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59021-06 A Page v SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D 4.1.3 Environmental Conditions.......................................................................... 4-2 4.2 Installing a Switch............................................................................................... 4...

Page vi 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel SwitchInstallation Guide D 5.2.5 Power Supply Over Temperature LED is Illuminated .............................. 5-11 5.3 Recovering a Switch......................................................................................... 5-12 5.3.1 Maintenance – ...

59021-06 A Page vii SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D History Command ....................................................................................B-14Hotreset Command .................................................................................B-15Image Command ..........

Page viii 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel SwitchInstallation Guide D 2-8 Serial Port and Pin Identification .................................................................................... 2-8 2-9 Power Supply Components...........................................................................

59021-06 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the features and installation of the SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel switch, firmware version 2.0. This manual is organized as follows: „ Section 1 describes the intended audience, related materials, safety notices, communications statements, lase...

1 – IntroductionRelated Materials 1-2 59021-06 A D 1.2 Related Materials The following manuals and materials are referenced in the text and/or provide additional information. „ SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide , Publication Number 59022-06. „ Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2) Rev. ...

1 – Introduction Safety Notices 59021-06 A 1-3 D 1.3 Safety Notices A Warning notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing personal injury. 4-3 , 4-5 , 6-1 A Caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing damage to the equipment. 4-...

1 – IntroductionCommunications Statements 1-4 59021-06 A D 1.6 Communications Statements The following statements apply to this product. The statements for other products intended for use with this product appear in their accompanying manuals. 1.6.1 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A St...

1 – Introduction Communications Statements 59021-06 A 1-5 D 1.6.3 Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des Communications du Canada Cet équipement ne dépasse pas les limites de Classe A d'émission de bruits radioélectriques por les appareils numériques, telles que prescrites par le Réglement s...

1 – Introduction Laser Safety Information 59021-06 A 1-7 D 1.7 Laser Safety Information This product may use Class 1 laser optical transceivers to communicate over the fiber optic conductors. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) does not consider Class 1 lasers to be hazardous. Th...

1 – IntroductionAccessible Parts 1-8 59021-06 A D 1.9 Accessible Parts The Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) in the SANbox2-16 switch are the following: „ Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers „ Power supplies „ Fans Refer to Section 6 Removal/Replacement for more information. 1.10 Piè...

1 – Introduction General Public License 59021-06 A 1-9 D 1.12 General Public License QLogic Fibre Channel switches are powered by the Linux operating system. A machine-readable copy of the Linux source code is available upon written request to the following address. A nominal fee will be charged for...

1 – IntroductionGeneral Public License 1-10 59021-06 A D We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify the software. Also, for each author's protection and ours, we want to make cer...

1 – IntroductionGeneral Public License 1-14 59021-06 A D License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation. 12. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author to ask for permis...

1 – Introduction General Public License 59021-06 A 1-15 D one line to give the program's name and an idea of what it does.Copyright (C) yyyy name of author This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Fr...

1 – IntroductionTechnical Support 1-16 59021-06 A D 1.13 Technical Support Customers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch products. QLogic-direct customers may contact QLogic Technical Support; others will be redirected to their authorized...

59021-06 A 2-1 Section 2 General Description This section describes the features and capabilities of the SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel switch. The following topics are described: „ Chassis controls and LEDs „ Fibre channel ports „ Ethernet port „ Serial port „ Power supplies „ Fans „ Switch management Fa...

2 – General DescriptionChassis Controls and LEDs 2-2 59021-06 A D 2.1 Chassis Controls and LEDs Chassis controls include the power supply On/Off switches and the Maintenance button as shown in Figure 2-2 . The Maintenance button is used to recover a disabled switch. The chassis LEDs provide informat...

2 – General Description Chassis Controls and LEDs 59021-06 A 2-3 D illuminates continuously. Refer to ”Chassis LEDs” on page 2-3 for information about the Input Power LED and the Heartbeat LED. To return to normal operation, power cycle the switch. 2.1.3 Chassis LEDs The chassis LEDs shown in Figure...

2 – General DescriptionFibre Channel Ports 2-4 59021-06 A D 2.1.3.3 Heartbeat LED (Amber) The Heartbeat LED indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the results of the Power On Self Test (POST). Following a normal power-up, the Heartbeat LED blinks about once per second to indicate ...

