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59042-06 A Page v SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 3.6 Fabric Management ......................................................................................... 3-12 Section 4 Installation 4.1 Site Requirements ......................................................................

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59042-06 A Page vii SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 History Command ....................................................................................B-17Hotreset Command .................................................................................B-18Image Command ..........

Page viii 59042-06 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel SwitchInstallation Guide 0 Figures Figure Page 2-1 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch ................................................................................ 2-1 2-2 Chassis Controls and LEDS............................................................

59042-06 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the features and installation of the SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel switch, firmware version 4.1. This manual is organized as follows: „ Section 1 describes the intended audience, related materials, safety notices, communications statements, lase...

1 – IntroductionNew in this Release 1-2 59042-06 A 0 „ Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fabric Element in Fibre Channel Standard (draft-ietf-ipfc-fabric-element-mib-04.txt). The Fibre Channel Standards are available from: Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO 80112...

1 – Introduction Safety Notices 59042-06 A 1-3 0 1.4 Safety Notices A Warning notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing personal injury. A Caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing damage to the equipment. 1.5 Sicherheitshin...

1 – IntroductionCommunications Statements 1-4 59042-06 A 0 1.7 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. 1.7.1 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A St...

1 – Introduction Communications Statements 59042-06 A 1-5 0 1.7.3 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 59042-06 A 1-7 0 1.8 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 59042-06 A 0 1.10 Accessible Parts The Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) in the SANbox2-8c switch are the following: „ Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers 1.11 Pièces Accessibles Les pièces remplaçables, Field Replaceable Units (FRU), du commutate...

1 – Introduction General Public License 59042-06 A 1-9 0 1.13 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 f...

1 – IntroductionGeneral Public License 1-10 59042-06 A 0 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 59042-06 A 0 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 59042-06 A 1-15 0 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 59042-06 A 0 1.14 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...

59042-06 A 2-1 Section 2 General Description This section describes the features and capabilities of the SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel switch. The following topics are described: „ Chassis controls and LEDs „ Fibre channel ports „ Ethernet port „ Serial port „ Power supply and fan „ Switch management Fab...

2 – General DescriptionChassis Controls and LEDs 2-2 59042-06 A 0 2.1 Chassis Controls and LEDs The Maintenance button shown in Figure 2-2 is the only chassis control and is used to reset a switch or to recover a disabled switch. The chassis LEDs provide information about the switch’s operational st...

2 – General Description Chassis Controls and LEDs 59042-06 A 2-3 0 2.1.1.2 Placing the Switch in Maintenance Mode To place the switch in maintenance mode, do the following: 1. Isolate the switch from the fabric. 2. Press and hold the Maintenance button with a pointed tool for 2–4 seconds. When the I...

2 – General DescriptionFibre Channel Ports 2-4 59042-06 A 0 2.1.2.2 Fan Fail LED (Amber) The Fan Fail LED indicates operational status of the fan. This LED illuminates if the speed of the fan falls below the normal range. If the Fan Fail LED illuminates, isolate the switch from the fabric, unplug th...

2 – General Description Fibre Channel Ports 59042-06 A 2-5 0 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 Port Logged-In LED The Logged-in LED indicates the logged-in or initialization status of the connecte...

2 – General DescriptionFibre Channel Ports 2-6 59042-06 A 0 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. SFP transceivers plug into the ports; duplex ...

2 – General Description Ethernet Port 59042-06 A 2-7 0 E_Ports enable you to expand the fabric by connecting SANbox2-8c switches with other FC-SW-2 compliant switches. SANbox2-8c switches self-discover all inter-switch connections. Refer to ”Multiple Chassis Fabrics” on page 3-6 for more information...

2 – General DescriptionSerial Port 2-8 59042-06 A 0 2.4 Serial Port The SANbox2-8c switch is equipped with an RS-232 serial port for maintenance purposes. The serial port location is shown in Figure 2-8 . You can manage the switch through the serial port using the CLI. Figure 2-8. Serial Port and Pi...

2 – General Description Power Supply and Fan 59042-06 A 2-9 0 2.5 Power Supply and Fan The power supply converts standard 110 or 230 VAC to DC voltages for the various switch circuits. An internal fan provides cooling. Air flow can be front-to-back or back-to-front depending on the switch model. To ...

