User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Section 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Intended Audience
- 1.2 Related Materials
- 1.3 New in this Release
- 1.4 Safety Notices
- 1.5 Sicherheitshinweise
- 1.6 Notes informatives relatives à la sécurité
- 1.7 Communications Statements
- 1.8 Laser Safety Information
- 1.9 Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESDS) Precautions
- 1.10 Accessible Parts
- 1.11 Pièces Accessibles
- 1.12 Zugängliche Teile
- 1.13 General Public License
- 1.14 Technical Support
- Section 2 General Description
- Section 3 Planning
- Section 4 Installation
- 4.1 Site Requirements
- 4.2 Installing a Switch
- 4.2.1 Mount the Switch
- 4.2.2 Install SFP Transceivers
- 4.2.3 Connect the Workstation to the Switch
- 4.2.4 Configure the Workstation
- 4.2.5 Install SANsurfer Switch Manager
- 4.2.5.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
- 4.2.5.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
- 4.2.5.3 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation
- 4.2.5.4 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Windows Installation
- 4.2.5.5 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Linux Installation
- 4.2.5.6 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Solaris Installation
- 4.2.6 Start SANsurfer Switch Manager
- 4.2.7 Connect the Switch to AC Power
- 4.2.8 Configure the Switch
- 4.2.9 Cable Devices to the Switch
- 4.3 Install Firmware
- 4.4 Powering Down a Switch
- Section 5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
- 5.1 POST Diagnostics
- 5.2 Chassis Diagnostics
- 5.3 Recovering a Switch
- 5.3.1 Maintenance - Exit
- 5.3.2 Maintenance - Image Unpack
- 5.3.3 Maintenance - Reset Network Config
- 5.3.4 Maintenance - Reset User Accounts to Default
- 5.3.5 Maintenance - Copy Log Files
- 5.3.6 Maintenance - Remove Switch Config
- 5.3.7 Maintenance - Remake Filesystem
- 5.3.8 Maintenance - Reset Switch
- 5.3.9 Maintenance - Show Firmware Versions
- 5.3.10 Maintenance - Set Active Image
- Appendix A Specifications
- Appendix B Command Line Interface
- B.1 Logging On to a Switch
- B.2 User Accounts
- B.3 Working with Switch Configurations
- B.4 Commands
- Admin Command
- Alias Command
- Config Command
- Date Command
- Fallback Command
- Hardreset Command
- Help Command
- History Command
- Hotreset Command
- Image Command
- Lip Command
- Passwd Command
- Ping Command
- Ps Command
- Quit Command
- Reset Command
- Set Command
- Set Config Command
- Set Log Command
- Set Port Command
- Set Setup Command
- Show Command
- Show Config Command
- Show Log Command
- Show Perf Command
- Show Setup Command
- Shutdown Command
- Test Command
- Uptime Command
- User Command
- Whoami Command
- Zone Command
- Zoneset Command
- Zoning Command
- Glossary
- Index
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SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch
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2.1.2.1 Over Temperature LED (Amber)....................................................... 2-3
2.1.2.2 Fan Fail LED (Amber)....................................................................... 2-4
2.1.2.3 Heartbeat LED (Amber).................................................................... 2-4
2.1.2.4 Input Power LED (Green) ................................................................. 2-4
2.2 Fibre Channel Ports ........................................................................................... 2-4
2.2.1 Port LEDs .................................................................................................. 2-5
2.2.1.1 Port Logged-In LED.......................................................................... 2-5
2.2.1.2 Port Activity LED............................................................................... 2-5
2.2.2 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers.................................... 2-6
2.2.3 Port Types ................................................................................................. 2-6
2.3 Ethernet Port ...................................................................................................... 2-7
2.4 Serial Port........................................................................................................... 2-8
2.5 Power Supply and Fan....................................................................................... 2-9
2.6 Switch Management........................................................................................... 2-9
2.6.1 SANsurfer Switch Manager ....................................................................... 2-9
2.6.2 SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet.................................................. 2-10
2.6.3 Command Line Interface ......................................................................... 2-10
2.6.4 SANsurfer Switch Manager Application Programming Interface............. 2-10
2.6.5 Simple Network Management Protocol ................................................... 2-10
2.6.6 File Transfer Protocol .............................................................................. 2-11
Section 3 Planning
3.1 Devices............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Device Access.................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.1 Soft Zones ................................................................................................. 3-3
3.2.2 Access Control List Hard Zones................................................................ 3-3
3.3 Performance....................................................................................................... 3-4
3.3.1 Distance..................................................................................................... 3-4
3.3.2 Bandwidth.................................................................................................. 3-5
3.3.3 Latency...................................................................................................... 3-5
3.4 Multiple Chassis Fabrics .................................................................................... 3-6
3.4.1 Optimizing Device Performance................................................................ 3-6
3.4.2 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock ................................... 3-7
3.4.3 Common Topologies.................................................................................. 3-8
3.4.3.1 Cascade Topology ............................................................................ 3-8
3.4.3.2 Mesh Topology ................................................................................. 3-9
3.4.3.3 Multistage Topology........................................................................ 3-10
3.5 Fabric Security ................................................................................................. 3-11
3.5.1 User Account Security............................................................................. 3-11
3.5.2 Fabric Services........................................................................................ 3-11