2 – General Description Fibre Channel Ports 59021-06 A 2-5 D 2.2.1 Port LEDs Each Fibre Channel port has its own Logged-In LED and Activity LED as shown in Figure 2-5 . Figure 2-5. Port LEDs 2.2.1.1 Logged-In LED The Logged-in LED indicates the logged-in or initialization status of the connected dev...

2 – General DescriptionFibre Channel Ports 2-6 59021-06 A D 2.2.2 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers An SFP transceiver, like the one shown in Figure 2-6 , converts electrical signals to and from optical laser signals to transmit and receive data. SFP transceivers plug into the ports; du...

2 – General Description Fibre Channel Ports 59021-06 A 2-7 D G_Ports self-configure in the following ways: „ F_Port when connected to a public device „ E_Port when connected to another FC-SW-2 compliant switch A TL_Port supports private loop devices and must be configured explicitly. Refer to the SA...

2 – General DescriptionEthernet Port 2-8 59021-06 A D 2.3 Ethernet Port The Ethernet port shown in Figure 2-7 is an RJ-45 connector that provides a connection to a management workstation. A management workstation can be a Windows, Solaris™, or a Linux® workstation that is used to configure and manag...

2 – General Description Power Supplies 59021-06 A 2-9 D The serial port connector requires a null-modem F/F DB9 cable. The pins on the switch RS-232 connector are shown in Figure 2-8 and identified in Table 2-1 . Refer to ”Connect the Management Workstation to the Switch” on page 4-8 for information...

2 – General DescriptionFans 2-10 59021-06 A D Each power supply is capable of providing all of the switch’s power needs. During normal operation, each power supply provides half of the demand. If one power supply goes offline, the second power supply steps up and provides the difference. The power s...

2 – General Description Switch Management 59021-06 A 2-11 D 2.7 Switch Management SANbox Manager is a workstation-based Java® application that provides a graphical user interface for fabric management. This application runs on a Windows®, Solaris™, or Linux® workstation. The management workstation c...

2 – General DescriptionSwitch Management 2-12 59021-06 A D Notes

59021-06 A 3-1 Section 3 Planning Consider the following when planning a fabric: „ Devices „ Multiple chassis fabrics „ Performance „ Device access „ Fabric management „ Fabric security 3.1 Devices When planning a fabric, consider the number of devices and the anticipated demand. This will determine...

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59021-06 A 3-3 D 3.2.2 Common Topologies The SANbox2-16 switch supports three commonly used fabric topologies: „ Cascade „ Mesh „ Multistage® 3.2.2.1 Cascade Topology A cascade topology describes a fabric in which the switches are connected in series. If you con...

3 – PlanningMultiple Chassis Fabrics 3-4 59021-06 A D 3.2.2.2 Mesh Topology A mesh topology describes a fabric in which each chassis has at least one port directly connected to each other chassis in the fabric. The example mesh fabric shown in Figure 3-2 has the following characteristics: „ Each lin...

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59021-06 A 3-5 D 3.2.2.3 Multistage Topology A Multistage topology describes a fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches. Each additional core switch increases the bandwidth to each edge switch by 200 MB/s. The Multistage fab...

3 – PlanningPerformance 3-6 59021-06 A D 3.3 Performance The SANbox2-16 switch supports class 2 and class 3 Fibre Channel service at transmission rates of 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps with a maximum frame size of 2148 bytes. A port can transmit or receive at 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps depending on the device to which it ...

3 – Planning Performance 59021-06 A 3-7 D 3.3.2 Bandwidth Bandwidth is a measure of the volume of data that can be transmitted at a given transmission rate. A port can transmit or receive at 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps depending on the device to which it is connected. The switch supports all transmission rate ...

3 – PlanningDevice Access 3-8 59021-06 A D 3.4 Device Access Consider device access needs within the fabric. Access is controlled by the use of zones and zone sets. Some zoning strategies include the following: „ Separate devices that use different operating systems. „ Separate devices that have no ...

3 – Planning Device Access 59021-06 A 3-9 D 3.4.1 Soft Zones Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery. Members of the same soft zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone. The soft zone boundary is not secure; traffic across...

3 – PlanningFabric Management 3-10 59021-06 A D 3.4.3 Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones Virtual Private Fabric (VPF) zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and both inbound and outbound traffic. This type of zoning is useful for providing security and reserving paths between...

