FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-320, April 2005)

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General Information
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General Information
As an option, the switch can be managed through a one unit (1U)
high, rack-mount management server running a Java™-based SAN
management application (SANavigator
®
4.0 or Enterprise Fabric
Connectivity Manager (EFCM) 8.0) and the Sphereon 4500 Element
Manager application.
Multiple switches and the server communicate on a local area
network (LAN) through one or more 10/100 Base-T Ethernet hubs.
One or more 24-port Ethernet hubs are optional and can be ordered
with the switch. Up to three hubs are daisy-chained as required to
provide additional Ethernet connections as more switches (or other
managed products) are installed on a network.
Field-Replaceable
Units
The switch provides a modular design that enables quick removal
and replacement of FRUs, including small form factor pluggable
(SFP) optical transceivers and power supply assemblies with internal
cooling fans. Figure 1-2 illustrates the front of the switch. SFP
transceivers are the only FRUs accessed from the front. The figure
also shows front-panel controls, connectors, and indicators.
Figure 1-2 Sphereon 4500 Switch (Front View)
Figure 1-3 on page 1-4 illustrates the rear of the switch. Power supply
assemblies with internal cooling fans are the only FRUs accessed
from the rear. The figure also shows the maintenance port.
T
M
SPHEREON
4500
SFP
Transceivers
(24)
IML/RESET Button
Ethernet
Connector
ERR
LED
PWR
LED