Q-Logic 2-8C manual

Simplify 0 59042-06 A Page i SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Inst allation Guide Firmware V ersion 4.1[...]

Page ii 59042-06 A 0 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide © 2000–2004 QLogic Corporation First Printed: May 2001 All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Information fu rnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliab le. However , QLogic Corpo ration assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patent s or[...]

59042-06 A Page iii T able of Content s Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Intended Audience .................................................... ......................................... 1-1 1.2 Related Materials ........................................................................... .................... 1-1 1.3 New in this Release....................[...]

Page iv 59042-06 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 2.1.2.1 Over T emperature LED (Amber) ....................................................... 2-3 2.1.2.2 Fan Fail LED (Amber) ....................................................................... 2-4 2.1.2.3 Heartbeat LED (Amber) .............................................[...]

59042-06 A Page v SANbox2-8c Fibre Channe l Switch Installation Guide 0 3.6 Fabric Management ............................................................. ............................ 3-12 Section 4 Inst allation 4.1 Site Requirement s .......................................................................... .................... 4-1 4.1.1 Fabric [...]

Page vi 59042-06 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 5.1.2.2 Excessive Port Errors ................................................... .................... 5-8 5.2 Chassis Diagnostics .................................................. ....................................... 5-10 5.2.1 Over T emperature LED is Illuminated.........[...]

59042-06 A Page vii SANbox2-8c Fibre Channe l Switch Installation Guide 0 History Command ........................................................ ............................ B-17 Hotreset Command ............................................................... .................. B-18 Image Command .............................................. ...[...]

Page viii 59042-06 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 Figures Figure Page 2-1 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch ....................................................................... ......... 2-1 2-2 Chassis Controls and LEDS.................................................. ......................................... 2-2 2-3 Chas[...]

59042-06 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the features and in st allation of the SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel switch, firmware version 4.1. 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 dischar[...]

1 – Introduction New in this Release 1-2 59042-06 A 0  Definitions of Managed Object s for the Fabric Element in Fibre Channel S tandard (draft-iet f-ipfc-fabric-elemen t-mib-04.txt). The Fibre Channel S tan dards are available from: Global Engineering Document s, 15 Inverness W ay East, Englewood, CO 801 12-5776 Phone: (800) 854-7179 or (303)[...]

1 – Introduction Safety Notices 59042-06 A 1-3 0 1.4 Safety Notices A Wa r n i n g notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing personal injury . A Caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard th at has the potential of causing damage to the equipment. 1.5 Sicherheit shinweise Ein W arnhinweis weist auf das V o[...]

1 – Introduction Communications Statements 1-4 59042-06 A 0 1.7 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. 1.7.1 Federal Communications Commissi on (FCC) Class A S t atement This equipment has been teste[...]

1 – Introduction Communications Statements 59042-06 A 1-5 0 1.7.3 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[...]

1 – Introduction Communications Statements 1-6 59042-06 A 0 1.7.5 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[...]

1 – Introduction Laser Safety Information 59042-06 A 1-7 0 1.8 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 ([...]

1 – Introduction Accessible Parts 1-8 59042-06 A 0 1.10 Accessible Part s The Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) in the SANbox2-8c switch are the following:  Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) op tical transceivers 1.1 1 Pièces Accessibles Les pièces remplaçables , Field Replaceable Unit s (FRU), du commut ateur SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch s[...]

1 – Introduction General Public License 59042-06 A 1-9 0 1.13 General Public License QLogic® Fibre Channel switches are pow ered by the Linux® o perating 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 [...]

1 – Introduction General Public License 1-10 59042-06 A 0 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 t he software. Also, for each author's protection an d ours, we want to make certain that everyone underst ands tha[...]

1 – Introduction General Public License 59042-06 A 1-1 1 0 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 modified 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 o[...]

1 – Introduction General Public License 1-12 59042-06 A 0 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[...]

1 – Introduction General Public License 59042-06 A 1-13 0 rights granted he rein. Y ou are not responsible for enforcing co mpliance 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 [...]

1 – Introduction General Public License 1-14 59042-06 A 0 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[...]

1 – Introduction General Public License 59042-06 A 1-15 0 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 [...]

1 – Introduction Technical Support 1-16 59042-06 A 0 1.14 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 [...]

59042-06 A 2-1 Section 2 General Description This section describes the features and capabilities of the SANbox2-8c Fibr e Channel switch. The following top ics are described:  Chassis controls and LEDs  Fibre channel ports  Ethernet port  Serial port  Power supply and fan  Switch management Fabrics are managed with the SANsurfer [...]

2 – General Descrip tion Chassis Controls and LEDs 2-2 59042-06 A 0 2.1 Chassis Controls and LEDs The Maintenance button shown in Figure 2-2 is the only chassis control and is used to reset a switch or to recover a disabled switch. The chassis LEDs provide information about the switch’ s operational st atus. These LEDS include the Over T empera[...]

2 – General Description Chassis Controls and LEDs 59042-06 A 2-3 0 2.1.1.2 Placing the Switch in Maintenance Mode T o place the switch in maintenance mode, do the following: 1. Isolate the switch from the fabric. 2. Press and hold the Ma intenance button with a po inted tool for 2–4 seconds. When the Input Power LED alone is illuminated, releas[...]

2 – General Descrip tion Fibre Channel Ports 2-4 59042-06 A 0 2.1.2.2 Fan Fail LED (Amber) The Fan Fail LED indicates operational st atus of the fan. This LED illuminates if the speed of the fa n falls below the normal range. If the Fan Fail LED illuminates, isolate the switch from the fabric, unplug th e switch from the AC power source, and cont[...]