3 – Planning Security 59021-06 A 3-11 D 3.6 Security Security is available in the form of user authentication, inter-switch security, and inband management. User authentication validates user accounts for both Telnet and SANbox Manager sessions. A user account consists of an account name, a password...

59021-06 A 4-1 Section 4 Installation This section describes how to install and configure the SANbox2-16 switch. It also describes how to load new firmware and how to recover a disabled switch. 4.1 Site Requirements Consider the following items when installing a SANbox2-16 switch: „ Fabric managemen...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-3 D Installing a SANbox2-16 switch involves the following steps: 1. Mount the switch. 2. Install SFP transceivers. 3. Connect the switch to the AC power source. 4. Connect the management workstation to the switch. 5. Install the SANbox Manager applic...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-4 59021-06 A D When mounting the switch in a rack, ensure that the 19-inch rack meets the following standard specifications: „ ANSI/EIA RS-230 Standard, entitled Cabinets, Racks, Panels, and Associated Equipment „ MIL-STD- 189, entitled Racks, Electrical Equipme...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-5 D 4.2.3 Connect the Switch to AC Power WARNING!! This product is supplied with a 3-wire power cable and plug for the user’s safety. Use this power cable in conjunction with a properly grounded outlet to avoid electrical shock. An electrical outlet ...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-7 D 4. Confirm that the Output Power LEDs on both power supplies are illuminated. If not, do the following:a. Check voltage at the AC power source. b. Inspect the power cord. c. Replace the power supply. 5. Observe the Heartbeat LED to determine the ...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-8 59021-06 A D 4.2.4 Connect the Management Workstation to the Switch Connect the management workstation to the switch in one of three ways: „ Indirect Ethernet connection from the management workstation to the switch RJ-45 Ethernet connector through an Ethernet...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-9 D 4.2.4.1 Ethernet Connection To establish an Ethernet connection, do the following: 1. Connect a 10/100 Base-T cross-over cable from an RJ-45 port on the management workstation directly to the RJ-45 Ethernet port; or a 10/100 Base-T straight cable...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-10 59021-06 A D „ For Linux:a. Set up minicom to use the serial port. Create or modify the /etc/minirc.dfl file with the following content: pr portdev/ttyS0 pu minit pu mreset pu mhangup b. Verify that all users have permission to run minicom. Review the /etc/mi...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-11 D 4.2.6 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation To install the SANbox Manager application on Windows from the SANsurfer® Management Suite Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Mana...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-12 59021-06 A D 4.2.7 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation To install the SANbox Manager application on Linux from the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Management...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-13 D 4.2.8 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation To install the SANbox Manager application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Management Suite CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Man...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-06 A 4-15 D 4.2.12 Configure the Switch Do the following to configure a switch using the SANbox Manager application. Refer to the SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide for more information about configuring a switch. You can also configure the switch...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-16 59021-06 A D 4.2.13 Configure the Ports 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. The default port m...

4 – Installation Install Firmware 59021-06 A 4-17 D 4.3 Install Firmware The switch comes with current firmware installed. You can upgrade the firmware from the management workstation as new firmware becomes available. Firmware installation involves loading the firmware image file onto the switch, u...

4 – InstallationInstall Firmware 4-18 59021-06 A D 4.3.2 Using the CLI to Install Firmware To install firmware using the CLI when an FTP server is present on the management workstation, do the following: 1. Connect to the switch through the Ethernet or the serial port and open a Telnet session. 2. E...

4 – Installation Install Firmware 59021-06 A 4-19 D 4.3.3 Using FTP and the CLI to Install Firmware To install firmware using the CLI when the management workstation does not have an FTP server, do the following: 1. Connect to the switch through the Ethernet or the serial port. 2. Move to the folder...

4 – InstallationPowering Down a Switch 4-20 59021-06 A D 10. Display the list of firmware image files on the switch to confirm that the file was loaded. Refer to the ”Image Command” on page B-16 for more information. SANbox2 (admin) $>image list 11. Unpack the firmware image file to install the n...

