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Sun Microsystems Sun StorEdge Switch-8 Installation And Configuration Manual (236 pages)
Sun StorEdge SAN 3.0 Release
Brand:
Sun Microsystems
| Category:
Switch
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Declaration of Conformity
3
Supplementary Information
3
Safety Precautions
5
Lithium Battery
6
Regulatory Compliance Statements
15
Bsmi Class a Notice
17
Table of Contents
19
Typographic Conventions
28
Related Documentation
29
1 Introduction
31
New Features, Benefits, and Products
32
New Device Names
32
On-Demand Node Creation
33
Fabric Connection of Hosts
33
Cascading of Switches
33
Higher Realized Bandwidth
33
Support of Multiple Protocols
34
Support for More, Heterogeneous Storage Devices
34
Support for New Hardware and Software
34
Software Upgrade Only
34
Building Blocks for more Complex Topologies
34
2 Configurations
35
The Switch
35
Supported Hardware
35
Supported Configurations
37
Hosts
37
Arrays
38
Supported Host Bus Adapters
38
FC Tape
38
Software/Drivers
38
Array Storage Rules
38
L180 and L700 FC Tape Libraries
40
FCIP (NFS/NAS and SNDR)
40
Switches
40
FC Tape Libraries
41
Ports
42
Zones
42
Guidelines for Configuration
45
Switches
45
Zones and Arrays
45
Zones and Storage
45
Configuration Examples
46
Single Host Connected to One Storage Array
46
FIGURE 2-1 Single Host Connected to One Sun Storedge A3500FC Controller Module
47
FIGURE 2-2 Single Host Connected to One Sun Storedge A5200 Array
47
Single Host Connected to Multiple Storage Arrays
48
FIGURE 2-3 Single Host Connected to One Sun Storedge T3 Partner Pair
48
FIGURE 2-4 Single Host Connected to Multiple Sun Storedge A3500FC Arrays, All SL Ports
50
FIGURE 2-5 Single Host Connected to Multiple Sun Storedge A5200 Arrays, All SL Ports
51
FIGURE 2-6 Single Host Connected to Multiple Sun Storedge A5200 Arrays and a Single FC-Tape Library
52
FIGURE 2-7 Single Host Connected to Multiple Sun Storedge T3 Partner Pairs
53
FIGURE 2-8 Single Host Connected to Multiple Sun Storedge T3 Arrays and Multiple Sun Storedge A3500FC Arrays
54
FIGURE 2-9 Single Host Cascading Switches Connected to Sun Storedge T3 Array and Local Storage Sun Storedge A5200 Array and Sun Storedge T3 Array
55
Multihost
56
FIGURE 2-10 Two Hosts Connected to a Maximum of Four Sun Storedge A3500FC Arrays All Ports SL
57
FIGURE 2-11 Two Hosts Connected to Three Sun Storedge A5200 Arrays, All Ports SL
58
FIGURE 2-12 Two Hosts Connected to Four Sun Storedge T3 Partner Pairs
59
Setting the Loop ID
62
FIGURE 2-15 Sun Storedge A3500 FC-AL ID Settings
64
3 Installation Overview
65
Software Components and Patches
66
Overview-Installing a New Switch
67
Overview for Software Installations
68
Patchpro™ Interactive
68
Patchpro Expert
69
4 Hardware Installation
71
Preparing for the Installation
71
Sun Storedge Network FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Installation and Configuration Guide • October
72
Attaching the Mounting Rails to the Expansion Cabinet
72
Installing the Mounting Rails for 8-Port Switches
72
FIGURE 4-1 Attaching the Mounting Rails
73
FIGURE 4-2 Detail of Rail Slots
74
FIGURE 4-3 Attaching the Mounting Rails for a 16-Port Switch
75
Installing the Switch
76
Installing the Vent Panel
77
FIGURE 4-4 Installing Four 8-Port Switches into the Mounting Rails
77
FIGURE 4-5 Installing the Vent Panel- Two 8-Port Switch Configuration
78
FIGURE 4-6 Installing the Vent Panel-Four 8-Port Switch Configuration
79
Connecting the Cables
80
FIGURE 4-7 Installing the Vent Panel for a 16-Port Switch
80
FIGURE 4-8 Power Sequencer
81
Sun Storedge A5200 and T3 Arrays
81
FIGURE 4-10 the 16-Port Switch Power Connector
83
FIGURE 4-9 the 8-Port Switch Power Connector
83
FIGURE 4-11 Power Connection for Two or Four Switches
84
FIGURE 4-12 Cable Routing for the 8-Port Switch
85
FIGURE 4-13 Cable Routing for the 16-Port Switch
85
5 Switch Activation
87
Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port
87