2 – General DescriptionSwitch Management 2-10 59042-06 A 0 2.6.2 SANsurfer Switch Manager Web Applet To make switch management less dependent on a particular workstation, each switch contains a SANsurfer Switch Manager web applet. One instance of the web applet can be run at a time by opening the sw...

2 – General Description Switch Management 59042-06 A 2-11 0 2.6.6 File Transfer Protocol FTP provides the command line interface for exchanging files between the switch and the management workstation. These files include firmware image files, configuration files, and log files. ”Backing up and Resto...

2 – General DescriptionSwitch Management 2-12 59042-06 A 0 Notes

59042-06 A 3-1 Section 3 Planning Consider the following when planning a fabric: „ Devices „ Device access „ Performance „ Multiple chassis fabrics „ Fabric security „ Fabric management 3.1 Devices When planning a fabric, consider the number of devices and the anticipated demand. This will determine...

3 – PlanningDevice Access 3-2 59042-06 A 0 3.2 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: „ Group devices by operating systems. „ Separate devices that have no need to communicate...

3 – Planning Device Access 59042-06 A 3-3 0 3.2.1 Soft Zones Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling device discovery. Devices in 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...

3 – PlanningPerformance 3-4 59042-06 A 0 3.3 Performance The SANbox2-8c 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 59042-06 A 3-5 0 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 – PlanningMultiple Chassis Fabrics 3-6 59042-06 A 0 3.4 Multiple Chassis Fabrics By connecting switches together you can expand the number of available ports for devices. Each switch in the fabric is identified by a unique domain ID, and the fabric will automatically resolve domain ID conflicts. B...

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59042-06 A 3-7 0 3.4.2 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock The following switch configuration settings affect multiple chassis fabrics: „ Domain ID „ Principal priority „ Domain ID lock The domain ID is a unique number from 1–239 that identifies ea...

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59042-06 A 3-9 0 3.4.3.2 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 li...

3 – PlanningMultiple Chassis Fabrics 3-10 59042-06 A 0 3.4.3.3 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 – Planning Fabric Security 59042-06 A 3-11 0 3.5 Fabric Security Fabric security consists of the following: „ User account security „ Fabric services 3.5.1 User Account Security User account security consists of the administration of account names, passwords, expiration date, and authority level. ...

3 – PlanningFabric Management 3-12 59042-06 A 0 You can also enable or disable the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is the protocol governing network management and monitoring of network devices. SNMP security consists of a read community string and a write community string, that are ...

