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LightSand Communications

Installation and User Manual

for the

 

GFS-2

©

LightSand Communications

279 Sinclair Frontage Road

Milpitas, California 95035

August 2003

Summary of Contents for GFS-2

Page 1: ...Installation and User Manual for the GFS 2 August 2003...

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Page 3: ...LightSand Communications Installation and User Manual for the GFS 2 LightSand Communications 279 Sinclair Frontage Road Milpitas California 95035 August 2003...

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Page 5: ...r configuring the switches on the network Product Version This is new guide Supported Releases This guide supports the GFS 2 All software references support CLI O S version 3 3 1A and SANman version 4...

Page 6: ...le Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved SANcastle SANman GFS 8 and the SAN castle Logo are all registered trademarks of SANcastle Technologies Inc Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Mi...

Page 7: ..._ la norme NMB 003 du Canada PRODUCT IDENTITY E209104 a For a Class A digital device or peripheral the instructions furnished the user shall include the following or similar statement placed in a prom...

Page 8: ...nt into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications not expressly approved...

Page 9: ...v i LightSand G F S 2 H a r d w a r e G u i d e WHAT S NEW IN THIS MANUAL New and Changed Information This is a new manual...

Page 10: ...s Chapter 1 GFS 2 Product Family Overview Provides a product overview of the GFS 8 GFS 2 and some deployment examples Chapter 2 Installation Provides a step by step description of the installation pro...

Page 11: ...on the Reader Comment Card is an internet mail address When an internet mail message is sent we immediately acknowledge receipt of your message A detailed response to your message is sent as soon as...

Page 12: ...delines 10 Unpacking the Switch 11 Installing the GFS 2 in a 19 Rack 12 Installing the Switch on a Table or Shelf 12 Power Connections 13 GFS 2 Front Panel Description 14 Switch Setup 16 Establishing...

Page 13: ...L i g h t S a n d G F S 2 H a r d w a r e G u i d e x...

Page 14: ...nneling Example 7 SAN Tunneling Example 8 IP Translation Example 9 GFS 2 Switch Front Panel 14 HyperTerminal Connection Description Dialog Box 16 Port Properties Dialog Box 17 Communitcation Port Prop...

Page 15: ...x i i L i g h t S a n d G F S 2 H a r d w a r e G u i d e...

Page 16: ...h t S a n d G F S 2 H a r d w a r e G u i d e x i i In Band Port Led Indicators for the GFS 2 Switches 15 Out of Band Port LED Indicator for the GFS 2 Switch 15 Technical Specifications 28 List of Ta...

Page 17: ...x i i i L i g h t S a n d G F S 2 H a r d w a r e G u i d e...

Page 18: ...t using IP Translation Its OpenIP architecture provides bridging tunneling and resource allocation services across the FC fabric to the GbE boundary and back again The GFS 2 provides one GbE and one F...

Page 19: ...extensive configuration management monitoring and analysis functions at the network level The GFS 2 utilizes three methods of management Console Management Serial Out of Band Management Telnet SANman...

Page 20: ...A FC PORT Figure 1 1 illustrates a Management Workstation running Telnet or SANman The Workstation is connected to the GFS 8 switched fabric This is In Band management because the data originates ON...

Page 21: ...gement Workstation running Telnet or SANman The workstation is connected to the GFS 8 switched fabric through the IP Translation port This is inband management because the data originates ON the nativ...

Page 22: ...e mode recommended for optimal management of GFS 2 Figure 1 3 illustrates an example of Out Of Band management using an IP Tunneling connection Figure 1 3 OUT OF BAND CONNECTION USING AN IP TRANSLATIO...

Page 23: ...sections provide examples of these types of connections Fibre Channel port F port which enables direct connection to one other end station N Port and E port which enables connection to another fabric...

Page 24: ...E x a m p l e s Implementation Examples IP Tunneling IP Tunneling provides for the interconnection of multiple Fibre channel SAN environments using any IP connection LAN WAN IP Tunneling communicatio...

Page 25: ...G u i d e G F S 2 P r o d u c t O v e r v i e w SAN Tunneling This example of SAN Tunneling interconnects two GbE LANs using a Fibre Channel backbone Communication in this configuration is transparent...

Page 26: ...s IP Translation This type of configuration provides entry to the LAN WAN environment Each Fibre Channel port may be connected to a GbE port using IP connections The Fibre Channel ports may communicat...

Page 27: ...rve these guidelines For Fibre Channel ports the maximum cable lengths from the switch to connected devices are limited to 500 meters For GbE ports the maximum cable lengths from the switch to the con...

Page 28: ...THE SWITCH CASE IF THE SWITCH CASE HAS BEEN OPENED THE WARRANTY IS VOID Unpacking the Switch Carefully remove the contents from the shipping container and check each item for damage If any item is mi...

Page 29: ...ottom of the rack If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack To install the switch in a 19 standard rack 1 Use the suppl...

Page 30: ...he switch power connector located on the rear panel of the switch and the power source The switch may be connected to either a 220V or a 110V power source The necessary adjustments are automatically m...

