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Setting the switch password
1. Click
on the EZManager
screen. The
screen is
displayed.
2. Create a new administrator account password in the
screen.
3. Enter a new name for the switch (optional step).
4. Adjust the date and time for your time zone (optional step).
5. Click
.
Next
Welcome to Switch Configuration
Set Parameters
Set Parameters
Next
Configuring the zones and selecting devices
1. Select
on the
screen and then click
.
Typical Zoning is the default zone configuration.
2. Enter the number and types of devices that you are connecting to the switch in the
screen.
EZSwitchSetup uses these values to automatically configure the ports on your switch.
Typical Zoning
Select Zoning
Next
Device Selection
Connecting devices
The
screen displays a graphical representation of the switch with the
device connections based on the information that you entered when you configured zones and performed
device selection. The screen shows the connections as missing until you connect the devices that you
specified.
Configure Ports and Connect Devices
1. Install the SFP transceivers in the Fibre Channel ports on the switch to match the ports shown on the
screen.
a. Remove any protector plugs from the SFP transceivers
you are going to use.
b. Position and insert each SFP transceiver until it is
firmly seated.
c. Close the latching bale (if any). Repeat for the other
ports.
2. Make the physical connections to your host and storage devices. Match the physical connections to the
connections shown on the
screen.
Configure Ports and Connect Devices
a. Remove plastic protector caps from the cable ends (if any),
and position the cable connector so that it is oriented correctly.
b. Insert the cable connector into the SFP until it is firmly seated
and the latching mechanism clicks.
c. The
screen shows
missing, valid, and invalid connections as you cable the switch.
Note that it can take up to 15 seconds for the connection to
display as a valid connection. Verify that the connections all
display green and then click
.
Configure Ports and Connect Devices
Next
3. The
screen will display this message: “Congratulations—you’ve successfully completed the setup!”
4. Click
to exit setup. If you used the serial connection for setup, you can remove the serial cable.
Additional configuration options, such as custom zoning, are available from EZManager. See the
for more information on custom zoning, and other switch configuration and management
options.
Finish
Finish
EZSwitchSetup
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Setting the switch IP address
1. Enter the required information in the
screen.
2. If prompted to install Active X or a version of the Java runtime environment, do so. Reboot the setup
computer, if required.
3. Click
. The
screen is displayed.
4 Click
to confirm the addresses. The
screen is displayed.
5. Click
.
SetSwitch IP Address
Next
Confirm IP Address
Next
Continue Configuration
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