User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Section 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Intended Audience
- 1.2 Related Materials
- 1.3 New in this Release
- 1.4 Safety Notices
- 1.5 Sicherheitshinweise
- 1.6 Notes informatives relatives à la sécurité
- 1.7 Communications Statements
- 1.8 Laser Safety Information
- 1.9 Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESDS) Precautions
- 1.10 Accessible Parts
- 1.11 Pièces Accessibles
- 1.12 Zugängliche Teile
- 1.13 General Public License
- 1.14 Technical Support
- Section 2 General Description
- Section 3 Planning
- Section 4 Installation
- 4.1 Site Requirements
- 4.2 Installing a Switch
- 4.2.1 Mount the Switch
- 4.2.2 Install SFP Transceivers
- 4.2.3 Connect the Workstation to the Switch
- 4.2.4 Configure the Workstation
- 4.2.5 Install SANsurfer Switch Manager
- 4.2.5.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
- 4.2.5.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
- 4.2.5.3 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation
- 4.2.5.4 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Windows Installation
- 4.2.5.5 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Linux Installation
- 4.2.5.6 SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk - Solaris Installation
- 4.2.6 Start SANsurfer Switch Manager
- 4.2.7 Connect the Switch to AC Power
- 4.2.8 Configure the Switch
- 4.2.9 Cable Devices to the Switch
- 4.3 Install Firmware
- 4.4 Powering Down a Switch
- Section 5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
- 5.1 POST Diagnostics
- 5.2 Chassis Diagnostics
- 5.3 Recovering a Switch
- 5.3.1 Maintenance - Exit
- 5.3.2 Maintenance - Image Unpack
- 5.3.3 Maintenance - Reset Network Config
- 5.3.4 Maintenance - Reset User Accounts to Default
- 5.3.5 Maintenance - Copy Log Files
- 5.3.6 Maintenance - Remove Switch Config
- 5.3.7 Maintenance - Remake Filesystem
- 5.3.8 Maintenance - Reset Switch
- 5.3.9 Maintenance - Show Firmware Versions
- 5.3.10 Maintenance - Set Active Image
- Appendix A Specifications
- Appendix B Command Line Interface
- B.1 Logging On to a Switch
- B.2 User Accounts
- B.3 Working with Switch Configurations
- B.4 Commands
- Admin Command
- Alias Command
- Config Command
- Date Command
- Fallback Command
- Hardreset Command
- Help Command
- History Command
- Hotreset Command
- Image Command
- Lip Command
- Passwd Command
- Ping Command
- Ps Command
- Quit Command
- Reset Command
- Set Command
- Set Config Command
- Set Log Command
- Set Port Command
- Set Setup Command
- Show Command
- Show Config Command
- Show Log Command
- Show Perf Command
- Show Setup Command
- Shutdown Command
- Test Command
- Uptime Command
- User Command
- Whoami Command
- Zone Command
- Zoneset Command
- Zoning Command
- Glossary
- Index
59042-06 A 4-1
Section 4
Installation
This section describes how to install and configure the SANbox2-8c switch. It also
describes how to load new firmware and how to recover a disabled switch.
4.1
Site Requirements
Consider the following items when installing a SANbox2-8c switch:
Fabric management workstation
Power requirements
Environmental conditions
4.1.1
Fabric Management Workstation
The requirements for fabric management workstations running SANsurfer Switch
Manager are described in Table 4-1:
Telnet workstations require an RJ-45 Ethernet port or an RS-232 serial port and
an operating system with a Telnet client.
4.1.2
Switch Power Requirements
Power requirements are 1 Amp at 90 to 137 Vac and 0.45 Amps at 180 to 264
Vac.
Table 4-1. Management Workstation Requirements
Operating System
Windows® NT 4.0/2000/2003
Linux® 7.2 Red Hat®, Gnome™ 1.4
Solaris™ 2.8/2.9, CDE
Memory 256 MB or more
Disk Space 150 MB per installation
Processor 500 MHz or faster
Hardware
CD-ROM drive,
RJ-45 Ethernet port, RS-232 serial port (optional)
Internet Browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5.0 or later
Netscape Navigator® 4.72 and later
Mozilla™ 1.02 and later