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  • Page 1 series 2 Gb/s fabric switches...
  • Page 2 Information furnished by Vixel Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Vixel Corporation for its use; or for any infringements of patents of other rights of third parties which may result from its use.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ..............1 Installing and Connecting ..........5 Managing the Switch ..........10 Using Fabric Services ........... 22 Using Stealth-3 Loop Switching ........27 Zoning ................ 33 A p p e n d i x e s ..........46 Physical Description............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Optimized, flexible switch architecture for fault-tolerant mesh and cascade topologies with room to expand your topology to several switches. The Vixel 9000 Series Switch is designed for 15 linear hops and tested up to 7 hops. (Only available in Fabric Mode.) •...
  • Page 5 CHAPTER 1 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Introduction • Fabric Mode for automatic and transparent configuration of fabric topologies: — Fabric log-in (FLOGI), Simple Name Server (SNS), and Registered State Change Notification (RSCN). — Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF).
  • Page 6 S TO R AG E Vixel fibre channel switches HOST Figure 1-1. Fault-tolerant mesh topology with Vixel 9000 Series Switches (requires Fabric Mode or Fabric (Public/Private) Mode)

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    JBOD HOST HOST Figure 1-2. With the Vixel 9000 Series Switch, devices can migrate from a single loop topology to a multiple loop topology Switches running in Stealth-3 Mode also support cascaded switches (in a star configuration) and “switch-attached” (N_Port) single-AL_PA devices (such as RAIDs) that perform fabric login.

  • Page 8: Installing And Connecting

    Changing the Switch’s IP Address 7 Connecting Devices 9 Important safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and regulatory information is contained in the guide titled Vixel Safety & Regulatory Guide. The installation and use of this product must be in accordance with the information given in that guide.
  • Page 9 P o w e r i n g O n t h e S w i tc h a n d I n te r p r e ti n g t h e L E D s When you plug in the Vixel 9000 Series Switch, the power and fault LEDs are the only LEDs in a known state—all other LEDs are unknown and must be initialized.
  • Page 10 The IP Address of the Vixel 9000 Series Fibre Channel Switch must be changed from its default IP Address (192.168.1.129) to allow communication with other devices on a network. You can change the IP Address of a Vixel 9000 Series Switch through a serial connection to the Command Line Interface (CLI).
  • Page 11 CHAPTER 2 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Installing and Connecting To connect to the switch’s CLI: 1. For UNIX workstations, create an alias and use the tip program: a. View the /etc/remote file and create an alias similar to “hardwire,” but with the above serial port parameters.
  • Page 12 Web Manager. C o n n e c t i n g D e v i c e s Devices can be connected to the Vixel 9000 Series Switch through Small Form- factor Pluggables (SFPs) and cables.

  • Page 13: Managing The Switch

    The Command Line Interface (CLI) allows you access to switch management through Telnet, modem, or serial connection. The Web Manager lets you manage and monitor a Vixel 9000 Series Switch from any network-connected computer. (Supported browsers are Netscape Navigator 4.7 or higher and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.
  • Page 14 CHAPTER 3 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Managing the Switch The monitoring and management capabilities of each management interface are described below. Management Interface Monitoring Function power status of switch (and length of running time) version of running firmware...
  • Page 15 CHAPTER 3 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Managing the Switch Management Interface Management Function Receive notification via email when switch powers Change Device Identification Set Switch Addressing Mode (Fabric, Stealth-3, etc.) Zone Switch Upgrade Firmware Reboot switch Send traps...
  • Page 16 CHAPTER 3 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Managing the Switch U s i n g t he We b Ma n a ge r The Web Manager has all the features of the Command Line Interface (CLI) plus configuration of settings for Stealth-3 Mode.

