embedded in the future of s t o r a g e
SAN Storage Switch
USER’S
GUIDE
InSpeed
TM
Model 375
For Apple Computer Users
Страница 1: ...embedded in the future of storage SAN Storage Switch USER S GUIDE InSpeedTM Model 375 For Apple Computer Users...
Страница 2: ...of Vixel Corporation All other brand or product names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Vixel Corporation provides this manual a...
Страница 3: ...IN THE FUTURE OF STORAGE ii Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Switch Installation 6 3 Switch Management 15 4 Technical Reference 57 Appendixes 61 A Specifications 62 B CLI Quick Reference 63 C Even...
Страница 4: ...t around the InSpeed SOC 320 and is controlled by firmware loaded into the on board Flash The switch is designed as a central interconnect following the ANSI FC AL standard Devices are connected to th...
Страница 5: ...monitoring and automatic bypass of problematic or unused ports Port Smart Settings which are predefined port level configurations that optimize switch performance and stability One Step Zoning includi...
Страница 6: ...tached to separate servers which often results in difficult to manage multiple systems and trapped unused storage islands storage cannot be shared with other servers Benefits include Improved incremen...
Страница 7: ...inance department Tape Library Consolidation Another switch application is the consolidation of multiple tape libraries attached to individual servers into a single library for all servers for backup...
Страница 8: ...1 4 depicts a sample rich media configuration Server Clustering In this configuration the switch helps deliver improved application availability when combined with a server clustering software solutio...
Страница 9: ...tatic bags returning the switch in any other container is not advised Make sure the following parts are included Switch unit RS 232 null modem serial cable Power cables 2 Self adhesive pads 4 Retentio...
Страница 10: ...an equipment rack Contact a sales representative for more information or assistance in purchasing a kit UL Guidelines for Mounting Equipment in a Rack When installing equipment in a rack give careful...
Страница 11: ...be facing downward 2 Place the washer on the screw prior to inserting the screw through the retention clip s mounting loop 3 Using a screwdriver tighten the screws to secure the retention clip to the...
Страница 12: ...r Supply Fan LED a separate LED for each power supply fan module indicating the power supply fan module s status Ethernet LEDs The Ethernet LEDs indicate the network connection status Ethernet LEDs In...
Страница 13: ...ered the Fault LED Regardless of the cause the switch requires immediate attention Power green LED When lit the switch is plugged in and the internal power supplies are functional 2 Gb s green LED Whe...
Страница 14: ...e should be immediately replaced to maintain high availability Flashing Off Activity Data is being transferred between the port and device On Off Normal operation but no activity Port and device are f...
Страница 15: ...on to indicate the device is ready to begin initialization To insert an SFP 1 Remove dust covers or plugs from the SFPs if provided 2 Slide the SFP into the port ensuring correct polarity until the la...
Страница 16: ...the switch is operational the LEDs display current status as described in Switch LEDs on page 9 4 Power on any other switches connected to the SAN 5 For certain applications switch configuration must...
Страница 17: ...er receptacle 3 Slide the safety latch over the power receptacle to expose the thumb screw 4 Loosen the two thumb screws No tools are required 5 Pull the unscrewed power supply fan module out of the s...
Страница 18: ...itch information the event log port information and port diagnostics The switch incorporates two distinct interfaces for managing and monitoring purposes The Web Manager interface provides an intuitiv...
Страница 19: ...wing serial port parameters Bits per second 19200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None 3 If using HyperTerminal press ENTER to receive a prompt If using the tip command on a UNIX work...
Страница 20: ...k the InSpeed Storage Switch menu item The Web Manager interface consists of a series of command buttons an expandable navigation menu and the displayed information area The command buttons and naviga...
Страница 21: ...tation and firmware downloads To access product documentation 1 Click Help Documentation 2 Click Product Docs A documentation request web page appears 3 Enter the appropriate information and click Sub...
Страница 22: ...ng the login request 2 Click OK The switch login page appears 3 Enter the switch s password The default password is password 4 Click Log In A message page appears while the page is loading If the page...
Страница 23: ...date and time of the current host system appear in the New Date Time text box 2 Click Submit The new date and time appear under Current Date Time See Configuring Date and Time Settings on page 26 for...
Страница 24: ...ing the Switch on page 48 To Click In this guide see View switch status InSpeed Storage Switch Viewing Switch Status on page 48 Change general switch configuration Switch Configuration Configuring the...
Страница 25: ...settings may be changed to customize the switch to the network environment To make a change to the current switch configuration users must be logged in to the switch or know the switch password the sw...
Страница 26: ...n or contact name 1 Click Switch Configuration 2 Enter the new value in the appropriate text box 3 Click Submit The Switch Configuration page displays the updated information Network Location The swit...
