General Information
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McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
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Configure the FICON and Open Systems Management Server
features if optional FICON and Open Systems Management
Server is installed.
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Configure Switch Binding if optional SANtegrity Binding feature
is installed.
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Configure Open Trunking if optional OpenTrunking feature is
installed.
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Configure the management style between open systems and
FICON management.
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Configure the switch name, location, description, and contact
person.
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Control individual Fibre Channel ports by blocking/unblocking
operation, enabling LIN alerts and port binding, setting data
speeds, and running internal and external loopback diagnostics.
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Display field replaceable unit (FRU) properties such as the FRU
name, physical position in the switch (chassis slot number), active
failed state, part number, and serial number.
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Display information for individual Fibre Channel ports, such as
the port name, port number, Fibre Channel address, operational
state, type of port, and login data.
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Display information on nodes attached to ports.
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Display port performance and statistics.
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Display vital product data for the switch, such as the system
name, description, contact person, location, status, model
number, firmware and EC level, and manufacturer.
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Enable beaconing for ports and the switch unit.
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Maintain a port address library (FICON management style only).
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Monitor the operational status of the switch and each of its
hardware field-replaceable units.
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Perform an initial program load (IPL).
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Perform maintenance tasks for the switch including maintaining
firmware levels, administering the Call Home Notification
feature, accessing the switch logs, and collecting data to support
failure analysis.