  • Page 17: Monitoring The Switch

    CHAPTER 3 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Managing the Switch Navigation To ensure that refreshed information is displayed, use the navigation links and buttons (such as “Back”) that are on the Web Manager web pages. (The browser’s “Back” and “Next” buttons usually display cached copies, which don’t reflect the current information on the switch.)
  • Page 18 CHAPTER 3 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Managing the Switch A quick list of frequent configuration tasks and their locations is shown here. Once you reach the location, you may need to click Change Settings and/or other links or buttons before configuration parameters are available for changing.

  • Page 19: Logging On To The Cli

    U s i n g t h e C om m a n d L i n e I n te r fa c e (C L I ) You can monitor status and configure Vixel 9000 Series Fibre Channel Switches through the switch’s Command Line Interface (CLI).

  • Page 20: Command Description

    CHAPTER 3 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Managing the Switch 4. If the passwords have not been changed from the defaults, change them now— type config password and select the appropriate password level to change. (Limit your password to 25 characters).
  • Page 21 To configure or change zoning from the Root Menu, type config zone config A p,p,p where A is the accessing port and each p is a designated accessible port. The maximum number of designated accessible ports is 7 for the Vixel 9100 and 15 for the Vixel 9200.
  • Page 22 CHAPTER 3 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Managing the Switch Event Reporting Parameters Note: If you have ques- Events consist of changes in switch health and configuration, and each event has a tions about the meaning particular severity level ranging between “emergency” and “mark.” You can...
  • Page 23 CHAPTER 3 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Managing the Switch 3. For Unix workstations: c. At a Unix prompt, type the following (where IPaddress is the switch’s IP Address) and press Enter. tftp IPaddress d. Type the following and press Enter.
  • Page 24 U s i n g O th e r S N M P To ol s Vixel 9000 Series Switches can also be managed through CA® Unicenter TNG® and other SNMP management tools.

  • Page 25: Using Fabric Services

    A dd re s s i ng The 24-bit Fibre Channel standard address has three 8-bit (one-byte) portions, which are mapped by Vixel 9000 Series Fibre Channel Switches as follows. • Domain (the first byte) uniquely identifies the switch within the switch topology.
  • Page 26 Vixel 9200; 8 cascaded switches for Vixel 9100. freedom to size your • Mesh topology, per switch: 16 inter-switch links for Vixel 9200; 8 inter-switch topology as needed. The links for Vixel 9100. Vixel 9000 Series Switch is...
  • Page 27 For a complete list of SNS commands supported active. by the Vixel 9000 Series Switches, see “Supported SNS Commands” on page 65. W W N Z on i ng You can divide root switches into multiple virtual zones (or work groups), similar to Virtual Local Area Networking (VLAN).
  • Page 28 (PRLI) to obtain their FC-4 types, then registers the FC-4 types in the Simple Name Server (SNS) database. PLOGI/PRLI is available for public ports on a Vixel 9000 Series Switch running in Fabric or Fabric (Public/Private) Mode. (PLOGI/PRLI is enabled by default in these conditions.) This option is enabled and disabled by individual port.
  • Page 29 CHAPTER 4 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Using Fabric Services Registered State Change Notification. On the Vixel 9000 Series Switch, the Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) option is set by port. Each switch port can be set to one of the available RSCN settings: •...

  • Page 30: Using Stealth-3 Loop Switching

    Using Stealth-3 CHAPTER 5 Loop Switching Sample Stealth-3 Topologies 27 Configuring the Switch and Its Ports 29 Understanding Stealth-3 Settings 31 Stealth-3 Loop Switching Mode is the preferred Private Switch Address Mode for simple, small SANs that have private devices. Stealth-3 benefits private (arbitrated) loops in the following ways.
  • Page 31 CHAPTER 5 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Using Stealth-3 Loop Switching Mixing Switch-Attached and Loop Devices Stealth-3 Loop Switching Mode allows you to mix private loop devices with “switch-attached” (N_Port) single-AL_PA devices (such as RAIDs) that perform fabric login. This flexible topology improves the performance of host-to-storage interconnection by providing dedicated bandwidth and eliminating loop arbitration delays.

