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59021-05 B Page v SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Q 4.2.3 Connect the Switch to AC Power .............................................................. 4-5 4.2.4 Connect the Management Workstation to the Switch................................ 4-8 4.2.4.1 Ethernet Connection .........

Page vi 59021-05 B SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel SwitchInstallation Guide Q 5.3.3 Maintenance – Reset Network Config ..................................................... 5-14 5.3.4 Maintenance – Reset Password File ....................................................... 5-14 5.3.5 Maintenance – Copy Log...

59021-05 B Page vii SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Q Reset Command......................................................................................B-19Set Command..........................................................................................B-24Set Config Command ...

Page viii 59021-05 B SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel SwitchInstallation Guide Q 5-1 Port Logged-In LED ....................................................................................................... 5-5 5-2 Logged-In LED Indications .....................................................................

59021-05 B 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the features and installation of the SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel switch, firmware version 1.5.1. This manual is organized as follows: „ Section 1 describes the intended audience, related materials, safety notices, communications statements, la...

1 – IntroductionRelated Materials 1-2 59021-05 B Q 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 59022-05. „ Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2) Rev. ...

1 – Introduction Safety Notices 59021-05 B 1-3 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 1-5 Q 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 59021-05 B 1-7 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 1.9 Accessible Parts The only Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) in the SANbox2-16 switch are: „ Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers „ Power supplies „ Fans Refer to Section 6 Removal/Replacement for more information. 1.10 Pièces Acces...

1 – Introduction Technical Support 59021-05 B 1-9 Q 1.12 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...

1 – IntroductionTechnical Support 1-10 59021-05 B Q Notes

59021-05 B 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 59021-05 B Q 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 chassis LEDs include the Over Temperature LED, Fan Fail LED, Heartbeat LED, and the Input ...

2 – General Description Chassis Controls and LEDs 59021-05 B 2-3 Q 2.1.3 Chassis LEDs The chassis LEDs shown in Figure 2-3 provide status information about switch operation. Refer to ”Power Supplies” on page 2-9 for information about power supply LEDs and to ”Port LEDs” on page 2-5 for information a...

2 – General DescriptionFibre Channel Ports 2-4 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 2-5 Q 2.2.1 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers An SFP transceiver, like the one shown in Figure 2-5 , converts electrical signals to and from optical laser signals to transmit and receive data. SFP transceivers plug into the ports; d...

2 – General DescriptionFibre Channel Ports 2-6 59021-05 B Q 2.2.2.1 Logged-In LED The Logged-in LED indicates the logged-in or initialization status of the connected devices. After successful completion of the POST, the switch extinguishes all Logged-In LEDs. Following a successful loop initializati...

2 – General Description Fibre Channel Ports 59021-05 B 2-7 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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™ workstation, or a Linux® workstation that is used to configu...

2 – General Description Power Supplies 59021-05 B 2-9 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 2-11 Q 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...

59021-05 B 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 59021-05 B 3-3 Q 3.2.2 Common Topologies This section describes three commonly used topologies: „ Cascade „ Mesh „ Multistage® 3.2.2.1 Cascade Topology A cascade topology describes a fabric in which the switches are connected in a linear fashion. If you connect ...

3 – PlanningMultiple Chassis Fabrics 3-4 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 3-5 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 3-7 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 3-9 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 Fabric Security 59021-05 B 3-11 Q 3.6 Fabric Security You manage fabric security on a switch basis through the creation of user accounts. Each account consists of an account name, a password, and an authority level. There are two authority levels: User and Admin. These authority levels ...

59021-05 B 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. 4.1 Site Requirements Consider the following items when installing a SANbox2-16 switch: „ Fabric management workstation „ Power requirements „ ...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-05 B 4-3 Q 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 59021-05 B Q Ensure that the19-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 Equipment, 19-Inch and Associated Panels The...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59021-05 B 4-5 Q 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 59021-05 B 4-7 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 4-9 Q 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 59021-05 B Q „ 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 59021-05 B 4-11 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 4-13 Q 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 59021-05 B 4-15 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 4-17 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 4-19 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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-13 for more information. cli (admin) $>image list 11. Unpack the firmware image file to install the new f...

59021-05 B 5-1 Section 5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Diagnostic information about the switch is available through the chassis LEDs, the power supply LEDs, and the port LEDs. Diagnostic information is also available through the SANbox Manager and CLI event logs and error displays. This section descri...