2 – General Description Fibre Channel Por ts 59042-06 A 2-5 0 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 Port Logged-In LED The Logged-in LED indica tes the logged-in or initialization status of the connected devices. Af ter successful completion of [...]

2 – General Descrip tion Fibre Channel Ports 2-6 59042-06 A 0 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 a nd receive. SFP transceivers plug into the ports; d uplex fiber optic cables plug into the transce[...]

2 – General Description Ethernet Port 59042-06 A 2-7 0 E_Ports enable you to exp and the fabric by connecting SANbox2-8c switche s with other FC-SW-2 complia nt switches. SANbox2-8c switches self-discover all inter-switch connections. Refer to ”Multiple Chassis Fabrics” on p age 3-6 for more information about multiple chassis fa brics. Refer [...]

2 – General Descrip tion Serial Port 2-8 59042-06 A 0 2.4 Serial Port The SANbox2-8c switch is equipped with an RS-232 seria l port for maintenance purposes. The serial port lo cation is shown in Figure 2-8 . Y ou can manage the switch through the serial port using the CLI. Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pin Identification The serial port connector [...]

2 – General Description Power Supply and Fan 59042-06 A 2-9 0 2.5 Power Supply and Fan The power supply converts standard 1 10 or 230 V AC to DC voltages for the various switch circuits. An internal fan provides cooling. Air flow can be front-to-back or back-to-front depending on the switch model. T o energize the switch, plug the power cord into[...]

2 – General Descrip tion Switch Management 2-10 59042-06 A 0 2.6.2 SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet T o make switch management less dependent o n a particular workst ation, each switch contains a SANsurfer Switch Manager web app let. One instance of the web applet can be run at a time by opening t he switch IP address with an internet browser [...]

2 – General Description Switch Management 59042-06 A 2-1 1 0 2.6.6 File T ransfer Protocol FTP provides the command line int erface for exchanging files between the switch and the management workst ation. These files include firmware image files, configuration files, and log files. ”Ba cking up and Restoring Switch Configuration s” on page B-[...]

2 – General Descrip tion Switch Management 2-12 59042-06 A 0 Notes[...]

59042-06 A 3-1 Section 3 Planning Consider the following when planning a fabric:  Devices  Device access  Performance  Multiple chassis fabrics  Fabric security  Fabric management 3.1 Devices When planning a fabric, consider the number of devices and the anticip ated demand. This will determin e the number of port s that are neede[...]

3 – Planning Device Access 3-2 59042-06 A 0 3.2 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:  Group devices by operating systems.  Separate device s that have no need to communicate with other devices in the fabric or hav[...]

3 – Planning Device Access 59042-06 A 3-3 0 3.2.1 Sof t Zones Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling device discovery . Devices in the same soft zone a utomatically disc over and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone. The soft zone boundary is no t secure; traffic across soft zones can occur if addre s sed[...]

3 – Planning Performance 3-4 59042-06 A 0 3.3 Performance The SANbox2-8c switch supports class 2 and class 3 Fibre Channel service at transmission rates of 1-Gbp s or 2-Gbps with a maximum fra me size of 2148 bytes. A port can transmit or receive at 1-Gbp s or 2-Gbps depend ing on the device to which it is conn ected. The port discovers the trans[...]

3 – Planning Performance 59042-06 A 3-5 0 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 - 2 . [...]

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 3-6 59042-06 A 0 3.4 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 domain ID conflicts. Because the Fibre Channel ports are self-con[...]

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59042-06 A 3-7 0 3.4.2 Domain ID, Princip al Priority , and Domain ID Lock The following switch configuration settings affect multiple chassis fabrics:  Domain ID  Principal priority  Domain ID lock The domain ID is a unique number from 1– 239 that identifies each switch in a fabric. The princip al[...]

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 3-8 59042-06 A 0 3.4.3 Common T opologies The SANbox2-8c switch support s three commonly used fabric topologies:  Cascade  Mesh  Multistage® 3.4.3.1 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 i[...]

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59042-06 A 3-9 0 3.4.3.2 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[...]

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 3-10 59042-06 A 0 3.4.3.3 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 [...]

3 – Planning Fabric Security 59042-06 A 3-1 1 0 3.5 Fabric Security Fabric security consist s of the following:  User account security  Fabric services 3.5.1 User Account Security User account security consist s of the administration of account names, passwords, expiration date , and authority level. If an account has Admin authority , all [...]

3 – Planning Fabric Managem ent 3-12 59042-06 A 0 Y ou can also enable or disable the Simple Network Ma nagement Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is the protocol governi ng network management and monito ring of network devices. SNMP security co nsists of a read commun ity string and a write community string, that are the p asswords that control read and wri[...]

