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SANbox 5600 Series
Switch Managment User’s Guide
Firmware Version 5.0
59097-02 B Page i
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide S 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
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Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2 Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.3 JDOM License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.4 Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide S 2.11.6 Working Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 2.12 Using the Topology Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 2.12.1 Switch and Link Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 2.12.2 Working with Switches and Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 2.12.2.1 Selecting Swit
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide A 3.2.5 Fabric Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 3.2.5.1 Enabling SNMP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 3.2.5.2 Enabling In-band Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 3.3 Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 3.3.1 Saving a Version Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide S 3.7.1 Zoning Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39 3.7.1.1 Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40 3.7.1.2 Aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41 3.7.1.3 Zone Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41 3.7.1.4 Zoning
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide A 4.1.4 Modifying a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 4.2 Displaying Switch Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 4.2.1 Devices Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 4.2.2 Switch Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 4.2.3 Port Statistics Data W
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide S 4.12 Downloading a Support File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42 4.13 Upgrading the Switch Using License Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42 4.14 Installing Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44 4.15 Displaying Hardware Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Section
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide A Appendix A Command Line Interface A.1 Logging On to a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 A.2 User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 A.3 Working with Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 A.3.1 Modifying a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide S Show Perf Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-115 Show Setup Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-118 Shutdown Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-122 Test Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-123 Uptime Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide A 4-1 User Account Administration Dialog – Add Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 4-2 User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 4-3 User Account Administration Dialog – Change Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 4-4 User Account Administration Dialog - Modify Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 4-5 Faceplate Display - Switch Info
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SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide S 4-9 Factory Default Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40 5-1 Port Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 5-2 Port Operational States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 5-3 Port Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the switch management tools which include the SANsurfer Switch Manager application (version 5.00) and the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel switches (firmware version 5.0). The SANbox 5600 Series switches are 20 port non-blocking Fibre Channel switches. This manual defines the features, components, and performance characteristics of the SANbox 5600 Series switches. The SANsurfer Switch Manager application is t
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1 – Introduction JDOM License S Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the disclaimer that follows these conditions in the documentation and/or other materia
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1 – Introduction Technical Support A 1.4 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. 1.4.1 Availability QLogic Technical Support for products under warranty is avai
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1 – Introduction Technical Support S 1.4.3 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 +1 952-932-4018 Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region Email emeasupport@qlogic.com Phone Numbers b
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Section 2 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager This section describes how to use the SANsurfer Switch Manager application and its menus. The following topics are covered: Workstation Requirements Installing the Management Application Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File Saving and Opening Fabric View Files Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences Using Online H
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2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Workstation Requirements S 2.1 Workstation Requirements The requirements for fabric management workstations running SANsurfer Switch Manager are described in Table 2-1: Table 2-1. Workstation Requirements Windows® 2000, 2003, and XP Operating System Solaris™ 8, 9, and 10 Linux® Red Hat® EL 3.x S.u.S.E® Linux 9.0 Enterprise Mac OS X® 10.3 Memory 256 MB or more Disk Space 150 MB per installation Processor 500 MHz or faster Hardware CD-ROM drive, RJ-45 Ether
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2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application A 2.2.1 SANsurfer Switch Manager You can install SANsurfer Switch Manager on a Windows, Linux, Solaris, or Mac OS X workstation. To install the SANsurfer Switch Manager application from the SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk, do the following: For a Windows platform: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk into the management workstation CD-ROM drive. 2.
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2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application S For a Mac OS X platform: 1. Open the CD and move to the following folder: data/files/Management_Software/MacOSX 2. Double click the applicaton zip file (MacOSX_5.00.xx_xxxx.zip). This will place the install program on your desktop. 3. Locate the Install program icon on your desktop, execute it, and follow the installation instructions. 2.2.2 SANsurfer Management Suite The following instructions describe how to install S
