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59042-00 A Page v SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide 4.2.4.1 SANbox Manager Installation for Windows ...................................... 4-7 4.2.4.2 SANbox Manager Installation for Linux ............................................ 4-8 4.2.4.3 SANbox Manager Installation for Solar...

Page vi 59042-00 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Appendix B Command Line Interface B.1 Logging On to a Switch ...................................................................................... B-1 B.2 Command Syntax ..............................................................

59042-00 A Page vii SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Index Figures Figure Page 2-1 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch ................................................................................ 2-1 2-2 Chassis Controls and LEDS........................................................

Page viii 59042-00 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Notes

59042-00 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual is organized as follows: ■ Section 1 describes the intended audience, related materials, safety notices, communications statements, laser safety information, electrostatic discharge sensitivity precautions, accessible parts, and technical support. ■ ...

1 – Introduction Related Materials 1-2 59042-00 A 1.2 Related Materials The following manuals and materials are referenced in the text and/or provide additional information. ■ SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide, Publication Number 59022-03. Available from QLogic Corporation. ■ Fibre Channel-Arbi...

1 – Introduction Safety Notices 59042-00 A 1-3 1.3 Safety Notices A Warning notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing moderate or minor personal injury. 4-3 , 4-5 A Caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing damage to the equ...

1 – Introduction Communications Statements 1-4 59042-00 A 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 Sta...

1 – Introduction Communications Statements 59042-00 A 1-5 1.6.4 CE Statement The CE symbol on the equipment indicates that this system complies with the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) directive of the European Community (89/336/EEC) and to the Low Voltage (Safety) Directive (73/23/EEC). Such ma...

1 – Introduction Communications Statements 1-6 59042-00 A 1.6.5 VCCI Class A Statement This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council For Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance ...

1 – Introduction Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESDS) Precautions 59042-00 A 1-7 1.6.7 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 Clas...

1 – Introduction Technical Support 1-8 59042-00 A 1.11 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 m...

59042-00 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 ■ Fabric management SAN...

2 – General Description Chassis Controls and LEDs 2-2 59042-00 A 2.1 Chassis Controls and LEDs The Reset/Force PROM button shown in Figure 2-2 is the only chassis control and is used to recover a disabled switch. The chassis LEDs provide information about the switch’s operation status. These LEDS in...

2 – General Description Chassis Controls and LEDs 59042-00 A 2-3 2.1.1.1 Resetting a Switch To reset the switch, use a pointed tool to press and release (less than 4 seconds) the Reset/Force PROM button. The switch will respond as follows: 1. All of the chassis LEDs will illuminate and then extingui...

2 – General Description Fibre Channel Ports 2-4 59042-00 A 2.1.4 Heartbeat LED (Yellow) 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 th...

2 – General Description Fibre Channel Ports 59042-00 A 2-5 2.2.1 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers SFP transceivers plug into the ports; duplex fiber optic cables plug into the transceivers which then connect to the devices. A port is capable of transmitting at 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps; however...

2 – General Description Fibre Channel Ports 2-6 59042-00 A 2.2.2.3 Translated Loop Port A TL_Port supports a loop of up to 126 private devices with the ability to communicate with “off-loop” devices such as public fabric devices and private devices on other TL_Ports. TL_Ports connect to devices that...

2 – General Description Ethernet Port 59042-00 A 2-7 2.2.4 Activity LED The Activity LED indicates that data is passing through the port. Each frame that enters or leaves the port causes this LED to illuminate for 50 milliseconds. This makes it possible to observe the transmission of a single frame....

2 – General Description Serial Port 2-8 59042-00 A 2.4 Serial Port The SANbox2-8c switch is equipped with an RS-232 serial port for maintenance purposes as shown in Figure 2-5 . You can manage the switch through the serial port using the CLI. Figure 2-5. Serial Port and Pin Identification The serial...

2 – General Description Power Supply and Fan 59042-00 A 2-9 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. Depending on the switch model, air flow is front-to-back or back-to-front. To energ...

59042-00 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 3-2 59042-00 A 3.2 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. Be...

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59042-00 A 3-3 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 line. If you connect the last swit...

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 3-4 59042-00 A 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 link...

3 – Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics 59042-00 A 3-5 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 fabri...

3 – Planning Performance 3-6 59042-00 A 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 i...

3 – Planning Performance 59042-00 A 3-7 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 co...

3 – Planning Device Access 3-8 59042-00 A 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 n...

3 – Planning Device Access 59042-00 A 3-9 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 s...