  • Page 32: Cascading Switches

    Also note the following configuration options. • Port-based zoning. The Vixel 9000 Series Switch’s port-based zoning allows groups that share a switched topology to keep their data separate. For example, human resources may not want other departments to be able to access sensitive data on devices connected to port 2.
  • Page 33 — AutoDetect (detects E_Port or StealthLoop) Switch Identification in a Cascaded Topology In Stealth-3 Mode, when a second switch is connected to the Vixel 9000 Series Switch, both switches check for a user-designated “master switch.” If none is found, the switches arbitrate for mastership, and the switch with the lowest World-wide Name (WWN) is designated as “master switch.”...
  • Page 34 CHAPTER 5 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Using Stealth-3 Loop Switching U nd e rs t a nd i ng S t ea l th - 3 S e t ti n gs Under Stealth-3 Mode, the switch negotiates for or assigns addresses to each port depending on the selected port address setting.
  • Page 35 CHAPTER 5 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Using Stealth-3 Loop Switching Intra-Loop Communication Range: Available Address Groups Note: To locate the Loop When a port is under the Intra-Loop Communication Range port address setting IDs that are related to the...

  • Page 36: Zoning

    Stealth-3 Mode, all of its zones share one virtual loop—that is, one set of 126 even though zoning is AL_PAs.) Depending on model and firmware, Vixel switches in Fabric Mode and enabled and active. Fabric (Public/Private) Mode use either WWN-based or port-based zoning. (Stealth Modes all use port-based zoning.) You can use zoning to:...
  • Page 37 Vi x e l W W N Z o n i n g I ns t r u c t i o n s Vixel’s WWN zoning configuration complies with T-11 standards (SW-2 and GS-3). Vixel differentiates WWN zoning members by World Wide N_Port_Names (WWPNs).
  • Page 38 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning When you activate or deactivate a Zone Set through the Web Manager or CLI, a zone change request is sent to the switch’s Management Server. The switch attempts to gain authority to change zoning on the fabric. If this authority is granted, the switch momentarily becomes the Managing Switch.
  • Page 39 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning Examples of Successful Zone Merge Operations Enforced Zone Set (in Temp. Active Zone Set (in Flash) Memory) After Zone Merge Switch A Switch B Switch A Switch B Zone Set “Backup”...
  • Page 40 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning Record Zoning Information Before Upgrading Firmware Before upgrading switch firmware, record all zoning information for later re-entry. One way to record the zoning information is to print displays from the Web Manager or CLI.
  • Page 41 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning 3. Click View Zones (next to the desired Zone Set). 4. If you want to create a Zone, type the desired name and click Add Zone. 5. Click View Members (next to the desired Zone).
  • Page 42 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning 2. Add Zone(s) to the Zone Set: • To create an empty Zone and add it to the earlier-created Zone Set: Go to the zone menu (config/zone/wwn/zone) and type: zadd ZoneName ZoneSetName...

  • Page 43: Joining Zoned Fabrics

    CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning The switch activates the Zone Set on itself then attempts to force the Zone Set onto other switches in the fabric. If the attempt is unsuccessful, error messages appear, event messages are logged, and an isolated E_Port condition occurs, as indicated by a blinking-green-LED-and-solid-amber-LED combination on the affected port.
  • Page 44 Zone Set, Zone, or Member. A Zone or Member entry also includes mapping information to the appropriate Zone Set or Zone, respectively.) Version 6.1 firmware of Vixel 9000 Series Switches supports up to 20,000 entries. For example, the switch can hold 20 Zone Sets, each with 9 Zones, which each contain 100 Members.
  • Page 45 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning Command Description Displays the menu that is one level upwards. back Displays all configured Zone Sets. When a Zone Set is selected show from this display, constituent Zones are shown. When a Zone is selected, constituent Members are shown.
  • Page 46 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning Command Description Displays the menu that is one level upwards. back Displays the name of the currently enforced Zone Set (if any) show and the current setting of the Default Zone State.
  • Page 47 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning While the command examples shown within the menu specify one or more object names (in this case, an object is a Zone Set), you may enter just the command. If the...
  • Page 48 CHAPTER 6 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Zoning zone menu To view the zone menu, type the following command from the Root Menu: config zone wwn zone >config zone wwn zone Menu back - Go back show - Show zones (Example: >show) zadd - Add zone (Example: >zadd "zone 1"...

