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    User’ s Guide Emulex ® Model 375 SAN Storage Switch F or Apple Computer User s 00041392-002 Rev . B[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E E MULEX C ORPORATION I P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B © 2004 Emulex Corporat ion. All rights r eserved. Emule x and Vixel ar e register ed tradem arks, an d InS peed an d Fibre S py are tr ademarks , of Emule x Corpora tion. All other br and or produ ct names refer enced her ein [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E T ABLE OF C ONT ENTS E MULEX C ORPORATION II P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B T able of Co ntent s Table o f Contents ....... ....... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... .......... ......... ....ii Chapter 1: Introduction .............. .................. ............[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPT ER 1: I NTRODUCTION E MULEX C ORPORATION 1 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B C HAPTER 1I NTRODUCT ION This guide i s designed to provide use rs with the necessary inform ation to install and manage th e Emulex® Model 375 SAN S torage Switch for use in Fibre Channel ap plicati[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPT ER 1: I NTRODUCTION E MULEX C ORPORATION 2 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B F EATURES The Emulex M odel 375 SAN S torage Switch ha s the following features: • High Perform ance Fibre Channel Switc hing: • Wire speed non-block ing Crossbar switch c ore • Single 20-port I[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPT ER 1: I NTRODUCTION E MULEX C ORPORATION 3 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B S WITCH A PPLI CATION S The Emulex M odel 375 SAN S torage Switch i s ideal for consolidati on and shared storage p ooling, high- performance shar ed tape library backup and recovery , server clusteri[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPT ER 1: I NTRODUCTION E MULEX C ORPORATION 4 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Figure 1-2 depicts a sample multiple switch s torage consol idatio n configuration in whic h multiple servers communicate with sto rage devices and zoning is incorporated. The zoning in F igure 1-2 mi[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPT ER 1: I NTRODUCTION E MULEX C ORPORATION 5 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Rich Media For rich media appli cations, the switch prov ides improved storage a nd file sharing from a single storage pool for multipl e workstations. Figure 1-4 depicts a sampl e rich media configu [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 6 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B C HAPTER 2S WITCH I NST ALL ATION I NST ALLAT ION P REP ARATION After receiving the switc h, perform the following steps to ensu re that the switch and other contents arrived safely . T o unp[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 7 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B S WITCH I NST A LLATION The switch c an be installed in a rack or pla ced on a desktop. Rack Inst allation Installing the switch i n an equipment rack requir es an optional rack mount kit (so[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 8 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Inst alling the Retention Cl ip s (optional) The switch s hips with two, optional retention clips to secure the power cords in eac h power supply/fan module’s power receptacle. Screws (4) a[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 9 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B S WITCH LED S The switch i ncorporates four sets of Light-Emittin g Diodes (LEDs) to indicate ethernet, switch, port, and power supply/fa n module status: 1. Ethernet LEDs – two separate LE[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 10 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B System LEDs The System L EDs indicate the switch’s status, independent of the por t LEDs. Port LEDs The Port LEDs indi cate the port’s status. Each port has two LEDs: • SFP S tatus LED[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 11 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Power Su pply/Fan Module LED The switch uses two p ower supply/fan modules to guar antee high availability wi th failover . Each power supply has a separate LED to indicate its condition. Wh[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 12 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B SFP C OMP ATI BILITY SFPs are “hot-plu ggable” into the switch, whi ch allows host computers , servers, and storage devi ces to be added dyn amically without requir ing power removal fro[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 13 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B B OOT ING THE S WITCH AND SA N The following proc edure is recommended when bo oting the switch and SAN. Before powering on the switch and SAN, r ead the Release Notes, incl uded with the sw[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 2: S WIT CH I NSTALL ATION E MULEX C ORPORATION 14 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B P OWER S UPP LY /F AN M ODULE R EPLACEM ENT The Emulex® Model 375 SAN S torage Switch has ho t-swappable power supply/fan modules for high availability . A po wer supply/fan m odule consist[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 15 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B C HAPTER 3S WITCH M ANAGEMENT This chapter is divided into three sectio ns providing informatio n on how to manage and moni tor the switch: • Gettin g St arte d – Describes how to confi gu[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 16 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B G ETTING S TA R T E D This sect ion explains how to configur e the switch ’s ethernet network settings prior to usi ng the W eb Manager . Once the switch’s network setting s are configured[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 17 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Conn ecting t o the W eb Manage r The Web Manager display s current port utiliza tion and health, enables eas y to use Port Smart S ettings and One-S tep Zoning, and s everal additional fe atu[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 18 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B The expandable navi gation menu provides several optio ns for con figuring and monitori ng the switch. The menu us es a tree-based n avigation struct ure with a list of m enu options