Silicon Graphics Fibre Channel Hub Bedienungsanleitung

Fibre Channel Hub

Owner’s Guide

Document Number 007-3722-001

CONTRIBUTORS

Written by Carolyn Curtis

Illustrated by Dan Young

Production by Heather Hermstad

Engineering contributions by Bill Andrews and Pat Rykal

The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the publications group at

Emulex Corporation. in developing this manual.

St. Peter’s Basilica image courtesy of ENEL SpA and InfoByte SpA. Disk Thrower

image courtesy of Xavier Berenguer, Animatica.

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Contractor/manufacturer is Silicon Graphics, Inc., 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd.,

Mountain View, CA 94043-1389.

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found compliant with the limits for a Class A

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is

operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the

instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful

interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at

personal expense.

Attention

This product requires the use of external shielded cables in order to maintain

compliance pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

VDE 0871/6.78

This equipment has been tested to and is in compliance with the Level A limits per

VDE 0871.

European Union Statement

This device complies with the European Directives listed on the “Declaration of

Conformity” which is included with each product. The CE mark insignia displayed

on the device is an indication of conformity to the aforementioned European

requirements.

International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR)

This equipment has been tested to and is in compliance with the Class A limits per

CISPR publication 22.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions

from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications.

Attention

Cet appareil numérique n’émet pas de perturbations radioélectriques dépassant les

normes applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe A préscrites dans le

Règlement sur les interferences radioélectriques etabli par le Ministère des

Communications du Canada.

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Fibre Channel Hub Owner’s Guide