  • Page 49: Appendixes

    Appendixes...

  • Page 50: Physical Description

    Redundant power supplies for the Vixel 9300. • System and port status indicators. • Bandwidth of 32 Gb/s for Vixel 9100 and 64 Gb/s for Vixel 9200 & Vixel 9300. • Fully non-blocking architecture. • User-defined buffering for up to 32 maximum size frames per port.

  • Page 51: A Physical Description

    Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Physical Description P o rt s a n d L E D s The Vixel 9000 Series Switch is equipped with eight or sixteen Fibre Channel ports. LEDs are shown in Figure 6-1. System LEDs:...
  • Page 52 APPENDIX A Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Physical Description System Color Activity Indication Power is off. Power Green Solid Power is on. Normal operation (no system errors have occurred). Solid The switch encountered an error during POST diagnostics (see “Running Diagnostics”...
  • Page 53 APPENDIX A Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Physical Description Ethernet Color State Indication Ethernet not present (no link). Solid Ethernet is present, but not active (no packets are being transmitted). Blink Ethernet is present and active (blink Green...
  • Page 54 O p e r a t i n g C o n d i t i o n s The Vixel 9000 Series Switch must be operated in a clean, dry environment with unrestricted airflow. Air flows in through the cosmetic end (“Vixel” logo end) and out through the business end (sometimes called the transceiver end or “back-of-...

  • Page 55: Default Firmware Settings

    Default Firmware APPENDIX B Settings IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway 52 System Information 53 Zoning 53 Port Configuration 54 Event Log & Fault LED 54 Stealth-3 Mode Settings 55 The settings listed below are as shown from the CLI unless noted otherwise. Fields that do not apply to default settings are shown as empty.
  • Page 56 APPENDIX B Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Default Firmware Settings S y s t e m I n fo rm a t i o n Note: Address Mode may >show system Name : sysName not set be different than displayed...
  • Page 57 APPENDIX B Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Default Firmware Settings P o r t C o n f i g u ra t i o n Note: The PRLI, FAN, and >show ports config Port Configuration Table RSCN configuration...

  • Page 58: B Default Firmware Settings

    S te a l t h - 3 M o d e S e tt i n g s Note: Stealth-3 Mode is the Stealth-3 Mode’s default settings follow. default mode of the switch unless the switch was Stealth-3 Mode Default Settings for Vixel 9000 Series Switch custom-ordered. (Stealth-3 Mode is the default Switch Address Mode) Switch LIRP/...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    R u nn i ng D i a gn os t i cs To display test results, you can put the Vixel 9000 Series Switch into a diagnostic output mode. In this mode, the diagnostic displays a passed or failed result and prompts you with additional options.