59042-06 A 4-1 Section 4 Installation This section describes how to install and configu re the SANbox2-8c switch. It also describes how to load new firmware and how to recover a disabled switch. 4.1 Site Requirement s Consider the following items when in stalling a SANbox2-8c switch:  Fabric management workst ation  Power requirements  Env[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-2 59042-06 A 0 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: 5 – 50°C (41 – 122°F)  Relative humidity: 15 ?[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-3 0 Installing a SANbox2-8c switch involves the follo wing steps: 1. Mount the switch. 2. Install SFP transceivers. 3. Connect the management workst ation to the switch. 4. Configure the management workst ation. 5. Install the SANsurfe r Switch Manager application. 6. S tart the SANsurfer Switch M[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-4 59042-06 A 0 4.2.2 Inst all SFP T ransceivers The switch has been valida ted with transceivers that support a variety of interconnection media. T o install, insert the transceiver into the port and gently press until it snaps in place. T o remove a transceiver , gently press the transceiver into the port t[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-5 0 4.2.3 Connect the Workst ation to the Switch Y ou can manage the switch using SANsurfer Switch Mana ger or the command line interface. SANsurfer Switch Manager requires an Eth ernet connection to the switch. The command line interface can u se an Ethernet connection or a serial connection. Cho[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-6 59042-06 A 0 4.2.4 Configure the W orkst ation If you plan to use the command line interf ace to con figure and manage the switch, you must configure the workstation. This involves setting the workstation IP address for Ethernet connections, or configuring the workst ation serial port. If you plan to use S[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-7 0 d. Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Prop erties window and choose the OK button.  Bits per se cond: 9600  Da ta Bi ts : 8  Parity: None  S top Bits: 1  Flow Control: None  For Linux: a. Set up minicom to use the serial port. Cre ate or modify the /etc/minirc.d[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-8 59042-06 A 0 4.2.5 Inst all SANsurfer Switch Manager If your switch was shipped with a SANsurfer Mana gement Suite™ Disk, use one of the following to inst all SANsurfer Management Suite on a Windows, Linux, o r Solaris workstation.  4.2.5.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Inst allation  4[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-9 0 6. Y ou have a choice of runn ing the installa tion file from the CD-ROM or downloading the insta llation file to your hard drive. Choose one of the following:  Open the installa tion file from the CD-ROM and follow the SANsurfer Switch Manager installation in structions.  S pecify a loc[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-10 59042-06 A 0 7. Open a terminal window for the directory in which the sansurfer_linux_inst all.bin file was saved, and make the file executable. chmod +x sansurfer_linux_install.bin 8. Execute the inst all program: ./sansurfer_linux_install.bin 9. Follow the installat ion instructions. 4.2.5.3 SANsurfer M[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-1 1 0 4.2.5.4 SANsurfer Switch Manager Inst alla tion Disk - Wind ows Inst allation T o install the SANsurfer Switch Mana ger application on Windows from the SANsurfer Switch Manager Inst allation Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Switch Mana[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-12 59042-06 A 0 4.2.5.6 SANsurfer Switch Manager Inst alla tion Disk - Solaris Inst allation T o install the SANsurfer Switch Mana ger application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Switch Manager Inst allation Disk, do the following: 1. Insert the SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk into the ma nagement w[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-13 0  T o start SANsurfer Switch Man ager as a standalone application, do the following. 1. S tart the SANsurfer Switch Manager usin g one of the following methods:  For Windows, double-click the SANsurfer Switch Manager shortcut, or select SANsurfer Switch Manager from S tart menu , dependi[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-14 59042-06 A 0 A VERTISSEMENT!! Pour la sécurité de l’utilisateur , l’appareil est livré avec un câble d’alimentation trifilaire et une fiche. Pour éviter toute secousse électrique, enficher ce câble à une prise correctement mise à la terre.Une prise électrique dont les fils sont mal branch?[...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-15 0 T o energize the switch, connect the power cord to the AC power receptacle on the front of the switch chassis and to a grounded AC outlet. The switch responds in the following sequence: 1. The chassis LEDs (Fan Fail, Ove r T emperature, Heartbeat, Input Power) illuminate followed by all port [...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-16 59042-06 A 0 4.2.8 Configure the Switch Y ou can configure the switch using the SAN surfer Switch Manager application or the command line interface. When yo u power up the switch, the Configuration Wizard recognizes the switch, logs in to the switch, and leads you through the configuration process. Refer [...]

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-17 0 a. Choose the Start button, select Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal, and HyperTerminal . b. Select the connection you created earlier an d choose the OK button.  Serial – Linux: Open a command window and enter the fo llowing command: minicom  Serial – Solaris: Open a command win[...]

4 – Installation Install Firmware 4-18 59042-06 A 0 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[...]

4 – Installation Install Firmware 59042-06 A 4-19 0 4.3.1 Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager to Inst all Firmware T o install firmware using SANsurfe r Switch Manager, do the following: 1. Select a switch in the topology display a nd double-click to open the Faceplate display . Open the Switch menu and select Load Firmware . 2. In the Firmware Uploa[...]

4 – Installation Install Firmware 4-20 59042-06 A 0 331 Password required for username. Password: 230 User username logged in. bin 200 Type set to I. verbose Verbose mode off. 5. Enter the following command to display the list of firmware files: SANbox2 (admin) #> image list 6. Enter the following command to inst all the new firmware: SANbox2 [...]

4 – Installation Install Firmware 59042-06 A 4-21 0 5. Activate binary mode and copy the firmware image file on the switch: ftp>bin ftp>put filename 6. W ait for the transfer to complete, then clo se the FTP session. xxxxx bytes sent in xx secs. ftp>quit 7. Establish commu nications with the switch using the CLI. Enter o ne of the follow[...]

4 – Installation Powering Down a Switch 4-22 59042-06 A 0 4.4 Powering Down a Switch Simply unplugging the switch from the power source does not allow th e switch to complete executing ta sks and could lead to flash memory corruption. For th is reason, open a T elnet session and use the Shut down command to initiate an orderly shut down, then pow[...]

59042-06 A 5-1 Section 5 Diagnostics/T roubleshooting Diagnostic information ab out the switch is available through the chassis LEDs and the port LEDs. Diagnostic information is also available through th e SANsurfer Switch Manager and CLI event logs an d e rror displays. This section d escribes two types of diagnostics: Power On Self T est (POST) a[...]

5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting POST Diagnostics 5-2 59042-06 A 0 5.1.1 Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns The Heartbeat LED indicates th e operational status of the switch. When the POST completes with no errors, the Heartbeat LED blin ks at steady rate of once per second. When the switch is in maintenance mode, the Heartbeat LED illuminates continu[...]

