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    Simplify D 59021-06 A Page i SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Inst allation Guide[...]

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    Page ii 59021-06 A D SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide © 2000–2003 QLogic Corporation First Printed: May 2001 All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Printed in U. S.A. Information fu rnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliab le. However , QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringeme[...]

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    59021-06 A Page iii T able of Content s Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Intended Audience .................................................... ......................................... 1-1 1.2 Related Materials ........................................................................... .................... 1-2 1.3 Safety Notices ........................[...]

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    Page iv 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D 2.1.3.3 Heartbeat LED (Amber) .................................................................... 2-4 2.1.3.4 Input Power LED (Green) ............................................. .................... 2-4 2.2 Fibre Channel Ports ................................................[...]

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    59021-06 A Page v SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D 4.1.3 Environmental Con ditions ................................................................. ......... 4-2 4.2 Installing a Switch................................................................. .............................. 4-2 4.2.1 Mount the Switch ....................[...]

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    Page vi 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D 5.2.5 Power Supply Over T emperature LED is Illuminated .............................. 5-1 1 5.3 Recovering a Switch............................................................. ............................ 5-12 5.3.1 Maintenance – Exit ................................ ......[...]

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    59021-06 A Page vii SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D History Command ........................................................ ............................ B-14 Hotreset Command ............................................................... .................. B-15 Image Command .............................................. ....[...]

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    Page viii 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D 2-8 Serial Port and Pin Identification ........................................... ......................................... 2-8 2-9 Power Supply Components........................................ .................................................... 2-9 2-10 Fans ............[...]

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    59021-06 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the features and in st allation of the SANbox2-16 Fib re Channel switch, firmware version 2.0. This manual is organized as follows:  Section 1 describes the intended audience, related materials, safety not ices, communications statement s, laser safety information, electrost atic discha[...]

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    1 – Introduction Related Materials 1-2 59021-06 A D 1.2 Related Materials The following manuals and materials are referenced in the text and/or provide additional information.  SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management Use r ’s Guide , Publication Number 59022-06.  Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2) Re v . 6.8.  Fibre Channel-Private Loop S[...]

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    1 – Introduction Safety Notices 59021-06 A 1-3 D 1.3 Safety Notices A Wa r n i n g notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing personal injury . 4-3 , 4-5 , 6-1 A Caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard th at has the potential of causing damage to the equipment. 4-3 , 5-14 , 6-4 1.4 Sicherheit shinweise E[...]

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    1 – Introduction Communications Statements 1-4 59021-06 A D 1.6 Communications St atement s The following st atements apply t o this product. The statement s for other product s intended for use with this product appear in their accomp anying manuals. 1.6.1 Federal Communications Commissi on (FCC) Class A S t atement This equipment has been teste[...]

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    1 – Introduction Communications Statements 59021-06 A 1-5 D 1.6.3 A vis de conformité aux normes du ministère des Co mmunications du Canada Cet équipement ne dép asse pas le s limites de Classe A d'émission de bruits radioélectriques por les app areils numé riques, telles que prescrites par le Réglement sur le brouillage radio élect[...]

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    1 – Introduction Communications Statements 1-6 59021-06 A D 1.6.5 VCCI Class A St atement This is a Class A product based on the standard of the V oluntary Control Council For Interference by Informa tion T echnology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radi o distu rbance may arise. When such trouble occurs, the[...]

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    1 – Introduction Laser Safety Information 59021-06 A 1-7 D 1.7 Laser Safety Information This product may use Class 1 laser optical transceivers to communicate over the fiber optic conductors. The U. S. Depa rtment of Health and Human Services (DHHS) does not consider Class 1 lase rs to be hazardous. The International Electrotechnical Commission ([...]

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    1 – Introduction Accessible Parts 1-8 59021-06 A D 1.9 Accessible Part s The Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) in the SANbox2-16 switch are th e following:  Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) op tical transceivers  Power supplies  Fans Refer to Section 6 Removal/Replacement for more information. 1.10 Pièces Accessibles Les pièces remplaça[...]

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    1 – Introduction General Public License 59021-06 A 1-9 D 1.12 General Public License QLogic Fibre Channel switches are power ed by the Linux operating system. A machine-readable copy of th e Linux source code is avai lable upon written request to the following address. A nominal fee wi ll be charged for reproduction, sh ipping, and handling cost [...]

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    1 – Introduction General Public License 1-10 59021-06 A D We protect you r rights with two steps: (1) copyr ight the software, and (2) of fer you this license which gives you legal permission to co py , distribute and/or modify the software. Also, for each author's protection an d ours, we want to make certain that everyone underst ands that[...]

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    1 – Introduction General Public License 59021-06 A 1-1 1 D modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: a. Y ou must cause the modifie d files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files a nd the date of any change. b. Y ou must cause any work that you distribute [...]

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    1 – Introduction General Public License 1-12 59021-06 A D b. Accompany it with a written o ffer , valid for at least three ye ars, to give any third party , for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a comple te machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sect[...]

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    1 – Introduction General Public License 59021-06 A 1-13 D rights granted he rein. Y ou are not responsible for enf orcing compliance by third parties to this License. 8. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of p atent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to p atent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by [...]

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    1 – Introduction General Public License 1-14 59021-06 A D License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Sof t ware Foundation. 12. If you wish to incorporate pa rts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are dif ferent, write to the author to ask for permission. For sof tware which is copyrighted by[...]

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    1 – Introduction General Public License 59021-06 A 1-15 D one line to give the pro gram's name and an idea of what it does. Copyright (C) yyyy name of author This program is free sof tware; you can redistribute it and/or mod ify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version [...]

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    1 – Introduction Technical Support 1-16 59021-06 A D 1.13 T echnical Support Customers should cont act their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch product s. QLogic-direct customers may conta ct QLogic T echnical Support; others will be redire cted to their authorized maintenance provider . Visit the QLogic [...]

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    59021-06 A 2-1 Section 2 General Description This section describes the features and capabilities of the SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel switch. The following top ics are described:  Chassis controls and LEDs  Fibre channel ports  Ethernet port  Serial port  Power supplies  Fans  Switch management Fabrics are managed with the SANbox M[...]

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    2 – General Descrip tion Chassis Controls and LEDs 2-2 59021-06 A D 2.1 Chassis Controls and LEDs Chassis controls include the power suppl y On/Of f switches and the Maintenance button as shown in Figure 2-2 . The Maintena nce button is used to recover a disabled switch. The chassis LEDs prov ide information a bout the switch’s operational st a[...]

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    2 – General Description Chassis Controls and LEDs 59021-06 A 2-3 D illuminates continuously . Refer to ”Chassis LEDs” on page 2 -3 for information about the Inp ut Power LED and the Heartbeat LED. T o return to normal operation, power cycle the switch. 2.1.3 Chassis LEDs The chassis LEDs shown in Figure 2-3 provide status info rmation about s[...]

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    2 – General Descrip tion Fibre Channel Ports 2-4 59021-06 A D 2.1.3.3 Heartbeat LED (Amber) The Heartbeat LED indicates the st atus of the internal switch processor an d the results of the Po wer On Self T est (POST). Following a normal power-up, the Heartbeat LED blinks about once per second t o indicate that the switch p assed the POST and that[...]

