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McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switch Module Installation Guide P/N 59140-00 REV A.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide ii Record of Revisions and Updates Copyright © 2005 McDA T A Corpor ation. All rights reserved.
Contents iii Contents Preface ............. ................. ................ ................. .................... ................. ................. .......... ....... .. xi Who Should Use this Manual .................... .................... ...
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide iv Contents Performance ............ ................. ................. ................. .................... ................. 2-4 Distance................... ................. .......
Contents v Contents Dimensional Specifications ............. .................... ................. ................... ..... A-3 Electrical Specifications ..... .................... .............. ................. ................... ..... A-3 Environmental Specifications .
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide vi Contents.
Figures vii Figures 1-1 McDATA 4314 Switch Module ............ .................... ................. ................. ................. 1-1 1-2 Switch Module Controls and LE DS ....... ................. ................. .................... .......
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide viii Figures.
Ta b l e s ix Ta b l e s 2-1 Zoning Database Limits ........................ .................... ................. ................. ................. 2-2 2-2 Port-to-Port Latency ................... ................. .................... ...........
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide x Tables.
Pref ace xi Preface This manual de scribes the featur es and inst allation of the McDA T A 4314 switch module, firmwar e version 5. 2. Who Should Use this Manual This manual introduces users to the switch module and explains its installation and service.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide xii Preface • Fibr e Channel-10-bit I nterface Rev . 2.3. • Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fabric Element in Fibr e Channel Standard (d raft-ietf-ipfc-fabric- element-mib-04.txt).
General Description 1-1 1 General Descr iption This section descri bes the features and capabilities of the McDA T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switch Module in a server blade chassis.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installa tion Guide 1-2 Switch Module Controls and LEDs Switch Module Controls and LEDs The switch module LEDs provide information about the switch modu le’s operational status. These LEDS include the Identif ier LED, System Fault LED, and Input Power LED.
General Description 1-3 Fibre Channel Ports T o exit maintenance mode and return to normal operation, momentarily press and release the Maintenance button to reset the switch module. Switch Module LEDs The switch module LEDs shown in Figur e 1-3 pr ovide status information about switch module operation.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installa tion Guide 1-4 Fibre Channel Ports Figure 1-4. Fibre Channel P orts Internal ports are named Int0–Int9 and numbered 0–9. The port numbers 0–9 correspond to ser ver blades 1–10 as shown in Figur e 1-5 .
General Description 1-5 Fibre Channel Ports Figure 1-6. External Port LEDs Port Logged-In LED (Green) The Logged-in LED indicates the logged-in or initializat ion status of the connected devices. After successful completion of the POST , the switch module extinguishes all L ogged-In LEDs.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installa tion Guide 1-6 Ethernet Port Por t Ty p e s Switch m odules su pport gene ric ports (G_Port, GL_Port), fabric ports (F_Port, FL_Port), and expansion ports (E_Port). Switch modules come from the factory with all Fibre Channel port s configur ed as GL_Ports.
General Description 1-7 Switch Module Management Figure 1-7. Ethernet Port Switch Module Management The switch supports the following management tools: • EFCM BASIC • McDA T A Embedded W eb Server.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installa tion Guide 1-8 Switch Module Management BASIC application. Refer to the McDA T A 4314 Command Line Interface Guide for information abo ut disabling the embedded GUI service using the Set Setup Services command.
Planning 2-1 2 Planning Consider the following when planning a fabric : • Devices • Device Access • Performance • Multiple Cha ssis Fabrics • Switch Module Services • Fabric Security • Fabric Management Devices When planning a fabric, consider the number of public devices and the anticipated demand.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 2-2 Device Access De vice Access Consider device access need s within the fabric. Access is cont r olled by th e use of zones and zone sets. Some zoning strategies include the following: • Group devi ces by operating system.
Planning 2-3 Device Access secure ; traffic acr oss soft zones can occur if addresse d correctly . The foll owing rules apply to soft zones: • Soft zones that include members from multiple switches need not include the ports of the inter-switch links.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 2-4 Performance P erf or mance The switch module supports class 2 and class 3 Fibre Channel service with a maximum frame size of 2148 bytes at tr ansmission rates of 1-Gbps or 2-Gbps.
