FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA SANpilot User Manual (620-000160-230, April 2005)

McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
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Preface
This publication is part of a documentation suite that supports the
McDATA® Sphereon 3032™ and Shereon 3232™ Switch.
Who Should Use this
Manual
This publication is intended for trained service representatives
experienced with storage area network (SAN) and Fibre Channel
technology.
How to Use this
Manual
This publication is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, General Information. This chapter describes the
maintenance approach to switch problem analysis and repair. The
chapter provides a description of the switches and attached
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC) Server, specifications,
remote workstation configurations and minimum specifications,
field-replaceable units (FRUs), switches and indicators, software
diagnostic features, and tools and test equipment.
Chapter 2, Installation Tasks. This chapter provides instructions to
install, configure, and verify operation of one or more switches
and the associated EFC Server. The switch can be installed on a
desktop, or mounted in an FC-512 Fabricenter™ equipment
cabinet or in any standard equipment rack.
Chapter 3, Diagnostics. This chapter describes maintenance
analysis procedures (MAPs) that assist you in isolating a switch
problem to an individual FRU.
Chapter 4, Repair Information. This chapter describes
supplementary diagnostic and repair procedures for a failed
switch. The chapter includes procedures to display and use log
information, perform port diagnostics, save configuration data,