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    2 – General Description Fibre Channel Por ts 59021-06 A 2-5 D 2.2.1 Port LEDs Each Fibre Channel port has it s own Logged- In LED and Act ivity LED as shown in Figure 2-5 . Figure 2-5. Port LEDs 2.2.1.1 Logged-In LED The Logged-in LED indica tes the logged-in or initialization status of the connected devices. Af ter successful completion of the P[...]

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    2 – General Descrip tion Fibre Channel Ports 2-6 59021-06 A D 2.2.2 Small Form-Factor Plugga ble (SFP) T ransceivers An SFP transceiver , like the one shown in Figure 2-6 , convert s electrical signals to and from optical laser signals to transmit and receive dat a. SFP transceivers plug into the ports; d uplex fiber optic cables plug into the tr[...]

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    2 – General Description Fibre Channel Por ts 59021-06 A 2-7 D G_Ports self-configure in the follo wing ways:  F_Port when connected to a public device  E_Port when connected to another FC-SW -2 compliant switch A TL_Port support s private loop devices an d must be configured explicitly . Refer to the SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s[...]

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    2 – General Descrip tion Ethernet Port 2-8 59021-06 A D 2.3 Ethernet Port The Ethernet port shown in Figure 2-7 is an RJ-45 connector that provides a connection to a management workst ation. A management workst ation can be a Windows, Solaris™, or a Linux® workst ation that is used to configure and manage the switch fabric. Y ou can manage the[...]

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    2 – General Description Power Supplies 59021-06 A 2-9 D The serial port connector requires a nul l-modem F/F DB9 cable. The pins on the switch RS-232 connector are shown in Figure 2-8 and identified in T able 2-1 . Refer to ”Connect the Management W orkstation to the Switch” on p age 4-8 for information about connecting the managemen t workst[...]

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    2 – General Descrip tion Fans 2-10 59021-06 A D Each power supply is capable of providi ng all of the switch’ s power needs. During normal operation, each power su pply provides half of the demand. If one power supply goes of fline, the second power supply steps up an d provides the difference. The power supplies are hot swapp abl e and interch[...]

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    2 – General Description Switch Management 59021-06 A 2-1 1 D 2.7 Switch Management SANbox Manager is a workst ation-based Java® application that provides a graphical user interface for fabric management. T his application runs on a Windows®, Solaris™, or Linux® workst ation. The management workstation connects to the fabric d irectly through[...]

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    2 – General Descrip tion Switch Management 2-12 59021-06 A D Notes[...]

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    59021-06 A 3-1 Section 3 Planning Consider the following when planning a fabric:  Devices  Multiple chassis fabrics  Performance  Device access  Fabric management  Fabric security 3.1 Devices When planning a fabric, consider the number of devices and the anticip ated demand. This will determine the n umber of ports that are need e[...]

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    3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 3-2 59021-06 A D 3.2 Multiple Chassis Fabrics By connecting switches together you can expand the number of available port s for devices. Each switch in t he fabric is identified by a unique domain ID, and th e fabric will automaticall y resolve domai n ID conflicts. Because the ports are self-configuring, you[...]

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    3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59021-06 A 3-3 D 3.2.2 Common T opologies The SANbox2-16 switch support s th ree commonly used fabric topologies:  Cascade  Mesh  Multistage® 3.2.2.1 Cascade T opology A cascade topology describes a fab ric in which the switches are connected in series. If you connect the last switch ba ck to the f [...]

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    3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 3-4 59021-06 A D 3.2.2.2 Mesh T opology A mesh topology describes a fabric in wh ich each chassis has at least one port directly connected to each other chassis in the fabric. The example mesh fabric shown in Figure 3-2 has the following characteristics:  Each link contributes up to 200 MB/s of bandwidth b[...]

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    3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59021-06 A 3-5 D 3.2.2.3 Multist age T opology A Multistage topolo gy describes a fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches. Each additional core switch increases t he bandwidth to each edge switch by 200 MB/s. The Multist age fabric shown in Figure 3-3 has the following c[...]

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    3 – Planning Performance 3-6 59021-06 A D 3.3 Performance The SANbox2-16 switch support s class 2 and class 3 Fibre Channel service at transmission rates of 1 Gbp s or 2 Gbp s with a maximum frame size of 2148 bytes. A port can transmit or receive at 1 Gbp s or 2 Gbps depending on the device to which it is connected. The port discovers the transm[...]

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    3 – Planning Performance 59021-06 A 3-7 D 3.3.2 Bandwid th Bandwidth is a me asure of the volume of dat a that can be transmitted at a give n transmission rate. A port can transmit or receive at 1 Gbps or 2 Gbp s depending on the device to which it is connected. The switch supports all transmission rate combinations as shown in Ta b l e 3 - 1 . I[...]

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    3 – Planning Device Access 3-8 59021-06 A D 3.4 Device Access Consider device access needs within the fa bric. Access is controlled by the use of zones and zone sets. Some zoning stra tegies include the following:  Separate device s that use different o perating systems.  Separate device s that have no need to communicate with other devices[...]

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    3 – Planning Device Access 59021-06 A 3-9 D 3.4.1 Sof t Zones Soft zoning divides the fabric for purpos es of controlling discove ry . Members of the same soft zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone. The sof t zone boundary is not secure; traffic a cross soft zones can occur if add ressed correc[...]

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    3 – Planning Fabric Managem ent 3-10 59021-06 A D 3.4.3 V irtual Private Fabric Hard Zones Virtual Privat e Fabric (VPF) zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and both inbound and outbound traf fi c. This type of zoni ng is useful for providing security and reserving p aths between devices t o guarantee bandwidth. VPF zo[...]

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    3 – Planning Securit y 59021-06 A 3-1 1 D 3.6 Security Security is available in the form of use r authentication, inter-switch security , and inband management. User authen tication validates user accounts for b oth T elnet and SANbox Manager sessions. A user account consists of an account name, a password, an auth ority level, and an expiration [...]

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    3 – Planning Security 3-12 59021-06 A D Notes[...]

