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    Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and
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    of system features, hardware installation guidelines and procedures, and safety information Your Dell system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for troubleshooting procedures and instructions for using the Dell Diagnostics to test your computer system NOTE: Documentation updates are sometimes
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    instructions for the options are included in your system User's Guide, Installation and Troubleshooting Guide, or product-specific Quick Installation Guide, and warnings you must observe while servicing a hardware system, see your hardware User's Guide. Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be
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    typed when referenced. Example: "Use the format command to . . . ." In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruction and intended to be typed. Example: "Type format a: to format the diskette in drive A." Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold
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    Screen text is a message or text that you are instructed to type as part of a command (referred to as a command line). Screen text is presented in the Courier New font. Example: The following message appears
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    PowerVault Switch Manager Screens 1-1 Requirements 2-1 Name Resolution Service Requirements 2-1 Launching the PowerVault Switch Manager 2-2 Using the PowerVault Switch Manager Views 2-2 Fabric View 2-2 Fabric Topology 2-4 Name Server Table 2-6 Zone Administration 2-7 Zone Alias Settings
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    Figure 2-1. Fabric View 2-3 Figure 2-2. Fabric Topology View 2-5 Figure 2-3. Name Server Table View 2-6 Figure 2-4. Zone Alias Settings Screen 2-9 Figure 2-5. Zone Settings Screen 2-11 Figure 2-6. Zone Configuration Settings 2-13 Figure 2-7. Switch View 2-15 Figure 2-8. Port Statistics View
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    as physical configuration, data throughput, statistics, and status, as well as screens providing an administrative interface and a Telnet interface to the switches in the fabric. support.dell.com Introduction 1-1
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    utilization Administration Allows you to perform functions such as upgrading firmware versions or reconfiguring a switch Telnet Allows you to use Telnet commands for switch diagnostics, troubleshooting, and fabric management 1-2 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User
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    lookup (such as DNS, Windows Internet Naming Service [WINS], or Network Information Service [NIS]) enabled on the Ethernet network that connects the switches in the managed fabric; the entries should correspond to the switches in the fabric. support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch
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    If no name resolution service exists, place the entries corresponding to the switches in the hosts file (for example, in the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating 2-1 shows the Fabric View. Table 2-1 shows the descriptions for each component in this view. 2-2 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    Gateway IP address World Wide Name Unique numeric identifier for each switch; assigned by (WWN) field manufacturer Fabric Topology button Opens the fabric topology window support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-3
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    its own unique domain ID. Figure 2-2 shows the fabric topology window. Table 2-2 provides a description for each component in this window. 2-4 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    includes World Wide Name (WWN) and total number of paths by domain with output ports, input ports, hop count, metric and flag for each path. support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-5
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    . Auto Refresh checkbox Check to enable Auto Refresh; uncheck to disable Auto Refresh Interval Displays refresh interval in seconds field 2-6 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    the symbolic name of a device reported by the SCSI INQUIRY command Displays the Fibre Channel FC4 layer types supported by device, such as IP and FCP Displays the Fibre Channel classes of service supported by the device Lists all the zones of which the device is a member Click to close the window
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    the Zone Administration window. Figure 2-4 shows the Zone Alias Settings screen. Table 2-4 provides a description for each component in this tab. 2-8 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    the currently selected alias. Select a member from a list of members for the currently selected alias and click Remove Member to remove from the member list. support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-9
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    the Zone Administration window. Figure 2-5 shows the Zone Settings tab. Table 2-5 provides a description for each component in this tab. 2-10 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    to delete the selected zone Click to enter a new name for the currently selected zone Displays a list of available switches, ports, device WWNs, and aliases support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-11
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    Zone Administration window. Figure 2-6 shows the Zone Config Settings tab. Table 2-6 provides a description for each component in this tab. 2-12 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    add to the list of selected configuration members Select a member from a list of configuration members and click Remove Member to remove from the member list support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-13
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    view of switch status. Figure 2-7 shows the Switch Management Application. Table 2-7 provides a description for each component in this window. 2-14 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    outline around the port icon indicates a port failure For detailed port information, click the port icon for the Port Statistics window Number of the port support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-15
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    netmask value IP address of the default gateway; must be properly set to access the switch from other networks 2-16 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    ; if a disk stops spinning and turns yellow, the fan is experiencing a problem Left and right power assemblies are updated to show the presence/absence and status Table 2-8 provides a description for each component in this window. support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-17
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    Port World Wide Name field Port Module (or GBIC Module) field WWN for this port GBIC type: -- (two hyphens) - No GBIC present sw - Short-wave GBIC lw - Long-wave GBIC cu - Copper GBIC id - Might include any of the above types 2-18 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    transmitted Number of four-byte words received Number of frames transmitted Number of frames received Number of class 2 frames received Number of class 3 frames received support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-19
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    Last LIP received: AL_PD, AL_PS Number of F_RJTs sent Number of F_BSYs sent Number of times NOS received/sent 2-20 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    window. The administration window consists of the following functions. NOTE: You must have admin privilege to access these functions. Switch administration User administration Firmware upgrade support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-21
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    any administration window. Figure 2-10 shows the Switch Admin tab. Table 2-9 provides a description for each component in this tab. 2-22 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    , uncheck the box. Click to apply the changes you made. Click to reset all components to the values present when you launched the Switch Administration. support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-23
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    administration window. Figure 2-11 shows the User Admin tab. Table 2-10 provides a description for each component in this tab. 2-24 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    the Firmware Upgrade tab from any administration window. Figure 2-12 shows the Firmware Upgrade tab. Table 2-11 provides a description for each component in this tab. support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-25
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    the Reboot Switch tab from any administration window. Figure 2-13 shows the Reboot Switch tab. Table 2-12 provides a description for each component in this tab. support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-27
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    perform a fast reboot of the switch; a fast reboot bypasses POST (this is the same as a reboot with POST disabled) 2-28 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    the SNMP Admin tab from any administration window. Figure 2-14 shows the SNMP Administration tab. Table 2-13 provides a description for each component in this tab. support.dell.com Using the Dell PowerVault Switch Manager 2-29
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    System Contact field Displays or sets the contact information for the switch; the default is Component Support System Location field Displays or sets the location of the switch; the default is End User admin privilege to abort a Telnet session. 2-30 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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    user documents. A fabric software facility that supports multicast group management. The FC Arbitrated Loop class of service used for interswitch control traffic. It provides connectionless service with 31. This number may also be assigned manually. E_D_TOV (Error-Detect Time-Out Value) defines
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    is the designation of an equipment port connected to the fabric. Unique numeric identifier for each switch; assigned by manufacturer. 2 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
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