Q-Logic SANBOX2-64 Manuale Utente

4 – Installation

Installing a Switch

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5.

Open the Switch menu and select Network Properties. In the Network 
Properties window, enter values for the IP address, subnet mask, and 
gateway address. Accept the default boot method. If you know the SNMP 
configuration settings, enter those as well. Choose the OK button.

6.

Set the date and time. Double click on the switch in the topology display. In 
the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Set Date/Time. 
Enter the date and time in the Switch Date and Time window and choose the 
OK button. Reset the switch when prompted to implement the new and date 
and time.

Repeat this process for each switch in the fabric, then connect the switches.

Configuring a port involves defining the port mode. For public devices and other 
switches, a switch automatically sets the port mode as each port discovers the 
type of device to which it is connected.

A GL_Port will self configure as an FL_Port when connected to a loop of public 
devices or an F_Port when connected to a single device. A G_Port will self 
configure as an F_Port when connected to a single public device. Both GL_Ports 
and G_Ports self configure as E_Ports when connected to another switch. The 
default port mode is GL_Port. Refer to the SANbox2-64 Switch Management 
User’s Guide for more information about configuring ports. You can also configure 
ports using the CLI. Refer to 

 for information 

about the command line interface.

Connect cables to the SFP transceivers and their corresponding devices, and 
then energize the devices. Device host bus adapters can have SFP (or SFF) 
transceivers or GigaBit Interface Converters (GBIC). LC-type duplex fiber optic 
cable connectors are designed for SFP transceivers, while SC-type connectors 
are designed for GBICs. Duplex cable connectors are keyed to ensure proper 
orientation. Choose the fiber optic cable with the connector combination that 
matches the device host bus adapter.