FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000171-010, April 2005)

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McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual

General Information

With switch firmware Version 4.0 (or later) installed, administrators

or operators with a browser-capable PC and an Internet connection

can monitor and manage the switch through the SANpilot interface.

The application provides a GUI that supports switch configuration,

operation, performance monitoring, maintenance and diagnostic

functions.

The SANpilot interface is opened from a standard web browser

running Netscape Navigator

Version 4.6 (or higher) or Microsoft

Internet Explorer Version 4.0 (or higher). At the browser, enter the IP

address of the switch as the Internet uniform resource locator (URL).

Error-Detection, Reporting, and Serviceability Features

The switch provides the following error detection, reporting, and

serviceability features:

• LEDs on the switch and adjacent to Fibre Channel ports that

provide visual indicators of hardware status or malfunctions.

• FRUs (SFP transceivers) that are removed or replaced without

disrupting switch or Fibre Channel link operation.

• A modular design that enables quick removal and replacement of

FRUs without the use of tools or equipment.

• System alerts and logs that display switch and Fibre Channel link

status at the SANpilot interface.

• Diagnostic software that performs power-on self-tests (POSTs)

and port diagnostics (loopback tests).

• An RS-232 maintenance port at the rear of the switch (port

access is password protected) that enables installation or service

personnel to change the switch’s IP address, subnet mask, and

gateway address.

These parameters can also be changed through a Telnet session,

access for which is provided through a local or remote PC with an

Internet connection to the switch.

• Data collection through the SANpilot interface to help isolate

system problems. The data includes a memory dump file and

audit, hardware, and engineering logs.