59042-06 A 4-1 Section 4 Installation This section describes how to install and configure the SANbox2-8c 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 SANbox2-8c switch: „ Fabric managemen...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-2 59042-06 A 0 4.1.3 Environmental Conditions Consider the factors that affect the climate in your facility such as equipment heat dissipation and ventilation. The switch requires the following operating conditions: „ Operating temperature range: 5 – 50°C (41 – ...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-3 0 Installing a SANbox2-8c switch involves the following steps: 1. Mount the switch. 2. Install SFP transceivers. 3. Connect the management workstation to the switch. 4. Configure the management workstation. 5. Install the SANsurfer Switch Manager a...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-4 59042-06 A 0 4.2.2 Install SFP Transceivers The switch has been validated with transceivers that support a variety of interconnection media. To install, insert the transceiver into the port and gently press until it snaps in place. To remove a transceiver, gen...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-5 0 4.2.3 Connect the Workstation to the Switch You can manage the switch using SANsurfer Switch Manager or the command line interface. SANsurfer Switch Manager requires an Ethernet connection to the switch. The command line interface can use an Ethe...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-6 59042-06 A 0 4.2.4 Configure the Workstation If you plan to use the command line interface to configure and manage the switch, you must configure the workstation. This involves setting the workstation IP address for Ethernet connections, or configuring the wor...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-7 0 d. Enter the following COM Port settings in the COM Properties window and choose the OK button. ‰ Bits per second: 9600 ‰ Data Bits: 8 ‰ Parity: None ‰ Stop Bits: 1 ‰ Flow Control: None „ For Linux:a. Set up minicom to use the serial port. Create...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-8 59042-06 A 0 4.2.5 Install SANsurfer Switch Manager If your switch was shipped with a SANsurfer Management Suite™ Disk, use one of the following to install SANsurfer Management Suite on a Windows, Linux, or Solaris workstation. „ 4.2.5.1 SANsurfer Management S...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-9 0 6. You have a choice of running the installation file from the CD-ROM or downloading the installation file to your hard drive. Choose one of the following: „ Open the installation file from the CD-ROM and follow the SANsurfer Switch Manager insta...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-10 59042-06 A 0 7. Open a terminal window for the directory in which the sansurfer_linux_install.bin file was saved, and make the file executable. chmod +x sansurfer_linux_install.bin 8. Execute the install program: ./sansurfer_linux_install.bin 9. Follow the in...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-11 0 4.2.5.4 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Windows Installation To install the SANsurfer Switch Manager application on Windows from the SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently runni...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-12 59042-06 A 0 4.2.5.6 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Solaris Installation To install the SANsurfer Switch Manager application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk, do the following: 1. Insert the SANsurfer Switch Manager...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-13 0 „ To start SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone application, do the following.1. Start the SANsurfer Switch Manager using one of the following methods: ‰ For Windows, double-click the SANsurfer Switch Manager shortcut, or select SANsurfer Sw...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-15 0 To energize the switch, connect the power cord to the AC power receptacle on the front of the switch chassis and to a grounded AC outlet. The switch responds in the following sequence: 1. The chassis LEDs (Fan Fail, Over Temperature, Heartbeat, ...

4 – InstallationInstalling a Switch 4-16 59042-06 A 0 4.2.8 Configure the Switch You can configure the switch using the SANsurfer Switch Manager application or the command line interface. When you power up the switch, the Configuration Wizard recognizes the switch, logs in to the switch, and leads y...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-06 A 4-17 0 a. Choose the Start button, select Programs, Accessories, HyperTerminal, and HyperTerminal . b. Select the connection you created earlier and choose the OK button. „ Serial – Linux: Open a command window and enter the following command: minicom ...

4 – InstallationInstall Firmware 4-18 59042-06 A 0 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, un...

4 – Installation Install Firmware 59042-06 A 4-19 0 4.3.1 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager to Install Firmware To install firmware using SANsurfer Switch Manager, do the following: 1. Select a switch in the topology display and double-click to open the Faceplate display. Open the Switch menu and selec...

4 – InstallationInstall Firmware 4-20 59042-06 A 0 331 Password required for username. Password: 230 User username logged in. bin 200 Type set to I. verbose Verbose mode off. 5. Enter the following command to display the list of firmware files: SANbox2 (admin) #> image list 6. Enter the following...

4 – InstallationPowering Down a Switch 4-22 59042-06 A 0 4.4 Powering Down a Switch Simply unplugging the switch from the power source does not allow the switch to complete executing tasks and could lead to flash memory corruption. For this reason, open a Telnet session and use the Shutdown command ...

