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

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McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual

General Information

Figure 1-10 Null Modem Cable

Tools Supplied by

Service Personnel

The following tools are expected to be supplied by service personnel

performing switch installation and maintenance actions. Use of the

tools may be required to perform one or more installation, test,

service, or verification tasks.

• Scissors or pocket knife - A sharp cutting edge (scissors or knife

blade) may be required to cut the protective strapping when

unpacking the switch, management server, Ethernet hub, or

replacement FRUs.

• Standard flat-tip and cross-tip (Phillips) screwdrivers -

Screwdrivers are required to remove, replace, adjust or tighten

various connector or chassis components.

• Maintenance terminal (desktop or notebook PC) - the PC is

required to configure switch network addresses and acquire

event log information through the maintenance port. The PC

must have:

— The Microsoft Windows 98, Windows

2000, or Windows

Millennium Edition operating system installed.

— RS-232 serial communication software (such as ProComm

Plus™ or HyperTerminal) installed. HyperTerminal is

provided with Windows operating systems.

• Fiber-optic cleaning kit - The kit contains tools and instructions

to clean fiber-optic cable, connectors, loopback plugs, and

protective plugs.