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    59021-06 A 4-1 Section 4 Installation This section describes how to insta ll and configure the SANbox2-16 switch. It also describes how to load new firmware and how to recove r a disabled switch. 4.1 Site Requirement s Consider the following items when in stalling a SANbox2-16 switch:  Fabric management workst ation  Power requirements  En[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-2 59021-06 A D 4.1.3 Environment al Conditions Consider the factors that affect the climat e in your facility such as equipment heat dissipation and ventilation. Th e switch re quires the following operating conditions:  Operating temperature range: 10° – 40° C (50°– 104°F )  Relative humidity:[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-3 D Installing a SANbox2-16 switch involves the following steps: 1. Mount the switch. 2. Install SFP transceivers. 3. Connect the switch to the AC power source. 4. Connect the management workst ation to the switch. 5. Install the SANbox Manager application. 6. Configure the switch. 7. Configure th[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-4 59021-06 A D When mounting the switch in a rack, ensure t hat the 19-inch rack meet s the following stand ard specifications:  ANSI/EIA RS-230 S tandard, entitled Cabinet s, Racks, Panels, and Associated Equipment  MIL-STD- 189, entitled Racks, Electrical Equipm ent, 19-In ch and Associated Panels Th[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-5 D 4.2.3 Connect the Switch to AC Pow er W ARNING!! This product is supplied with a 3-wire po wer cable and plug for the user ’s safety . Use this pow er cable in conjunction wit h a properly grounded outlet to avo id electrical shock. An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could plac[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-6 59021-06 A D T o energize the switch, do the following: 1. Connect the power cords to the AC power recept acles on the front of the switch chassis. 2. Connect each power cord to a 3-wire, grounded, AC outlet that delivers power in accordance with the power re quirements in Appendix A S pecifications . 3. P[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-7 D 4. Confirm that the Output Power LEDs on both power supplies are illuminated. If not, do the following: a. Check voltage at the AC power source. b. Inspect the power cord. c. Replace the power supply . 5. Observe the Heartbeat LED to determine the results of the Power On Self T est (POST). The[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-8 59021-06 A D 4.2.4 Connect the Manage ment Wo rkst ation to the Switch Connect the management workst ation to the switch in one of three ways:  Indirect Ethernet connection from the management wo rkstation to the switch RJ-45 Ethernet connector through an Ethernet switch or a hub. This requ ires a 10/10[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-9 D 4.2.4.1 Ethernet Connection T o establish an Ethernet connectio n, do the following: 1. Connect a 10/100 Base-T cross-over cable from an RJ-45 port on the management workst ation directly to the RJ-45 Ethernet port ; or a 10/100 Base-T straight cable indirectly over an Ethernet ne twork. 2. Op[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-10 59021-06 A D  For Linux: a. Set up minicom to use the serial port. Cre ate or modify the /etc/minirc.dfl file with the following content: pr portdev/ttyS0 pu minit pu mreset pu mhangup b. V erify that all users have perm ission to run minicom. Review the /etc/minicom/users file and confir m that the li[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-1 1 D 4.2.6 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Inst allation T o install the SANbox Mana ger application on Windows from the SANsurfer® Management Suite Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk into the management works[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-12 59021-06 A D 4.2.7 SANsurfer Management Suit e Disk - Linux Inst allation T o install the SANbox Mana ger application on Linux from the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk into the management workstation[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-13 D 4.2.8 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Inst allation T o install the SANbox Mana ger application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Management Suite CD-ROM, do the followin g: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk into the management works[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-14 59021-06 A D 4.2.9 SANbox2 Inst allation Disk - Windows Inst allation T o install the SANbox Mana ger application on Windows from the SANbox2 Installation Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently runni ng, and insert the SANbox2 Installation Disk into the management workst ation CD-ROM driv[...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-15 D 4.2.12 Configure the Switch Do the following to configure a switch using the SANbox Manager application. Refer to the SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User ’s Guide for more information about configuring a switch. Y ou can also configure the switch using the Command Line Interface. Refer to [...]

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    4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-16 59021-06 A D 4.2.13 Configure the Port s Configuring a port involves defining the port mode. For public devices and other switches, a switch automatically set s the port mode as each port discovers the type of device to which it is connected. The de fault port mode is GL_Port. A GL_Port will self configur[...]

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    4 – Installation Install Firmware 59021-06 A 4-17 D 4.3 Inst all Firmware The switch comes with current firmware inst alled. Y ou can upgrade the firmware from the management workst ation as new fi rmware becomes available. Firmware installation involves loading the f irmware image file onto the switch, unp acking the image file, and then resetti[...]

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    4 – Installation Install Firmware 4-18 59021-06 A D 4.3.2 Using the CLI to Inst all Firmware T o install firmware using the CLI when an FTP server is present on the management workst ation, do the following: 1. Connect to the switch through the Eth ernet or the serial port and open a T elnet session. 2. Enter the following account name and p assw[...]

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    4 – Installation Install Firmware 59021-06 A 4-19 D 4.3.3 Using FTP and the CLI to Inst all Firmware T o install firmware using the CLI when the management workstation doe s not have an FTP server , do the following: 1. Connect to the switch through the Eth ernet or the serial port. 2. Move to the folder or directory that contains the new firmwar[...]

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    4 – Installation Powering Down a Switch 4-20 59021-06 A D 10. Display the list of firmware image files on the switch to confirm that the file was loaded. Refer to the ”Image Command” o n page B-16 for more information. SANbox2 (admin) $>image list 1 1. Unp ack the firmware image file to inst all the new firmware in flash memory . SANbox2 ([...]

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    59021-06 A 5-1 Section 5 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting Diagnostic information ab out the switch is available through the chassis LEDs, the power supply LEDs, and the Logged-In LED. Diagnostic information is also available through the SANbox Manager a nd CLI event logs and error displays. This section describes two types of dia gnostics: Power On Sel[...]

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    5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting POST Diagnostics 5-2 59021-06 A D 5.1.1.2 Maintenance Mode Pattern S teady illumination indicates that the switch is in maintenance mode, which returns the switch IP address to 10.0.0 .1. From maintenance mode, you may reload firmware, reset the p assword to the factory default, and remove a corrupt configuration[...]

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    5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting POST Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-3 D 2. Place the switch in mainten ance mode. Press and hold the Maintenance button, then power up the switch. Refer t o ”Recovering a Switch” on page 5-12 for more information about placing the switch in maintenance mode. 3. Establish a T elnet session with the switch using the d[...]

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    5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting POST Diagnostics 5-4 59021-06 A D b. Enter the following account name and p assword: user: images password: images c. Act ivate binary mode and copy the configuration file from the workstation to the switch. The configuration file must be n amed "configdata". ftp>bin ftp>put configdata d. Close th[...]

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    5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting POST Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-5 D 5.1.2 Logged-In LED Indications Port diagnostics are indicated b y the Logged-In LED for each port as shown in Figure 5-1 . Figure 5-1. Logged-In LED The Logged-In LED has three ind ications:  Logged in - Continuous illumination.  Logging in - Flashes at rough ly once per se[...]

  • Page 74

    5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting POST Diagnostics 5-6 59021-06 A D 5.1.2.1 E_Port Isolation A Logged-In LED error indication is of ten the result of E_Port isolation. An isolated E_Port is indicated by a red link in the SANbox Manager topology display . E_Port isolation can be caused by conflicting domain IDs, conflicting timeout value s, or con[...]

  • Page 75

    5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting POST Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-7 D 5.1.2.2 Excessive Port Errors The switch monitors a set of port errors an d generates alarms based on user-defined sample intervals and thresholds. Refer to the SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User ’s Guide for information abou t managing alarms. These port errors include the fo[...]

  • Page 76

    5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting POST Diagnostics 5-8 59021-06 A D 2. Reset the port, then perform an exte rnal port loopback test to validate the port and the SFP . Re fer to the ”T est Command” on page B-71 or th e SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management Use r ’s Guide for information about testing ports. Doe s the port pass the test?  Ye s -[...]