59042-06 A 5-1 Section 5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Diagnostic information about the switch is available through the chassis LEDs and the port LEDs. Diagnostic information is also available through the SANsurfer Switch Manager and CLI event logs and error displays. This section describes two types ...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingPOST Diagnostics 5-2 59042-06 A 0 5.1.1 Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns The Heartbeat LED indicates the operational status of the switch. When the POST completes with no errors, the Heartbeat LED blinks at steady rate of once per second. When the switch is in maintenance ...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics 59042-06 A 5-3 0 5.1.1.3 Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern A configuration file system error blink pattern is 4 blinks followed by a two second pause. The 4-blink error pattern indicates that a configuration file system error has occurred,...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingPOST Diagnostics 5-6 59042-06 A 0 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. „ Logg...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingPOST Diagnostics 5-8 59042-06 A 0 4. Display the active zone set on each switch using the Zoning Active command or the Active Zoneset tab of the SANsurfer Switch Manager topology display. Compare the zone membership between the two active zone sets. Are they the same? ...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics 59042-06 A 5-9 0 Review the event browser to determine if excessive port errors are responsible for disabling the port. Look for a message that mentions one of the monitored error types indicating that the port has been disabled, then do the following...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Chassis Diagnostics 59042-06 A 5-11 0 2. Inspect the chassis fan. Is the intake opening clear? Is the fan operating and producing air flow? „ Yes - Continue. „ No - Remove any debris from fan intake and exhaust if necessary. If the condition remains, continue. 3. Cons...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingRecovering a Switch 5-12 59042-06 A 0 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 59042-06 A 5-13 0 5. The maintenance menu displays several recovery options. To select a switch recovery option, press the corresponding number (displayed in option: field) on the keyboard and press the Enter key. 0) Exit 1) Image Unpack 2) Reset N...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingRecovering a Switch 5-14 59042-06 A 0 5.3.3 Maintenance – Reset Network Config This option resets the network properties to the factory default values and saves them on the switch. Refer to Table B-8 for the default network configuration values. 5.3.4 Maintenance – Res...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Recovering a Switch 59042-06 A 5-15 0 5.3.9 Maintenance – Show Firmware Versions This option displays the image numbers and firmware versions that are stored on the switch. 5.3.10 Maintenance – Set Active Image This option specifies the firmware version to be used whe...

59042-06 A A-1 Appendix A Specifications This appendix contains the specifications for the SANbox2-8c 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 59042-06 A 0 A.2 Maintainability Buffer Credits .................................. 12 buffer credits per port Media Type ..................................... Small Form Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers. Hot swappable. 3.3 Volts. Fabric Port Speed .............

A – Specifications Fabric Management 59042-06 A A-3 0 A.3 Fabric Management A.4 Dimensions A.5 Electrical Management Methods .................... SANsurfer Switch Manager Graphical User InterfaceApplication Programming InterfaceCommand Line InterfaceGS-3 Management ServerSNMPFTP Maintenance Connecti...

A – SpecificationsEnvironmental A-4 59042-06 A 0 A.6 Environmental Temperature „ Operating .................................. „ Non-operating ........................... 5 to 50°C (41 to 122°F)-40 to 65°C (-40 to 149°F) Humidity „ Operating .................................. „ Non-operating ...........

A – Specifications Regulatory Certifications 59042-06 A A-5 0 A.7 Regulatory Certifications Safety Standards ............................ UL1950, CSA 22.2 No. 950, EN60950 Emissions Standards ...................... FCC Part 15B Class A ICES-03 Issue 3 VCCI Class A ITEBSMI Class ACISPR 22, Class AEN ...

59042-06 A B-1 Appendix B Command Line Interface The command line interface (CLI) enables you to perform a variety of fabric and switch management tasks through an Ethernet or a serial port connection. This section describes the following: „ Logging on to a switch „ User accounts „ Working with swit...

B – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59042-06 A B-3 0 Set Config commands with which you make modifications to the port, switch, port threshold alarm, or zoning configuration components as shown: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit default The config ...

B – Command Line InterfaceWorking with Switch Configurations B-4 59042-06 A 0 You use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safe keeping and to upload the file back to the switch for the restore function. To download the configdata file, open an FTP session on the switch and lo...

B – Command Line Interface Commands 59042-06 A B-5 0 B.4 Commands 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 case insensitive. „ ...

B – Command Line InterfaceCommands B-6 59042-06 A 0 The command set performs monitoring and configuration tasks. Commands related to monitoring tasks are available to all account names. Commands related to configuration tasks are available only within an admin session. An account must have Admin aut...

B – Command Line Interface Admin Command 59042-06 A B-7 0 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 InterfaceAlias Command B-8 59042-06 A 0 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 session for all keywords except List and Memb...

B – Command Line InterfaceConfig Command B-10 59042-06 A 0 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-33 . Authority Admin session for all keywords except List Synt...

B – Command Line Interface Config Command 59042-06 A B-11 0 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 bac...

B – Command Line Interface Date Command 59042-06 A B-13 0 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 session except...