an d item[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 19 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Initial Switch Setup Once a network connecti on has been es tablished with the s witch and an instance of the Web M anager is open, some basic switch configurati on tasks are recommended : •[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 20 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B St ep 3: V erify the Dat e and Time During the initial Web Manager session, the date and time fo r the switch are set based on the host system ’ s curr ent settings. T o view t he current da[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 21 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B M ANAGING THE S WITCH The Emulex® Model 375 SAN S torage Switch provides sever al options for managin g and configuring the switch to meet the ne eds of the network environmen t. This section[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 22 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Logging i n to the Switch The Web Manager requires us ers to log in to the switch when c hanges are made to the switch’s configuration. L og in is not required for v iewing switch informatio[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 23 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B General Switch S ettings The Switch Configura tion page displays general setti ngs and switch identifi cation information. T o v iew the Switch Configuration page, click Switch > Configurat[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 24 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B T o chang e the switch’ s network location settin gs: 1. Click Switch > Conf iguration . 2. Enter the new val ue in the appropriate text box. 3. Click Subm it . The Switch Configura tion [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 25 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Setting S NMP T ra p s Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP ) uses traps to transmit information to SNMP -based network administr ation programs. The Switch SNMP T rap Configuration page d[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 26 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Configuring Date and Time Settings The Switch Date & Time page displays the switch’s current date and time. During the initial Web Manager sess ion, the date and time for the switch are [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 27 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Changing the Password The Switch Pa ssword page enables users to change the password for modifying the s witch’s configuration. The s ame password is used to acces s both the Web Manager and[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 28 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Adjusting the Switch Thresholds The Switch Thre sholds page displays a v ariety of switch thresho ld settings. T o view t he current threshold settings: Click Ad vanced Functions > Thresh o[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 29 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Configurin g the Port Smart Settings The Port Sma rt Settings page displays the curr ent Smart Settings (config uration settings) assigned to each port and enables u sers to easily crea te and[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 30 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Default Smart S ettings There are seve ral default Smart Settings avail able on the switch. Thes e default Smart Settings were defined by Fib re Channel storage experts to ensure tha t the swi[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 31 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B • When configur ing multiple swit ches with a single c ascade, use alternating por ts . F or example, connect the second switch usin g port s 1 and the third using ports 2 as show n in Figur[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 32 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B T o cre ate a custom Smart Setting based on an existing Smart Setting: 1. Select a Smar t Setting from the list box tha t most closely matches the por t settings that the new Smart Setting sho[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 33 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Port Informa tion The following settings are available. Pre-Inse rtion T esti ng The following settings are available. Setting Description Smar t Setting Name Displays the name of th e Smart S[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 34 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Change Notif ications The following settings are available. Setting Description St ealth Intel ligent Chan ge Manager S teal th Intelligent Change Manag er provides stabi lity and con trol ove[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 35 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Port Recovery The following settings are available. Setting Descript ion Bad De vice Rec overy When a port is already inser ted into a zone, the port tra nsforms F8 Failur e notifi cations in [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 36 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Diagnosti cs The following settings are available. Setting Description Port Contro l The method for control ling a port. Opt ions inclu de: • auto – the defa ult settin g. The sw itch will[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 37 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Managing Firm ware and Con figuration Fi les The Switch File s page displays info rmation on the switch’s firmware and confi guration files. T o v iew the firmware and conf iguration files, [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 38 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B T o select the alternate firmware version for the next boot: 1. Under Next Boot Firmwar e V ersion, select Use Alternate V ersion on Next Reb oot . The alternate firm ware version curren tly d[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 39 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B One-Step Zoning Zoning allows port s to be di vided into multiple v irtual zones (or work gr oups), similar to Virtual Local Area Networking (V LAN). By separating activity on the network, zon[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 40 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B The Zone Initia lization Mast er Port field dis plays the port number of the port that is currently assigned as the master for