59021-06 A 5-1 Section 5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Diagnostic information about the switch is available through the chassis LEDs, the power supply LEDs, and the Logged-In LED. Diagnostic information is also available through the SANbox Manager and CLI event logs and error displays. This section de...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingPOST Diagnostics 5-2 59021-06 A D 5.1.1.2 Maintenance Mode Pattern Steady illumination indicates that the switch is in maintenance mode, which returns the switch IP address to 10.0.0.1. From maintenance mode, you may reload firmware, reset the password to the factory d...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-3 D 2. Place the switch in maintenance mode. Press and hold the Maintenance button, then power up the switch. Refer to ”Recovering a Switch” on page 5-12 for more information about placing the switch in maintenance mode. 3. Establish a Te...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-5 D 5.1.2 Logged-In LED Indications Port diagnostics are indicated by the Logged-In LED for each port as shown in Figure 5-1 . Figure 5-1. Logged-In LED The Logged-In LED has three indications: „ Logged in - Continuous illumination. „ Log...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-7 D 5.1.2.2 Excessive Port Errors The switch monitors a set of port errors and generates alarms based on user-defined sample intervals and thresholds. Refer to the SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide for information about managin...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Chassis Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-9 D 5.2 Chassis Diagnostics Chassis diagnostics are indicated by the chassis and power supply LEDs as shown in Figure 5-3 . Figure 5-3. Chassis and Power Supply LEDs The following conditions are described: „ Chassis Over Temperature LE...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingChassis Diagnostics 5-10 59021-06 A D 5.2.1 Chassis Over Temperature LED is Illuminated The chassis Over Temperature LED illuminates to indicate that the switch logic circuitry is overheating. If the chassis Over Temperature LED illuminates, do the following: 1. Inspec...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Chassis Diagnostics 59021-06 A 5-11 D 5.2.4 Output Power LED Is Extinguished The Output Power LED illuminates to indicate that the power supply is producing the proper voltages. If the Output Power LED is extinguished, do the following: 1. Inspect the power supply Ove...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingRecovering a Switch 5-12 59021-06 A D 5.3 Recovering a Switch A switch can become inoperable or unmanageable for the following reasons: „ Firmware becomes corrupt „ IP address is lost „ Switch configuration becomes corrupt „ Forgotten password In these specific cases, ...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Recovering a Switch 59021-06 A 5-13 D 4. Enter the maintenance mode account name and password (prom, prom), and press the Enter key. Sanbox login: prom Password:xxxx [username@anteater:Itasca]% telnet 10.0.0.1 Trying 10.0.0.1... Connected to 10.0.0.1. Escape character...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingRecovering a Switch 5-14 59021-06 A D 3. Select option 1 from the maintenance menu. When prompted for a file name prompt, enter the firmware image file name. Image filename: filename Unpacking ’filename’, please wait... Unpackage successful. 4. Select option 7 to reset...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Recovering a Switch 59021-06 A 5-15 D 5.3.8 Maintenance – Reset Switch This option closes the Telnet session, exits maintenance mode and reboots the switch using the current switch configuration. All unpacked firmware image files that reside on the switch are deleted....

59021-06 A 6-1 Section 6 Removal/Replacement This section describes the removal and replacement procedures for the following field replaceable units (FRU): „ SFP transceivers „ Power supplies „ Fans The switch is equipped with a battery that powers the non-volatile memory. This memory stores the swi...

6 – Removal/ReplacementSFP Transceivers 6-2 59021-06 A D 6.1 SFP Transceivers The SFP transceivers can be removed and replaced while the switch is operating without damaging the switch or the transceiver. However, transmission on the affected port will be interrupted until the transceiver installed....

6 – Removal/ReplacementFans 6-4 59021-06 A D 6.3 Fans The fans are hot pluggable. This means you can remove or install one of the fans while the switch is operating without disrupting service. The fan is completely enclosed, so there is no risk of injury from the fan blades. The fans are also interc...

59021-06 A A-1 Appendix A Specifications This appendix contains the specifications for the SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel switch. Refer to Section 2 General Description for the location of all connections, switches, controls, and components. A.1 Fabric Specifications Fibre Channel Protocols .................

A – SpecificationsMaintainability A-2 59021-06 A D A.2 Maintainability Maximum User Ports ...................... > 475,000 ports depending on configuration Buffer Credits .................................. 12 buffer credits per port Media Type ..................................... Small Form Plug...

A – Specifications Fabric Management 59021-06 A A-3 D A.3 Fabric Management A.4 Dimensions A.5 Electrical Management Methods .................... SANbox Manager Graphical User Interface Application Programming InterfaceCommand Line InterfaceGS-3 Management ServerSNMPFTP Maintenance Connection .........

