FW 08.01.00 McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual (620-000155-220, November 2005)
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- General Information
- Installation Tasks
- Factory Defaults
- Installation Options
- Summary of Installation Tasks
- Task 1: Verify Installation Requirements
- Task 2: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the Ethernet Hub (Optional)
- Task 3: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the Switch
- Task 4: Configure Network Information
- Task 5: LAN-Connect the Switch
- Task 6: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the Management Server
- Task 7: Configure Management Server Password and Network Addresses
- Task 8: Configure Management Server Information
- Task 9: Configure Windows 2000 Users
- Task 10: Set Management Server Date and Time
- Task 11: Configure the Call-Home Feature (Optional)
- Task 12: Assign User Names and Passwords
- Task 13: Configure the Switch to the Management Application
- Task 14: Record or Verify Management Server Restore Information
- Task 15: Verify Switch-to-Management Server Communication
- Task 16: Configure PFE Key (Optional)
- Task 17: Configure Management Server (Optional)
- Flexport
- Open Trunking
- Task 18: Set Switch Date and Time
- Task 19: Configure the Sphereon 3032/3232 Element Manager Applications
- Task 20: Configure Switch Operating Parameters
- Task 21: Configure Fabric Operating Parameters
- Fabric Parameters
- Configure Ports (Open Systems Mode)
- Configure Ports (FICON Mode)
- Configure Port Addresses (FICON Mode)
- Configure SNMP Trap Message Recipients
- Configure and Enable E-mail Notification
- Configure and Enable Ethernet Events
- Configure and Enable Call-Home Event Notification
- Configure Threshold Alerts
- Procedures
- Task 22: Configure Open Trunking
- Task 23: Test Remote Notification (Optional)
- Task 24: Back Up Configuration Data
- Task 25: Configure the Switch from the EFCM Basic Interface (Optional)
- Configure Product Identification
- Configure Date and Time
- Configure Parameters
- Configure Fabric Parameters
- Configure Network Information
- Configure Basic Port Information
- Configure Port BB_Credit
- Configure Port NPIV
- Configure SNMP
- Enable CLI
- Enable or Disable Host Control
- Configure SSL Encryption
- Install PFE Keys (Optional)
- Configure Security
- Configure Interswitch Links
- Task 5: Configure Product Network Information (Optional)
- Task 26: Cable Fibre Channel Ports
- Task 27: Connect Switch to a Fabric Director (Optional)
- Task 28: Register with the McDATA File Center
- Diagnostics
- Maintenance Analysis Procedures
- MAP 0000: Start MAP
- MAP 0100: Power Distribution Analysis
- MAP 0200: POST, Reset, or IPL Failure Analysis
- MAP 0300: Console Application Problem Determination
- MAP 0400: Loss of Console Communication
- MAP 0500: Fan and CTP Card Failure Analysis
- MAP 0600: Port Failure and Link Incident Analysis
- MAP 0700: Fabric, ISL, and Segmented Port Problem Determination
- MAP 0800: Server Hardware Problem Determination
- Repair Information
- Factory Defaults
- Procedural Notes
- Using Log Information
- Using Views
- FRU List View
- Performing Port Diagnostics
- Swapping Ports
- Collecting Maintenance Data
- Clean Fiber-Optic Components
- Power-On Procedure
- Power-Off Procedure
- Reset or IPL the Switch
- Set the Switch Online or Offline
- Block and Unblock Ports
- Manage Firmware Versions
- Manage Configuration Data
- Install or Upgrade Software
- FRU Removal and Replacement
- Illustrated Parts Breakdown
- Messages
- Event Code Tables
- Restore EFC Server
- Consolidating EFC Servers in a Multiswitch Fabric
- Glossary
- Index

McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
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1-1 Out-of-Band Product Management ........................................................... 1-4
1-2 Management Server ................................................................................... 1-12
1-3 24-Port Ethernet Hub ................................................................................. 1-13
1-4 Typical Network Configuration (One Ethernet Connection) ............. 1-16
1-5 Typical Network Configuration (Two Ethernet Connections) ........... 1-17
1-6 Sphereon 3032/3232 Switch (Front View) ............................................. 1-19
1-7 Sphereon 3032/3232 Switch (Rear View) ............................................... 1-19
1-8 Multimode and Singlemode Wrap Plugs .............................................. 1-47
1-9 Fiber-Optic Protective Plug ....................................................................... 1-47
1-10 Null Modem Cable ..................................................................................... 1-48
2-1 Stacked Ethernet Hubs ................................................................................ 2-9
2-2 Patch Cable and MDI Selector Configuration ........................................ 2-10
2-3 Mounting Bracket Installation (Ethernet Hub) ...................................... 2-11
2-4 Rack Installation (Ethernet Hub) .............................................................. 2-11
2-5 Connection Description Dialog Box ........................................................ 2-17
2-6 Connect To Dialog Box .............................................................................. 2-17
2-7 COMn (COM1 or COM2) Dialog Box ..................................................... 2-18
2-8 Hyperterminal Window ............................................................................ 2-19
2-9 Disconnect Confirmation Message Box ................................................... 2-20
2-10 Save Session Device Confirmation Box ................................................... 2-20
2-11 1U Management Server Connections ...................................................... 2-23
2-12 LCD Panel During Boot Sequence ........................................................... 2-24
2-13 LCD Panel (Password Entry) .................................................................... 2-26
2-14 LCD Panel (New Password) ..................................................................... 2-26
2-15 LCD Panel (Save Change) ......................................................................... 2-26
2-16 LCD Panel (Password Entry) .................................................................... 2-27
2-17 LCD Panel (LAN 2 IP Address) ................................................................ 2-27
2-18 LCD Panel (Save Change) ......................................................................... 2-27
2-19 LCD Panel (LAN 2 Subnet Mask) ............................................................ 2-28
2-20 LCD Panel (Save Change) ......................................................................... 2-28
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