Cable Devices To The Switch - Qlogic SANbox 5600 Series Installation Manual

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2. Open an admin session and enter the Set Setup System command. Enter
the values you want for switch IP address (EthNetworkAddress) and the
network mask (EthNetworkMask). Refer to the SANbox 5600 Series Fibre
Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide for more information about
the CLI commands.
3. Open a Config Edit session and use the Set Config Switch command to
modify the switch configuration.

Cable Devices to the Switch

Connect cables to the SFP transceivers and their corresponding devices, and
then energize the devices. Device host bus adapters can have SFP (or SFF)
transceivers. LC-type duplex fiber optic cable connectors are designed for SFP
transceivers. Duplex cable connectors are keyed to ensure proper orientation.
Choose the fiber optic cable with the connector combination that matches the
device host bus adapter.
GL_Ports self configure as FL_Ports when connected to loop of devices or
F_Ports when connected to a single device. G_Ports self configure as F_Ports
when connected to a single device. Both GL_Ports and G_Ports self configure as
E_Ports when connected to another switch.
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Serial – Windows: Open the HyperTerminal application on a Windows
platform.
a. Choose the Start button, select Programs, Accessories,
HyperTerminal, and HyperTerminal.
b. Select the connection you created earlier and choose the OK
button.
Serial – Linux: Open a command window and enter the following
command:
minicom
Serial – Solaris: Open a command window and enter the following
command:
tip hardwire
SANbox #> admin start
SANbox (admin) #> set setup system
4 – Installation
Installing a Switch
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