A – SpecificationsEnvironmental A-4 59021-06 A D A.6 Environmental Temperature „ Operating .................................. „ Non-operating ........................... 10 to 40°C (50 to 104°F)-40 to 65°C (-40 to 149°F) Humidity „ Operating .................................. „ Non-operating ..........

A – Specifications Regulatory Certifications 59021-06 A A-5 D A.7 Regulatory Certifications Safety Standards ............................ UL1950, CSA 22.2 No. 950, EN60950 Emissions Standards ...................... FCC Part 15B Class A VCCI Class A ITEBSMI Class ACISPR 22, Class AEN 55022, Class A V...

A – Specifications Longwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (single-mode) 59021-06 A A-7 D A.9 Longwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (single-mode) Connector ....................................... Duplex LC Color coding.................................... Blue exposed connector surfaces Cable ......................................

59021-06 A B-1 Appendix B Command Line Interface Each switch contains a Telnet server. This server allows a Telnet client to establish a Telnet session with the switch to retrieve information or to configure parameters using the Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI enables you to perform a variety ...

B – Command Line InterfaceCommand Syntax B-2 59021-06 A D B.2 Command Syntax The command syntax is as follows: command keywordkeyword [value] keyword [value1] [value2] The Command is followed by one or more keywords. Consider the following rules and conventions: „ Commands and keywords are lowercase...

B – Command Line Interface Commands 59021-06 A B-3 D B.3 Commands The command set provides for User and Admin authority levels. „ User authority grants viewing access to the fabric and switches using the Show command and other read-only commands. „ Admin authority includes the User authority and gra...

B – Command Line InterfaceAdmin Command B-4 59021-06 A D Admin Command Opens and closes an Admin session. The Admin session provides commands that change the fabric and switch configurations. Only one Admin session can be open on the switch at any time. An inactive Admin session will time out after ...

B – Command Line Interface Alias Command 59021-06 A B-5 D Alias Command Creates a named set of ports/devices. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports/devices to many zones. An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a member. Authority Admin Syntax alias add [alias] [members]copy [alia...

B – Command Line Interface Config Command 59021-06 A B-7 D Config Command Manages the Fibre Channel configurations on a switch. For information about setting the port and switch configurations, refer to the ”Set Config Command” on page B-29 . Authority Admin for all keywords except List Syntax confi...

B – Command Line InterfaceConfig Command B-8 59021-06 A D restore Restores configuration settings to an out-of-band switch from a backup file named configdata , which must be first uploaded on the switch using FTP. You create the backup file using the Config Backup command. Use FTP to load the backu...

B – Command Line InterfaceDate Command B-10 59021-06 A D Date Command This command displays or sets the system date and time. To set the date and time the information string must be provided in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY. The new date and time takes effect immediately. Authority Admin to change the d...

B – Command Line Interface Fallback Command 59021-06 A B-11 D Fallback Command Assigns the pending firmware status back and forth between the active and inactive firmware images stored in switch memory. Authority Admin Syntax fallback Notes „ The Show Switch command displays the two firmware images,...

B – Command Line InterfaceHardreset Command B-12 59021-06 A D Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset activates the pending firmware and disrupts traffic. Authority Admin Syntax hardreset Notes To reset the switch without a power-on self test, refer to the ”...

B – Command Line Interface Help Command 59021-06 A B-13 D Help Command Displays a brief description of the specified command and its keywords. Authority User Syntax help [command] [keyword] Keywords [command] Displays a summary of the command given by [command] and its keywords. If you omit [command...

B – Command Line InterfaceHistory Command B-14 59021-06 A D History Command Displays a numbered list of the previously entered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands. Authority User Syntax history Notes Use the History command to provide context for the ! command: „ Enter ![command...

B – Command Line Interface Hotreset Command 59021-06 A B-15 D Hotreset Command Resets the switch for the purpose of activating the pending firmware without disrupting traffic. This command terminates all management sessions and saves all configuration information. After the pending firmware is activ...

B – Command Line InterfaceImage Command B-16 59021-06 A D Image Command Manages and installs switch firmware. Authority Admin Syntax image cleanupfetch [account_name] [ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination]listunpack [file] Keywords cleanup Removes all firmware image files from the switch. All...

