Compaq 158222-B21 - StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN Switch 8 Release Note page 11

Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN Switch 16 Release Notes 11
Switch Operating System
When connected to some Ethernet switches, the Fibre Channel SAN
Switches with 100BaseT sometimes fail to connect through Telnet and
the user interface. Firmware v2.1.7 improves network reliability on
networks that have many collisions, but you have to load the firmware
into the switch to take advantage of it. If you have problems
downloading firmware into the switch, try rebooting the switch
immediately prior to using the firmwaredownload Telnet command. If this
does not work, use a crossover cable directly from the host, that you are
loading the firmware from, to the switch.
With firmware 2.03a, during a Telnet session with a Fibre Channel SAN
Switch from a Compaq Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS machine, the
Backspace, Delete, and Left Arrow keys do not work properly. The
keyboards shipped with these machines produce a "question mark"
character instead of deleting characters when using the Backspace key.
It is necessary to type Control + H to delete characters. The Delete key
changes the case of the letter at the cursor and prevents you from adding
anything to the line. The Left Arrow key deletes the character to its left
and prevents you from adding anything to the line.
Firmware v2.1.7 provides a Telnet command called backSpace.
backSpace without any parameters, returns the current state of the
parameter. backSpace 1 sets the backspace character in the switch to the
Delete character. backSpace 0 sets the Backspace character to Backspace
(Control +H). This makes the delete key work on Tru64 UNIX and
OpenVMS machines.
The Fibre Channel SAN Switches are configured with a default IP
address 10.77.77.77. This IP address may not be compatible with your
configuration. The IP address can be changed by two different methods.
One method is using the serial connection. When connecting to the
switch using this method, the switch's IP address is not used. Once the
serial line is connected, use the command ipAddrSet to change the default
IP address to an IP address that is suitable for your configuration. The
other method to change the IP address is to use the default IP address
and an Ethernet connection to the switch. Once the Ethernet is
connected to the switch, use the same ipAddrSet command to change the
IP address.
NOTE: When using the serial port connection, the flow control must be set to None.