  • Page 77

    5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting Chassis Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-9 D 5.2 Chassis Diagnostics Chassis diagnostics are indicated by the chassis and power supply LEDs as shown in Figure 5-3 . Figure 5-3. Chassis and Power Supply LEDs The following conditions are described:  Chassis Over T emperature LED is illuminated  Input Power LED is exti[...]

  • Page 78

    5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting Chassis Diagnostics 5-10 59021-06 A D 5.2.1 Chassis Over T emperatu re LED is Illuminated The chassis Over T emperature LED illuminat es to indicate that the switch logic circuitry is overheating. If the cha ssis Over T emperature LED illuminates, do the following: 1. Inspect the chassis fans. Are the int ake ope[...]

  • Page 79

    5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting Chassis Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-1 1 D 5.2.4 Output Power LED Is Extinguished The Output Power LED illuminates to ind icate that the power supply is producing the proper voltag es. If the Output Power LED is extinguished, do the following: 1. Inspect the power supply Over T emperature LED. Is the power supply Over[...]

  • Page 80

    5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting Recovering a Switch 5-12 59021-06 A D 5.3 Recovering a Switch A switch can become inoperable or unma nageable for the following reasons:  Firmware becomes corrupt  IP address is lost  Switch configuration becomes corrupt  Forgotten password In these specific cases, you can recove r the switch using ma[...]

  • Page 81

    5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting Recovering a Switch 59021-06 A 5-13 D 4. Enter the maintenance mode account name and password (prom, prom), and press the Enter key . Sanbox login: prom Password:xxxx [username@anteater:Itasca]% telnet 10.0.0.1 Trying 10.0.0.1... Connected to 10.0.0.1. Escape character is '^]'. 5. The maintenance menu di[...]

  • Page 82

    5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting Recovering a Switch 5-14 59021-06 A D 3. Select option 1 from the maintenance menu. When prompted for a file name prompt, enter the firmware image file name. Image filename: filename Unpacking ’filename’, please wait... Unpackage successful. 4. Select option 7 to reset the switch a nd exit maintenance mode. 5[...]

  • Page 83

    5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting Recovering a Switch 59021-06 A 5-15 D 5.3.8 Maintenance – Reset Switch This option closes the T elnet session, e xits maintenance mode and rebo ots the switch using the current switch configur ation. All unpacked firmware image files that reside on the switch are deleted . 5.3.9 Maintenance – Show Firmware V e[...]

  • Page 84

    5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting Recovering a Switch 5-16 59021-06 A D Notes[...]

  • Page 85

    59021-06 A 6-1 Section 6 Removal/Replacement This section describes the removal and r eplacement procedures for the following field replaceable units (FRU):  SFP transceivers  Power supplies  Fans The switch is equipped with a battery t hat powers the non-volatile memory . This memory stores the switch configuration. The battery is not a f[...]

  • Page 86

    6 – Removal/Rep lacement SFP Transceivers 6-2 59021-06 A D 6.1 SFP T ransceivers The SFP transceivers can be removed and replaced while the switch is ope rating without damaging the switch or the tr an sceiver . However , transmission on the affect ed port will be interrupted until the transceiver inst alled. T o remove a transceiver , gently pre[...]

  • Page 87

    6 – Removal/Replacement Power Supplies 59021-06 A 6-3 D 6.2 Power Supplies The power supplies are hot pluggable. This means you can remove or install one of the power supplies while the switch is operating witho ut disrupting service. The power supplies are also interchangeable; th at is, the left and right power supplies are the same unit. T o r[...]

  • Page 88

    6 – Removal/Rep lacement Fans 6-4 59021-06 A D 6.3 Fans The fans are hot pluggable. This means yo u can remove or install one of the fans while the switch is operating without disruptin g service. The fan is completely enclosed, so there is no risk of in jury from the fan blades. The fans are also interchangeable; that is, the lef t and right fan[...]

  • Page 89

    6 – Removal/Replacement Fans 59021-06 A 6-5 D T o install a fan, do the f ollowing: 1. Confirm that the new fan is comp atible with the switch air flow direction. 2. Align the modular connector toward the inside of the switch as shown in Figure 6-4 . 3. Slide the fan into the bay until it is firmly seate d and confirm that the air flow is correct[...]

  • Page 90

    6 – Removal/Rep lacement Fans 6-6 59021-06 A D Notes[...]

  • Page 91

    59021-06 A A-1 Appendix A S pecifications This appendix contain s the specificati ons for the SANbox2-16 Fibre Ch annel switch. Refer to Section 2 General Description for the location of all connections, switches, controls, and component s. A.1 Fabric S pecifications Fibre Channel Protocols ................. FC-PH Rev . 4.3 FC-PH-2 FC-PH-3 FC-AL Re[...]

  • Page 92

    A – Specifications Maintainability A-2 59021-06 A D A.2 Maint ainability Maximum User Ports ...................... > 475,000 ports depending on confi gurati on Buffer Cre dits .................................. 12 buf fer credits per port Media T ype ..................................... Small Form Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers. Hot swa[...]

  • Page 93

    A – Specifications Fabric Manageme nt 59021-06 A A-3 D A.3 Fabric Management A.4 Dimensions A.5 Electrical Management Methods .................... SANbox Manager Graphical User In terface Application Programming Interface Command Line Interface GS-3 Management Server SNMP FTP Maintenance Connection ................ RS-232 connector; null modem F/[...]

  • Page 94

    A – Specifications Environmental A-4 59021-06 A D A.6 Environment al T emperature  Operating ........................... .......  Non-operating ........................... 10 to 40°C (50 to 104°F) -40 to 65°C (-40 to 149°F) Humidity  Operating ........................... .......  Non-operating ........................... 25% to 80[...]

  • Page 95

    A – Specifications Regulatory Certifications 59021-06 A A-5 D A.7 Regulatory Certifications Safety S tandards ............................ UL1950, CSA 22.2 No. 95 0, EN60950 Emissions S tandards ...................... FCC Part 15B Class A VCCI Class A ITE BSMI Class A CISPR 22, Class A EN 55022, Class A V oltage Fluctuations .....................[...]

  • Page 96

    A – Specifications Shortwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (multi-mo de) A-6 59021-06 A D A.8 Shortwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (multi-mode) Connector ....................................... Duplex LC Color coding.................................... Beige or black exposed connector surfaces Cable .............................................. Fibre Channel 100-M6-SN-I[...]

  • Page 97

    A – Specifications Longwave Laser SF P 1G/2G (single-mode) 59021-06 A A-7 D A.9 Longwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (single-mode) Connector ....................................... Duplex LC Color coding.................................... Blue exposed connector surfaces Cable .............................................. Fibre Channel 100SM-LC-L (9 µm sin[...]

  • Page 98

    A – Specifications Longwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (single-mo de) A-8 59021-06 A D Notes[...]

  • Page 99

    59021-06 A B-1 Appendix B Command Line Interface Each switch contains a T elnet server . This server allows a T elnet client to estab lish a T elnet session with the switch to retrieve information or to configure paramete rs using the Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI enables you to perform a variety of fabric and switch management tasks throug[...]