5 – Diagnostics/TroubleshootingPOST Diagnostics 5-2 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 5-3 Q 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 59021-05 B 5-5 Q 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. Port Logged-In LED The Logged-In LED has three indications: „ Logged in - Continuous illumination. ...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics 59021-05 B 5-7 Q 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 59021-05 B 5-9 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 5-11 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B 5-13 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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-6 for the default network configuration values. 5.3.4 Maintenance – Res...

59021-05 B 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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...

59021-05 B A-1 Appendix A Specifications Appendix A 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 Switch Specifications Fibre Channel Protocols ....................

A – SpecificationsSwitch Maintainability A-2 59021-05 B Q A.2 Switch Maintainability Maximum User Ports ...................... > 475,000 ports depending on configuration Buffer Credits .................................. 12 buffer credits per port Media Type ..................................... S...

A – Specifications Fabric Management 59021-05 B A-3 Q A.3 Fabric Management A.4 Switch Dimensions A.5 Switch Electrical Management Methods .................... SANbox Manager application Command Line InterfaceGS-3 Management ServerSNMPFTP Maintenance Connection ................ RS-232 connector; nul...

A – Specifications Shortwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (multi-mode) 59021-05 B A-5 Q A.8 Shortwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (multi-mode) Connector ....................................... Duplex LC Color coding.................................... Beige or black exposed connector surfaces Cable ............................

A – SpecificationsLongwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (single-mode) A-6 59021-05 B Q A.9 Longwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (single-mode) Connector ....................................... Duplex LC Color coding.................................... Blue exposed connector surfaces Cable .......................................

59021-05 B 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B B-3 Q 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 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B B-5 Q 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 59021-05 B B-7 Q 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-26 . Authority Admin for all keywords except List Syntax confi...

B – Command Line InterfaceConfig Command B-8 59021-05 B Q 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 Interface Date Command 59021-05 B B-9 Q 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 InterfaceFallback Command B-10 59021-05 B Q Fallback Command Loads the fallback version of the firmware from switch memory. The switch stores two versions of the firmware. This command alternately activates the two versions. Authority Admin Syntax fallback Notes „ The Show Switch co...

B – Command Line Interface Help Command 59021-05 B B-11 Q 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-12 59021-05 B Q 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 Image Command 59021-05 B B-13 Q 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. Al...

B – Command Line InterfaceLip Command B-14 59021-05 B Q 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 Interface Passwd Command 59021-05 B B-15 Q 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 c...

B – Command Line InterfacePing Command B-16 59021-05 B Q 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 of...

B – Command Line Interface Ps Command 59021-05 B B-17 Q 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 298 292 0.0 00:00:00 59:42 cns 299 292 0.0 00:00:00 59:...

B – Command Line InterfaceQuit Command B-18 59021-05 B Q Quit Command Closes the Telnet session. Authority User Syntax quit, exit, or logout

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59021-05 B B-19 Q Reset Command Resets the switch configuration parameters. Authority Admin Syntax reset config [config_name] factoryport [port_number]snmpswitch (default)systemzoning Keywords config [config_name] Resets the configuration given by [config_nam...

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59021-05 B B-21 Q InteropCredit 0 ExtCredit 0 FANEnable True LCFEnable False MFSEnable True MFS_TOV 10 MSEnable True NoClose False IOStreamGuard Disabled VIEnable False CheckAlps False Table B-4. Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Thresh...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Command B-24 59021-05 B Q 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 [state...

B – Command Line Interface Set Command 59021-05 B B-25 Q 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-37 . setup [option] Changes SNMP and system configuration setting...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command B-26 59021-05 B Q 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-28 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B B-29 Q 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-30 59021-05 B Q 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 th...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-05 B B-31 Q FANEnable (True / False) [True ] LCFEnable (True / False) [False ] MFSEnable (True / False) [False ] MFS_TOV (decimal value, 10-20480 msec) [640 ] MSEnable (True / False) [True ] NoClose (True / False) [False ] IOStreamGuard (Enable / D...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59021-05 B B-33 Q 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-34 59021-05 B Q Set Log Command Specifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log. The log is a storage file contained on the switch. The log can hold a maximum of 200 entries. When the log becomes full, the entries are replaced, starting with t...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Log Command B-36 59021-05 B Q 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 optim...

B – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59021-05 B B-37 Q 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]...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command B-38 59021-05 B Q 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 to...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59021-05 B B-39 Q system Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to change system configuration settings. Table B-12 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-40 59021-05 B Q Notes The two components of security are user authentication and fabric security. The user must be authenticated before gaining access to a switch. If an invalid account name/password combination is entered, that user can not access the s...

B – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command B-42 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B B-43 Q 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_n...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-05 B B-45 Q perf [option] Displays performance information for all ports. Refer to the ”Show Perf Command” on page B-58 . port [port_number] Displays operational information for the port given by [port_number]. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. If the...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-05 B B-47 Q post log Displays the Power On Self Test (POST) log containing the 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-60 . steering [d...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-48 59021-05 B Q switch Displays switch operational information. 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 operation...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-05 B B-49 Q 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 99 (0x63) 630425 NL 3 21:00:00:20:37:d9:4b:2a 20:00:0...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Command B-50 59021-05 B Q The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox2 #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online PortID 640100 AsicNumber 0 PortWWN AsicPort 1 RunningType Donor ConfigType Donor SFPPartNumber PL-XPL-00-S23-00 DiagS...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59021-05 B B-51 Q The following is an example of the Show Switch command: SANbox2 #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName SANbox2-203 SwitchWWN 10:00:00:c0:dd:00:b8:b5 SwitchType SANbox2-16 PromVersion V0.1-5-18 (day month date tim...

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59021-05 B B-53 Q 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 configurat...

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59021-05 B B-55 Q FallingTrigger 0 SampleWindow 10 ISLMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 2 FallingTrigger 0 SampleWindow 10 LoginMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 Falli...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Log Command B-56 59021-05 B Q 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...

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59021-05 B B-57 Q 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,Other level ...

B – Command Line InterfaceShow Perf Command B-58 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B B-59 Q 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-60 59021-05 B Q 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 t...

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59021-05 B B-61 Q Trap2Address 0.0.0.0 Trap2Port 162 Trap2Severity warning Trap2Version 2 Trap2Enabled False Trap3Address 0.0.0.0 Trap3Port 162 Trap3Severity warning Trap3Version 2 Trap3Enabled False Trap4Address 0.0.0.0 Trap4Port 162 Trap4Severity warni...

B – Command Line InterfaceShutdown Command B-62 59021-05 B Q 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 ef...

B – Command Line Interface Test Command 59021-05 B B-63 Q 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-24 for information about c...

B – Command Line InterfaceUptime Command B-66 59021-05 B Q Uptime Command Displays the elapsed time since the switch was last reset and reset method. Authority User Syntax uptime Examples The following is an example of the Uptime command: SANbox2 #> uptime Elapsed up time : 0 day(s), 2 hour(s), 2...

B – Command Line Interface User Command 59021-05 B B-67 Q 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 InterfaceUser Command B-68 59021-05 B Q The following is an example of the User Add command: SANbox2 (admin) #> user add Press 'q' and the ENTER key to abort this command. account name (1-15 chars) : user3 account password (4-20 chars) : please confirm account password: should th...

B – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59021-05 B B-69 Q 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 S...

B – Command Line InterfaceZone Command B-70 59021-05 B Q Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Authority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-77 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The List, Members, and Zonesets k...

B – Command Line InterfaceZone Command B-72 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B B-73 Q 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-74 59021-05 B Q 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-77 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, L...

B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59021-05 B B-75 Q 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-76 59021-05 B Q 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 59021-05 B B-77 Q 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-70 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page B-74 . Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authori...

B – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command B-78 59021-05 B Q limits Displays the maximum limits imposed on the zoning database for the number of zone sets, zones, aliases, members per zone, members per alias, and total members. list Lists all fabric zoning definitions. This keyword is available with U...

59021-05 B Glossary-1 Glossary Activity LED A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port. Alias A collection of objects that can be zoned together. An alias is not a zone, and can not have a zone or another alias as a member. AL_PA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address Arbitrate...

Glossary-2 59021-05 B SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Q Frame Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame (SOF) delimiter, header, data payload, CRC, and an end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter. FRU Field Replaceable Unit Heartbeat LED A chassis LED that indicates the status of the internal ...

59021-05 B 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-69 description 3-11display B-69ftp 5-3maintenance mode 5-12 Activity LED 2-6Admin authority 3-11, B-3Admin command B-4administrative state port B-37switch B-25 air flow 2-10...

Index-2 59021-05 B SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Q D Date command B-9device cabling 4-16description 3-1 diagnostics 5-1, 5-9, A-2dimensions A-3distance 3-6domain ID 3-2, 5-6domain ID lock 3-2domains B-44donor port 3-6, B-44 E E_Port 2-7, 5-6emissions standards A-4environmental c...

Index-4 59021-05 B SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Q file reset 5-14maintenance mode 5-12restore default 5-14switch 3-11, B-15user account B-1 performance 3-6Ping command B-16planning 3-1port administrative state B-37buffer credits 3-6configuration 4-16, B-26configuration display ...