Planning 2-5 Performance ports if the combined destination bandwi dth is gr eater than or equal to the sour ce bandwidth. In multiple chassis f abrics, each link between chassis contributes 106 or 212 MB of bandwidth between those chassis depending on the speed of the link.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 2-6 Multiple Chassis Fabrics Multiple Chassis F abr ics By connecting switches together you can expand the number of available ports for devices. Each s witch in the fabric is identified by a unique domain ID, and the fabric can automatica lly reso lve domain ID conflicts.
Planning 2-7 Multiple Chassis Fabrics Domain ID, Principal Pr iority , and Domain ID Lo ck The following swit ch configuration sett ings affect multiple chassis fabrics: •D o m a i n I D • Principal priority •D o m a i n I D l o c k The domain ID is a unique numb er from 1–239 that identifies each switch in a fabric.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 2-8 Switch Module Services Switch Module Ser vices Y ou can configure your switch module to suit the d emands of your environment by enabling or disabling a variety of switch service s.
Planning 2-9 Fabric Security • Network T ime Protocol (NTP) : Pr ovides for the synchronizing of switch and workstation dates and times with an NTP server . This helps to prevent invali d SSL certificates and ti mestamp confus ion in the event log. The default is disabled.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 2-10 Fabric Security Connection Secur ity Connection security provides an encryp ted data path for switch management methods.
Planning 2-11 Fabric Security Device Security NOTE: Device security is available only wi th the McDA T A SANtegrity Enhanced Product Featur es Enabled (PFE) key .
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 2-12 Fabric Management User Account Secur ity User account security consists of th e administration of account names, passwords, expiration date, and author ity level.
Installation 3-1 3 Installation This section descri bes how to install and configure the McDA T A 4314 switch module. It also describes how to load new firmware and how to r ecover a disabled switch module.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 3-2 Site Requirements T elnet workstations r equire an RJ-45 Et he rnet port and an operating system with a T elnet client. T a ble 3-2. Management W orkstation Requirements Operating System • Windows 2000/2003 • Linux® Red Hat® EL 3.
Installation 3-3 Installing a Switch En vironmental Conditions Consider the factors that af fect the clim ate in your faci lity such as equipment heat dissipation and ventilation.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 3-4 Installing a Switch Mount the Switch Module in the Ser v er Chassis McDA T A 4314 switch modules are installe d in server chassis I/O slots 3 and 4 as shown in Figure 3-1 . For a single switch module installation, use slot 4.
Installation 3-5 Installing a Switch 3. After approximately one minute, the POST executes. 4. After about another minute, the POST is complete, all LEDs are extinguish ed except the Input Power L ED. The Input Power LED remains illuminated indicati ng that the switch logic circuitry is receiving DC voltage.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 3-6 Installing a Switch 3 . O p en a T e ln e t s e s s i on b y e nt e r i n g t h e f o l l ow i n g co m m a nd w i t h t h e s w i t c h IP address. The default IP address is 10.0.0.1 telnet 10.
Installation 3-7 Installing a Switch Start EFCM BASIC T o start the EFCM BASIC appl ication for the first time, do the following: NOTE: After the switch is operational, you can also open the McDA T A Embedded W eb Server , by entering the switch IP address in an internet br owser .
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 3-8 Installing a Switch Configure the Switch Module Y ou can configure the switch using the EFCM BASIC application or the command line interface.
Installation 3-9 Installing a Switch T o configur e the switch using the command line interface, do the foll owing: 1. Open a T elnet session with the default switch IP addr ess and log in to the switch with defaul t account name and passwor d (admin/passwor d).
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 3-10 Install Firmware Install Firmwar e The switch module comes with current firmware installed. Y ou can upgrade the firmwar e from the management workstation as new firmware becomes available.
Installation 3-11 Install Firmware Refer to the McDA T A 4314 Command Line Interface Guide for information about this command. 1. Enter the following command to down load the firmware from a r emote host to the switch, install the firmwa re , then r eset the switch to activate the firmwar e.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 3-12 Install Firmware.
T roubleshooting 4-1 4 T roubleshooting Diagnostic information about the s witch is available through the switch module LEDs and the external port LEDs . Diagnostic information is also available thr ough the EFCM BASIC and CLI event logs and err or displays.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 4-2 Logged-In LED Indications Logged-In LED Indications Port diagnostics are indicate d by the Logged-In LED for each port as shown in Figure 4- 1 . Figure 4-1. Logged-In LED The Logged-In LED has three indications: • Continuous illumination: A device is logged in to the port.