  • Page 100

    B – Command Line Interface Command Syntax B-2 59021-06 A D B.2 Command Synt ax The command synt ax is as follows: command key word keyword [value] keyword [value1] [value2] The Command is followed by one or more keyw ords. Co nsider the following rules and conventions:  Commands and keywords are lowercase and case sensitive.  Commands with [...]

  • Page 101

    B – Command Line Interface Commands 59021-06 A B-3 D B.3 Commands The command set provides for User and Ad min authority levels.  User authority grant s viewing access to the fabric and switche s using the Show command and other read-only commands.  Admin authority includes the User authority and grants permission to use the Admin command. [...]

  • Page 102

    B – Command Line Interface Admin Command B-4 59021-06 A D Admin Command Opens and closes an Admin session. The Admin session provides comma nds that change the fabric and swit ch confi gurations. Only one Admin session can be open on the switch at any time. An inactive Ad min session will time out after a period of time which can be changed using[...]

  • Page 103

    B – Command Line Interface Alias Command 59021-06 A B-5 D Alias Command Creates a named set of port s/devices. Aliases make it easier to assign a se t of ports/devices to many zon es. An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a member . Authority Admin Synt ax alias add [alias] [members] copy [alias_source] [alias_destination] create [alia[...]

  • Page 104

    B – Command Line Interface Alias Command B-6 59021-06 A D members [alias] Displays all members of the alias given by [alias]. This keyword is available with User authority and does n ot require a zoning edit session or an admin session. remove [alias] [members] Removes the ports/de vices given by [members] from the alias given by [alias]. [member[...]

  • Page 105

    B – Command Line Interface Config Command 59021-06 A B-7 D Config Command Manages the Fibre Channel con figurations on a switch. For information about setting the port and switch configu rations, refer to the ”Set Config Command” on page B-2 9 . Authority Admin for all keywords except List Synt ax config act ivate [config] backup cancel copy [...]

  • Page 106

    B – Command Line Interface Config Command B-8 59021-06 A D restore Restores configuration settings to an out-of-band switch from a backup file named configdata , which must b e first uploaded on the switch using FTP . Y ou create the backup file using the Config Backup command. Use FTP to load the backup file on a switch, then enter the Config Re[...]

  • Page 107

    B – Command Line Interface Config Command 59021-06 A B-9 D The following is an example of how to cre ate a backup file (configdata) and download the file to the workst ation. SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config backup SANbox2 (admin) #> admin end SANbox2 #> exit #>ftp symbolic_name or ip_address user: images password: [...]

  • Page 108

    B – Command Line Interface Date Command B-10 59021-06 A D Date Command This command displays or set s the system date and time. T o set the date and time the information string must be provid ed in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY . The new date and time t akes ef fect immediately . Authority Admin to change the date; User to display the date. Synt ax d[...]

  • Page 109

    B – Command Line Interface Fallback Command 59021-06 A B-1 1 D Fallback Command Assigns the pending firmware st atus back and forth between the active and inactive firmware images stored in switch memory . Authority Admin Synt ax fallback Notes  The Show Switch command displays the two firmware images, active firmware, inactive firmware, and p[...]

  • Page 110

    B – Command Line Interface Hardreset C ommand B-12 59021-06 A D Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset activates the pending firmware and disrupt s traf fic. Authority Admin Synt ax hardreset Notes T o reset the switch without a powe r-on self test, refer to the ”Reset Command ” on page B-2 2 . T o r[...]

  • Page 111

    B – Command Line Interface Help Command 59021-06 A B-13 D Help Command Displays a brief description of the specifie d command and it s keywords. Authority User Synt ax help [command] [keyword] Keywords [command] Displays a summary of the comman d given by [command] and it s keywords. If you omit [command], the system displays al l available comma[...]

  • Page 112

    B – Command Line Interface History Command B-14 59021-06 A D History Command Displays a numbered list of the previously e ntered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands. Authority User Synt ax history Notes Use the History command to provide co ntext for the ! command:  Enter ![command] to re-enter the most re cent execution o[...]

  • Page 113

    B – Command Line Interface Hotreset Co mmand 59021-06 A B-15 D Hotreset Command Resets the switch for th e purpose of activating the pen ding firmware without disrupting traf fic. This command termi nates all management sessions and saves all configuration information. Af ter the pending firmware is activated, the configuration is recovered. This[...]

  • Page 114

    B – Command Line Interface Image Command B-16 59021-06 A D Image Command Manages and insta lls switch firmware. Authority Admin Synt ax image cleanup fetch [account_name] [ ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination] list unpack [file ] Keywords cleanup Removes all firmware image files from the switch. All firmware image f iles are removed autom[...]

  • Page 115

    B – Command Line Interface Lip Command 59021-06 A B-17 D Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin Synt ax lip [port_number] Keywords [port_number] The number of the port to be reinitialize d. Examples The following is an example of the Lip command: SANbox2 (admin) #> lip 2[...]

  • Page 116

    B – Command Line Interface Passwd Command B-18 59021-06 A D Passwd Command Changes a user account’ s pa ssword. Authority Admin to change another acco unt’s p assword; User to change your own. Synt ax passwd [accou nt_name] Keywords [account_name] The user account name. Y ou must open an admin session to change the password for an accou nt na[...]

  • Page 117

    B – Command Line Interface Ping Command 59021-06 A B-19 D Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communicate with a nother switch in the fabric and reports the result. Authority User Synt ax Ping ip_address Keywords ip_address The IP address of the switch to qu ery . Examples The following is an example of a successfu l Ping command: SANbox2 #> [...]

  • Page 118

    B – Command Line Interface Ps Command B-20 59021-06 A D Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority User Synt ax ps Examples The following is an example of the Ps command: SANbox2 #> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COMMAND 338 327 0.0 00:00:00 3-01:18:35 cns 339 327 0.0 00:00:01 3-01:18:35 ens 340 327 0.0 00:00:21 3-01:18:3[...]

  • Page 119

    B – Command Line Interface Quit Command 59021-06 A B-21 D Quit Command Closes the T elnet session. Authority User Synt ax quit, exit, or logout Notes Y ou can also enter Control-D to close the T elnet session.[...]

  • Page 120

    B – Command Line Interface Reset Command B-22 59021-06 A D Reset Command Resets the switch configuration pa rameters. If you omit the keyword, th e default is Reset Switch. Authority Admin Synt ax reset config [config_name] factory port [port_number] snmp switch (default) system zoning Keywords config [config_name] Resets the configuration given [...]

  • Page 121

    B – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59021-06 A B-23 D Notes The following tab les specify the various factory default settings: T able B-3. Switch Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Admin S tate Online Broadcast Enabled T rue InbandEnabled T rue Domain ID 1 (0x Hex) Domain ID Lock False Symbolic Name SANbox2 R_A_TOV 10000 E_D_TOV 2000[...]

  • Page 122

    B – Command Line Interface Reset Command B-24 59021-06 A D F ANEnable T rue LCFEnable F alse MFSEnable True MFS_T OV 10 MSEnable T rue NoClose False IOS treamGuard Disabled VIEnable False CheckAlps False T able B-5. Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults Parameter Default ThresholdMonito ringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEn abled RisingT rigge[...]