Document Number 007-3722-001

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Contents

List of Figures ix

List of Tables xi

About This Guide xiii

Audience xiv

Structure of This Document xiv

Other Documentation xv

Conventions xv

Product Support xvi

1. Features of the Fibre Channel Hub 1

Fibre Channel Hub Kit 2

Fibre Channel Hub Physical Features 3

Connectors and Ports 5

LEDs 7

Fibre Channel Hub Rackmounting Requirements 8

Compatibilities, Fibre Channel Cables, and Adapters 9

Fibre Channel Disk Drives 9

Fibre Channel Cabling Options for the Hub 10

Media Interface Adapter (MIA) 11

Fault and Error Management 12

Automatic LIP F8 Word Substitution and Bypass 12

Automatic Loop Reconfiguration 13

Loop Management Software 13

Contents

2. Loop Conﬁguration With the Fibre Channel Hub 15

Fibre Channel Hub Configurations and Applications 15

Single-Loop Configuration 16

Dual-Loop Configuration 18

Cascaded Hubs 22

Hub Segmentation 22

Planning Loop Configuration 23

Determining Hub Management 24

Selecting a Spot for the Hub 25

3. Fibre Channel Hub Setup and Cabling 27

Preparing and Setting Up the Hub 27

Cabling the Management Port 30

Cabling Servers, Workstations, and Storage to the Fibre Channel Hub 31

Cascading Two Hubs (Optional) 31

Using Copper Cabling 32

Using Fiber Optic Cabling 32

Connecting the Hub Power Cord and Powering On the Loop 34

4. Setting Up Local or Remote Hub Management 37

Setting Up Local Communication With the Hub 37

Logging In via a Console Terminal 38

Using Terminal Emulation 39

Setting Up Remote Communication for Hub Management 39

Preparation 39

Remote Communication Setup: Command-Line Interface 40

Starting the Internet Browser Interface 41

Telnet Login 43

Obtaining Privileged Status 44

Contents

vii

Changing TCP/IP Settings 44

Changing TCP/IP Settings: Command-Line Interface 44

Changing TCP/IP Settings: Internet Browser Interface 46

Setting BootP, DHCP, and RARP Parameters 48

Setting BootP, DHCP, and RARP Parameters: Command-Line Interface 48

Setting BootP, DHCP, and RARP Parameters: Internet Browser Interface 49

Enabling and Disabling Connections 50

Segmenting and Unsegmenting the Hub 50

Segmenting and Unsegmenting the Hub: Command-Line Interface 50

Segmenting and Unsegmenting the Hub: Internet Browser Interface 52

Setting Passwords 53

Setting the Login Password 53

Setting the Administrative Password: Command-Line Interface 53

Setting the Administrative Password: Internet Browser Interface 54

Terminating the Connection 55

5. Fibre Channel Hub Operation and Management 57

Viewing Statistics 57

Viewing Hub and Port Statistics: Command-Line Interface 58

Viewing Port Statistics: Internet Browser Interface 62

Viewing Hub Statistics: Internet Browser Interface 64

Bypassing Ports 66

Bypassing Ports: Command-Line Interface 66

Bypassing Ports: Internet Browser Interface 67

Changing LIP F8 and LIP F7 Settings 71

Changing Interval and Threshold Settings 72

Changing Interval and Threshold Settings: Command-Line Interface 72

Changing Interval and Threshold Settings: Internet Browser Interface 73

Renaming the Hub Manager 74

viii

Contents

A. Technical Speciﬁcations 75

System Specifications 75

Interface Connector Pinouts 76

Factory Defaults 77

B. Command-Line Interface Summary 79

C. Setup Checklist 83

Index 85

List of Figures

Figure 1-1 FC-HUB Kit Contents 2

Figure 1-2 Fibre Channel Hub, Desktop Use 3

Figure 1-3 Fibre Channel Rack: Rear View, With Two Fibre Channel Hub Units 4

Figure 1-4 Fibre Channel Hub Ports 6

Figure 1-5 Fibre Channel Hub LEDs (Front Panel) 7

Figure 1-6 Media Interface Adapter (Optional) 11

Figure 2-1 Hub Port Numbering 16

Figure 2-2 Single-Loop Configuration Example, Fibre Channel RAID Storage 17

Figure 2-3 Dual-Loop Configurations With Fibre Channel RAID Storage 18

Figure 2-4 Dual-Loop Configuration Example, Fibre Channel RAID Storage 19

Figure 2-5 Dual-Loop Configurations With JBOD Storage 20

Figure 2-6 Dual-Loop Configuration Example, JBOD Storage 21

Figure 2-7 Port LEDs 23

Figure 2-8 Hub MAC Address Location 24

Figure 3-1 Attaching Feet 28

Figure 3-2 Attaching the Power Cord 29

Figure 3-3 Cabling the Ethernet Port 30

Figure 3-4 Cabling the Serial (Console) Port 30

Figure 3-5 Cascaded Hubs (Example) 31

Figure 3-6 Media Interface Adapter (MIA) for Optical Fibre Channel Cables 33

Figure 3-7 Hub LEDs 34

Figure 4-1 Internet Browser: Hub Port Status Screen 42

Figure 4-2 Setup Menu 46

Figure 4-3 Hub Setup Menu 46

Figure 4-4 Hub Setup: TCP 47

Figure 4-5 Power LED 51

Figure 4-6 Segmenting and Unsegmenting the Hub 52

List of Figures

Figure 4-7 Setting the Administrative Password 54

Figure 5-1 Internet Browser Status Screen 62

Figure 5-2 Hub Port Detailed Status Screen Example 63

Figure 5-3 Hub and Hub Manager Statistics 64

Figure 5-4 Hub Manager Diagnostic Information Example 65

Figure 5-5 Hub Port Selection 68

Figure 5-6 Hub Port Status Screen 68

Figure 5-7 Port Setup Example 69

Figure 5-8 Bypassing Ports 70

Figure 5-9 Choosing Hub Advanced Setup 73

Figure 5-10 Advanced Setup Screen: Changing Autobypass Sample Count

and Autobypass Threshold Count 74

Figure A-1 Fibre Channel Hub DB-9 Pinout 76

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