B – Command Line InterfaceFallback Command B-14 59042-06 A 0 Fallback Command Assigns the pending firmware status back and forth between the active and inactive firmware images stored in switch memory. Authority Admin session Syntax fallback Notes „ The Show Switch command displays the two firmware ...

B – Command Line Interface Hardreset Command 59042-06 A B-15 0 Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset disrupts traffic, activates the pending firmware, and clears the alarm log. To save the alarm log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on page ...

B – Command Line InterfaceHelp Command B-16 59042-06 A 0 Help Command Displays a brief description of the specified command, its keywords, and usage. Authority None Syntax help [command] [keyword] Keywords [command] Displays a summary of the command given by [command] and its keywords. If you omit [...

B – Command Line Interface History Command 59042-06 A B-17 0 History Command Displays a numbered list of the previously entered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands. Authority None Syntax history Notes Use the History command to provide context for the ! command: „ Enter ![comman...

B – Command Line InterfaceHotreset Command B-18 59042-06 A 0 Hotreset Command Resets the switch for the purpose of activating the pending firmware without disrupting traffic. This command terminates all management sessions, saves all configuration information, and clears the alarm log. After the pen...

B – Command Line Interface Image Command 59042-06 A B-19 0 Image Command Manages and installs switch firmware. Authority Admin session Syntax image cleanupfetch [account_name] [ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination]listunpack [file] Keywords cleanup Removes all firmware image files from the sw...

B – Command Line InterfaceLip Command B-20 59042-06 A 0 Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin session 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) #>...

B – Command Line Interface Passwd Command 59042-06 A B-21 0 Passwd Command Changes a user account’s password. Authority Admin account name and an admin session to change another account’s password; You can change you own password without an Admin session. Syntax passwd [account_name] Keywords [accou...

B – Command Line InterfacePing Command B-22 59042-06 A 0 Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the result. Authority None Syntax ping ip_address Keywords ip_address The IP address of the switch to query. Examples The following is an...

B – Command Line Interface Ps Command 59042-06 A B-23 0 Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority None 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 00:00:0...

B – Command Line InterfaceQuit Command B-24 59042-06 A 0 Quit Command Closes the Telnet session. Authority None Syntax quit, exit, or logout Notes You can also enter Control-D to close the Telnet session.

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59042-06 A B-25 0 Reset Command Resets the switch configuration parameters. If you omit the keyword, the default is Reset Switch. Authority Admin session Syntax reset config [config_name] factoryport [port_number]snmpswitch (default)systemzoning Keywords conf...

B – Command Line InterfaceReset Command B-26 59042-06 A 0 „ Clears the alarm log. To save the alarm log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on page B-44 . To reset the switch with a power-on self test, refer to the ”Hardreset Command” on page B-15 . To reset the switch without disruptin...

B – Command Line InterfaceReset Command B-28 59042-06 A 0 Table B-5. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults Parameter Default ThresholdMonitoringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled RisingTriggerFallingTriggerSampleWindow True25110 DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled RisingTriggerFallingTriggerSa...

B – Command Line Interface Set Command 59042-06 A B-31 0 Set Command Sets a variety of switch parameters. Authority Admin session for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon, and Pagebreak which are available without an Admin session. Syntax set alarm [option]beacon [state]config [option]log [option]pageb...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Command B-32 59042-06 A 0 onLimits the display of information to 20 lines at a time. The page break functions affects the following commands: Alias (List, Members), Show (Alarm, Log), Zone (List, Members), Zoneset (List, Zones), Zoning (Active, List).offAllows continuou...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-06 A B-33 0 Set Config Command Sets switch, port, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration parameters. The changes you make with this command are not retained when you reset or power cycle the switch unless you save them using the Config Save...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command B-36 59042-06 A 0 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 59042-06 A B-37 0 threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to generate and log alarms for selected events. The system displays each event, its triggers, and sampling window one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter, e...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command B-38 59042-06 A 0 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 InterfaceSet Config Command B-40 59042-06 A 0 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 59042-06 A B-41 0 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 Interface Set Config Command 59042-06 A B-43 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command. SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config zoning A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Log Command B-44 59042-06 A 0 Set Log Command Specifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log. Log entries are created for ports, components, and event severity levels. Authority Admin session Syntax set log archiveclearcomponent [list]level [level]port [po...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Log Command B-46 59042-06 A 0 stop Stops logging of events. Notes To maintain optimal switch performance, do not set the Component keyword to All and the Level keyword to Info at the same time.

B – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59042-06 A B-47 0 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 session except for the Clear keyword. Synta...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59042-06 A B-49 0 Set Setup Command Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. The switch maintains one SNMP configuration and one system configuration. Authority Admin session Syntax set setup snmpsystem Keywords snmp Prompts you in a line-by-line f...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command B-50 59042-06 A 0 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 InterfaceSet Setup Command B-52 59042-06 A 0 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 InterfaceSet Setup Command B-54 59042-06 A 0 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 current...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-55 0 Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational information. Authority None Syntax show aboutalarm [option] broadcastchassisconfig [option]domainsdonorfabricfdmi [port_wwn] interfacelog [option] lsdbmem [count]ns [option] pagebreak...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-57 0 [domain_id]Displays name server information for the switch given by [domain_id]. [domain_id] is a switch domain ID.[port_id]Displays name server information for the port given by [port_id]. [port_id] is a port Fibre Channel address. pagebreak...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-59 0 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-78 . steering [d...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-60 59042-06 A 0 your authorized maintenance provider. The commands that are executed include the following: „ Alias List „ Config List „ Date „ History „ Ps „ Show (About, Alarm, Backtrace, Chassis, Config Port, Config Switch, Config Threshold, Dev, Dev Setti...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-62 59042-06 A 0 topology Displays all connected devices. users Displays a list of logged-in users. This is equivalent to the User List command. version Displays an introductory set of information about operational attributes of the switch. This keyword is equ...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-63 0 The following is an example of the Show FDMI command: SANbox2 #> show fdmi HBA ID PortID Manufacturer Model Ports -------- ------ --------------- ------- ----- 21:01:00:e0:8b:27:aa:bc 610000 QLogic Corporation QLA2342 2 21:00:00:00:ca:25:9...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-64 59042-06 A 0 The following is an example of the Show NS (local domain) command: SANbox2 #> show ns Seq Domain Port Port No ID ID Type COS PortWWN NodeWWN --- ------ ------ ---- --- ------- ------- 1 19 (0x13) 1301e1 NL 3 21:00:00:20:37:73:13:69 20:00:00...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-06 A B-65 0 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-66 59042-06 A 0 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 59042-06 A B-67 0 The following is an example of the Show Switch command: SANbox2 #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName sw .108 SwitchWWN 100000c0dd00bc56 SwitchType SANbox2-8c BootVersion Vx.x.x.x-0 (day month date time year) Cr...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-68 59042-06 A 0 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 59042-06 A B-69 0 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-70 59042-06 A 0 Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning for the current configuration. Authority None Syntax show config port [port_number] switchthresholdzoning Keywords port [port_number] Displays configuration paramete...

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59042-06 A B-71 0 The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command: SANbox2 #> show config switch Configuration Name: default ------------------- Switch Configuration Information -------------------------------- AdminState Online Broadca...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Config Command B-72 59042-06 A 0 RisingTrigger 2 FallingTrigger 0 SampleWindow 10 LoginMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled True Rising...

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59042-06 A B-73 0 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-74 59042-06 A 0 CriticalMonitors critical events.WarnMonitors warning events.InfoMonitors informational events.NoneMonitors none of the severity levels. options Displays the options used to set the component and severity level attributes. port Displays th...

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59042-06 A B-75 0 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, Ot...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Perf Command B-76 59042-06 A 0 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 pe...

B – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59042-06 A B-77 0 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 InterfaceShow Setup Command B-78 59042-06 A 0 Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settings. Authority None Syntax show setup mfgsnmpsystem Keywords mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch. snmp Displays the current SNMP settings. system Displays t...

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59042-06 A B-79 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: SANbox2 #> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- SNMPEnabled True Contact <sysContact undefined> Location N_107 System Test Lab Description SANbox2-8c FC S...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Setup Command B-80 59042-06 A 0 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 Eth0GatewayAddre...

B – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command 59042-06 A B-81 0 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 session Syntax shutdown Notes Always use this comm...

B – Command Line InterfaceTest Command B-82 59042-06 A 0 Test Command Tests ports using internal (SerDes level), external (transceiver), 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-31 for information ...

B – Command Line Interface Test Command 59042-06 A B-83 0 „ To run an internal loopback test, enter the following: test port x internal „ To run an external loopback test, enter the following command. A loopback plug must be installed for this test to pass. test port x external 4. A series of test p...

B – Command Line Interface Uptime Command 59042-06 A B-85 0 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 None Syntax uptime Exampl...

B – Command Line InterfaceUser Command B-86 59042-06 A 0 User Command Administers and displays user accounts. Authority Admin account name and an Admin session. The Accounts and List keywords are available to all account names without an Admin session. Syntax user accountsadddelete [account_name]edi...

B – Command Line Interface User Command 59042-06 A B-87 0 Notes „ User accounts are enforced in SANsurfer Switch Manager only if the UserAuthentication parameter is set to True. The UserAuthentication default value is False. Refer to System keyword of the ”Set Setup Command” on page B-49 for informa...

B – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59042-06 A B-89 0 Whoami Command Displays the account name, session number, and switch domain ID for the Telnet session. Authority None Syntax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoami command: SANbox2 #> whoami User name : admin@session2 ...

B – Command Line InterfaceZone Command B-90 59042-06 A 0 Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-96 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The List, Members, and Zonesets key...

B – Command Line InterfaceZone Command B-92 59042-06 A 0 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 59042-06 A B-93 0 The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command: SANbox2 #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: zone1 ---------------------------------- zone_set_1

B – Command Line InterfaceZoneset Command B-94 59042-06 A 0 Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-96 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, List, a...

B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59042-06 A B-95 0 list Displays a list of all zone sets. This keyword does not require an Admin session. remove [zone_set] [zone_list] Removes a list of zones given by [zone_list] from the zone set given by [zone_set]. Use a <space> to delimit zone na...

B – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command B-96 59042-06 A 0 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-90 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page B-94 . Authority Admin session except for the Active, History, Limits, a...

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59042-06 A B-97 0 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 switch zoning database limits, excluding the active zone set, which are d...

B – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command B-98 59042-06 A 0 . SANbox2 (admin-zoning) #> zoning cancel Zoning edit mode will be canceled. Please confirm (y/n): [n] y SANbox2 (admin) #> admin end The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command: SANbox2 #> zoning limits Zoning Attribut...

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59042-06 A B-99 0 The following is an example of the Zoning List command: SANbox2 #> zoning list Active ZoneSet Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMember -------------------------------- wwn wwn_b0241f 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 21:00:00:e0...

59042-06 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...

59042-06 A Glossary-3 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 FRU Field Replaceable Unit Heartbeat LED A chassis LED that indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the results of the Power-On Self-Test. Inactive Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is not in us...

59042-06 A Glossary-5 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 Zone Set A set of zones grouped together. The active zone set defines the zoning for a fabric. Zoning Database The set of zone sets, zones, and aliases stored on a switch.

59042-06 A Index-1 Index Numerics 10/100 Base-T straight cable 4-5 A access 3-2Access Control List zone 3-3account name 3-11, B-1, B-89 display B-89ftp 5-4maintenance mode 5-12 Activity LED 2-5, 2-7Admin account name B-6authority B-6 Admin command B-7administrative state port B-47switch B-32 air flo...

59042-06 A Index-3 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 G G_Port 2-6GBIC - See GigaBit Interface Convertergeneric ports 2-6Gigabit Interface Converter 3-1GL_Port 2-6 H Hardreset command B-15harmonics A-5HBA - See Host Bus AdapterHeartbeat LED 2-4, 5-2heat output A-3Help command B-16H...

59042-06 A Index-5 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 0 web applet 2-10, 4-13, B-51, B-52 SANsurfer Switch Manager installation Linux 4-9, 4-11Solaris 4-10, 4-12Windows 4-8, 4-11 scalability A-1serial port 2-8, 4-5, 4-6Set command B-31Set Config command B-33Set Log command B-44Set Po...