Q-Logic 59042-07 A User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents

  3
  • Figures

    7
  • Tables

    8
• Section 1 Introduction

  9
  • Intended Audience

    9
  • Related Materials

    10
  • New in this Release

    10
  • Safety Notices

    11
  • Sicherheitshinweise

    11
  • Notes informatives relatives à la sécurité

    11
  • Communications Statements

    12
    • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A Statement

      12
    • Canadian Department of Communications Class A Compliance Statement

      12
    • Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des Communications du Canada

      13
    • CE Statement

      13
    • VCCI Class A Statement

      14
    • BSMI Class A Statement

      14
  • Laser Safety Information

    15
  • Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESDS) Precautions

    15
  • Accessible Parts

    15
  • Pièces Accessibles

    15
  • Zugängliche Teile

    15
  • General Public License

    16
    • Preamble

      16
    • Terms And Conditions For Copying, Distribution And Modification

      17
    • How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs

      21
  • Technical Support

    23
    • Availability

      23
    • Training

      23
    • Contact Information

      23
• Section 2 General Description

  25
  • Chassis Controls and LEDs

    26
    • Maintenance Button

      27
      • Resetting a Switch

        27
      • Placing the Switch in Maintenance Mode

        27
    • Chassis LEDs

      28
      • Over Temperature LED (Amber)

        28
      • Fan Fail LED (Amber)

        28
      • Heartbeat LED (Amber)

        28
      • Input Power LED (Green)

        29
  • Fibre Channel Ports

    29
    • Port LEDs

      30
      • Port Logged-In LED

        30
      • Port Activity LED

        30
    • Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers

      31
    • Port Types

      31
  • Ethernet Port

    32
  • Serial Port

    33
  • Power Supply and Fan

    34
  • Switch Management

    34
    • SANsurfer Switch Manager

      34
    • SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet

      35
    • Command Line Interface

      35
    • SANsurfer Switch Manager Application Programming Interface

      35
    • Simple Network Management Protocol

      35
    • File Transfer Protocol

      36
• Section 3 Planning

  37
  • Devices

    37
  • Device Access

    38
    • Soft Zones

      39
    • Access Control List Hard Zones

      39
  • Performance

    40
    • Distance

      40
    • Bandwidth

      41
    • Latency

      41
  • Multiple Chassis Fabrics

    42
    • Optimizing Device Performance

      42
    • Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock

      43
    • Common Topologies

      44
      • Cascade Topology

        44
      • Mesh Topology

        45
      • Multistage Topology

        46
  • Fabric Security

    47
    • User Account Security

      47
    • Fabric Services

      47
  • Fabric Management

    48
• Section 4 Installation

  49
  • Site Requirements

    49
    • Fabric Management Workstation

      49
    • Switch Power Requirements

      49
    • Environmental Conditions

      50
  • Installing a Switch

    50
    • Mount the Switch

      51
    • Install SFP Transceivers

      52
    • Connect the Workstation to the Switch

      53
    • Configure the Workstation

      54
      • Setting the Workstation IP Address for Ethernet Connections

        54
      • Configuring the Workstation Serial Port

        54
    • Install the Management Application

      56
      • SANsurfer Switch Manager

        56
      • SANsurfer Management Suite

        58
    • Start SANsurfer Switch Manager

      64
    • Connect the Switch to AC Power

      65
    • Configure the Switch

      67
    • Cable Devices to the Switch

      69
  • Install Firmware

    69
    • Using SANsurfer Switch Manager to Install Firmware

      70
    • Using the CLI to Install Firmware

      70
  • Powering Down a Switch

    71
• Section 5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting

  73
  • POST Diagnostics

    73
    • Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns

      74
      • Internal Firmware Failure Blink Pattern

        74
      • System Error Blink Pattern

        74
      • Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern

        75
    • Logged-In LED Indications

      77
      • E_Port Isolation

        78
      • Excessive Port Errors

        79
  • Chassis Diagnostics

    81
    • Over Temperature LED is Illuminated

      81
    • Input Power LED Is Extinguished

      82
    • Fan Fail LED is Illuminated

      82
  • Recovering a Switch

    83
    • Maintenance - Exit

      84
    • Maintenance - Image Unpack

      84
    • Maintenance - Reset Network Config

      85
    • Maintenance - Reset User Accounts to Default

      85
    • Maintenance - Copy Log Files

      85
    • Maintenance - Remove Switch Config

      85
    • Maintenance - Remake Filesystem

      86
    • Maintenance - Reset Switch

      86
• Appendix A Specifications

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  • Fabric Specifications

    87
  • Maintainability

    88
  • Fabric Management

    89
  • Dimensions

    89
  • Electrical

    89
  • Environmental

    90
  • Regulatory Certifications

    90
• Appendix B Command Line Interface

  91
  • Logging On to a Switch

    91
  • User Accounts

    91
  • Working with Switch Configurations

    92
    • Modifying a Configuration

      92
    • Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations

      94
  • Commands

    96
    • Admin Command

      98
    • Alias Command

      99
    • Config Command

      101
    • Create Support Command

      104
    • Date Command

      106
    • Firmware Install Command

      107
    • Hardreset Command

      108
    • Help Command

      109
    • History Command

      110
    • Hotreset Command

      111
    • Image Command

      112
    • Lip Command

      115
    • Passwd Command

      116
    • Ping Command

      117
    • Ps Command

      118
    • Quit Command

      119
    • Reset Command

      120
    • Set Command

      125
    • Set Config Command

      127
    • Set Log Command

      138
    • Set Port Command

      141
    • Set Setup Command

      143
    • Show Command

      148
    • Show Config Command

      163
    • Show Log Command

      166
    • Show Perf Command

      169
    • Show Setup Command

      171
    • Shutdown Command

      174
    • Test Command

      175
    • Uptime Command

      178
    • User Command

      179
    • Whoami Command

      182
    • Zone Command

      183
    • Zoneset Command

      187
    • Zoning Command

      189
• Glossary

  195
• Index

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