FW 08.01.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-330, November 2005)

Repair Information

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Repair Information

This chapter describes repair-related procedures for the Sphereon

4500 Fabric Switch. The procedures are performed at the switch, a

browser-capable PC communicating with the product-resident

Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) Basic Edition

interface, or a rack-mount management server running a storage area

network (SAN) management application. The chapter describes:

• Procedural notes.

• Powering the switch on or off.

• Cleaning fiber-optic components.

• Downloading firmware or software from the Filecenter.

• Port light-emitting diode (LED) diagnostics.

• Repair procedures - EFCM Basic Edition.

• Repair procedures - SAN management application.

Procedural Notes

Observe the following procedural notes:

1. Follow all electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions and

DANGER, CAUTION, and ATTENTION statements.

2. Before performing a procedure, read the procedure carefully and

thoroughly to familiarize yourself with the information.