B – Command Line Interface Lip Command 59021-06 A B-17 D Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin Syntax lip [port_number] Keywords [port_number] The number of the port to be reinitialized. Examples The following is an example of the Lip command: SANbox2 (admin) #> lip 2

B – Command Line InterfacePasswd Command B-18 59021-06 A D Passwd Command Changes a user account’s password. Authority Admin to change another account’s password; User to change your own. Syntax passwd [account_name] Keywords [account_name] The user account name. You must open an admin session to ch...

B – Command Line Interface Ping Command 59021-06 A B-19 D Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch in the fabric and reports the result. Authority User Syntax Ping ip_address Keywords ip_address The IP address of the switch to query. Examples The following is an example o...

B – Command Line InterfacePs Command B-20 59021-06 A D Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority User Syntax ps Examples The following is an example of the Ps command: SANbox2 #> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COMMAND 338 327 0.0 00:00:00 3-01:18:35 cns 339 327 0.0 00:00:01...

B – Command Line Interface Quit Command 59021-06 A B-21 D Quit Command Closes the Telnet session. Authority User Syntax quit, exit, or logout Notes You can also enter Control-D to close the Telnet session.

B – Command Line InterfaceReset Command B-22 59021-06 A D Reset Command Resets the switch configuration parameters. If you omit the keyword, the default is Reset Switch. Authority Admin Syntax reset config [config_name] factoryport [port_number]snmpswitch (default)systemzoning Keywords config [confi...

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59021-06 A B-23 D Notes The following tables specify the various factory default settings: Table B-3. Switch Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Admin State Online Broadcast Enabled True InbandEnabled True Domain ID 1 (0x Hex) Domain ID Lock False Symbol...

B – Command Line InterfaceReset Command B-24 59021-06 A D FANEnable True LCFEnable False MFSEnable True MFS_TOV 10 MSEnable True NoClose False IOStreamGuard Disabled VIEnable False CheckAlps False Table B-5. Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults Parameter Default ThresholdMonitoringEnabled False CR...

B – Command Line Interface Set Command 59021-06 A B-27 D Set Command Sets a variety of switch parameters. Authority Admin for all keywords except Alarm Clear, Beacon, and Pagebreak which are available with User authority. Syntax set alarm clearbeacon [state]config [option]log [option]pagebreak [stat...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Command B-28 59021-06 A D port [option] Sets port state and speed for the specified port temporarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation. Refer to the ”Set Port Command” on page B-42 . setup [option] Changes SNMP and system configuration settings...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-29 D Set Config Command Sets switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning configuration parameters. Authority Admin authority and a Config Edit session Syntax set config port [port_number] ports [port_number] switchthresholdzoning Keywords port...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command B-32 59021-06 A D switch Initiates an editing session in which to change switch configuration settings. The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to acce...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-33 D threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to generate and log alarms for selected events. The system displays each event, its thresholds, and sampling interval one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each paramete...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command B-34 59021-06 A D Table B-11. Set Config Threshold Parameters Parameter Description Threshold Monitoring Enabled Master enable/disable parameter for all events. Enables (True) or disables (False) the generation of all enabled event alarms. The default is ...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-35 D zoning Initiates an editing session in which to change switch zoning attributes. The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept t...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command B-36 59021-06 A D Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config port 1 A list of attributes with formatting and current values will ...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-06 A B-37 D The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config switch A list of attributes with formatting and default values will follow...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command B-38 59021-06 A D SampleWindow (decimal value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] ISLMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True] RisingTrigger (decimal value, 1-1000) [2 ] FallingTrigger (decimal value, 0-1000) [0 ] SampleWindow (decimal value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] LoginMonitori...

B – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59021-06 A B-39 D Set Log Command Specifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log. The log consists of six files contained on the switch: logfile , and logfile.1 – logfile.5 . Each file can hold a maximum of 200 entries. The switch begins writi...

B – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59021-06 A B-41 D start Starts the logging of events based on the Port, Component, and Level keywords assigned to the current configuration. The logging continues until you enter the Set Log Stop command. stop Stops logging of events. Notes To maintain opti...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Port Command B-42 59021-06 A D Set Port Command Sets port state and speed for the specified port temporarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation. This command also clears port counters. Authority Admin Syntax set port [port_number] bypass [alpa]c...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59021-06 A B-43 D Set Setup Command Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. The switch maintains one SNMP configuration and one system configuration. Authority Admin Syntax set setup snmpsystem Keywords snmp Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion t...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command B-44 59021-06 A D system Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to change system configuration settings. Table B-14 describes the system configuration fields. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in ...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59021-06 A B-45 D Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup snmp A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59021-06 A B-47 D The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup system A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the curren...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-48 59021-06 A D Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational information. Authority User Syntax show aboutalarmbroadcastchassisconfig [option]domainsdonorfabricinterfacelog [option] lsdbmem [count]ns [option] pagebreakperf [option] port [port_nu...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-49 D domains Displays list of each domain and its worldwide name in the fabric. donor Displays list of current donor configuration for all ports. fabric Displays list of each domain, symbolic name, worldwide name, node IP address, and port IP addr...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-50 59021-06 A D perf [option] Displays performance information for all ports. Refer to the ”Show Perf Command” on page B-65 . port [port_number] Displays operational information for the port given by [port_number]. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. If [por...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-52 59021-06 A D post log Displays the Power On Self Test (POST) log which contains results from the POST. setup [option] Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP, and the switch manufacturer. Refer to the ”Show Setup Command” on page B-67 . steering [do...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-55 D The following is an example of the Show Interface command: SANbox2 #> show interface eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:DD:00:BD:ED inet addr:10.20.68.107 Bcast:10.20.68.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Met...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-56 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox2 #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online PortID 150100 AsicNumber 0 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:bc:b8 AsicPort 1 RunningType Unknown ConfigType G SFPPartNumber ...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-57 D The following is an example of the Show Switch command: SANbox2 #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName sw .108 SwitchWWN 100000c0dd00bc56 SwitchType SANbox2-16 PROMVersion V2.0.0.0-0 (day month date time year) Cr...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-58 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port 1: SANbox2 #> show topology 1 Local Link Information ---------------------- PortNumber 1 PortID 650100 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:91:11 PortType F Remote Link Information ----...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-06 A B-59 D The following is an example of the Show Version command: SANbox2 #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * ***************************************************** S...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Config Command B-60 59021-06 A D Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning attributes for the current configuration. Authority User Syntax show config port [port_number] switchthresholdzoning Keywords port [port_number] Displays configurati...

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59021-06 A B-61 D CheckAlps False The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command: SANbox2 #> show config switch Switch Configuration Information -------------------------------- AdminState Online BroadcastEnabled False InbandEnabled Tr...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Config Command B-62 59021-06 A D SampleWindow 10 LoginMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 100 FallingTrigger 5 Samp...

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59021-06 A B-63 D Show Log Command Displays the contents of the log or the parameters used to create entries in the log. The log contains a maximum of 200 entries. When the log reaches its entry capacity, subsequent entries overwrite the existing entries, ...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Log Command B-64 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Show Log Options command: SANbox2 #> show log options Allowed options for log ----------------------- component All, None, NameServer, MgmtServer, Zoning, Switch, Chassis, Blade, Port, Eport, Snmp, Oth...

B – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59021-06 A B-65 D Show Perf Command Displays port performance in frames/second and bytes/second. If you omit the keyword, the command displays data transmitted (out), data received (in), and total data transmitted and received in frames/second and bytes p...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Perf Command B-66 59021-06 A D Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command: SANbox2 #> show perf Port Bytes/s Bytes/s Bytes/s Frames/s Frames/s Frames/s Number (in) (out) (total) (in) (out) (total) ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -...

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59021-06 A B-67 D Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settings. Authority User Syntax show setup mfgsnmpsystem Keywords mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch. snmp Displays the current SNMP settings. system Displays ...

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59021-06 A B-69 D The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox2 #> show setup system System Information ------------------ Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static Eth0NetworkAddress 10.20.11.32 Eth0NetworkMask 255.255.252.0 Eth0GatewayAddr...

B – Command Line InterfaceShutdown Command B-70 59021-06 A D Shutdown Command Terminates all data transfers on the switch at convenient points and closes the Telnet session. Always power cycle the switch after entering this command. Authority Admin Syntax shutdown Notes Always use this command to pe...

B – Command Line Interface Test Command 59021-06 A B-71 D Test Command Tests ports using internal (SerDes level), external (SFP), and online loopback tests. Internal and external tests require that the port be placed in diagnostic mode. Refer to the ”Set Command” on page B-27 for information about c...