Страница 27: ...The default setting is FF If other connected devices use the FF setting for another purpose select another Blocking ARB value for example FB Under normal circumstances this setting does not need to b...
Страница 28: ...NMP Traps To configure an SNMP trap 1 Enter the Trap IP address for the device to which the trap information will be sent 2 Enter the Trap Port number This value is usually set to 162 for Windows and...
Страница 29: ...the system clock will reset and the switch s date and time settings will be set to the host system s time settings of the next user to log in to the switch To change the time 1 Click Switch Date Time...
Страница 30: ...t the password was saved and activated Opening a Telnet Session Some switch operations may require advanced features currently not found in the Web Manager These features are available in the Command...
Страница 31: ...setting This setting is activated on the Port Smart Settings page CRC Error Threshold The maximum number of CRC errors allowed in a 10 second interval before a port is bypassed Setting this value to 0...
Страница 32: ...assigned to each port and enables users to easily create and modify custom Smart Settings To view the Port Smart Settings page Click Port Smart Settings The Port Smart Settings page appears Expanding...
Страница 33: ...e devices like JBODs SBODs tape drives or external RAID systems JBODs SBODs or tape libraries When a port is set to this Smart Setting change notifications are sent to other devices but change notific...
Страница 34: ...ng 1 Select the desired Smart Setting from the list box 2 Click Set All 3 Click Submit to save the new settings Creating Custom Smart Settings In addition to the default Smart Settings users can creat...
Страница 35: ...e list box 3 Select the new settings 4 Click Submit to save the new settings To rename a custom Smart Setting 1 Select the desired Smart Setting from the list box 2 Click Rename 3 Enter the new Smart...
Страница 36: ...tree cascade configuration Setting Description Enable Policies Smart Insertion This policy is the default operating mode for all ports and determines what the switch looks for prior to allowing a port...
Страница 37: ...bled the switch always generates a change notification to ensure the proper system updates are performed However when a device is removed for example an initiator or target the removal does not genera...
Страница 38: ...ods include replacing the defective component cycling power to the device on the port removing and reinserting the bypassed port or cycling power to the switch Note This threshold setting can be adjus...
Страница 39: ...specified email address If necessary download the latest switch firmware to the host system To load new firmware on the switch 1 Under Download New Alternate Firmware Version to Switch enter the dire...
Страница 40: ...Enter the directory path and file name being sure to use a cfg extension 4 Click Save To load a saved configuration 1 Under Download New Configuration File to Switch and Reboot enter the directory pa...
Страница 41: ...p Zoning page The page is arranged as a grid of check boxes for placing ports in appropriate zones Ports are listed across the top of the grid Zones are listed down the left side Similar to other Web...
Страница 42: ...heck box 2 Click Submit To remove all ports from a zone 1 Click Clear at the end of the row of check boxes for the appropriate zone 2 Click Submit To remove all zones 1 Click All under the Clear Zone...
Страница 43: ...3 15 depicts this type of zoning configuration In Figure 3 15 zone 1 includes ports 1 3 and 4 while zone 2 includes ports 2 4 and 5 Port 4 is in both zones Devices on ports 1 3 and 4 have direct acces...
Страница 44: ...requires some coordination between the switches Building on the example for ports in multiple zones move the devices onto two switches and have the zones stretch between the two as in Figure 3 17 In...
Страница 45: ...insert There is a secondary timeout the Bad Zone Recovery Delay Time that can also be configured The Bad Zone Recovery Delay Time causes a delay before ports are allowed to reinsert which prevents a h...
Страница 46: ...rd Zones The limitations of Hard Zoning include 2 Gb of shared bandwidth over the entire Hard Zone Ports in a Hard Zone cannot use the Stealth Intelligent Change Manager Automatic Trunking and route b...
Страница 47: ...ing Cascade Smart Setting To reduce contention and improve performance between initiator traffic and target traffic when using a string cascade configuration connect the ports of each switch together...
Страница 48: ...ary trunk on a switch unless specified otherwise using the Load Balancing feature The primary trunk is always the lowest numbered port of any trunk group If the primary trunk fails the secondary trunk...
Страница 49: ...ascade port 1 while host 2 uses cascade port 2 All traffic will use the lowest numbered primary cascade port by default but ports may be configured to use other cascades Load balancing configuration s...
Страница 50: ...s overloaded If overloading occurs move one or more ports to a different trunk in the group To change the load balancing settings 1 Click a Trunk Group option to place a port into a specific trunk gro...
Страница 51: ...it is operating normally Fault red one or more of the ports has failed the internal temperature has exceeded acceptable levels or another error has occurred Errors appear in the event log The switch w...
Страница 52: ...ped operating Verify that the power supply fan module is properly seated in the switch Tip Rolling the mouse cursor over the port number displays the current port state Port Color Indication Green An...
