IBM SAN32M1, Installation And Service Manual

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509 Appendix D: Consolidating EFC servers in a multiswitch fabric
Manager application requires upgrade, see Install or upgrade software
on page -365 for instructions. If switch firmware requires upgrade,
see
Manage firmware versions on page 353 for instructions.
The EFC Manager application supports management of up to 48
switches (or up to 48 IBM managed products) per EFC Server, and
supports a multiswitch fabric of eight switches.
IP address
assignment All switches and all EFC Server PCs participating in a multiswitch
fabric must have unique IP addresses.
Figure 201 shows IP addresses
(without leading zeros) in a multiswitch environment.
IP addresses are structured to represent a location and product type.
The address format is 010.rrr.ppp.xxx, where:
• rrr is the location number (001, 002, 003, or 004) which specifies
either the location of a single switch or the location of a switch in
an equipment cabinet. The numbers have no hierarchical
significance and do not have to reflect physical order along a
LAN. However, you must assign a different number to each
switch.
NOTE: Procedures in this appendix assume the switch at location 1 (001)
is associated with the EFC Server PC, and switches connected to client
PCs are numbered in the physical order shown in
Figure 201 .
•
ppp
is the product type (001 for an EFC Server notebook PC, 005 is
reserved, 006 is reserved, and 007 for a SAN32M1 switch).
• xxx is the position of the PC or switch in an equipment cabinet
(001 for the PC, 001 for the lowest switch, and 002 for the next
switch).
NOTE: Use position number 001 for stand-alone switches.