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SANbox2-64 Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
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2.2.2.1 Over Temperature LED (Amber)....................................................... 2-6
2.2.2.2 Fan Fail LED (Amber)....................................................................... 2-6
2.2.2.3 Heartbeat LED (Amber).................................................................... 2-7
2.2.2.4 Input Power LED (Green) ................................................................. 2-7
2.3 Fibre Channel Ports ........................................................................................... 2-7
2.3.1 Port Status LED ......................................................................................... 2-8
2.3.2 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers.................................... 2-8
2.3.3 Port Modes ................................................................................................ 2-9
2.3.3.1 Fabric Ports ...................................................................................... 2-9
2.3.3.2 Expansion Port ................................................................................. 2-9
2.4 Ethernet Port ...................................................................................................... 2-9
2.5 Serial Port......................................................................................................... 2-10
2.6 Power Supply Modules..................................................................................... 2-12
2.7 Fans ................................................................................................................. 2-13
2.8 Switch Management......................................................................................... 2-14
Section 3 Planning
3.1 Devices............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Multiple Chassis Fabrics .................................................................................... 3-4
3.2.1 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock ................................... 3-4
3.2.2 Common Topologies.................................................................................. 3-5
3.3 Performance....................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.1 Distance..................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.2 Bandwidth.................................................................................................. 3-7
3.3.3 Latency...................................................................................................... 3-7
3.4 Device Access.................................................................................................... 3-8
3.4.1 Soft Zones ................................................................................................. 3-9
3.4.2 Access Control List Hard Zones................................................................ 3-9
3.4.3 Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones ........................................................... 3-10
3.5 Fabric Security ................................................................................................. 3-11
3.5.1 User Account Security............................................................................. 3-11
3.5.2 Device Security........................................................................................ 3-12
3.5.2.1 Security Example: Switches and HBAs .......................................... 3-12
3.5.2.2 Security Example: Host Authentication .......................................... 3-15
3.5.3 Fabric Services........................................................................................ 3-17
3.6 Fabric Management ......................................................................................... 3-17
Section 4 Installation
4.1 Site Requirements.............................................................................................. 4-1
4.1.1 Fabric Management Workstation............................................................... 4-1
