Compaq Switch 6 - Manual

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Contents; About This Guide
  • Page 4 – Chapter 2
  • Page 7 – Intended Audience; Before installing this product, read the; Symbols on Equipment
  • Page 9 – Rack Stability; Symbols in Text
  • Page 10 – Text Conventions; This document uses the following conventions:; Bold type; is used for emphasis, for onscreen interface components (window; is used for command lines, code examples, screen; Related Documents; StorageWorks by Compaq Modular SAN Array 1000 User Guide; Getting Help
  • Page 11 – HP Technical Support
  • Page 12 – Overview of the Switch
  • Page 13 – The MSA Fabric Switch 6
  • Page 14 – Features
  • Page 15 – Rear View of the Modular San Array 1000; Figure 1-2: MSA1000 rear panel with a Fabric Switch 6
  • Page 16 – Installation; Refer to Chapter 2, “Initial
  • Page 17 – To power on the unit properly:
  • Page 18 – Initial Configuration of the Switch; Two configuration methods are available:
  • Page 19 – Configuration Overview; StorageWorks by Compaq Modular SAN Array
  • Page 20 – Using the Text-based UI to Configure the Switch; Connecting a Terminal to the Switch
  • Page 21 – Table 2-1: Default Serial Port Settings
  • Page 22 – Logging in to the Text-based UI; as “user” and enter the password assigned to the switch.; Login; user; password
  • Page 23 – Accessing Networking Parameters; Select option; Networking parameters; to access the Network Parameter menu,
  • Page 24 – Setting the IP Address; Figure 2-3: Network Parameters – Set IP address
  • Page 25 – Setting the Subnetwork Mask; Set subnetwork mask; in the Network Parameters menu to call up
  • Page 26 – Setting the Gateway Address; Set gateway address; in the Network Parameters menu to call up the; Saving Modifications; option
  • Page 27 – Accessing Management Parameters
  • Page 28 – Accessing the CLI; Command line interface; Exiting the Text-based UI
  • Page 29 – Initial switch configuration
  • Page 30 – Accessing the Switch Configuration Option of the ACU-XE; The ACU-XE can be started from the; Compaq Web Based Management; screen or; Configuration XE; Figure 2-7 is an example of the Compaq Web-Based Management screen.
  • Page 31 – Assisted Configuration; Advanced Configuration; is used to configure the controller.; Switch Configuration; Switch Configuration; In the example shown in Figure 2-9, two switches were detected.
  • Page 32 – Select a switch to configure.
  • Page 33 – Initial Switch Configuration; To initially configure the switch:; ACU-XE Switch Configuration; Figure 2-10: Initial Switch Configuration task option
  • Page 34 – Figure 2-11: Switch parameters input screen; Finish
  • Page 35 – Advanced Switch Configuration; Figure 2-12: Advanced switch configuration options
  • Page 36 – MSA Fabric Switch 6 Management Utility; Defining System Requirements
  • Page 37 – Browse CD Contents
  • Page 38 – Launching the Management Utility; Click the; OK
  • Page 39 – Describing the Console; Task Selection Toolbar
  • Page 40 – Cancel
  • Page 41 – Switch Status Indicators
  • Page 42 – System; button and then the Events Tab or select the; Port; button then the; Progress Indicator Bar
  • Page 43 – Control Buttons; Main Management Panel; Port Information
  • Page 46 – System Information; When the; button is selected from the Task Selection toolbar,
  • Page 47 – Device View; Device; button is selected, a table displays information for connected
  • Page 48 – Session Configuration; Session; button is selected, the SNMP settings are provided
  • Page 49 – Help
  • Page 50 – Using MSA Fabric Switch 6 Management Utility; Managing and Monitoring Individual Ports
  • Page 51 – Figure 3-10: Port button in task selection toolbar; Port Summary Tab
  • Page 52 – button
  • Page 54 – Port Events Tab
  • Page 55 – Port Control Tab
  • Page 56 – The following
  • Page 59 – Port Statistics Tab; contains the port number monitored and the
  • Page 60 – Error Statistics; contains the number of occurrences of the statistics and error
  • Page 61 – Stat Counter Reset; Contains a button that gives you the ability to reset the
  • Page 63 – Port SFP Tab; Figure 3-18: SFP tab – transmitter display
  • Page 64 – Figure 3-20: SFP tab – operational display
  • Page 66 – Managing from the System Information Panel
  • Page 67 – Events Tab; Switch Health Tab; Thermal
  • Page 68 – The following table lists each of the parameters in this display.
  • Page 69 – Information Tab
  • Page 71 – Switch Control Tab
  • Page 72 – Apply; button in the Switch Configuration box. The; Reset
  • Page 74 – Network Tab; IP Configuration; This panel, as shown in the following figure, displays all of the IP
  • Page 75 – The following table lists the parameters of this panel.; SNMP Trap Management Stations—; To apply the changes, click the; button. To undo all the changes and reset
  • Page 76 – Service Tab
  • Page 77 – Firmware Tab
  • Page 79 – Backup; or; Restore; The following figure is an example of the Backup/Restore tab.
  • Page 81 – are two list-filtering options, System Events and Port Events.
  • Page 83 – Monitoring from the Device View; Selecting the; button brings up Device View display. This display; — The port number on the switch.; Node Type —; The type of device connected to the port. For example, Storage; Remote Port Type —; The type of port on the attached device.
  • Page 84 – WWN —; The World Wide Name of the device connected to the port.; WWPN —; The World Wide Port Name of the device connected to the port.; To change a value, type the new values in the text boxes and click; To return the settings to their previous values, click; Table 3-16: Session Configuration Window