  • Page 60: Appendix C Troubleshooting

    APPENDIX C Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Troubleshooting 4. If you plan to run the Diagnostic External LoopBack Test, ensure that the necessary copper or optical Fibre Channel loopback plugs are inserted before the switch is powered on.
  • Page 61 APPENDIX C Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Troubleshooting Diagnostic “FAILED” Test Codes In Diagnostic Print Mode, “FAILED” messages include four bytes, each indicating—in sequence—the major test category, failed port number, subtest number, and overall error code. For example, in the message: Port #4 .
  • Page 62 APPENDIX C Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Troubleshooting U nd e rs t a nd i ng C o m m on I s s u e s Note: If you have questions about the meaning and/or suggested actions for certain logged event messages, see the event message reference document included in the documentation.
  • Page 63 C h e c k i n g t h e S i m p l e N a me S e r v e r ( S N S ) When the Vixel 9000 Series Switch is running in Fabric Mode or Fabric (Public/ Private) Mode, each connected device logs into the Simple Name Server (SNS) with identifying information, including its supported protocol (FC-4 Type).
  • Page 64 APPENDIX C Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Troubleshooting Vi e w i n g P o rt L i n k S t a ti s ti c s The table below lists common switch issues, probable causes, and the link statistics to review when troubleshooting.
  • Page 65 APPENDIX C Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Troubleshooting Look for an increase in Issue Probable cause(s) these Link Statistic(s) Link Recovery N_Port link recovery • RxLinkResets • TxLinkResets • RxOls • TxOls incoming corrupted data • RxMissingDelims loop LIPs...
  • Page 66 APPENDIX C Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Troubleshooting Look for an increase in Issue Probable cause(s) these Link Statistic(s) Possible system errors • TxTagErr Internal System • TxParityErr Problem CRC condition is gener- • TxCRCErr ated internally • RxCRCErr...

  • Page 67: Technical Reference

    Te ch ni c a l S up po rt Before you contact Vixel Technical Support, check for solutions in this guide. Also check with your network administrator. Vixel Technical Support’s contact information is below.
  • Page 68 Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Technical Reference S u p p o rt e d S N S C om m a n d s Vixel 9000 Series Switch Firmware supports the following Simple Name Server (SNS) commands (sorted by code number). Code...
  • Page 69 APPENDIX D Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Technical Reference Code Mnemonic Command Based On... (hex) 0430 GE_NN Get Entries Node Name 0450 GE_IP Get Entries IP address 0470 GE_FT Get Entries FC-4 TYPE 04A0 GE_PT Get Entries Port Type...

  • Page 70: E Loop Id-Al_Pa Cross References

    Loop ID—AL_PA APPENDIX E Cross References Arbitrated Loop Physical Addresses AL_PA Loop ID AL_PA Loop ID AL_PA Loop ID (hex) (hex) (decimal) (hex) (hex) (decimal) (hex) (hex) (decimal)

  • Page 71: Glossary

    Glossary APPENDIX F AL_PA or A one-byte value used to identify a port in an Arbitrated Arbitrated Loop Loop topology. The value of the AL_PA corresponds to bits Physical Address 7:0 of the 24-bit Native Address Identifier. Arbitrated Loop A Fibre Channel topology structured as a loop and requiring a port to successfully arbitrate prior to establishing a circuit to send and/or receive frames.

  • Page 72: F Glossary

    APPENDIX F Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Glossary Enforced Zone The Zone Set that is currently enforced on the fabric (active Set (in WWN on all switches); constituent Zones and Members reflect Zoning) zone merge results (if applicable).
  • Page 73 APPENDIX F Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Glossary Intra-Loop A port setting under Stealth-3 Mode that assigns the Communication selected address range to the port. Range port setting Light-Emitting Diode. A status indicator on a hub or switch.
  • Page 74 APPENDIX F Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Glossary Open An Arbitrated Loop protocol used to establish a loop circuit. Protocol A data transmission convention which may include timing, control, formatting, error detection with correction and data representation. SC Duplex...

  • Page 75: Index

    Index Address Groups under the Intra-Loop Glossary 68 Communication Range Setting 32 AL_PA-Loop ID Cross References 67 Installing 6 Introduction 1 Cascaded Switches Switch Identification 30 Topology Example 29 LEDs At Start-up 6 configuring traps 19 During Operation 48 downloading firmware 19 Loop ID-AL_PA Cross References 67 enabling/disabling ports 18 global commands 17...
  • Page 76 Index Vixel 9000 Series Installation & Configuration Guide Segmenting Loops 4 Zoning Shipping List 5 CLI 18 Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) 9 Description 29 WWN Zoning 34 Speed for Port Link, Changing through the CLI 18 Stealth-3 Mode Options 32...

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