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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McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
Index
port properties dialog box 1-39
ports
binding 2-85, 2-87
configurable types 1-2
configure basic information
EFCM Basic 2-114
configure BB_Credit
EFCM Basic 2-115
configure NPIV
EFCM Basic 2-116
configuring 1-31
default configuration 1-32
default values 2-2
diagnostics 1-35
displaying statistics 1-42
E_Port fencing 2-124
FICON management style 1-32
open systems management style 1-32
product menu 1-29
swapping 1-35
UDP, default value 2-3
ports list view 1-39
power off procedure 4-41
power plugs
illustrations 6-4
power receptacles, illustrations 6-4
power supplies 1-20
event codes B-20
illustrations 6-2
LEDs 1-22
part numbers 6-2
removal 5-4
replacement 5-5
power-on procedure 4-40
preferred domain ID 2-79, 2-110
default value 2-3
multiswitch fabric 2-79, 2-82
preferred path
configure
EFCM Basic 2-124
description 2-124
preventive maintenance, cleaning fiber-optic
components 4-39
principal switch, determining 2-83
product management
FICON 1-4
FMS 1-4
inband access 1-4
OSMS 1-4
Product Manager
configuring 2-76
configuring e-mail notification 2-92
configuring SNMP trap message recipients
2-91
configuring switch identification 2-76
Hardware View 4-23
messages A-1
Node List View 4-19
Performance View 4-20, 4-27
Port List View 4-15
using views 4-15
product menu 1-28
clear system error light 1-29
close 1-30
enable unit beaconing 1-29
FRU 1-29
management style 1-28
port 1-29
ports 1-29
properties 1-30
product status log 4-6
properties
product menu 1-30
PWR LED 1-19
Q
quick start, MAPs 3-2
R
R_A_TOV 2-111
r_a_tov 2-82
default value 2-3
greater than e_d_tov 2-83
rack installation 2-4
rack-mount installation
hub 2-10
RADIUS server
configure
EFCM Basic 2-123
description 2-123
remote notification, testing 2-102
remote offline control states, default value 2-3
remote user workstations 1-25