Using RARP to Change the IP Address
87
FIGURE 5-1 Sun Storedge Network FC Switch-8 MAC Address Location
88
FIGURE 5-2 Sun Storedge Network FC Switch-16 MAC Address Location
88
Installing the Sun Storedge Network FC Switch 3.0 GUI
91
Upgrading the GUI
91
Setting the Stage Type
96
6 Installing a New SAN
97
Required Software Components
97
Software Components
97
Downloading Patches and Packages
99
Verifying Successful Patch Downloads
99
Installing the Software
100
7 Upgrading the SAN
107
Downloading Patches and Packages
107
Verifying Upgrade Compliance
107
Software Installation
110
Switch Firmware
113
8 Configuring the SAN
115
Managing Multiple Switches
115
Managing Cascaded Switches
117
Managing Switch Zones
118
Broadcast Zones
118
SL Zones and Name Server Zones
118
Creating On-Demand Device Nodes on Hosts for Fabric Configurations
119
Creating Device Nodes Without the Sun Storedge Traffic Manager Software Enabled
119
Creating Device Nodes with the Sun Storedge Traffic Manager Software Enabled
129
9 Managing the SAN
147
Managing Sun Storedge Traffic Manager with a Volume Manager
147
Managing Without a Volume Manager
148
Managing with VXVM/Vxdmp
148
Managing with the Solstice Disksuite Software
148
Managing Switch Zones
149
Rezoning Hosts and Arrays
149
Rezoning and Reassigning a Sun Storedge A5200 Arrays from Host a to Host B
149
Rezoning and Reassigning Sun Storedge A3500FC Luns from Host a to Host B
151
Rezoning and Reassigning Sun Storedge T3 Arrays from Host a to Host B
152
Adding Storage Devices
153
Adding a Sun Storedge A5200 Array
153
Adding a Sun Storedge T3 Workgroup or Enterprise Array
154
Adding a Sun Storedge A3500FC Array
154
Adding a FC-Tape Drive
154
Removing Storage Devices
154
Removing a Sun Storedge A5200 Array
155
Removing a Sun Storedge T3 Array Workgroup or Enterprise Configuration
155
Removing a FC-Tape Drive
156
Sun Storedge Network FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Installation and Configuration Guide • October
156
Managing Fabric Devices through Dynamic Reconfiguration
156
Managing IP Networks over Fibre Channel Networks
157
Managing IP Networks in a SAN
158
Installation
158
Configuration
161
Invocation
161
Usage
162
10 Troubleshooting Tools and Resources
163
Diagnostics
163
Common Problems
165
General Tips for Troubleshooting
165
Problems and Corrective Measures-General Storage
165
Problems and Corrective Measures-Sun Storedge Traffic Manager
166
Problems and Corrective Measures-Error Messages
170
Problems and Corrective Measures-Switch
170
Software Architecture
173
Error Messages
175
Cfgadm Error Messages
175
Fabric Display Error Messages
176
Faceplate Display Error Messages
177
Help Error Messages
179
Application Error Messages
179
Network Configuration Error Messages
180
Port Display Error Messages
180
Topology Display Error Messages
181
User Administration Error Messages
183
Zoning Error Messages
183
Frequently Asked Questions
185
Sample Installation Session
193
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Sun Microsystems Sun StorEdge Switch-8 Troubleshooting Manual (150 pages)
Brand:
Sun Microsystems
| Category:
Switch
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Typographic Conventions
4
Related Documentation
5
Table of Contents
7
The Sun Storedge Network FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Troubleshooting Guide
13
Introduction
13
FIGURE 1 Switch and Interconnections
13
Sun Storedge Network FC Switch-8 and FC Switch-16 Configuration
14
Supported Configurations
14
Zoning
15
Supported Hardware Configurations
16
TABLE 1 Supported Hardware
16
Guidelines for Configuration
17
Required Solaris Level
17
TABLE 2 Arrays, Zones, and Initiators
18
TABLE 3 Dynamic Addition to a Zone* (Without Reboot of Host)
18
FIGURE 2 Example: Single Host Connected to One Sun Storedge A3500FC Controller Module Using
19
FIGURE 3 Example: Single Host Connected to One Sun Storedge A5200 Controller Module Using
19
Switches
19
