Page 3 - Contents
16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 3 Contents Welcome .............................................................................................................................. 7 How to use the manuals ................................................................................................
Page 4 - Profile XP Service Manual
Contents 4 Profile XP Service Manual 16 April, 2003
Page 5 - Grass Valley Product Support; Web Technical Support; USA and Americas (includes Latin America and Canada); Authorized Support Representative; to join the
16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 5 Grass Valley Product Support To get technical assistance, check on the status of problems, or report new problems, contact Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by phone or fax. Web Technical Support To access support information on the Web, visit...
Page 6 - Product Support
Product Support 6 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003
Page 7 - Welcome
16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 7 Welcome You can use your 8-, 16-, or 8 to 64-port QLogic SANbox2 Fibre Channel switch to create fabrics for Grass Valley Media Area Networks (SCSI protocol) and Video Networks (Internet Protocol). This manual supplements the information provided by the QLogic SA...
Page 8 - How to use the manuals
8 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 How to use the manuals The following table describes how to use the documentation set that accompanies your QLogic SANbox2 Switch and other Grass Valley products. NOTE: Carefully read and understand all procedures before attempting any operation with your switch...
Page 9 - Installing a Switch in a Profile Video Network; the shared bandwidth of a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop.
Installing a Switch in a Profile Video Network 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 9 Installing a Switch in a Profile Video Network Compared to a Fibre Channel hub, the Fibre Channel switch improves the performance of your Fibre Channel installation by: • Increasing the bandwidth between any two Fib...
Page 10 - Profile System Software Requirements
10 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 Profile System Software Requirements The following table lists the minimum Profile System Software version required for operation with a QLogic SANbox2 Switch. Earlier versions do not support this Fibre Channel switch. Please refer to the Profile Release Notes ...
Page 11 - PDR Series Fibre Channel firmware and driver; PDR Series Fibre Channel firmware and driver requirements; Loading PDR Series firmware; NOTE: Do not perform this procedure on a Profile XP system.; The program asks if you want to continue. Type
PDR Series Fibre Channel firmware and driver 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 11 PDR Series Fibre Channel firmware and driver requirements Early versions of the firmware for the PDR Series Fibre Channel board (1.4, 1.7.X) supported the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop, but would not function with a ...
Page 12 - Loading Fibre Channel Server firmware; download the files from that location.; Configuring Fibre Channel on your PDR Series systems
12 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 Loading Fibre Channel Server firmware If you wish to connect a Profile Fibre Channel Server to a QLogic SANbox2 Switch, you must load switch-compatible firmware on all the Fibre Channel boards installed in your server. You must also install the appropriate Fibr...
Page 13 - Configuring Fibre Channel on your PDR Series; • Type the following command from the Command Prompt: fcconfig -s on.
Configuring Fibre Channel on your PDR Series 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 13 To configure your Profile system for use in a Fibre Channel environment, follow the instructions in the Profile User Manual. In addition to these instructions, you must also set Fibre Channel Switch Mode ON. You can ...
Page 14 - Configuring your Fibre Channel switch; Enter administrator mode; In administrator mode, type the following command at the prompt:
14 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 Configuring your Fibre Channel switch Your QLogic SANbox2 Switch must be configured so that you can control and monitor it in your LAN environment. As you make these settings, you should also verify that all the other switch and port settings are appropriate fo...
Page 15 - Verify firmware version; To view the current version information:
Configuring your Fibre Channel switch 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 15 AdminTimeout (dec value 0-1440 minutes, 0=never) [30] TempMonitoringWarning (dec value 0-100 degrees Celsius) [65] TempMonitoringFailure (dec value 0-100 degrees Celsius) [70] TempFailurePortShutdown (True / False) [False] ...
Page 16 - Port and switch configuration; configuration of all the ports on the switch.
16 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 BoardTemp (1) - Degrees Celsius 22 BoardTemp (2) - Degrees Celsius 27 SwitchDiagnosticsStatus Passed SwitchTemperatureStatus Normal 3. If the correct firmware version is loaded but not active, use the fallback command to make it active. 4. If the correct firmwa...
Page 17 - Type the following command to configure advanced settings:
Configuring your Fibre Channel switch 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 17 IOStreamGuard (Enable / Disable) [Disabled] VIEnable (True / False) [False] CheckAlps (True / False) [False] Finished configuring attributes. This configuration must be saved (see config save command) and activated (see con...
Page 18 - Type the following command to save your configuration.; Confirm activation of the configuration when prompted.
18 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 To discard this configuration use the config cancel command. 7. Type the following command to save your configuration. sb5_8port (admin-config) #> config save 8. Type the following command to activate your configuration. sb5_8port (admin-config) #> config...
Page 19 - Connecting devices to the switch; Cable lengths
Connecting devices to the switch 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 19 Connecting devices to the switch Follow the instructions in the SANbox2 Fibre Channel Switch Installer’s/User’s Manual to connect your Profile systems and other devices to the Fibre Channel switch. You should also take note of t...
Page 20 - Monitoring your switch with NetCentral
20 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 Monitoring your switch with NetCentral You can use NetCentral, a Grass Valley SNMP Manager, to monitor the state of your Fibre Channel switch. The information presented in NetCentral allows you to verify the normal operation of your switch and to detect any pro...
Page 21 - SNMP configuration; Type the following command to configure the SNMP settings.
SNMP configuration 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 21 SNMP configuration NetCentral monitors the state of your Fibre Channel switch if your switch is connected to an Ethernet network accessible to the monitoring station. The SNMP agent is a standard software item on all Fibre Channel switches. I...
Page 23 - Setting port aliases; for that device. The Port Settings dialog box opens.
Setting port aliases 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 23 Setting port aliases You can configure NetCentral to set the reporting name of each port on your QLogic SANbox2 Switch to something meaningful to you. When NetCentral reports the status of a port, or notifies you of a problem, you may find ...
Page 24 - Monitoring Status; icon to view information such as the state,
24 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 Monitoring Status You can use NetCentral to monitor the status of your QLogic SANbox2 Switch. NetCentral displays information about the switch’s power supplies, temperature, and fans. Click on the appropriate subsystem icon in the NetCentral window to view its ...
Page 25 - You can also view error statistics for each of the ports. Choose; to see a summary of the errors since the last switch reboot.
Monitoring Status 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 25 You can also view error statistics for each of the ports. Choose View | Port Statistics to see a summary of the errors since the last switch reboot.
Page 26 - Troubleshooting with NetCentral
26 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 Troubleshooting with NetCentral NetCentral reports status, warnings, and alarms using messages that are easy to understand. Suggested corrective actions are presented along with failure information. If you have any trouble interpreting any of the problems or su...
Page 27 - Maintenance procedures; Resetting the switch to factory defaults; To reset the QLogic SANbox2 Switch to factory defaults:; Resetting the switch manually; To enter the Force PROM mode do the following:
Maintenance procedures 16 April, 2003 Fibre Channel Switch 27 Maintenance procedures You may wish to use the following procedures to recover from faulty configurations or other problems. Since these procedures stop all traffic on all Fibre Channel ports, be sure to take the switch out of service bef...
Page 28 - reboot the switch with the new configuration.
28 Fibre Channel Switch 16 April, 2003 7. Make the appropriate selection from the displayed text menu, shown here. 0) Exit 1) Image Unpack 2) Reset Network Config 3) Reset Password File 4) Copy Log Files 5) Remove Switch Config 6) Remake Filesystem 7) Reset Switch 8. Refer to the “Recovering a switc...
