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1. Connect a serial cable that shipped with the hub (not null-modem) between the
serial port on the hub and COM1 of the system
2. Open a HyperTerminal Session from the managing system.
3. Choose a name for the session.
4. In the Connect to window, change to COM1.
5. Set properties as follows:
Bits/second 9600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
Then click OK .
6. Connect and then press Enter on the terminal screen.
7. Type qlshow .
8. Write down the World Wide Name, for example: 10:00:00:60:69:30:18:00.
9. Remove the cable from the first Fibre hub and connect it to the partner hub.
10. Press Enter on the terminal screen.
11. Type qlshow .
12. Write down the World Wide Name, for example: 10:00:00:60:69:30:18:01
13. On this hub, type, including the quotes, qlpartner “10:00:00:60:69:30:18:00”
(that is, the first hub’s WWN), and press Enter .
14. The hub saves the configuration and restarts.
15. Connect the cable back to the first fibre hub.
16. Press Enter on the terminal screen.
17. On the first hub, type, including the quotes, qlpartner
“10:00:00:60:69:30:18:01” (that is the partner hub’s WWN), and press Enter .
18. After the hub restarts, type qlshow to display the first hub and its partner
(peer).
Notes:
1. When viewing the connection on the 3534 Fibre-Managed Hubs, you will see
link lights on the interconnect fibre cable.
2. If using additional GBICs in the last port to partner the hubs, then the qlshow
command will not display a status for the qlpartnering.
Setting IP Address of Fibre Hub and Fibre Switch
The following steps allow you to set an IP address for the Fibre hub and switch.
1. Connect a serial cable that shipped with the hub or switch (not null-modem)
between the serial port on the hub/switch and COM1 of the system
2. Open a HyperTerminal Session from the managing system.
3. Choose a name for the session.
4. On the Connect to window , change to COM1.
5. Set properties as follows:
Bits/second 9600
Data bits 8
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