T roubleshooting 4-3 Logged-In LED Indications • Y es - Review the ISL group in the acti ve security set to ensure that the membership includes the necessary ports and that the secrets on all switches ar e correct.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 4-4 Recovering a Switch Module Port thr eshold alarm monitoring is disabled by default.
T roubleshooting 4-5 Recovering a Switch Module • Forgotten passwor d In these specific cases, you can reco ver the switch us ing maintenance mode. Maintenance mode temporarily returns the switch IP addr ess to 10.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 4-6 Recovering a Switch Module Maintenance – Image Unpack This option unpacks and installs new fir mware when the curr ent firmware has become corru pt. Before us ing this option, you must load the new firmware image file onto the switch.
T roubleshooting 4-7 Recovering a Switch Module Maintenance – Remak e Filesystem In the event of a loss of power , the sw itch configuration may become corrupt. The file system on which the configuration is stored must be re-created. This option r esets the switch to the factory defaul t values including use r accounts and zoning.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide 4-8 Recovering a Switch Module Notes.
Specifications A-1 A Specifications This appendix contains the specifications for the McDA T A 4314 switch module. Refer to Ch apter 1 for the location of all connections, switches, controls, and components. F abr ic Specifications T a ble A-1. Fabric Specifications Specification Description Fibre Channel Protocols .
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide A-2 Maintainabilit y Specifications Maintainability Specifications Scalability ....................................... ............... Maximum 239 switches depending on configuration Maximum User P or ts .
Specifications A-3 Fabric Management Specifications F abr ic Management Specifications Dimensional Specifications Electr ical Specifications T a ble A-3. Fabric Management Specifications Specification Description Management Method s ..................
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide A-4 Environmental Specifications En vironmental Specifications T a ble A-6. En vironmental Specif ications Specification Description T emper ature • Operating ..........................
Specifications A-5 Regulatory Certifications Regulator y Certifications T a ble A-7. Regulator y Certifications Certificatio n Description Safety Standards .......................................... UL6 0950:2000 CSA 22.2 No . 60950-00 (Canada) EN60950:2000 (EC) CB Scheme-IEC 60950:1999 Emissions Standards .
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide A-6 Regulatory Certifications Notes.
Glossar y g--1 g- Glossar y A Access Control List Zone Access Control List zoning divide s th e fabric for purposes of controll ing discovery and inbound traf fic. Active Zone Set The zone set tha t defines the cur rent zoning f or the fabric. Active Firmw are The firmware image on the switch that is in use.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide g--2 B BootP Boot Strap Protocol. A type of network server . Buff er Credit A measure of port buffer capacity equal to one frame. C Cascade T opolog y A fabric in which the switches are connected in series.
Glossar y g--3 Fab r i c Dev i ce Management Inter- fac e An interface by which device host bu s adapters can be managed thr ough the fabric. Fabric Management Switch The switch thr ough which the fabric is managed. Fab r i c Na m e User defined name associated with the file that contains user list data for the fabric.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide g--4 Inter -Switch Link The connection between two switches using E_Ports. IP Internet Protocol L LIP Loop Initialization Primitive s equence Logged-In LED A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status.
Glossar y g--5 P Pen d in g Fi r m war e The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset. POST Power-On Self T est Power-On S el f T e st Diagnostics that the switch ch assis performs at start up. Principal Switch The switch in the fabric that manages doma in ID assignments.
McD A T A 4314 Fibre Channel Switc h Module Installatio n Guide g--6 V oluntar y Contr ol Council for Interfer- ence A consortium of Japanese electr onics industry associations that have established voluntary standar ds for controll ing electromagnetic interfer ence (EMI).
Index i-1 i- Inde x Numerics 10/100 Base-T straight cable 3-5 A Access Control List zone 2-3 account name 4-5 Activity LED 1-5 , 1-6 altitude A-4 authorization 2-11 B bandwidth 2-4 , A-2 boot loader 4.
i-McD A T A 4314 Fibre Ch annel Switch Mo dule Installation Gu ide i-2 Index port 1-6 security 2-9 factory defaults 4-6 fiber optic cable 2-1 Fibre Channel ports 1-3 protocols A-1 File T ransfer Proto.
Index i-3 Index principal priority 2-7 switch 2-7 processor 3-1 , 3-2 R RADIUS - See Remote Dial-In User Service. recovering a switch 4-4 regulatory c ertifications A-5 rem ake filesystem 4-7 Remote D.
i-McD A T A 4314 Fibre Ch annel Switch Mo dule Installation Gu ide i-4 Index.
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