  • Page 123

    B – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59021-06 A B-25 D LogoutMonit oringEnabled RisingT rigger FallingT rigger SampleWindow Tr u e 5 1 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled RisingT rigger FallingT rigger SampleWindow Tr u e 100 5 10 T able B-6. Zoning Configuration Defaults Parameter Default FC-SW-2 AutoSave T rue Default All T able B-7. SNMP Configuratio[...]

  • Page 124

    B – Command Line Interface Reset Command B-26 59021-06 A D T able B-8. System Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Ethernet Network Discovery S tatic Ethernet Network IP Address 10.0.0.1 Ethernet Network IP Mask 255.0.0.0 Ethernet Gateway Address 10.0.0.254 Fibre Chan nel Network D iscovery S tatic Fibre Chan nel Networ k IP Address 0.0.0.0 F[...]

  • Page 125

    B – Command Line Interface Set Comman d 59021-06 A B-27 D Set Command Sets a vari ety of switch param eters. Authority Admin for all keywords except Alarm Clear , Beacon, and Pagebreak which are available with User authority . Synt ax set alarm clear beacon [st ate] config [option] log [option] pagebreak [st ate] port [option] setup [option] swit[...]

  • Page 126

    B – Command Line Interface Set Command B-28 59021-06 A D port [option] Sets port st ate and speed for the specified por t temporarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation. Refe r to the ”Set Port Command” on page B-4 2 . setup [option] Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. Refer to the ”Set Setup Command” [...]

  • Page 127

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-29 D Set Config Command Sets switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning configuration parameters. Authority Admin authority and a Config Edit session Synt ax set config port [port_number] ports [port_number] switch threshold zoning Keywords port [port_number] Initiates an edit session in w[...]

  • Page 128

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-30 59021-06 A D SymbolicPortName Descriptive name. The default is Por t. ALFairness Arbitration loop fairness. Enables (T rue) or disables (False) the switch’ s priority to arbitrat e on the lo op. The de fault is False. DeviceScanEnabled Enables (T rue) or disables (False) the scanning of the con[...]

  • Page 129

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-31 D MFSEnable Multi-Frame Se quence bundling. Prevents (T rue) or allows (False) the interleaving of fr ames in a sequence. The default is T rue. Enabling MFSEnable disables LC FEnable an d VIEnable. MSEnable Management server enable. Enables (T rue) or disables (False) ma nagement serve[...]

  • Page 130

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-32 59021-06 A D switch Initiates an editing session in which to change switch configuration settings. The system displays each p arameter one line at a time and prompts yo u for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in bracket s. T [...]

  • Page 131

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-33 D threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to gene rate and log alarms for selected events. The system d isplays each event, it s thresholds, and sampling interval one line at a time and prompt s you for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new value or press the Enter ke[...]

  • Page 132

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-34 59021-06 A D T able B-1 1. Set Config Threshold Parameters Parameter Description Threshold Mo nitoring Enabled Master enable /disable par ameter for all events. Ena bles (T rue) or disables (False) the generation of all enabled event alarms. The default is False. CRCErrorsMonitoringEn abled Decod[...]

  • Page 133

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-35 D zoning Initiates an editing session in which to change switch zoning attributes. The system displays each p arameter one line at a time and prompts yo u for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in bracket s. T able [...]

  • Page 134

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-36 59021-06 A D Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config port 1 A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the E[...]

  • Page 135

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-37 D The following is an example of the Set Config Switch co mmand: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config switch A list of attributes with formatting and default values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER k[...]

  • Page 136

    B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-38 59021-06 A D SampleWindow (decimal value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] ISLMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True] RisingTrigger (decimal value, 1-1000) [2 ] FallingTrigger (decimal value, 0-1000) [0 ] SampleWindow (decimal value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] LoginMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True] RisingTrigger ([...]

  • Page 137

    B – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59021-06 A B-39 D Set Log Command S pecifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log. The log consists of six files contained on the switch: log file , and logfile.1 – logfile.5 . Each file can hold a maximum of 200 entries. The switch begins writing en tries to logfile . When logfile is ful[...]

  • Page 138

    B – Command Line Interface Set Log Command B-40 59021-06 A D None Monitor none of the component eve nts. Other Monitors other mi scellaneous event s. Port Monitors all port event s Switch Monitors switch management event s. Zoning Monitors zoning conflict event s. level [level] S pecifies the severity level given by [lev el] to use in monitorin g[...]

  • Page 139

    B – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59021-06 A B-41 D st art S tarts the logging of events based on t he Port, Compone nt, and Level keywords assigned to the current configuration. T he logging continues until you e nter the Set Log S top command. stop S tops logging of event s. Notes T o maintain optimal switch performance , do not set th[...]

  • Page 140

    B – Command Line Interface Set Port Command B-42 59021-06 A D Set Port Command Sets port st ate and speed for the specified por t temporarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation. Th is command also clears port counters. Authority Admin Synt ax set port [port_number] bypass [alp a] clear enable speed [transmission_speed] st[...]

  • Page 141

    B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59021-06 A B-43 D Set Setup Command Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. The swit ch maintains one SNMP configuration and one system configuration. Authority Admin Synt ax set setup snmp system Keywords snmp Prompts you in a line-by-lin e fashion to change SNMP configuration settings. T able[...]

  • Page 142

    B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command B-44 59021-06 A D system Prompts you in a line-by-lin e fashion to change system configuration settings. T able B-14 describes the system configuration fields. For each parameter , enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in bracket s. T rapCommunity T rap community pa[...]

  • Page 143

    B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59021-06 A B-45 D Examples The following is a n example of the Set Setup SNMP command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup snmp A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value. If you [...]

  • Page 144

    B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command B-46 59021-06 A D Contact (string, max=32 chars) [<sysContact undefined] Location (string, max=32 chars) [sysLocation undefined] Trap1Address (dot-notated IP Address) [10.20.71.15 ] Trap1Port (decimal value) [162 ] Trap1Severity (see allowed options above) [warning ] Trap1Version (1 / 2) [2 ] Trap1E[...]

  • Page 145

    B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59021-06 A B-47 D The following is an example of the Set Setu p System command: SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup system A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value. If you wish to terminate this process [...]

  • Page 146

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-48 59021-06 A D Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational inf ormation. Authority User Synt ax show about alarm broadcast chassis config [option] domains donor fabric interface log [option] lsdb mem [count] ns [option] pagebreak perf [option] port [port_number] post log setup [option] ste[...]

  • Page 147

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-49 D domains Displays list of each domain and it s worldwide name in the fabric. donor Displays list of current donor configuration for all port s. fabric Displays list of each domain, symbolic name, worldwide name, node IP address, and port IP address. interface Displays the statu s of the act[...]

  • Page 148

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-50 59021-06 A D perf [option] Displays performance information for all port s. Refer to the ”Show Perf Command” on page B-65 . port [port_number] Displays operational information for t he port given by [port_ number]. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. If [po rt number] is omitted, information is di[...]