that particula r zone. The Initializati on Master is responsi ble[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 41 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Adding Devices to Multiple Zones In the previous exam ple, each host only com municate s with the devices in the same zone as the host. However , there may b e situations in which hosts in sep[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 42 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B 3. Click Subm it . Multiple Switch Zoning Zones can be confi gured across multiple sw itches using a simila r procedure to a single switch . However , multiple-switch z oning requires some c o[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 43 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B T o configure mu ltiple-switch zoning, do the following for each switch: 1. Plan which ports should belong in each zone. 2. From the One-Step Zoning page, select the appropriate po rt s fo r e[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 44 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Connecting Port s Through Hard Zoning A Hard Zone ca n be used to add a separate 126 AL_P As that operate in isol ation from any other z one. A Hard Zone disables s witching functionality and [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 45 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Cascading Switches When multiple s witches are connec ted, the connecting links between the switches are referred to as "cascades". T here are two distinct cas cade configurations to[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 46 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Automatic T runking Multiple link s between switches are called “trunks”. Trunks provide higher bandwidth across cascaded switches for sys tems incorporating multiple initiators. Each trun[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 47 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B T o assign p ort s to trunk groups: 1. Click Advanced Functions > Automatic T runking . The Automatic T runking page appears. 2. Select a trunk gr oup for each port by clickin g the appropr[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 48 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B In Figure 3-24 , host 1 use s cascade port 1, whil e host 2 uses casc ade port 2. All traffic will use the lowest numbered (pr imary) cascade port by d efault but ports may be configur ed to u[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 49 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Fairness and Prioritization The concept of " fairness" is based on the principle of ensuring fair device ac cess and co mmunication across all dev ices in a storage sys tem. The swit[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 50 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Switch Information Current status is provided for the fol lowing items. Item St atu s Indica tors Switch S t atus • OK (gre en)–the s witch unit is operatin g normally . • Fault (r ed)?[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 51 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Port Utilization and Health Port utiliza tion measures the amoun t of traffic passing into a port over a period of time. For example, if an initiator is transmitting data to a target, the init[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 52 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Vi ewing the Event Lo g The Event Log contains a li st of up to 3000 event log mes sages generated by the switc h. The Switch Event Log page display s the event log messages with each message [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 53 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Vi ewing Port Informatio n The Port Information page displays the Sma rt Settings, Serial ID (SID), and A L_P As currently as signed to each port. Initia tor AL_P As are high lighted in blue t[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 54 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Vi ewing Port Utiliz ation Port utilization measures the am ount of traffic passing through a p ort over a per iod of time. For ex ample, if an initiator is transm itting data to a t arget, th[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 55 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Vi ew ing Port Diagnostics This page displays di agnostic informatio n pert a ining to each port in the sw itch. Use the information provided on this page to diagno se abnormally high error co[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 56 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B T o save diagnostic information: 1. Click Upload to save the cur rent diagnostics to th e host system. 2. Click OK on th e File Download dialog bo x. 3. Enter the dir ectory path and file name[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 57 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B V iewing Order ed Set s This page displays the Ordered Sets that ar e being transmitted on the switch for each po rt since the last time the page was displayed. O rdered Sets are used when com[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 3: S WIT CH M ANAG EMENT E MULEX C ORPORATION 58 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B F7 Init ializa tion A por t is i n the non -participating mode a nd is a ttempting to win arbitrat ion and begin ini tializa tion, possibl y because the port was reset or is powering up . Some[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 4: T ECHNICAL R EFERENCE E MULEX C ORPORATION 59 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B C HAPTER 4T ECHNICA L R EFER ENCE T RO UBLESHOOTIN G D EVICE C ONNE CTIONS T roublesh ooting Device Connections ......................... 59 T roublesh ooting Management Connections ..........[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 4: T ECHNICAL R EFERENCE E MULEX C ORPORATION 60 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B T RO UBLESHOOTIN G M ANAGEME NT C ONNECTIONS P ORT B YP ASS C ONDIT IONS AND R EC OVERY Problem Recomm ended Act ion Seria l cable inst alle d but conn ection doe s not ap pear on termina l 1.[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 4: T ECHNICAL R EFERENCE E MULEX C ORPORATION 61 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B D EFAUL T S MART S ETTI NG A TT RIBUTE S Init iator or T arget Init iator with St ealth Ta r g e t with St ealth Fabr ic Connec tion T ree Casc ade St ring Ca scade --T ru nk 1 St ring Ca scad[...]

