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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Installation Tasks
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Installation Tasks
• Support is available for one of the following switch management
methods:
— A browser-capable PC and Internet connectivity to support
switch management through the SANpilot interface, or
— A browser-capable PC and LAN segment connectivity to the
rack-mount management server to support switch
management through the SAN management (SANavigator 4.0
or EFCM 8.0) and Element Manager applications.
• Support equipment and technical personnel are available for the
installation.
• The required number and type of fiber-optic jumper cables are
delivered and available. Ensure the cables are the correct length
with the required connectors.
• A customer-supplied 19-inch equipment rack and associated
hardware are available (optional).
• Remote workstations or simple network management protocol
(SNMP) workstations are available (optional). Workstations
are customer-supplied and connected through a corporate or
dedicated LAN.
Task 2: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the Ethernet Hub (Optional)
The Sphereon 4500 Switch is managed through either:
• An Internet connection to a browser-capable PC (SANpilot
interface). Connection of a LAN segment with multiple switches
to the Internet may require installation of the McDATA 24-port
Ethernet hub.
• A 10/100 megabit per second (Mbps) LAN connection to both the
management server and a browser-capable PC. Connectivity may
require installation of the McDATA 24-port Ethernet hub. A
combination of up to 48 McDATA products can be configured and
managed on one network, therefore multiple, daisy-chained hubs
may be required to provide sufficient port connections.