5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting POST Diagnostics 59042-06 A 5-3 0 5.1.1.3 Configuration File Syste m Error Blink Pattern A configuration file system error blink pattern is 4 blinks followed by a two second pause. The 4-blink error pattern indicat es th at a configuration file system error has occurred, and that the configuration file must be rec[...]

5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting POST Diagnostics 5-4 59042-06 A 0 5. The following menu is displayed. Ente r "6" (Remake Filesystem) and press the Enter key to recreate the con figuration file. 0) Exit 1) Image Unpack 2) Reset Network Config 3) Reset User Accounts to Default 4) Copy Log Files 5) Remove Switch Config 6) Remake Filesyst[...]

5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting POST Diagnostics 59042-06 A 5-5 0 e. Establish commu nications with the switch using T elnet. Enter one of the following on the command lin e: telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or telnet switchname where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the switch IP address and switchname is the switch name associated with the IP address. f. A T elnet wi[...]

5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting POST Diagnostics 5-6 59042-06 A 0 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 s[...]

5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting POST Diagnostics 59042-06 A 5-7 0 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 SANsurfer Switch Manage r topology display . E_Port isolation can be caused by the following:  FL_Port is connected to a noth[...]

5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting POST Diagnostics 5-8 59042-06 A 0 4. Display the active zone set on each switch using the Zo ning Active command or the Active Zoneset t ab of the SANsurfer Switch Manager topology display . Compare the zone membership bet ween the two active zone sets. Are they th e same?  Y es - Cont act your authorized main[...]

5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting POST Diagnostics 59042-06 A 5-9 0 Review the event browser to determine if excessive port errors are responsible for disabling the port. Look for a message that mentions one of the monitored error types indicating that the port has been disabled, then do th e following: 1. Examine the alarm configuration for the a[...]

5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting Chassis Diagnostics 5-10 59042-06 A 0 5.2 Chassis Diagnostics Chassis diagnostics are i ndicated by the chassis LEDs as shown in Figure 5-3 . Figure 5-3. Chassis LEDs The following conditions are described:  Over T emperature LED is illuminated  Input Power LED is extinguished  Fan Fail LED is illuminate[...]

5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting Chassis Diagnostics 59042-06 A 5-1 1 0 2. Inspect the chassis fan. Is the intake opening clear? Is t he fan operating and producing air flow?  Ye s - C o n t i n u e .  No - Remove any debris from fan int ake and exhaust if necessary . If the condition remains, continu e. 3. Consider the ambient air temperat[...]

5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting Recovering a Switch 5-12 59042-06 A 0 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[...]

5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting Recovering a Switch 59042-06 A 5-13 0 5. The maintenance menu displays several recovery op tions. T o select a switch recovery option, press the co rresponding number (displayed in option: field) on the keyboard and p ress the Enter key . 0) Exit 1) Image Unpack 2) Reset Network Config 3) Reset User Accounts to De[...]

5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting Recovering a Switch 5-14 59042-06 A 0 5.3.3 Maintenance – Reset Network Config This option reset s the network properties to the factory default values and saves them on the switch. Refer to T able B-8 for the default n etwork configuration values. 5.3.4 Maintenance – Reset User Account s to Default This opti[...]

5 – Diagnostics/Trou bleshooting Recovering a Switch 59042-06 A 5-15 0 5.3.9 Maintenance – Show Firmware V ersions This option displays the imag e numbers and firmware versions that are stored on the switch. 5.3.10 Maintenance – Set Active Image This option specifies the firmware version to be used when the switch returns to normal operation.[...]

5 – Diagnostics/T roubleshoo ting Recovering a Switch 5-16 59042-06 A 0 Notes[...]

59042-06 A A-1 Appendix A S pecifications This appendix contain s the specifications for the SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel 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 Rev [...]

A – Specifications Maintainability A-2 59042-06 A 0 A.2 Maint ainability Buffer Cre dits .................................. 12 buf fer credits per port Media T ype ..................................... Small Form Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers. Hot swappable. 3.3 V olts. Fabric Port S peed ........................... 1.0625 or 2.125-Gbp s M[...]

A – Specifications Fabric Manageme nt 59042-06 A A-3 0 A.3 Fabric Management A.4 Dimensions A.5 Electrical Management Methods .................... SANsurfer Switch Manager Graphical User Interface Application Programming Interface Command Line Interface GS-3 Management Server SNMP FTP Maintenance Connection ................ RS-232 connector; null[...]

A – Specifications Environmental A-4 59042-06 A 0 A.6 Environment al T emperature  Operating ........................... .......  Non-operating ........................... 5 to 50°C (41 to 122°F) -40 to 65°C (-40 to 149°F) Humidity  Operating ........................... .......  Non-operating ........................... 15% to 80%[...]

A – Specifications Regulatory Certifications 59042-06 A A-5 0 A.7 Regulatory Certifications Safety S tandards ............................ UL1950, CSA 22.2 No. 95 0, EN60950 Emissions S tandards ...................... FCC Part 15B Class A ICES-03 Issu e 3 VCCI Class A ITE BSMI Class A CISPR 22, Class A EN 55022, Class A V oltage Fluctuations ....[...]

A – Specifications Regulatory Certifications A-6 59042-06 A 0 Notes[...]

59042-06 A B-1 Appendix B Command Line Interface The command line interface (CLI) enables you to perform a va riety of fabric and switch management t asks through an Ethernet or a serial port connection. This section describes the following:  Logging on to a switch  User accounts  Working with switch configurations  Commands B.1 Logging[...]

B – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations B-2 59042-06 A 0 B.3 Wo rking with Switch Configurations Successful management of switches and f abrics with the command line interface depends on the ef fective use of switch configuratio ns. Modifying configurations, backing up configurations, and restor ing configurations are key sw[...]

B – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59042-06 A B-3 0 Set Config commands wit h which you make modifications to the port, switch, port threshold alarm, or zoning configuration component s as shown: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit default The config named default is being edited. SANbox2 (admin-[...]

B – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations B-4 59042-06 A 0 Y ou use FTP to download the configda ta file to your workst ation for safe keepin g and to upload the file back to the switch for the restore function. T o download the configdata file, ope n an FTP session on the switch and login with the account name images and p as[...]

B – Command Line Interface Commands 59042-06 A B-5 0 B.4 Commands 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 case insensitive.  Required keyword values appear in sta n[...]

B – Command Line Interface Commands B-6 59042-06 A 0 The command set performs monitoring and configuration tasks. Commands related to monitoring t asks are availabl e to all account names. Commands related to configuration tasks ar e available only within an a dmin session. An account must have Admin autho rity to enter the Admin S tart command, [...]

B – Command Line Interface Admin Command 59042-06 A B-7 0 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Alias Command B-8 59042-06 A 0 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 session for all keywords except List and Memb ers Synt ax alias add [alias] [member_list[...]

B – Command Line Interface Alias Command 59042-06 A B-9 0 members [alias] Displays all members of the alias given by [alias]. This keyword does not require an admin session. remove [alias] [member_list] Removes the ports/d evices given by [member_l ist] from the alias give n by [alias]. Use a <space> to delimit ports/devices in [member_list[...]

B – Command Line Interface Config Command B-10 59042-06 A 0 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-3 3 . Authority Admin session for all keywords except List Synt ax config act ivate [config_name] backu[...]

B – Command Line Interface Config Command 59042-06 A B-1 1 0 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 [...]

B – Command Line Interface Config Command B-12 59042-06 A 0 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:[...]

B – Command Line Interface Date Command 59042-06 A B-13 0 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 session except to display the date. Synt ax date [MMDDh[...]

B – Command Line Interface Fallback Command B-14 59042-06 A 0 Fallback Command Assigns the pending firmware st atus back and forth between the active and inactive firmware images stored in switch memory . Authority Admin session Synt ax fallback Notes  The Show Switch command displays the two firmware images, active firmware, inactive firmware[...]

B – Command Line Interface Hardrese t Command 59042-06 A B-15 0 Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset disrupt s traffic, activates the pending firmware, and clears the alarm log. T o save the alarm log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on pa ge B-44 . Authority Admin session Synt ax h[...]

B – Command Line Interface Help Command B-16 59042-06 A 0 Help Command Displays a brief description of the specifie d command, its keywords, and usage . Authority None 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 disp lays all availab[...]

B – Command Line Interface History Command 59042-06 A B-17 0 History Command Displays a numbered list of the previously e ntered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands. Authority None 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Hotreset Command B-18 59042-06 A 0 Hotreset Command Resets the switch for th e purpose of activating the pen ding firmware without disrupting traf fic. This command terminates all management sessions, saves all configuration information, a nd clears the alarm log. After the pending firmware is activated, the configurati[...]

B – Command Line Interface Image Command 59042-06 A B-19 0 Image Command Manages and insta lls switch firmware. Authority Admin session 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 remov[...]

B – Command Line Interface Lip Command B-20 59042-06 A 0 Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin session 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Passwd Command 59042-06 A B-21 0 Passwd Command Changes a user account’ s pa ssword. Authority Admin account name and an admin se ssion to change another account’ s password; Y ou can change you own password with out an Admin session. Synt ax passwd [accou nt_name] Keywords [account_name] The user account name. T o [...]

B – Command Line Interface Ping Command B-22 59042-06 A 0 Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communica te with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the result. Authority None 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: SAN[...]

B – Command Line Interface Ps Command 59042-06 A B-23 0 Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority None 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Quit Command B-24 59042-06 A 0 Quit Command Closes the T elnet session. Authority None Synt ax quit, exit, or logout Notes Y ou can also enter Control-D to close the T elnet session.[...]

B – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59042-06 A B-25 0 Reset Command Resets the switch configuration pa rameters. If you omit the keyword, th e default is Reset Switch. Authority Admin session Synt ax reset config [config_name] factory port [port_number] snmp switch (default) system zoning Keywords config [config_name] Resets the configurati[...]

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command B-26 59042-06 A 0  Clears the alarm log. T o save the alarm log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on p age B-44 . T o reset the switch with a power-on self test, refer to the ”Hardreset Command” on page B-1 5 . T o reset the switch withou t disrupting traffic, refer to the ”Hotr[...]

B – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59042-06 A B-27 0 T able B-4. Port Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Admin S tate Online Link S peed Auto Port T ype GL Symbolic Name Port n, where n is th e port number ALFairness False DeviceScanEnabled T rue ForceOfflin eRSCN False ARB_FF False InteropCredit 0 ExtCredit 0 F ANEnable T rue AutoPe[...]

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command B-28 59042-06 A 0 T able B-5. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults Parameter Default ThresholdMonito ringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEn abled RisingT rigger FallingT rigger SampleWindow Tr u e 25 1 10 DecodeErrorsM onitoringEnab led RisingT rigger FallingT rigger SampleWindow Tr u e 200 0 10 IS[...]

B – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59042-06 A B-29 0 T able B-7. SNMP Configuration Defaults Parameter Default SNMPEnabled T rue Contact <syscontact undefined > Location <sysLoca tion undefined> Description SANbox2-8c FC Switch T rap [1-5] Address T rap 1: 10. 0.0.254; T rap s 2–5: 0.0.0.0 T rap [1-5] Port 162 T rap [1-5] Sev[...]

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command B-30 59042-06 A 0 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 Admin T imeout 30 minutes InactivityT imeout 0 T emp Monitoring W arning 40 T emp Moni[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Comman d 59042-06 A B-31 0 Set Command Sets a vari ety of switch param eters. Authority Admin session for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon , and Pagebreak which are available without an Admin session. Synt ax set alarm [option] beacon [st ate] config [option] log [option] pagebreak [st ate] port [option] setup [opt[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Command B-32 59042-06 A 0 on Limits the display o f information to 20 lines at a time. The p age break functions af fects the following commands: Alias (List, Members), Show (Alarm, Log), Zone (List, Members), Zo neset (List, Zones), Zoning (Active, List). off Allows continuous display of information without a break[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-06 A B-33 0 Set Config Command Sets switch, port, po rt threshold alarm, and zoning configuration pa rameters. The changes you make with this command are not re tained when you reset or po wer cycle the switch unless you save them us ing the Config Save command. Refer to the ”Config Command”[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-34 59042-06 A 0 SymbolicPortName Descriptive n ame for the port. The na me can be up to 32 characters excluding #, semicolon (;), and co mma (,). The default is Por t n where n is the port number . ALFairness Arbitration loop fairness. Enables (T rue) or disables (False) the switch’ s priority to [...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-06 A B-35 0 AutoPerfT uning Automatic perfor mance tuning for FL_Port s only . The default is T rue.  If AutoPerfT uning is enabled (T rue) and the port is an FL_Port, MFSEnable is auto matically enabled. LCFEnable and VIEnable ar e overridden to False.  If AutoPerfT u ning is disabled (Fa[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-36 59042-06 A 0 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 [...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-06 A B-37 0 threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to gene rate and log alarms for selected events. The syste m displa ys each event, its triggers, and sampling window one line at a time and prompt s you for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new value or press the Enter key to[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-38 59042-06 A 0 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-06 A B-39 0 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 [...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-40 59042-06 A 0 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-06 A B-41 0 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-42 59042-06 A 0 RisingTrigger (decimal value, 1-1000) [200 ] FallingTrigger (decimal value, 0-1000) [0 ] SampleWindow (decimal value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] ISLMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True ] RisingTrigger (decimal value, 1-1000) [2 ] FallingTrigger (decimal value, 0-1000) [0 ] SampleWindow (dec[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-06 A B-43 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Zon ing command. SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config zoning A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER k[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Log Command B-44 59042-06 A 0 Set Log Command S pecifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log. Log entries are created for ports, comp onents, and event severity levels. Authority Admin session Synt ax set log archive clear component [list] level [level] port [port_list] restore save start (default) st[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59042-06 A B-45 0 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 events for the specified components or po rts. [level] can be one of the following value[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Log Command B-46 59042-06 A 0 stop S tops logging of event s. Notes T o maintain optimal switch performance , do not set the Component keyword to All and the Level keyword to Info at the same time.[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59042-06 A B-47 0 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 session except for the Clear keyword. Synt ax set port [port_number] bypass [alp a] clea[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Port Command B-48 59042-06 A 0 Down Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers.[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59042-06 A B-49 0 Set Setup Command Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. The swit ch maintains one SNMP configuration and one system configuration. Authority Admin session Synt ax set setup snmp system Keywords snmp Prompts you in a line-by-lin e fashion to change SNMP configuration settings[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command B-50 59042-06 A 0 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. ReadCommunity Read community p as[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59042-06 A B-51 0 Eth0NetworkMask Ethernet subnet mask address. Eth0GatewayAddress Ethernet IP address gateway . AdminT imeout Amount of time in minutes the switch waits before terminating an idle Ad min session. Zero (0) disables the time out threshold. The default is 30, the maximum is 1440. Inactivi[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command B-52 59042-06 A 0 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 [...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59042-06 A B-53 0 Trap2Version (1 / 2) [2 ] Trap2Enabled (True / False) [False ] Trap3Address (dot-notated IP Address) [0.0.0.0 ] Trap3Port (decimal value) [162 ] Trap3Severity (see allowed options above) [warning ] Trap3Version (1 / 2) [2 ] Trap3Enabled (True / False) [False ] Trap4Address (dot-notate[...]