  • Page 85 – Setting up Zoning; Zoning is compliant with the following standards:
  • Page 86 – Zoning Elements
  • Page 87 – Zones; Zone member, zone, and zone set names must follow these rules:
  • Page 88 – Zoning Limitations for Zone Members, Zones, and Zone Sets; Table 3-17: Switch and Fabric Zoning Limitations; Two Ways to Display Zoning; Merged zones; Zoning View; drop-down list in the Zoning Configuration screen.; Merged Zones
  • Page 89 – Local Zones
  • Page 90 – Enabling Zoning
  • Page 91 – Creating Zone Sets; To create a Zone Set:
  • Page 92 – Creating Zones
  • Page 93 – Assigning Zone Members to Zones
  • Page 95 – Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting guidelines; Troubleshooting Guidelines
  • Page 96 – Troubleshooting the MSA Fabric Switch 6; Check the port status indicators.; Reading the Global Status Indicator
  • Page 98 – Reading the Ethernet Indicators
  • Page 100 – Reading the Port Indicators; Serial Communication Problems; Connections
  • Page 101 – Leave the device in its anti-static bag until ready to install it.; Fibre Channel Cables; Inspect the switch fault indicators for apparent problems.
  • Page 102 – Temperature Control; Do not bend fiber cable to less than a 3-inch bend radius.
  • Page 103 – Regulatory Compliance Notices; Federal Communications Commission Notice
  • Page 104 – Modifications
  • Page 105 – European Union Notice
  • Page 106 – Electrostatic Discharge
  • Page 107 – Grounding Methods; strap snug against the skin.
  • Page 108 – Command Line Interface; This chapter includes information on:; Table C-1: Command Line Interface Summary
  • Page 110 – Invoking the Command Line Interface; The CLI can be called up by choosing; Command line interface; It will respond with a “
  • Page 111 – Using the Command Line Interface; help
  • Page 112 – Logging Out of the CLI; logout; Exiting from CLI; Exit; Beacon
  • Page 113 – Syntax; command; Config
  • Page 114 – Exits the command line interface and returns to the main menu.; Displays all of the switches in the fabric.
  • Page 115 – Factdft
  • Page 118 – Lists all of the commands.; — Displays a description of the command specified; The name of the command for which you want help.; command initial screen
  • Page 119 – Hwcfg; Displays the hardware configuration of the switch
  • Page 120 – List; Ctrl B
  • Page 121 – LogOut; Logs the user out of the system
  • Page 122 – NetCfg; Displays switch network settings.; NS; Displays the local and global name server (NS) table entries.; Where setting the
  • Page 123 – PortCtl
  • Page 124 – yes
  • Page 125 – Sets the routing cost
  • Page 127 – PortReSet; Displays port statistics and resets port statistics counters.; where
  • Page 128 – PortStatUs
  • Page 129 – with port number
  • Page 130 – ReSeT; Resets the Switch; SNMP; Displays and modifies the SNMP system variables.
  • Page 133 – SwCtl; Displays and modifies the switch control settings.; Displays the switch and port state.
  • Page 134 – command ports data information; Displays the switch status.
  • Page 135 – Sets the temperature threshold for the
  • Page 137 – This setting determines if the switch will; Variables; Sets the backup image as the primary image.; Starts the download process using the variables configured.
  • Page 138 – Displays the information for all of the switches in the network.
  • Page 139 – Traps; This command displays and modifies the trap entries. The
  • Page 140 – Displays trap entry settings.; This command is used to delete; This
  • Page 142 – active
  • Page 145 – Servers
  • Page 146 – Naming Rules for Zone Members, Zones, and Zone Sets; Table C-3: Switch and Fabric Zoning Limitations
  • Page 147 – Using the CLI to Configure Zoning
  • Page 148 – Stage one: Creating the Pending Table
  • Page 149 – Viewing and Clearing the Pending Table
  • Page 150 – Creating the Zone Set; Adding zones to the zone set; Adding zone members to the zones
  • Page 151 – Changing the names of the zone members (optional); Display the zone members.
  • Page 153 – Enabling the pending table zone set; Viewing the zone set in the pending table
  • Page 154 – Viewing the Zone Set in the pending table; To display zone sets in the pending table:; Viewing the Zones in the pending table; To display the zones in the pending table:; Viewing the Zone Members in the pending table; To display the zone members in the pending table:
  • Page 155 – Stage Three: Writing the Pending Table to the Active Table
  • Page 156 – To display the current fabric-wide zoning configuration:
  • Page 157 – Laser Precautions and; Laser Precautions; SFP and Fibre Channel Cable Connector Cleaning Considerations
  • Page 158 – Dust Covers; : Dust Covers are provided with all optical components and should; When to Clean; : The best rule of thumb for cleaning fiber optics is common; How to Clean; : First, wipe the optics with a lint-free tissue soaked in 100 percent; Fibre Channel Cable
  • Page 160 – Updating the Fabric Switch MSA Fabric Switch
  • Page 161 – Updating the Switch using the Web Browser Interface; Updating the Switch using the Command Line Interface; command to set the MSA Fabric Switch 6 TFTP parameters and to start; “Command Line Interface.”
  • Page 163 – Updating the Switch using the Boot Menu; Enter; key when prompted this occurs within the first
  • Page 164 – Index
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StorageWorks by Compaq
Modular SAN Array Fabric Switch 6

User Guide

Part Number 230934-002

June 2002 (Second Edition)

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