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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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
General Information
• 1U rack-mount server running the Intel
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4 processor
with an 1,800 megahertz (MHz) or greater clock speed, Microsoft
Windows
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2000 Professional operating system, and power cord.
• TightVNC™ Viewer Version 1.2.7 client-server software control
package that provides remote network access (through a standard
web browser) to the management server desktop.
• 1,024 megabyte (MB) or greater RAM.
• 40 gigabyte (GB) or greater internal hard drive.
• 1.44 MB 3.5-inch slim-type disk drive and slim-type compact
disk-rewritable (CD-RW) drive.
• 56K internal modem.
• Two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapters with RJ-45 connectors.
Ethernet Hub
(Optional)
The management server and managed switches connect through a
10/100 Base-T Ethernet hub. Figure 1-5 illustrates the 24-port hub.
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Figure 1-5 24-Port Ethernet Hub
Hubs can be daisy-chained to provide additional connections as
more switches (or other McDATA managed products) are installed
on a network. Multiple hubs are daisy-chained by attaching RJ-45
Ethernet patch cables and configuring each hub through a medium-
dependent interface (MDI) switch.
Client PC or
Workstation
Using a standard web browser, the client SAN management and
Sphereon 4500 Element Manager applications can be downloaded
and installed on PCs or workstations that are LAN-attached to the
management server. Operators at these platforms can manage and
monitor switches controlled by the server. A maximum of 25
concurrent users can log in to the management server. Each client
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