Page 31: ...us and activities of the corresponding port Two other options that are specific to the GFS 2 are A Reset button located behind the center fan grill centered on the front panel A LED status indicator f...

Page 32: ...eiving data Tx Port is currently transmitting data Link Optic fiber is connected to an operational link partner Active Function varies according to port For an FC Port LED will light when connection i...

Page 33: ...ions Establishing a Connection with the Switch Before powering the switch on verify that the terminal emulation application such as HyperTerminal is configured with the correct communication parameter...

Page 34: ...w i t h t h e S w i t c h 4 Type the connection name in the Name box and click OK The Connect To dialog box will appear 5 In the Connect To dialog box select the communication port the cable was conne...

Page 35: ...ify that the settings are defined as follows 115200bps 8 Data bits No parity 1 Stop bit No Flow control Figure 2 4 COMMUNITCATION PORT PROPERTIES 7 Click OK 8 Power the switch ON and enter SETUP Mode...

Page 36: ...edures for the GFS 2 The following procedures are covered in this chapter Shutting down the Fabric Replacing a Switch Recovering from a Power Failure Disaster Recovery Running Built In Self Test BIST...

Page 37: ...d on the malfunctioning switch 4 Disconnect the Fibre Channel connections one at a time from the bad switch and connect them to the replacement switch starting with the ISL connections 5 Check the swi...

Page 38: ...wn for example what happens when you recover from a power failure The procedures in this section assume that the entire fabric is down and that the switches in the fabric have been previously configur...

Page 39: ...ff Power On the Fabric This section contains the generic procedure for powering on the switches in a High Port Count Fabric The actual order of powering on switches may vary depending on your SAN topo...

Page 40: ...tus is Analysis SwitchLevel Status Figure 3 2 EXAMPLE OF THE PORT STATUS TABLE 3 Power on the edge switches 4 Power on the first edge switch to merge the edge switch and the core switches into one fab...

Page 41: ...me Server successfully Use the Analysis SwitchLevel Status command path and the Analysis SwitchLevel Nameserver command path on the switch to which the device is connected Alternatively SANman can be...

Page 42: ...ernatively SANman can be used to reconfirm this switch and port status if SANman is installed 2 Reconfirm fabric status using the Analysis FabricLevel Fabric command path The number of switches should...

Page 43: ...ly run however if the switch is not running correctly the problem can be detected by forcing the BIST to run To do this access the Advanced Directory in the CLI and follow the steps in this section 1...

Page 44: ...TS AND DETECTED PORT TYPES AND REVISIONS 3 Once the BIST is completed verify that all the ports are functional A failed port cannot be used and will automatically be disabled by the software 4 Enable...

Page 45: ...ough FC GbE exchanges Open IPTM FC P VI FCP TCP IP UDP IP FIBRE CHANNEL Classes of Service Class 2 and 3 Port Speed 1 0625 Gb s Switch Max bandwidth FDX 16 Gb s Switching Element Full mesh Non Blockin...

Page 46: ...i Ciprico LSI MetaStor MTI S200 Storage Computer Corporation Fabric Switches Brocade SilkWorm family Inrange FC 9000 series Qlogic SANbox 2 Vixel 7000 and 9000 series MANAGEMENT SANmanTM SNMP MIB Seri...

Page 47: ...IGHT AT YOUR EYES OR ANYONE ELSES EYES Optics Fiber Characteristics A pair of fibers is required for each link Usually the fibers are supplied in pairs with clips on the ends but if they are not then...

Page 48: ...Wait 5 7 minutes to see if the switch was booting A console session cannot be established with the switch The serial cable may be damaged or the terminal settings may be incorrect 1 Make sure only the...

Page 49: ...witch using a serial cable or another telnet session 1 Logout by typing exit 2 Add another user A user cannot log into a switch using telnet and no one is accessing the switch through another telnet s...

Page 50: ...SANman topology tab The switch may not have been defined in the fabric tree using its out of band IP address SANman will display switches and devices on the topology tab if those elements are detectab...

Page 51: ...ic settings DomainID B2Bcredits RA TOV ED TOV are set correctly The throughput is abnormal or less than expected across a BBW link The GFS needs to be fine tuned for the distance and or delay being cr...

Page 52: ...ing command 3 Make sure that the active FC ports the user wishes to balance across multiple BBW ports are not separated by ports with connected but not active FC devices When working with an Emulex HB...

Page 53: ...C 36 L i g h t S a n d G F S 2 H a r d w a r e G u i d e T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g...

Page 54: ...Status 25 Flexible Control Key Features 1 F port 6 Front Panel Description GFS 2 14 LED Indicators 15 FC Port Active LED 15 GbE Port Active LED 15 Full bandwidth Key Features 1 G GFS Overview 1 GFS 2...

Page 55: ...Failure Recovering 19 21 Power Off Device 22 Switch 22 Power On Core Switches 22 Devices 24 Fabric 22 Power Source 13 Product Overview 1 R Replacing Switch 19 20 Malfunctioning 20 Overview 20 Routing...

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