  • Page 149

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-51 D LIPF7ALPS This LIP is used to reinitialize the loop. An L_Port, identified by AL_PS, may have noticed a performan ce degradation and is trying to restore the loop. LIPF8ALPS This LIP denotes a loop failure detected by the L_Port identified by AL _PS. LIPF7F7 A loop initialization primitive[...]

  • Page 150

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-52 59021-06 A D post log Displays the Power On Self T est (POST) log which contains result s from the POST . setup [option] Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP , and the switch manufacturer . Refer to the ”Show Setup Command” on p age B-67 . steering [domain_id] Displays the routes that dat[...]

  • Page 151

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-53 D  User Account s  Whoami  Zoneset (Active, List)  Zoning (History , Limits, List) switch Displays switch operational information. topology Displays all connected devices. users Displays a list of logged-in users. This is equivalent t o the User List command. version Displays an [...]

  • Page 152

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-54 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Show Fab ric command: SANbox2 #> show fabric Domain WWN Enet IP Addr FC IP Addr SymbolicName ------ --- ------------ ---------- ------------ 16 (0x10) 10:00:00:c0:dd:00:77:81 10.20.68.11 0.0.0.0 gui sb1 .11 17 (0x11) 10:00:00:c0:dd:00:6a:2d 10.20.68.12[...]

  • Page 153

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-55 D The following is an example of the Show Inte rface command: SANbox2 #> show interface eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:DD:00:BD:ED inet addr:10.20.68.107 Bcast:10.20.68.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:4712 errors:0 dropped:0 overru[...]

  • Page 154

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-56 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox2 #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online PortID 150100 AsicNumber 0 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:bc:b8 AsicPort 1 RunningType Unknown ConfigType G SFPPartNumber Unknown DiagStatus Passed SFPRevision 0 EpConnS[...]

  • Page 155

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-57 D The following is an example of the Show Switch co mmand: SANbox2 #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName sw .108 SwitchWWN 100000c0dd00bc56 SwitchType SANbox2-16 PROMVersion V2.0.0.0-0 (day month date time year) CreditPool 0 DomainID 19 (0x13) FirstPortAddress [...]

  • Page 156

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-58 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Show T opology command for port 1: SANbox2 #> show topology 1 Local Link Information ---------------------- PortNumber 1 PortID 650100 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:91:11 PortType F Remote Link Information ----------------------- Device 0 NodeWWN 50:80:02:[...]

  • Page 157

    B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-59 D The following is an example of the Show V ersion command: SANbox2 #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * ***************************************************** SystemDescription QLogic SANbox2 FC Switch Eth0N[...]

  • Page 158

    B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command B-60 59021-06 A D Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning attributes fo r the current configuration. Authority User Synt ax show config port [port_number] switch threshold zoning Keywords port [port_number] Displays configuration parameters for the port n umber given by[...]

  • Page 159

    B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59021-06 A B-61 D CheckAlps False The following is an example of the Show Config Switch comma nd: SANbox2 #> show config switch Switch Configuration Information -------------------------------- AdminState Online BroadcastEnabled False InbandEnabled True DomainID 19 (0x13) DomainIDLock True Symboli[...]

  • Page 160

    B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command B-62 59021-06 A D SampleWindow 10 LoginMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 100 FallingTrigger 5 SampleWindow 10 The following is an example of the [...]

  • Page 161

    B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59021-06 A B-63 D Show Log Command Displays the content s of the log or the parameters use d to create entries in the log. The log contains a maximum of 200 en tries. When the log reaches it s entry capacity , subsequent entries overwrite the existing entries, beginning with the oldest. Authority User S[...]

  • Page 162

    B – Command Line Interface Show Log Comm and B-64 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Show Log Options command: SANbox2 #> show log options Allowed options for log ----------------------- component All, None, NameServer, MgmtServer, Zoning, Switch, Chassis, Blade, Port, Eport, Snmp, Other,CimServer level Critical,Warn,Info,None The[...]

  • Page 163

    B – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59021-06 A B-65 D Show Perf Command Displays port performance in frames/second and byt es/second. If you omit the keyword, the command displays dat a transmitted (out), dat a received (in), and total dat a transmitted and received in frames/second and byt es per second. Authority User Synt ax show perf[...]

  • Page 164

    B – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command B-66 59021-06 A D Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command: SANbox2 #> show perf Port Bytes/s Bytes/s Bytes/s Frames/s Frames/s Frames/s Number (in) (out) (total) (in) (out) (total) ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0[...]

  • Page 165

    B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59021-06 A B-67 D Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settin gs. Authority User Synt ax show setup mfg snmp system Keywords mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch . snmp Displays the current SNMP settings. system Displays the current system settings. Examples The f[...]

  • Page 166

    B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command B-68 59021-06 A D Trap2Address 0.0.0.0 Trap2Port 162 Trap2Severity warning Trap2Version 2 Trap2Enabled False Trap3Address 0.0.0.0 Trap3Port 162 Trap3Severity warning Trap3Version 2 Trap3Enabled False Trap4Address 0.0.0.0 Trap4Port 162 Trap4Severity warning Trap4Version 2 Trap4Enabled False Trap5Addres[...]

  • Page 167

    B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59021-06 A B-69 D The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox2 #> show setup system System Information ------------------ Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static Eth0NetworkAddress 10.20.11.32 Eth0NetworkMask 255.255.252.0 Eth0GatewayAddress 10.20.8.254 FCNetworkDiscovery Static FCNetw[...]

  • Page 168

    B – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command B-70 59021-06 A D Shut down Command T erminates all data transfers on the switch a t convenient points and closes th e T elnet session. Always power cycle the switch af ter entering this command. Authority Admin Synt ax shut down Notes Always use this command to perform an orderly shut down before remov[...]

  • Page 169

    B – Command Line Interface Test Command 59021-06 A B-71 D T est Command T ests ports using intern al (SerDes level), external (SFP), and online loopback tests. Internal and external tests require that the p ort be placed in diagnostic mode. Refer to the ”Set Command” on p age B-27 for information about changing the port administrative st ate.[...]

  • Page 170

    B – Command Line Interface Test Command B-72 59021-06 A D  T o run an external loopback test, enter the following command. A loopback plug must be inst alled for this test to pass. test port x external 5. A series of test pa rameters are displayed on the screen. Press the Enter key to accept each default p arameter value, or type a new value f[...]

  • Page 171

    B – Command Line Interface Test Command 59021-06 A B-73 D 3. A series of test pa rameters are displayed on the screen. Press the Enter key to accept each default p arameter value, or type a new value for each parameter and press th e Enter key . The T estLength p arameter is the number of frames sent, the FrameSize (256 byte maximum in some cases[...]

  • Page 172

    B – Command Line Interface Uptime Command B-74 59021-06 A D Uptime Command Displays the elap sed up time since the switch was last reset and reset method. A hot reset or non-disruptive firmware activatio n does not reset the elapsed up time reported by this command. Authority User Synt ax uptime Examples The following is an example of the Uptime [...]

  • Page 173

    B – Command Line Interface User Command 59021-06 A B-75 D User Command Administers or displays user accounts. Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authority . Synt ax user accounts add del ete [account_name] list Keywords account s Displays all user account s that exist on the switch. add Add a user account to the switch. Y ou[...]

