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SilverStorm 9000 Users Guide Q Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are for illustrative purposes only. QLogic Corporation
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SilverStorm 9000 Users Guide Q © 2007 QLogic Corporation. All rights reserved worldwide. First Published: March, 2007 Printed in U.S.A. QLogic Corporation, 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, (800) 662-4471 or (949) 389-6000 Page iv D000003-006 Rev. A
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Q SilverStorm 9000 Users Guide Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2 License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.3 Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1.3.1 Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
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SilverStorm 9000 Users Guide Q 3.2.1 Select Boot Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 3.3 Fibre Channel Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 3.3.1 FCP Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 3.3.2 FCP Device Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 3.3.3 SRP Initiator Discovery and Conf
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Q SilverStorm 9000 Users Guide A.2 Troubleshooting Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 A.2.1 InfiniBand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 D000003-006 Rev. A Page vii
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Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the configuration and administration tasks for the SilverStorm™ 9000 series, which includes: ❥ The SilverStorm 9024 24-port InfiniBand switch ❥ The SilverStorm Multi-Protocol Fabric Director (MPFD) series: ❑ SilverStorm 9020 ❑ SilverStorm 9040 ❑ SilverStorm 9080 ❑ SilverStorm 9120 ❑ SilverStorm 9240 This manual is organized as follows: Section 1 describes the intended audience and technical support. Section 2 describes all 9000 switch-related c
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1 – Introduction Technical Support Q 1.3 Technical Support Customers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch products. QLogic-direct customers may contact QLogic Technical Support; others will be redirected to their authorized maintenance provider. Visit the QLogic support Web site listed in Contact Information for the latest firmware and software updates. 1.3.1 Availability QLogic Technical Support for products under warranty is avai
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1 – Introduction Q 1.3.2 Contact Information Support Headquarters QLogic Corporation 12984 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3657 USA QLogic Web Site www.qlogic.com Technical Support Web Site support.qlogic.com Technical Support Email support@qlogic.com Technical Training Email tech.training@qlogic.com North American Region Email support@qlogic.com Phone +1-952-932-4040 Fax +1 952-974-4910 All other regions of the world QLogic Web Site www.qlogic.com D000003-006 Rev. A 1-3
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Section 2 Operations and Administration 2.1 Chassis Viewer Chassis Viewer is SilverStorm™ browser-based device management software. Chassis Viewer provides the primary management interface for the SilverStorm 9000 switches, allowing the user to perform management, configuration, and monitoring tasks related to InfiniBand networks. ❥ Chassis Viewer runs on the Chassis Management Unit (CMU) of the 9024 and each managed spine/management module of the MPFD series (9020, 9040, 9080, 9120 a
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2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Q ❥ Each MPFD leaf module. ❥ Each MPFD virtual I/O (VIO) hardware device. ❥ Each MPFD spine module. ❥ Logging and monitoring functionality. 2.1.1 Home Page Figure 2-2. SilverStorm 9024 Home Page Figure 2-3. SilverStorm 9240 Lower Hemisphere Home Page Chassis Viewer’s home page provides a high-level overview of the switch. This area is the starting point to more detailed information for the chassis and components (fans and power supplies), leaf m
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2 – Operations and Administration Q component provides hyperlinks to related menus and information where the user can perform configuration and monitoring tasks. Figure 2-4. Help Button The ? (HELP) button displays online help. Each help screen gives the user a high-level, topic-specific description. Figure 2-5. Support Button The Support button displays key contact information for support, displayed in the following window: Figure 2-6. Support Contact Screen 2.1.2 Displaying the Chassis View
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2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Q 1. Mouse over the outer region of the leaf/VIO module view. The edges of the chassis are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-7 below: Figure 2-7. Leaf/VIO Module Chassis Mouseover Click the mouse. The chassis view will be displayed. 2. The second way is to mouse over the outer region of the spine module view. The edges of the chassis are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-8 below: Figure 2-8. Spine Module Chassis Mouseover 2-4 D000003-0
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2 – Operations and Administration Q Click the mouse. The chassis view will be displayed. Figure 2-9. 9240 Chassis View 2.1.3 Displaying the Leaf/VIO and Spine Module Views 2.1.3.1 Leaf Module View To display the leaf module views: 1. Mouse over the leaf module to display. The edges of the leaf module are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-10 below: Figure 2-10. Leaf Module Mouseover D000003-006 Rev. A 2-5
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2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Q Click the mouse. The leaf module view will be displayed. Figure 2-11. Leaf Module View 2.1.3.2 VIO Module View To display the VIO module views: 1. Mouse over the VIO module to display. The edges of the VIO module are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-12 below: Figure 2-12. VIO Module Mouseover Click the mouse. The VIO module view will be displayed. Figure 2-13. VIO Module View 2-6 D000003-006 Rev. A
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2 – Operations and Administration Q 2.1.3.3 Spine Module View To display the spine module view: 1. Mouse over the spine module to display. The edges of the spine module are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-14 below: Figure 2-14. Spine Module Mouseover Click the mouse. The spine module view is displayed. Figure 2-15. Spine Module View 2.1.4 Component Details Area The Component Details Area for the chassis, spine and leaf/VIO has three areas. ❥ Details Header ❥ Information area. D000003-006
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2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Q ❥ Menu Figure 2-16. Component Details Area 2.1.4.1 Details Header Figure 2-17. Details Header The Details Header allows the user to execute command tasks for each hardware component. The graphic above displays the Details Header. All component Details Headers contain the following buttons: ❥ Logout NOTE: The Logout button is only displayed if the user has set the User Authentication parameter to Login Enabled through the HTTP Session Configur