3 – Planning Fabric Management 3-10 59042-00 A 3.5 Fabric Management SANbox Manager and the CLI execute on a management workstation that provides for the configuration, control, maintenance of the fabric. Supported platforms include Windows, Solaris, and Linux. SANbox Manager can manage multiple fab...

59042-00 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 The following items are required for the installation of a SANbox2-8c switch: ■ Fabr...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-2 59042-00 A 4.1.3 Environmental Conditions Consider the factors that affect the climate conditions in your facility such as heat dissipation and ventilation. The switch requires the following operating conditions: ■ Operating temperature range: 5 to 50°C (41 t...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-00 A 4-3 Installing a SANbox2-8c switch involves the following steps: 1. Mount the switch 2. Install SFP transceivers 3. Connect the switch to the AC power source 4. Install SANbox Manager 5. Connect the management workstation to the switch 6. Set the date ...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-4 59042-00 A 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 as shown in Figure 4-2 . To re...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-00 A 4-5 4.2.3 Connect the Switch to AC Power WARNING!! This product is supplied with a 3-wire power cord and plug for the user’s safety. Use this power cord in conjunction with a properly grounded outlet to avoid electrical shock. An electrical outlet that...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-6 59042-00 A 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, Inp...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-00 A 4-7 4.2.4 Install SANbox Manager You can install SANbox Manager on the Windows, Linux, and Solaris platforms. Refer to the subsection that corresponds to your workstation: ■ 4.2.4.1 SANbox Manager Installation for Windows ■ 4.2.4.2 SANbox Manager Insta...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-8 59042-00 A 4.2.4.2 SANbox Manager Installation for Linux To install the SANbox Manager application on Linux from the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD into the management...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 59042-00 A 4-9 4.2.4.3 SANbox Manager Installation for Solaris To install the SANbox Manager application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD into the manage...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-10 59042-00 A 4.2.5 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 59042-00 A 4-11 4.2.5.1 Ethernet Connection To establish an Ethernet connection, do the following: 1. Connect a 10/100 Base-T cross-over cable from a COM port on the management workstation directly to the RJ-45 Ethernet port; or a 10/100 Base-T straight cable ind...

4 – Installation Installing a Switch 4-12 59042-00 A ■ 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 59042-00 A 4-13 2. Enter the Date command and parameters (MMDDhhmmCCYY format) to set the system date on the switch. SANbox2 (admin) $> date 083007512002 <an alarm is displayed that specifies that the switch must be reset before the date can be set> 3. T...

4 – Installation Loading Firmware 4-14 59042-00 A 4.2.8 Configure the Ports Configuring a port involves defining the port mode and setting the frame sequencing if necessary. For public devices and other switches, a switch automatically sets the port mode as each port discovers the type of device to ...

4 – Installation Loading Firmware 59042-00 A 4-15 3. Establish communications with the switch using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Enter one of the following on the command line: >ftp xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or >ftp switchname where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the switch IP address and switchname is the swi...

4 – Installation Loading Firmware 4-16 59042-00 A 4.3.2 Using SANbox Manager to Load Firmware To load the firmware using SANbox Manager, do the following: 1. From the Faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Load Firmware. 2. In the Firmware Upload window, browse and select the firmware fi...

4 – Installation Loading Firmware 59042-00 A 4-17 4. Enter the following command to display the list of firmware files: SANbox2 (admin) #> image list firmwarefilenameonswitch 5. Enter the following command to install the new firmware: SANbox2 (admin) #>image unpack firmwarefilenameonswitch 6. ...

59042-00 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 SANbox Manager and CLI event logs and error displays. This section describes two types of diagnos...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics 5-2 59042-00 A 5.1.1.2 Force PROM Mode Pattern Steady illumination indicates that the switch is in force PROM mode, which returns the switch IP address to 10.0.0.1. From force PROM mode, you may reload firmware, reset the password to the factory defau...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting POST Diagnostics 59042-00 A 5-3 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 5-4 59042-00 A A Logged-In LED error indication is often the result of E_Port isolation. An isolated E_Port is indicated by a red link in the topology display. Table 5-1 describes the causes and remedies for E_Port isolation conditions. If a Logged-In...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Chassis Diagnostics 59042-00 A 5-5 5.2 Chassis Diagnostics Chassis diagnostics are indicated by the chassis LEDs as shown in Figure 5-3 . Figure 5-3. Chassis LEDs The following conditions are described: ■ Over Temperature LED is illuminated ■ Input Power LED is exting...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Recovering a Switch 5-6 59042-00 A 5.2.2 Input Power LED Is Extinguished The Input Power LED illuminates to indicate that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper voltages. If the Input Power LED is extinguished, do the following: 1. Inspect the power cords and ...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Recovering a Switch 59042-00 A 5-7 To recover a switch, do the following: 1. Connect a workstation to the switch through the Ethernet connector. Refer to ”Connect the Management Workstation to the Switch” on page 4-10 . 2. Before a switch can be recovered, you must up...