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command B-54 59042-06 A 0 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 [...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-55 0 Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational inf ormation. Authority None Synt ax show about alarm [option] broadcast chassis config [option] domains donor fabric fdmi [port_wwn] interface log [option] lsdb mem [count] ns [option] pagebreak perf [option] port [port_number] po[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-56 59042-06 A 0 chassis Displays chassis component sta tus and temperature. config [option] Displays switch, port, and zoning configuration attributes. Refer to the ”Show Config Command” on page B-7 0 . domains Displays list of each domain and it s worldwide name in the fabric. donor Displays list of [...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-57 0 [domain_id] Displays name server information fo r the switch given by [domain_id]. [domain_id] is a switch domain ID. [port_id] Displays name server information for the port given by [port_id]. [port_id] is a port Fibre Channel address. p agebreak Displays the current p agebreak setting. T[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-58 59042-06 A 0 FBusy Number of times the swit ch sent a F_BSY because Class 2 frame could not be delivere d within ED_TOV time. Number of class 2 and class 3 f abric busy (F_BSY) frames generated by this por t in response to incoming fra mes. This usually indicates a busy condition on the fabric or N_Por[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-59 0 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-78 . steering [domain_id] Displays the routes that dat[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-60 59042-06 A 0 your authorized maintenance provider . The commands that are executed include the following:  Alias List  Config List  Date  History  Ps  Show (About, Alarm, Backtrace, Chassis, Config Port, Config Switch, Config Threshold, Dev , Dev Settings, Domains, Donor , Fabric, Log[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-61 0 NumberOfResets Number of times the switch has been reset over its service life ReasonFor LastReset Action th at caused the last reset SWImageV ersion (1) - build date Firmware imag e 1 version and build date. This image oc cupies position 1 in the flash memory . SWImageV ersion (2) - build[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-62 59042-06 A 0 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 introductory set of information about ope rational attributes of the switch. This keyword is equivalent to the About keyword. Examples The fo[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-63 0 The following is an example of the Show FDMI command: SANbox2 #> show fdmi HBA ID PortID Manufacturer Model Ports -------- ------ --------------- ------- ----- 21:01:00:e0:8b:27:aa:bc 610000 QLogic Corporation QLA2342 2 21:00:00:00:ca:25:9b:96 180100 QLogic Corporation QL2330 2 The foll[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-64 59042-06 A 0 The following is an example of th e Show NS (local d omain) command: SANbox2 #> show ns Seq Domain Port Port No ID ID Type COS PortWWN NodeWWN --- ------ ------ ---- --- ------- ------- 1 19 (0x13) 1301e1 NL 3 21:00:00:20:37:73:13:69 20:00:00:20:37:73:13:69 2 19 (0x13) 1301e2 NL 3 21:00[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-65 0 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-66 59042-06 A 0 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-67 0 The following is an example of the Show Switch co mmand: SANbox2 #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName sw .108 SwitchWWN 100000c0dd00bc56 SwitchType SANbox2-8c BootVersion Vx.x.x.x-0 (day month date time year) CreditPool 0 DomainID 19 (0x13) FirstPortAddress [...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-68 59042-06 A 0 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:[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-69 0 The following is an example of the Show V ersion command: SANbox2 #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * ***************************************************** SystemDescription SANbox2-8c FC Switch Eth0Netwo[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command B-70 59042-06 A 0 Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning for the current configuration. Authority None Synt ax show config port [port_number] switch threshold zoning Keywords port [port_number] Displays configuration parameters for the port n umber given by [port_numbe[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59042-06 A B-71 0 The following is an example of the Show Config Switch comma nd: SANbox2 #> show config switch Configuration Name: default ------------------- Switch Configuration Information -------------------------------- AdminState Online BroadcastEnabled False InbandEnabled True FDMIEnabled [...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command B-72 59042-06 A 0 RisingTrigger 2 FallingTrigger 0 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 Th[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59042-06 A B-73 0 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 ent ries, beginning with the oldest. Authority None [...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Comm and B-74 59042-06 A 0 Critical Monitors critical event s. Wa r n Monitors warning events. Info Monitors informational event s. None Monitors none of the severity levels. options Displays the options used to set the component and severity level attributes. port Displays the ports being monitored for events.[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59042-06 A B-75 0 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 level Critical,Warn,Info,None The following [...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command B-76 59042-06 A 0 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 None Synt ax show perf[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59042-06 A B-77 0 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 7K 136M 136M 245 68K 68K 1 58K 0 58K [...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command B-78 59042-06 A 0 Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settin gs. Authority None 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[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59042-06 A B-79 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: SANbox2 #> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- SNMPEnabled True Contact <sysContact undefined> Location N_107 System Test Lab Description SANbox2-8c FC Switch Trap1Address 10.0.0.254 Trap1Port 162 Trap[...]

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command B-80 59042-06 A 0 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 AdminTimeout 30 InactivityTimeou[...]

B – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command 59042-06 A B-81 0 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 session Synt ax shut down Notes Always use this command to perform an orderly shut down befo[...]

B – Command Line Interface Test Command B-82 59042-06 A 0 T est Command T ests ports using intern al (SerDes level), external (transceiver), and online loopback tests. I nternal and external test s require that the port be placed in diagnostic mode. Refer to the ”Set Comma nd” on page B-31 for information about changing the port administrativ[...]

B – Command Line Interface Test Command 59042-06 A B-83 0  T o run an internal loopback test, enter the followin g: test port x internal  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 4. A series of test pa rameters are displayed on the screen. [...]

B – Command Line Interface Test Command B-84 59042-06 A 0 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 parameter is the number of frames sent, the FrameSize (256 byte maximum in some cases)[...]

B – Command Line Interface Uptime Command 59042-06 A B-85 0 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 None Synt ax uptime Examples The following is an example of the Uptime [...]

B – Command Line Interface User Command B-86 59042-06 A 0 User Command Administers and displays user account s. Authority Admin account name and an Admin session. The Account s and List keywords are available to all account names without an Admin session. Synt ax user accounts add del ete [account_name] edit list Keywords account s Displays all u[...]

B – Command Line Interface User Command 59042-06 A B-87 0 Notes  User accounts are enforced in SANsurfer Switch Manager on ly if the UserAuthentication pa rameter is set to T rue. The UserAuthentication default value is False. Refer to System keyword of the ”Set Setup Command” on page B-4 9 for information about setting the UserAuthenticat[...]

B – Command Line Interface User Command B-88 59042-06 A 0 The following is an example of the User Ed it command: SB211.192 (admin) #> user edit Press 'q' and the ENTER key to abort this command. account name (1-15 chars) : user1 set account expiration in days (0-2000, 0=never): [0] should this account have admin authority? (y/n): [n][...]

B – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59042-06 A B-89 0 Whoami Command Displays the account name, session numb er , and switch domain ID for the T elnet session. Authority None 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 [...]

B – Command Line Interface Zone Command B-90 59042-06 A 0 Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit sessio n. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-9 6 for information about starting a Zo ning Edit session. The List, Members, and Zoneset s keywords are available wit hout an Admin s[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59042-06 A B-91 0 list Displays a list of all zones and the zone set s of which they are component s. This keyword does not require an Admin session. members [zone] Displays all members of the zone given by [zon e]. This keyword does not require an Admin session. remove [zone] [member_list] Removes the port[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zone Command B-92 59042-06 A 0 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_[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59042-06 A B-93 0 The following is an example of th e Zone Zonesets command: SANbox2 #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: zone1 ---------------------------------- zone_set_1[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command B-94 59042-06 A 0 Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit sessio n. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-9 6 for information about starting a Zo ning Edit session. The Active, List, and Zones keywords are available withou t[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Com mand 59042-06 A B-95 0 list Displays a list of all zone set s. This keyword does not require an Admin session. remove [zone_set] [zone_list] Removes a list of zones given by [zon e_list] from the zone set given by [zone_set]. Use a <sp ace> to delimit zone names in [zone_list]. If [zone_se t] is the ac[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command B-96 59042-06 A 0 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-90 an d the ”Zoneset Command” on page B-9 4 . Authority Admin session except for the Active, History , Limits, and List keyword s. Synt ax zoning a[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59042-06 A B-97 0 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 switch zoning dat abase limits, excl uding the active zo ne set, which are described in T able B-17 . This keyword do[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command B-98 59042-06 A 0 . SANbox2 (admin-zoning) #> zoning cancel Zoning edit mode will be canceled. Please confirm (y/n): [n] y SANbox2 (admin) #> admin end The following is an example of the Zoning Limit s command: SANbox2 #> zoning limits Zoning Attribute Maximum Current [Name] ---------------- ----[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59042-06 A B-99 0 The following is an exampl e of th e Zoning List command: SANbox2 #> zoning list Active ZoneSet 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:c[...]

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command B-100 59042-06 A 0 wwn_221416 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 10:00:00:00:c9:22:14:16 wwn_2215c3 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 10:00:00:00:c9:22:15:[...]

59042-06 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[...]

SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 Glossary-2 59042-06 A 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[...]

59042-06 A Glossary-3 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channe l Switch Installation Guide 0 FRU Field Replaceable Unit Heartbeat LED A chassis LED that indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the results of the Power-On Self-T est. Inactive Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is not in use. Inband Management The ability to manage a swi[...]

SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 Glossary-4 59042-06 A NL_Port Node Loop Port. A Fibre Channel device port that supports arbitrated loop p rotocol. N_Port Node Port. A Fibre Channel device port in a point-to-point or fabric connection. NTP Network T ime Protocol Over T emperature LED A chassis LED or a power supply LED that indi[...]

59042-06 A Glossary-5 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channe l Switch Installation Guide 0 Zone Set A set of zones grouped together . The active zone set defines the zoning for a fabric. Zoning Dat abase The set of zone set s, zones, and aliases stored on a switch.[...]

SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 Glossary-6 59042-06 A Notes[...]

59042-06 A Index- 1 Index Numerics 10/100 Base-T straight cable 4-5 A access 3-2 Access Control List zone 3-3 account name 3-11, B-1, B-89 display B-89 ftp 5-4 maintenance mode 5-12 Activity LED 2-5, 2-7 Admin account name B-6 authority B-6 Admin command B-7 administrative st ate port B-47 switch B -32 air flow 2-9, A-4 alarm configuration B-37 con[...]

SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 Index-2 59042-06 A save B-11 controls 2-2 credits 3-4, A-2 critical error 5-1 D Date command B-13 device cabling 4-17 description 3-1 performance 3-6 diagnostics 5-1, 5-10, A-2 dimensions A-3 disk space 4-1 distance 3-4 domain ID description 3-7 display B-56 lock 3-7 donor port 3-4, B-56 E E_Port[...]

59042-06 A Index-3 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channe l Switch Installation Guide 0 G G_Port 2-6 GBIC - See GigaBit Interface Converter generic ports 2 -6 Gigabit Interface Converter 3-1 GL_Port 2-6 H Hardreset command B-15 harmonics A-5 HBA - See Host Bus Adapter Heartbeat LED 2-4, 5-2 heat output A-3 Help command B-16 History command B-17 host bus adapter 3[...]

SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 Index-4 59042-06 A Network T ime Protocol client B-52 server B-52 new features 1-2 non-critical error 5-1 non-disruptive activation 4-18, B-18 NTP - See Network T ime Protocol null modem F/F DB9 cable 4-5 O online test B-82 operating systems 4-1 Over T emperature LED 2-3, 5-10 P page break B-31 P[...]

59042-06 A Index-5 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channe l Switch Installation Guide 0 web applet 2-10, 4-13, B-51, B-52 SANsurfer Switch Manager inst allation Linux 4-9, 4-11 Solaris 4-10, 4-12 Windows 4-8, 4-11 scalability A-1 serial port 2-8, 4-5, 4-6 Set command B-31 Set Config command B-33 Set Log command B-44 Set Port command B-47 Set Setup command B-49 SF[...]

SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 Index-6 59042-06 A start 4-13 timeout B-51 Whoami command B-89 workstation 4-1, 4 -5 configuration 4-6 IP address 4-6 worldwide name 3-2 WWN - See Worldwide Name Z zone access control list 3-3 add member port B-90 conflict 5-8 copy B-90 create B-90 definition 3-2 delete B-90 delete member port B-[...]