FIGURE 4 Example: Single Host Connected to One Sun Storedge T3 Partner Pair Using Switches
20
FIGURE 5 Example: Single Host to Multiple A3500-FC Controller Modules Using Switches
21
FIGURE 6 Example: Single Host to Multiple A5200 Controller Modules Using Switches
22
FIGURE 7 Example: Single Host to Two Storedge T3 Partner Pairs Using Switches
23
FIGURE 8 Example: Single Host Connected to Multiple Storedge T3 Partner Pairs, Using Switches
24
FIGURE 9 Two Hosts Connected to up to Four Sun Storedge A3500-FC Controller Modules Using Switches
25
Multi-Host
25
FIGURE 10 Example: Two Hosts Connected to Three Sun Storedge A5200 Controller Modules Using
26
Switches
26
FIGURE 11 Example: Two Hosts Connected to Four Sun Storedge T3 Partner Pairs Using Switches
27
Diagnostic Tools
28
Hardware Tools
28
Helpful Failure Information
29
FC Switch Leds and Back Panel Controls
30
FIGURE 12 Chassis Back (8-Port Switch)
30
FIGURE 13 Chassis Back (16-Port Switch)
31
Power Switch
32
AC Input Power Connector and Fuses
34
Diagnosing and Troubleshooting the Switch
35
Power Checks and Troubleshooting
35
Power-On-Self-Test (POST)
35
Using the Test Mode Switch
37
FIGURE 14 Test Mode Switch Functions and Positions
38
FIGURE 15 Heartbeat LED-Normal
39
Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns
39
FIGURE 16 Heartbeat LED-Failure Blink Patterns
40
Cable Continuity Tests
44
Switch Counter Information
45
FIGURE 17 Port Display
46
Counter Descriptions
47
TABLE 4 Port Display Window Counters
48
FIGURE 18 Web GUI
50
TABLE 5 Counter Names and Descriptions (Faceplate Window)
52
Diagnostic Information and Isolation
53
Sun Storedge Stortools 4.X Qlctest
53
FIGURE 19 Sun Storedge Stortools 4.X Qlctest
53
Sun Storedge Stortools 4.X Switchtest
54
FIGURE 20 Sun Storedge Stortools 4.X Switch Test or Sansurfer GUI Start Test
54
FIGURE 21 Sun Storedge Stortools 4.X Array Tests
55
FIGURE 22 Isolation in Areas 1, 2, and 3
56
Examples of Fault Isolation
58
Scenario 1A-Bad Cable between Host and Switch (Using Storedge Expert)
58
Scenario 2-Bad GBIC in Switch
60
Scenario 1B-Bad Cable between Host and Switch (Using Functional Test)
63
A Quick Functional Test (A5Ksestest) to Test Full Loop
66
Scenario 3-Catastrophic Switch Failure
68
FIGURE 23 Functional Test of Switch Window
69
FIGURE 24 Switch GUI Window
70
Scenario 4-Bad Cable from Switch to Storage
71
FIGURE 25 Functional Test (Switchtest) on Initiator Port to Test Host-Switch Link Window
72
FIGURE 26 Functional Test (Switchtest) on Destination Port to Test Switch-Storage Link Window
74
FIGURE 27 Insert Loopback in Destination Port to Test Switch's GBIC Window
76
FIGURE 28 Rerun A5Ksestest Window
78
Scenario 5-Bad GBIC in Storage (A5200)
79
FIGURE 29 Run Snapshot DIFF Window
80
Mamba Field Troubleshooting Guide FAQ
85
Isolation of SAN Components Flowchart
101
FIGURE 30 Systematic Isolation of the Various SAN Components
106
Brocade Troubleshooting
111
Introduction
112
Removing Power
127
Status and Activity Indicators
127
Troubleshooting Overview
129
Troubleshooting
133
Glossary
143
Index
147
Sun Microsystems Sun StorEdge Switch-8 Rack Mounting Manual (32 pages)
Brand:
Sun Microsystems
| Category:
Server
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
Sun Storedge FC 8-Port and 16-Port Switch Rackmounting Guide
7
Rackmounting the 8-Port Switch
7
To Prepare the Rails
7
To Attach the Rails to the Cabinet
9
To Install the Tray Onto the Rails
11
To Install the Switch and the Vent Panel
12
Rackmounting the 16-Port Switch
13
To Install the Rails
14
To Install the Switch
15
Table of Contents
21
Contents
21
Sun Storedge FC 8-Port and 16-Port Switch Rackmounting Guide
23
Rackmounting the 8-Port Switch
23
To Prepare the Rails
23
To Attach the Rails to the Cabinet
25
To Install the Tray Onto the Rails
27
To Install the Switch and the Vent Panel
28
Rackmounting the 16-Port Switch
29
To Install the Rails
30
To Install the Switch
31
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