5 – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting Recovering a Switch 5-8 59042-00 A ■ Choose the Reset Password File option to restore the default account name and password (Admin, Password). ■ Choose the Copy Log Files option to copy the log file ■ Choose the Remove Switch Config option to delete a corrupt configur...

59042-00 A A-1 Appendix A Specifications Appendix A contains the specifications for the SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch. Refer to Section 2 General Description for the location of all connections, switches, and components. A.1 Switch Specifications Fibre Channel Protocols ................. FC-PH Rev...

A – Specifications Switch Maintainability A-2 59042-00 A A.2 Switch Maintainability A.3 Fabric Management Media Type ..................................... Small Form Pluggable (SFP), 3.3 volt, optical transceivers. Hot swappable. Fabric Port Speed ........................... 1.0625 or 2.125 Gigabits...

A – Specifications Switch Dimensions 59042-00 A A-3 A.4 Switch Dimensions A.5 Switch Electrical A.6 Switch Environmental Width...............................................Height .............................................Depth .............................................. 8.5”1.70”20.0” Weight....

A – Specifications Switch Regulatory Certifications A-4 59042-00 A A.7 Switch Regulatory Certifications A.8 Shortwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (multi-mode) Safety Standards ............................ UL60950, CSA 22.2 No. 60950, EN60950 Emissions Standards ...................... FCC Part 15B Class A VCCI C...

A – Specifications Longwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (single-mode) 59042-00 A A-5 A.9 Longwave Laser SFP 1G/2G (single-mode) Connector ....................................... Duplex LC Color coding.................................... Blue exposed connector surfaces Cable ........................................

59042-00 A B-1 Appendix B Command Line Interface Each SANbox2 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. The Command Line Interface (CLI) enables you to perform a variety of fab...

B – Command Line Interface Command Syntax B-2 59042-00 A 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 a...

B – Command Line Interface Commands 59042-00 A B-3 B.3 Commands The Command Line Interface 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 authorit...

B – Command Line Interface Admin Command B-4 59042-00 A Admin Command Opens and closes an Admin session granting Admin authority. The Admin session provides commands that change the fabric and switch configurations. Only one Admin session can be open in the fabric at any time. An inactive Admin sess...

B – Command Line Interface Alias Command 59042-00 A B-5 Alias Command Creates a named set of ports. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports to many zones. An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a member. Authority Admin Syntax alias add [alias] [members]copy [alias_source] [alias_d...

B – Command Line Interface Config Command 59042-00 A B-7 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-24 . Authority Admin for all keywords except List Syntax config ...

B – Command Line Interface Date Command 59042-00 A B-9 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 Authority Admin Syntax date [MMDDhhmmCCYY] Keywords [MMDDhhmmCCYY]Specifies the da...

B – Command Line Interface Fallback Command B-10 59042-00 A 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 com...

B – Command Line Interface Help Command 59042-00 A B-11 Help Command Displays a brief description of the specified command and its keywords. Authority User Syntax help [command] [keyword] Keywords [command]A command name. If you omit this value, the system displays all available commands from which ...

B – Command Line Interface History Command B-12 59042-00 A 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 59042-00 A B-13 Image Command Manages and installs switch firmware. Authority Admin Syntax image cleanupfetch [account_name] [ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination]listunpack [file] Keywords cleanupRemoves the firmware image file from the switch. The fi...

B – Command Line Interface Lip Command B-14 59042-00 A 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 59042-00 A B-15 Passwd Command Changes a user account’s password. Authority Admin Syntax passwd [account_name] Keywords [account_name]The user account name. Examples The following is an example of the Passwd command: SANbox2 (admin) #> passwd user2 Press ...

B – Command Line Interface Ps Command B-16 59042-00 A 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 59:42...

B – Command Line Interface Quit Command 59042-00 A B-17 Quit Command Closes the Telnet session. Authority User Syntax quit, exit, or logout

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command B-18 59042-00 A Reset Command Resets the switch and port configuration parameters. Authority Admin Syntax reset configfactoryport [port_number]snmpswitch (default)systemzoning Keywords configResets the configuration settings for the switch and its ports to th...

B – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59042-00 A B-19 Notes The following tables specify the various factory default settings: Table B-2. Switch Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Admin State Online Broadcast Enable False Domain ID 1 Domain ID Lock True Symbolic Name SANbox2 R_T_TOV 100 R_A...

B – Command Line Interface Set Alarm Clear Command B-22 59042-00 A Set Alarm Clear Command Clears the log (list) of alarms. Authority User Syntax set alarm clear Examples The following example clears the list of alarms. SANbox2 $> set alarm clear

B – Command Line Interface Set Beacon Command 59042-00 A B-23 Set Beacon Command Assists in locating a switch by causing all port Logged-In LEDs on the switch to flash. Authority User Syntax set beacon [state] Keywords [state]Enables or disables the flashing of the port Logged-In LEDs according to [...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-24 59042-00 A Set Config Command Sets switch, port, and zoning configuration parameters. Authority Admin authority within a Config Edit session Syntax set config port [port_number]ports [port_number]switchzoning Keywords port [port_number]Changes confi...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-00 A B-27 zoningInitiates 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 the ...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command B-28 59042-00 A ARB_FF (True / False) [False ] InteropCredit (decimal value, 0-255) [0 ] ExtCredit (decimal value, 0-65535) [0 ] FANEnable (True / False) [True ] LCFEnable (True / False) [False ] MFSEnable (True / False) [False ] MFS_TOV (decimal value, ...

B – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59042-00 A B-29 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 Interface Set Log Command B-30 59042-00 A 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 th...

B – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59042-00 A B-33 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] bypassclear ena...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command B-34 59042-00 A 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 snmpPrompts you in a line-by-line fashion to c...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59042-00 A B-35 systemPrompts you in a line-by-line fashion to change system configuration settings. Table B-10 describes the system configuration fields. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in br...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command B-36 59042-00 A 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 E...

B – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59042-00 A B-37 The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: SANbox2 $> admin start 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 ...

B – Command Line Interface Set Switch Command B-38 59042-00 A Set Switch Command Temporarily changes the administrative state for all ports on the switch. The previous Set Config Switch settings are restored after a switch reset or a reactivation of a switch configuration. Authority Admin Syntax set...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-00 A B-39 Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational information. Authority User Syntax show aboutalarmbroadcastchassisconfig [option]domainsdonorfabricintrolog [option]lsdbmem [count]nsperf [option]port [port_number]setup [option]steerin...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-00 A B-43 setup [option]Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP, and the switch manufacturer. Refer to the ”Show Setup Command” on page B-53 . steering [domain_id]Displays the routes that data takes to the switch given by [domain_id]. If you omit ...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-44 59042-00 A The following is an example of the Show Fabric command: SANbox2 $> show fabric Switch ID WWN NodeIPAddress PortIPAddress SymbolicName ------ -- --- ------------- ------------- ------------ 100 fffc64 10:00:00:60:69:20:4c:a2 103 fffc67 10:00:...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-00 A B-45 The following is an example of the Show Topology command: SANbox2 $> show topology Unique ID Key ------------- A = ALPA, D = Domain ID, P = Port ID Port Local Local Remote Remote Unique Number Type PortWWN Type NodeWWN ID ------ ----- ------...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command B-46 59042-00 A The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox2 $> show port 3 Port Number: 3 -------------- AdminState Online OperationalState Offline AsicNumber 1 PortID 050300 AsicPort 3 PortWWN 20:03:00:c0:dd:00:90:6b ConfigType GL Running...

B – Command Line Interface Show Command 59042-00 A B-47 The following is an example of the Show Switch command: SANbox2 $> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName SANbox2 SwitchWWN 10:00:00:c0:dd:00:c2:d6 SwitchType Sanbox2-8 PROMVersion V0.4-0-0 (Wed Jul 24 23:58:34 2002) ...

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command B-48 59042-00 A Show Config Command Display switch and port attributes for the active configuration. Authority User Syntax show config port [port_number]switchzoning Keywords port [port_number]Displays configuration parameters for the port number given ...

B – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59042-00 A B-49 VIEnable False CheckAlps False The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command: SANbox2 $> show config switch Configuration Name: default ------------------- Switch Configuration Information -----------------------------...

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command B-50 59042-00 A 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, be...

B – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59042-00 A B-51 The following is an example of the Show Log Options command: SANbox2 $> show log options Allowed options for ’ level’: Critical,Warn,Info,None Allowed options for ’component’: All,None,NameServer,MgmtServer,Zoning,Switch, Chassis,Blade,P...

B – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command B-52 59042-00 A Show Perf Command Displays performance data for all ports. Authority User Syntax show perf byte [bytes/sec]frame [frames/sec] Keywords byte [bytes/sec]Displays port performance data for all ports in bytes/second. The display is refreshed a...

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59042-00 A B-53 Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settings. Authority User Syntax show setup snmpsystem Keywords snmpDisplays the current SNMP settings. systemDisplays the current system settings. Examples The following is an exampl...

B – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command B-54 59042-00 A The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox2 $> show setup system System Information ------------------ NetworkIPAddress 172.22.11.202 NetworkIPMask 255.255.252.0 GatewayIPAddress 172.22.8.254 NetworkDiscovery ...

B – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command 59042-00 A B-55 Shutdown Command Terminates all data transfers on the switch at convenient points and closes the Telnet session. Authority Admin Syntax shutdown

B – Command Line Interface Test Command B-56 59042-00 A Test Command Performs the port loopback test to verify the operation of a port. The three types of loopback tests are Internal (SerDes level), External (SFP), and Online. While the test is running, the remaining ports on the switch remain fully...

B – Command Line Interface Uptime Command B-58 59042-00 A 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), 28...

B – Command Line Interface User Command 59042-00 A B-59 User Command Administers or displays user accounts. Authority Admin Syntax user accountsadddelete [account_name]list Keywords accountsDisplays all user accounts that exist on the switch. addAdd a user account to the switch. After this command i...

B – Command Line Interface User Command B-60 59042-00 A OK to add user account ’user3’ with admin authority? Please confirm (y/n): [n] y The following is an example of the User Delete command: SANbox2 (admin) #> user del user3 The user account will be deleted. Please confirm (y/n): [n] y The foll...

B – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59042-00 A B-61 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 Swit...

B – Command Line Interface Zone Command B-62 59042-00 A Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. The Zone command defines members (ports and devices) for a single switch. Zones are members of zone sets. Authority Admin authority within a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning C...

B – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59042-00 A B-63 listDisplays a list of all zones and the zone sets of which they are members. This keyword is valid for User authority and does not require a zoning edit session. members [zone]Displays all members of the zone given by [zone]. This keyword is a...

B – Command Line Interface Zone Command B-64 59042-00 A zone_set_1 wwn_221416 zone_set_1 wwn_2215c3 zone_set_1 wwn_0160ed zone_set_1 wwn_c001b0 zone_set_1 wwn_401248 zone_set_1 wwn_02402f zone_set_1 wwn_22412f zone_set_1 The following is an example of the Zone Members command: SANbox2 $> zone mem...

B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59042-00 A B-65 Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and zone set membership across the fabric. Authority Admin authority within a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-67 . Active, List, Zones keywords are available with User authority....

B – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command B-66 59042-00 A listDisplays a list of all zone sets. This keyword is available with User authority and does not require a Zoning Edit session. remove [zone_set] [zone_list]Removes one or more zones given by [zone_list] from the zone set given by [zone_set]...

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59042-00 A B-67 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-62 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page B-65 . Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authority...

B – Command Line Interface Zoning Command B-68 59042-00 A Examples The following is an example of the Zoning Edit command: SANbox2 $> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> zoning edit SANbox2 (admin-zoning) #> . . SANbox2 (admin-zoning) #> zoning cancel Zoning edit mode will be canceled. Please...

59042-00 A 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...

59042-00 A Glossary-3 SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Small Form-Factor Pluggable Transceiver A transceiver device, smaller than a Gigabit Interface Converter, that plugs into the Fibre Channel port. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Target A storage device that responds to ...

59042-00 A Index-1 Index A Access Control List zone 3-9account name 3-10, B-61ACL - See Access Control ListActivity LED 2-4, 2-7Admin authority 3-10, B-3Admin command B-4air flow 2-9, A-3alias add member port B-5copy B-5create B-5delete B-5delete member port B-6rename B-6 Alias command B-5ALPA - See...

Index-2 59042-00 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide environmental conditions 4-2specifications A-3 error configuration file system 5-2fatal 5-2 Ethernet connection 4-10, A-2port 2-7 expansion port 2-5, 4-14 F F_Port 2-5, 4-14fabric aggregate bandwidth A-2management 3-10, A-2managem...

Index-4 59042-00 A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide SFP - See Small Form-Factor Pluggableshock A-3Show command B-39Show Config command B-48Show Log command B-50Show Perf command B-52Show Setup command B-53Shutdown command B-55Simple Network Management Protocol 2-9site requirements ...