  • Page 174

    B – Command Line Interface User Command B-76 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the User Ad d command: SANbox2 (admin) #> user add Press 'q' and the ENTER key to abort this command. account name (1-15 chars) : user1 account password (4-20 chars) : please confirm account password: set account expiration in days (0-2000, 0=nev[...]

  • Page 175

    B – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59021-06 A B-77 D Whoami Command Displays the account name, session numb er , and switch domain ID for the T elnet session. Authority User Synt ax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoa mi command: SANbox2 #> whoami User name : admin@session2 Switch name : SANbox2 Switch domain ID: 21 [...]

  • Page 176

    B – Command Line Interface Zone Command B-78 59021-06 A D Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. T he Zone command defines members (ports /devices) for a single switch. Zones are members of zone set s. Authority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. Ref er to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-8 5 for information about s[...]

  • Page 177

    B – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59021-06 A B-79 D list Displays a list of all zones and the zone set s of which they are members. Th is keyword is valid for User authority and does not req uire a zoning edit session. members [zone] Displays all members of the zone given by [zon e]. This keyword is available with User authority and does n [...]

  • Page 178

    B – Command Line Interface Zone Command B-80 59021-06 A D Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command: SANbox2 #> zone list Zone ZoneSet ------------------- wwn_b0241f zone_set_1 wwn_23bd31 zone_set_1 wwn_221416 zone_set_1 wwn_2215c3 zone_set_1 wwn_0160ed zone_set_1 wwn_c001b0 zone_set_1 wwn_401248 zone_set_1 wwn_02402f zone_[...]

  • Page 179

    B – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59021-06 A B-81 D The following is an example of th e Zone Zonesets command: SANbox2 #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: wwn_b0241f ---------------------------------- zone_set_1[...]

  • Page 180

    B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command B-82 59021-06 A D Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and zone set membership across the fabric. Authority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. Ref er to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-8 5 for information about starting a Zo ning Edit session. The Active, List, and Zones keywords are available wi[...]

  • Page 181

    B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Com mand 59021-06 A B-83 D del ete [zone_set] Deletes the zone set given by [zone_set]. If the specified zone set is active, the command is suspended until the zone set is deactivated. This keyword require s a Zoning Edit session. list Displays a list of all zone set s. This keyw ord is available with User autho[...]

  • Page 182

    B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command B-84 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Zone set Zones command: SANbox2 #> zoneset zones ssss Current List of Zones for ZoneSet: ssss ---------------------------------- zone1 zone2 zone3[...]

  • Page 183

    B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59021-06 A B-85 D Zoning Command Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone set s and zones. Refer to the ”Zone Command” on page B-78 an d the ”Zoneset Command” on page B-8 2 . Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authority . Synt ax zoning active cancel cle[...]

  • Page 184

    B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command B-86 59021-06 A D limit s Displays the number of zone set s, zones, aliases, members per zone, members per alias, and tot al members in the zoning database. This keyword a lso displays the zo ning databa se lim its. list Lists all fa bric zoning definitions. This ke yword is available with User au thority[...]

  • Page 185

    B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59021-06 A B-87 D 16 D_2_NewJBOD_2 5 E1JBOD1 5 E2JBOD2 3 LinkResetZone 3 LinkResetZone2 8 NewJBOD1 8 NewJBOD2 12 Q_1Photon1 12 Q_2Photon2 8 Q_1_NewJBOD1 13 Q_1_Photon_1 8 Q_2_NewJBOD2 13 Q_2_Photon_2 3 ZoneAlias 3 ZoneDomainPort 4 ZoneFCAddr MaxMembersPerAlias 2000 2 AliasInAZone The following is an examp[...]

  • Page 186

    B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command B-88 59021-06 A D 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 10:00:00:00:c9:22:15:c3 Configured Zoning Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMember -------------------------------- wwn wwn_b0241f 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 21:00:00:e0:8b:02:41:2f wwn_23bd31 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:0[...]

  • Page 187

    59021-06 A Glossary-1 Glossary Access Control List Zone Access Control List zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traf fic. Active Zone Set The zone set that define s the current zoning for the fabric. Active Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in use. Activity LED A port LED that indicates when f[...]

  • Page 188

    Glossary-2 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D Class 3 Service A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports without acknowledg ment. Configured Zone Set s The zone set s stored on a switch excluding the active zone set. Default Visibility Zoning para meter that determines the leve[...]

  • Page 189

    59021-06 A Glossary-3 SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D In-Order-Delivery A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were sent. Input Power LED A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages. Inter-Switch Link The connection between two switches us[...]

  • Page 190

    Glossary-4 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D POST Power On Self T est Power On Self T est (POST) Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up. Princip al Switch The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignment s. Private Device A device that can communica te only with other devices on the same loo[...]

  • Page 191

    59021-06 A Index- 1 Index Numerics 10/100 Base-T straight cable 4-8 A access 3-8 Access Control List zone 3-9 account name B-1, B-77 display B-77 ftp 5-4 maintenance mode 5-13 Activity LED 2-5 Admin authority B-3 Admin command B-4 administrative st ate port B-42 switch B -28 air flow 2-10, A-4 alarm configuration B-33 configuration display B-60 log[...]

  • Page 192

    Index-2 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D D Date command B-10 device cabling 4-16 description 3-1 diagnostics 5-1, 5-9, A-2 dimensions A-3 disk space 4-1 distance 3-6 domain ID 3-2, 5-6 domain ID lock 3-2 domains B-49 donor port 3-6, B-49 E E_Port 2-7, 5-6 emissions standards A-5 environment al conditions 4-2 specifica[...]

  • Page 193

    59021-06 A Index-3 SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D GL_Port 2-6 H Hardreset command B-12 harmonics A-5 HBA - See Host Bus Adapter Heartbeat LED 2-4, 5-1 heat output A-3 Help command B-13 History command B-14 host bus adapter 3-1 Hotreset command B-15 humidity 4-2, A-4 HyperT erminal application 4-9 I Image command B-16 immunity [...]

  • Page 194

    Index-4 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D O online test B-71 operating systems 4-1 Output Power LED 2-10, 5- 11 Over T emperature LED 2-3 chassis 2-3, 5-10 power supply 2-10, 5-11 P page break B-27 Passwd command B-18 pas s wo rd change B-18 file reset 5-14 maintenance mode 5-13 restore default 5-14 switch 3-11, B-18 u[...]

  • Page 195

    59021-06 A Index-5 SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D serial port 2-8, 4-8, 4-9 Set command B-27 Set Config command B-29 Set Log command B-39 Set Port command B-42 Set Setup command B-43 SFP - See Small Form-Factor Pluggable Show command B-48 Show Config command B-60 Show Log command B-63 Show Perf command B-65 Show Setup command [...]

  • Page 196

    Index-6 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D add member port B-78 conflict 5-6 copy B-78 create B-78 definition 3-8 delete B-78 delete member port B-79 list B-79 list members B-79 name server 3-9 rename B -79 type B-79 virtual private fabric 3-10 Zone command B-78 zone set 3-8 activate B-82 active B-85 add member zone B-8[...]