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- Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2001 Grass Valley Group Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This document may not be copied in whole or in part, or otherwise reproduced except as specifically permitted under U.S. copyright law, without the prior written consent of Grass Valley Group Inc., P.O.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Grass Valley Group Product Support................4 Welcome ........................5 How to Use the Manuals ..................6 Support for Your Fibre Channel Switch..............6 Installing a Switch in a Profile Video Network .............. 7 Profile System Software Requirements..............8 Fibre Channel Firmware and Driver Requirements ..........9 Loading Profile Firmware................ -
Page 4: Grass Valley Group Product Support
Grass Valley Group Product Support You can get technical assistance, check on the status of problems, or report new problems by contacting our Product Support Group. United States and Canada Monday–Friday 5:30AM–5:00PM Pacific Time (800) 547-8949 Europe Monday–Friday 9:00AM–5:30PM France... -
Page 5: Welcome
Welcome You can use your eight- or sixteen-port Brocade SilkWorm Fibre Channel switch to create fabrics for Grass Valley Group Media Area Networks (SCSI protocol) and Profile Video Network systems (Internet Protocol). This manual supplements the information provided by the Brocade SilkWorm manuals that you received with your switch. -
Page 6: How To Use The Manuals
Group. If you have any questions about your Brocade SilkWorm Switch, or if you need any help or service for the switch, please contact your local Grass Valley Group Support representative listed at the front of this manual NOTE: Do not contact Brocade Communication Systems directly for support of your Brocade SilkWorm Switch. -
Page 7: Installing A Switch In A Profile Video Network
Installing a Switch in a Profile Video Network Installing a Switch in a Profile Video Network Compared to a Fibre Channel hub, the Fibre Channel switch improves the performance of your Video Network by: • Increasing the bandwidth between any two Fibre Channel devices by eliminating the shared bandwidth required by a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop. -
Page 8: Profile System Software Requirements
The sections that follow describe the installation and use of the Brocade SilkWorm Switch in a Profile Video Network environment. Topics include: • Installing the required Profile System Software version (2.5 or higher). All versions of Profile XP System Software support the Profile Fibre Channel Switch. -
Page 9: Fibre Channel Firmware And Driver Requirements
Brocade SilkWorm Switch. You must also use this version of firmware if you wish to connect your Profile system to any other device that is equipped with Fibre Channel board from a supplier other than Grass Valley Group. NOTE: Do not perform this procedure on a Profile XP system. -
Page 10: Loading Fibre Channel Server Firmware
SilkWorm Switch. To load switch-compatible firmware on your Fibre Channel Server boards: 1. Contact Grass Valley Group support to obtain the location of the latest firmware, then download the files from that location. 2. Place the files in the /temp/drivers on the destination SGI server. -
Page 11: Configuring Fibre Channel On Your Profile Systems
Configuring Fibre Channel on Your Profile Systems 3. Follow the instructions in the Genrocco Fibre Channel Adapter Installation Manual to load the firmware onto each of the Fibre Channel boards. 4. Follow the instructions in the Genrocco Fibre Channel Adapter Installation Manual to install the appropriate driver on the system. -
Page 12: Configuring Your Fibre Channel Switch
Fibre Channel bandwidth to each device. NOTE: As shown in Figure 3, you must not connect a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop to a Fibre Channel Switch port. Grass Valley Group does not support loops in a fabric environment. -
Page 13: Single-Switch Fabric With No Loops Attached
Connecting Devices to the Switch Fibre Channel Loop (not supported) 0564-2 Figure 3. Single-switch fabric with no loops attached Profile Fibre Channel Switch... -
Page 14: Multi-Switch Fabric
Multi-Switch Fabric If you need to connect more than sixteen Fibre Channel devices together in your video network, you must use more than one switch to make your connections. You may interconnect up to sixteen switches, but you should follow some basic rules when increasing the size of your fabric. -
Page 15: Sample Two-Switch Fabric
Connecting Devices to the Switch 0564-3 Figure 4. A sample two-switch fabric Profile Fibre Channel Switch... -
Page 16: Sample Three-Switch Fabric
0564-4 Figure 5. A sample three-switch fabric Profile Fibre Channel Switch... -
Page 17: Monitoring Your Switch With Netcentral Ii
Monitoring Your Switch with NetCentral II Monitoring Your Switch with NetCentral II You can use NetCentral II, a Grass Valley Group SNMP Manager, to monitor the state of your Fibre Channel switch. The information presented in NetCentral II allows you to verify the normal operation of your switch and to detect any problems that may occur. -
Page 18: Snmp Configuration
SNMP Configuration NetCentral II monitors the state of your Fibre Channel switch if your switch is connected to an Ethernet network accessible to the monitoring station. The SNMP agent is a standard software item on all Fibre Channel switches. In addition to the agent, you must install the SilkWorm Device Provider on the NetCentral II monitoring station. -
Page 19: Fabric View In A Browser
SNMP Configuration line of your browser. For example, type 192.168.8.240 in your Location: browser to open a view of that switch and its fabric. Figure 7. A Fabric View in a browser Profile Fibre Channel Switch... -
Page 20: The Switch Management Application
3. In the Fabric View, click the image of the switch that you wish to configure. This opens a switch management application for that switch. Figure 8. The Switch Management Application 4. Click the button and log in as user admin. Refer to the BROCADE Admin WEB TOOLS User’s Guide for information on passwords. -
Page 21: The Snmp Admin Tab
SNMP Configuration 5. In the Switch Admin page, choose the tab. SNMP Admin Figure 9. The SNMP Admin tab 6. In the SNMP Admin tab, enter meaningful System Description, System Contact, and System Location information. This information is reported through NetCentral II. Profile Fibre Channel Switch... - Page 22 7. Set the Event Trap Level to 0, and do not enable Authentication Traps. 8. Enter public as either a Read Write or Read Only Community String. For that entry, set the IP address of your NetCentral II monitoring station. 9.
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Page 23: Monitoring Status
Monitoring Status Monitoring Status You can use NetCentral II to monitor the status of your Brocade SilkWorm Switch. NetCentral II displays information about the switch’s power supplies, temperature, and fans. Click on the appropriate subsystem icon in the NetCentral II window to view its status. Consult the NetCentral II User Guide for more information on using NetCentral II. -
Page 24: Port Error Statistics
You can also view error statistics for each of the ports. Choose View | Port Statistics to see a summary of the errors since the last switch reboot. Figure 11. Port error statistics Profile Fibre Channel Switch... -
Page 25: Troubleshooting With Netcentral Ii
Troubleshooting with NetCentral II Troubleshooting with NetCentral II NetCentral II reports status, warnings, and alarms using messages that are easy to understand. Suggested corrective actions are presented along with failure information. The following table lists some of the possible messages, along with possible causes for the problems and ways you can repair the problems Problem Possible Causes... - Page 26 Profile Fibre Channel Switch...