  • Page 65

    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E C HAPTER 4: T ECHNICAL R EFERENCE E MULEX C ORPORATION 62 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B F IBRE C HAN NEL R EFERE NCES The following bo oks give useful informati on about Fibre Channel. • Alan F . Benner , Fibre Channel. McGraw-Hill , 1996. ISBN 0-07-005669-2. • T om Clark, De[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPEN DIXES E MULEX C ORPORATION 63 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Appendixes[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPENDIX A: S PECIFICATIONS E MULEX C ORPORATION 64 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B A PPENDI X A S pecifications S WITCH S PECIFICATIONS O PERATING C ONDIT IONS The switch must be op erated in a clean, dry envi ronment with unrestricted airflow . Air flows in through the cosmetic [...]

  • Page 68

    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPENDIX B: CLI Q UICK R EFERENCE E MULEX C ORPORATION 65 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B A PPENDI X B CLI Quick Reference C ONNECT ING TO THE CLI The Command Line In terface (CLI) can be acce ssed through a network inter face using a terminal emulation program, such as HyperT erm[...]

  • Page 69

    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPENDIX B: CLI Q UICK R EFERENCE E MULEX C ORPORATION 66 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B U SING TH E CLI The CLI enables u sers to monitor and change sys tem and port configurations, confi gure One-S tep Zoning, Automati c T runking, Load Balancing, and event repor ting parameter[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPENDIX B: CLI Q UICK R EFERENCE E MULEX C ORPORATION 67 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B CLI C OMMAN DS All of the CLI comman ds for the Emulex® Mod el 375 SAN S torage Switch are sho wn below in a tree diagram. Using th e “help” command at the comm and line may provide addi[...]

  • Page 71

    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPENDIX C: E VENT M ESSAGES E MULEX C ORPORATION 68 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B A PPENDI X C Event Me ssages The event mess ages for the switch are li sted below . For explanations , contact a customer service representative. The messag e’s applicable severity lev el as def[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPENDIX C: E VENT M ESSAGES E MULEX C ORPORATION 69 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B 82 PORT is ready to be in serted DBG 83 Segment stall on P ORT # NOT IFY 84 Bad Op en on PORT # WRN 85 Error during Port Disc. NOTIFY 86 PORT PTBI failed du e to timeou t NOTIF Y 87 POR T changed [...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPENDIX D: AL_P A C ROSS R EFERENCES E MULEX C ORPORATION 70 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B A PPENDI X D AL_P A Cross Re ferences Arbi trated Loop Ph ysical Add resses AL_P A AL_P A ID AL_P A AL_P A ID AL_P A AL_P A ID (hex) (hex) (dec imal) (hex) (hex) ( decimal ) (hex) (hex) ([...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E A PPENDIX E: G LOSSARY E MULEX C ORPORATION 71 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B A PPENDI X E Gl ossary AL_P A or Arbitrated Loop Ph ysical Address A one-b yte value use d to identi fy a port in an Arbitrated Lo op topolo gy . The value of the AL_P A corresp onds to bits 7:0 of the 2[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E I NDEX E MULEX C ORPORATION 72 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B Index A AL_PA Cross Refer ences 70 AL_PA zoning 43 B Bad Device Rec overy policy 35 Bad Zone Recov ery policy 43 Blocking A RB 24 Bypass on Clo ck Delta policy 36 Bypass on CRC Error policy 35 Bypass on No A ctivity pol[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E I NDEX E MULEX C ORPORATION 73 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B M managing the switc h 21 monitoring the switch 49 N network interface configur ation 16 network settings 23 O operating c onditions 64 operating s peed 24 or dere d sets 57 overview 1 P password 65 changing 27 pol icie[...]

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    E MULEX M OD EL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WI TCH U SER ’ S G UID E I NDEX E MULEX C ORPORATION 74 P ART N UMBE R 0004 1392-002 R EV . B LEDs 9 load balancing 47 management 15 , 21 monitoring 49 network settings 23 operating condi tions 64 or dere d sets 57 overview 1 package contents 6 pol icies 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 port diagnostic s 55 port informatio n 5[...]