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

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Repair Information
The log displays ISL congestion events that cause Fibre Channel
traffic to be routed through an alternate ISL. Entries reflect the traffic
re-route status at the managed switch. The log consists of the
following columns:
• Date/Time - Date and time the re-route action occurred.
• Receive Port - The switch port number (decimal) used for
receiving Fibre Channel traffic after the re-route action.
• Target Domain - The domain ID (decimal) of the target device to
which Fibre Channel traffic from the switch was rerouted.
• Old Exit Port - The switch port number (decimal) used for
transmitting Fibre Channel traffic before the re-route action.
• New Exit Port - The switch port number (decimal) used for
transmitting Fibre Channel traffic after the re-route action.
EFCM Basic Edition
Logs
To open a EFCM Basic Edition log, click the Logs tab at the Monitor
panel. The Monitor panel opens with the Logs page displayed.
The Logs tab provides links to the following logs:
• Event Log - A listing of messages generated by the product
regarding errors and events. The four levels of events indicate an
increasing level of severity, from Informational to Severe.
• Open Trunking Re-Route Log - A log of open trunking re-route
actions made by the product.
• Link Incident Log - A log of link incidents that have occurred.
Security Log - List of security incidents that have occurred.
• Audit Log - List of events tracked for auditing purposes.
• Fabric Log - List of events associated with the Fabric.
• Embedded Port Frame Log - List of cumulative events.
• All Logs - collects the information for each log into a single text
page.
NOTE: For details on the logs, review the EFCM Basic Edition User Manual.
Each log contains a link that brings the user to a page of ASCII text
that reflects the log information present on the machine at that
moment. The log displayed is a snapshot of the current log
information. Log entries are displayed in the order in which they










