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McDATA Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
Installation Tasks
• N_Port ID virtualization - This feature allows up to 256 Fibre
Channel addresses to be assigned to an N_Port.
• OpenTrunking - This feature provides dynamic load balancing of
Fibre Channel traffic across multiple ISLs.
• SANtegrity (enhanced) - This feature enhances security in SANs
by combining the functions of SANtegrity authentication
(restricting access to Fibre Channel elements) and SANtegrity
binding (controlling large and mixed fabrics).
After obtaining a PFE key, install the feature as follows:
1. Select Features from the Configure menu at any view. The Configure
Feature Key dialog box appears.
2. Click New. The New Feature Key dialog box appears (Figure 2-26).
Figure 2-26 New Feature Key Dialog Box
3. Type the PFE key (case-sensitive xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xx format) and
click OK. The Enable Feature Key dialog box appears.
4. Ensure that the feature description appears in the New Features
panel and click OK. A Warning dialog box appears with the
message Installing this feature key causes an IPL and
momentary loss of the LAN connection. The operation is
nondisruptive to Fibre Channel traffic. Do you wish to
continue?
5. Click Yes to enable the PFE key and IPL the product. Close all
dialog boxes and return to the Element Manager application.
Task 17: Configure Management Server (Optional)
Folllow the procedures in this section to configure the open systems
management server and enable OSI host control of the product.