel Chassis Switch Panel Refer to Figure C-1 for the location of the Chassis Switch Panel. The Chassis Switch panel contains a microprocessor Reset button, switches for bypassing the Flash memory and W a[...]

C-2 Chassis Switch Panel GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Chassis Switch Panel Reset Refer to Figure C-2. Figure C-2 Reset Button Use the Reset button only under the direction of your service representative. Force PROM Mode There may be circumstances when the control firmware, located in[...]

GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 Installer's/User's Manual 59003-01 Rev . A Chassis Switch Panel C-3 Chassis Switch Panel W atch Dog Timer Disable Refer to Figure C-3. The Switch contains a W atchdog timer that resets the internal processor in the event of a hangup. The W atchdog Disable switch, when ON, disables the W atchdog ti[...]

C-4 Chassis Switch Panel GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16 59003-01 Rev . A Installer's/User's Manual Chassis Switch Panel Chassis #, Fabric #, Stage #, and Area # Configuration Switches The Chassis #, Fabric #, Stage #, and Area # configuration switches (shown in Figure C-5) are not used. Figure C-5 Chassis #, Fabric ID, Stage #,[...]