32 Installation Guide (AA-RVULC-TE, January 2005)

51SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V, 2/16N and 4/32 installation guide

Connecting the SAN Switch to the fabric

Follow the sequence listed next. Procedures are included in the following sections:

1. Making a serial connection, page 51

2. Logging in, page 53

3. Setting the IP address, page 54

4. Creating an Ethernet connection, page 55

5. Modifying the Fibre Channel domain ID (Optional), page 56

6. Installing the SFP transceivers, page 57

7. Connecting the cables, page 57

8. Verifying the configuration, page 58

Items required

Obtain the following items to configure the SAN Switch for use in a network:

• SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16N, SAN Switch 2/16V or SAN Switch 4/32 installed

and connected to a power source

• Workstation with an installed terminal emulator, such as HyperTerminal

• Unused IP address and corresponding subnet mask and gateway address

• Serial cable (supplied with switch)

• Ethernet cable

• SFP transceivers and compatible cables, as required

• Access to an FTP server for backing up the switch configuration

Making a serial connection

Use these steps to make a serial connection via the SAN Switch serial port.

1. Insert the serial cable into the serial port on the switch.

2. Connect the serial cable to an RS-232 serial port on the workstation as shown in Figure 17.