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About This Guide
Audience
This guide is written for owners and users of a Fibre Channel Hub. It presumes general
knowledge of FC-AL technology and familiarity with the fibre channel storage and the
servers and workstations being used.
Structure of This Document
This guide consists of the following chapters and appendixes:
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Chapter 1, “Features of the Fibre Channel Hub,” gives an overview of and describes
included and optional cables for the unit.
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Chapter 2, “Loop Configuration With the Fibre Channel Hub,” explains Fibre
Channel Hub applications and configurations, and points to consider in planning
your configuration.
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Chapter 3, “Fibre Channel Hub Setup and Cabling,” explains how to prepare for
hub installation, how to set up a hub for desktop use, how to cable it, and how to
connect equipment for local or remote hub management.
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Chapter 4, “Setting Up Local or Remote Hub Management,” explains how to enable
and disable connections, set port parameters, and set passwords and privileges.
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Chapter 5, “Fibre Channel Hub Operation and Management,” explains how to
obtain operation parameters, bypass a port, change threshold settings, set the hub
for segmented operation into two five-port hubs and restore it to normal operation,
reset the hub to factory defaults, and accomplish other administrative tasks.
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Appendix A, “Technical Specifications,” gives technical details of the Fibre Channel
Hub and other relevant technical data.
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Appendix B, “Command-Line Interface Summary,” summarizes commands in the
command-line interface.
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Appendix C, “Setup Checklist,” summarizes steps for setting up the hub for
desktop use.
An index completes this guide.