B – Command Line InterfaceUptime Command B-74 59021-06 A D Uptime Command Displays the elapsed up time since the switch was last reset and reset method. A hot reset or non-disruptive firmware activation does not reset the elapsed up time reported by this command. Authority User Syntax uptime Example...

B – Command Line Interface User Command 59021-06 A B-75 D User Command Administers or displays user accounts. Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authority. Syntax user accountsadddelete [account_name]list Keywords accounts Displays all user accounts that exist on the switch. ad...

B – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59021-06 A B-77 D Whoami Command Displays the account name, session number, and switch domain ID for the Telnet session. Authority User Syntax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoami command: SANbox2 #> whoami User name : admin@session2 ...

B – Command Line InterfaceZone Command B-78 59021-06 A D Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. The Zone command defines members (ports/devices) for a single switch. Zones are members of zone sets. Authority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command...

B – Command Line InterfaceZone Command B-80 59021-06 A D Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command: SANbox2 #> zone list Zone ZoneSet ------------------- wwn_b0241f zone_set_1 wwn_23bd31 zone_set_1 wwn_221416 zone_set_1 wwn_2215c3 zone_set_1 wwn_0160ed zone_set_1 wwn_c001b0 zo...

B – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59021-06 A B-81 D The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command: SANbox2 #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: wwn_b0241f ---------------------------------- zone_set_1

B – Command Line InterfaceZoneset Command B-82 59021-06 A D Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and zone set membership across the fabric. Authority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-85 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, L...

B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59021-06 A B-83 D delete [zone_set] Deletes the zone set given by [zone_set]. If the specified zone set is active, the command is suspended until the zone set is deactivated. This keyword requires a Zoning Edit session. list Displays a list of all zone sets...

B – Command Line InterfaceZoneset Command B-84 59021-06 A D The following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command: SANbox2 #> zoneset zones ssss Current List of Zones for ZoneSet: ssss ---------------------------------- zone1 zone2 zone3

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59021-06 A B-85 D Zoning Command Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone sets and zones. Refer to the ”Zone Command” on page B-78 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page B-82 . Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authori...

B – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command B-86 59021-06 A D limits Displays the number of zone sets, zones, aliases, members per zone, members per alias, and total members in the zoning database. This keyword also displays the zoning database limits. list Lists all fabric zoning definitions. This key...

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59021-06 A B-87 D 16 D_2_NewJBOD_2 5 E1JBOD1 5 E2JBOD2 3 LinkResetZone 3 LinkResetZone2 8 NewJBOD1 8 NewJBOD2 12 Q_1Photon1 12 Q_2Photon2 8 Q_1_NewJBOD1 13 Q_1_Photon_1 8 Q_2_NewJBOD2 13 Q_2_Photon_2 3 ZoneAlias 3 ZoneDomainPort 4 ZoneFCAddr MaxMembersPerAli...

59021-06 A Glossary-1 Glossary Access Control List Zone Access Control List zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traffic. Active Zone Set The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric. Active Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in us...

Glossary-2 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D Class 3 Service A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports without acknowledgment. Configured Zone Sets The zone sets stored on a switch excluding the active zone set. Default Visibi...

Glossary-4 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D POST Power On Self Test Power On Self Test (POST) Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up. Principal Switch The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignments. Private Device A device that can commun...

59021-06 A Index-1 Index Numerics 10/100 Base-T straight cable 4-8 A access 3-8Access Control List zone 3-9account name B-1, B-77 display B-77ftp 5-4maintenance mode 5-13 Activity LED 2-5Admin authority B-3Admin command B-4administrative state port B-42switch B-28 air flow 2-10, A-4alarm configurati...

Index-2 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D D Date command B-10device cabling 4-16description 3-1 diagnostics 5-1, 5-9, A-2dimensions A-3disk space 4-1distance 3-6domain ID 3-2, 5-6domain ID lock 3-2domains B-49donor port 3-6, B-49 E E_Port 2-7, 5-6emissions standards A-5...

Index-4 59021-06 A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide D O online test B-71operating systems 4-1Output Power LED 2-10, 5-11Over Temperature LED 2-3 chassis 2-3, 5-10power supply 2-10, 5-11 P page break B-27Passwd command B-18password change B-18file reset 5-14maintenance mode 5-13rest...