Страница 53: ...n page 66 To view the event log Click Switch Event Log The Event Log Messages page appears The last time the event log was polled appears at the top of the page To export the event log 1 Click Export...
Страница 54: ...to easily identify attached devices when configuring load balancing Field Description Port Displays the current health of the port See Port Utilization and Health on page 45 for additional information...
Страница 55: ...not The Port Utilization page displays each port s utilization percentage based on high average and low utilization To change the port utilization interval Click Advanced Functions Thresholds Switch S...
Страница 56: ...been inserted into the network since the switch was reset or the counters were cleared CRC Errors Number of CRC errors that are detected in frames passing through this port since the switch was reset...
Страница 57: ...ose device problems when a device is locked up or experiencing a high number of failures on a port To place a port into bypassed mode 1 Click Advanced Functions Diagnostics Port 2 Select the Bypass Po...
Страница 58: ...o other data is being transmitted ARB FF ARB FF s are being transmitted to maintain link activity no other data is being transmitted ARB A port is arbitrating for network access to perform a task Read...
Страница 59: ...et or is powering up Sometimes the port is sending this sequence to another hot cascaded switch like a new initiator being inserted in the network Change Notification A change notification has been de...
Страница 60: ...hat the fiber cable is fully seated at either end If optical power meter is available verify the device is transmitting a signal If there is no signal present the device may require rebooting device d...
Страница 61: ...d until rx_los is de asserted At that time the port insertion will be automatically retried The port continues to stay bypassed until the port can pass the port insertion criteria Tx_fault is asserted...
Страница 62: ...tection Initiator Only Receive Changes Target Only Send Changes Off No Change Protection Switch Switch Send and Receive Changes Switch Switch Send and Receive Changes Switch Switch Send and Receive Ch...
Страница 63: ...Channel Alan F Benner Fibre Channel McGraw Hill 1996 ISBN 0 07 005669 2 Tom Clark Designing Storage Area Networks Addison Wesley Longman 1999 ISBN 0 201 61584 3 Jan Dedek Fibre Channel The Basics ANCO...
Страница 64: ...VIXEL INSPEED SAN STORAGE SWITCH MODEL 375 USER S GUIDE EMBEDDED IN THE FUTURE OF STORAGE 61 Appendixes...
Страница 65: ...op and sides of the switch for proper air ventilation Do not place the switch on heat generating surfaces Operating conditions are listed below Number of Ports 20 Operating Rate All ports operate at 1...
Страница 66: ...l session through a serial terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal with the appropriate serial port for example COM1 and the following serial port parameters Bits per second 19200 Data bits 8...
Страница 67: ...fic command Type command and press ENTER To save changes to the switch configuration at any time 1 Type save at any command prompt and press ENTER A message appears confirming the request 2 Type y and...
Страница 68: ...4 types 5 add 6 view 7 edit 8 del 9 type 10 11 5 password 6 load 1 show 2 lbclr 3 delprt 4 addprt 5 delalpa 6 addalpa 7 ialpa 8 util 9 pu 1 10 pu 2 11 12 7 trunk 1 addprt 2 delprt 3 showmem 4 clr 5 6...
Страница 69: ...ogress 3 CRIT Event failed with possible loss of integrity 4 ERR Condition failed action required 5 WRN Failed event occurred no action required 6 NOTIFY Configuration error or abnormal event occurred...
Страница 70: ...Unknown event INFO 101 CRC detected on either an ISL LIP or Generic Frame NOTIFY 107 Trap task failed to update trap destination info CRIT 135 CLI level 1 password changed NOTIFY 136 CLI level passwo...
Страница 71: ...8 D2 0D 13 80 38 56 35 63 99 D1 0E 14 7C 39 57 34 64 100 CE 0F 15 7A 3A 58 33 65 101 CD 10 16 79 3B 59 32 66 102 CC 11 17 76 3C 60 31 67 103 CB 12 18 75 3D 61 2E 68 104 CA 13 19 74 3E 62 2D 69 105 C9...
Страница 72: ...operates over copper and fiber optic cabling at distances of up to 10 Kilometers It is unique in its support of multiple interoperable topologies including point to point arbitrated loop and switchin...
Страница 73: ...port utilization 52 switch status 48 documentation 18 downloading firmware 36 E ethernet LEDs 9 event log 50 messages 66 F Fabric Connection Smart Setting 30 features switch 2 Fibre Channel references...
Страница 74: ...hange notifications 34 creating 31 default 59 diagnostics 35 Fabric Connection 30 Initiator or Target 30 Initiator with Stealth 30 policies 33 port information 33 port recovery 34 pre insertion testin...
Страница 75: ...tting started 16 hard zoning 43 initial switch setup 19 load balancing 46 loading firmware 36 network location 23 network settings 23 opening a telnet session 27 ordered sets 55 overview 17 password 2...
