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

Installation Tasks

3. Open the rack-mount kit and inspect the contents. Refer to the

enclosed bill of materials and verify all parts are delivered.

4. Using a T10 Torx tool and #2 Phillips screwdriver, install the

switch in the equipment cabinet. Refer to the Sphereon 4300 Switch

Rack-Mount Kit Installation Instructions (958-000316) for guidance.

5. Connect the AC power cord to the receptacle at the rear of the

chassis as shown in Figure 2-1 on page 2-5.

6. Connect the AC power cord to a facility power source that

provide single-phase, 100 to 240 VAC current.

7. When the power cord is connected, the switch powers on and

performs POSTs. During POSTs:

a. The green power (PWR) LED on the front panel illuminates.

b. The amber system error (ERR) LED on the front panel blinks

momentarily while the switch is tested.

c. The green LED associated with the Ethernet port blinks

momentarily while the port is tested.

d. The green/blue and amber LEDs associated with Fibre

Channel ports blink momentarily while the ports are tested.

8. After successful POST completion, the green power (PWR) LED

remains illuminated and all other front panel LEDs extinguish.

9. If a POST error or other malfunction occurs, go to MAP 0000: Start

MAP on page 3-6 to isolate the problem.

10. Go to Task 3: Configure the Switch at the SANpilot Interface below.

Task 3: Configure the Switch at the SANpilot Interface

To configure the Sphereon 4300 Switch from the SANpilot interface,

selectively perform the following configuration tasks according to the

customer’s installation requirements:

• Configure switch ports.

• Configure the switch identification, date and time, operating

parameters, fabric parameters, and network addresses.

• Configure SNMP trap message recipients, enable the command

line interface (CLI), and configure the open systems management

server (OSMS) feature.