Dell PowerVault 56F Dell PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch Inst - Page 35

This chapter contains general information and examples on managing and monitoring the PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel switch. The following topics are discussed: Compatibility with PowerVault 5xF series hardware Switch management methods Managing through front panel buttons Managing using the Telnet command Managing with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) under Dell OpenManage™ systems management software and the PowerVault 56F switch manager Managing with the Dell PowerVault switch manager NOTE: You must assign an Internet protocol (IP) address to the switch through the front panel controls before you can access the remote management methods. support.dell.com The PowerVault 56F switch interoperates with the PowerVault 5xF switches. To be compatible with the PowerVault 50F switch, the PowerVault 56F switch should be configured to a specific addressing mode designated as VC encoded Address mode (also known as compatibility mode). This mode is enabled by default on all PowerVault 5xF switches. When using this compatibility mode, the maximum switch count in the fabric is limited to 32 as opposed to a maximum of 239, and the number of multicast groups is reduced from 256 to 31. NOTE: The maximum number of interconnected switches that are supported in Dell configurations may differ depending on device features. Please refer to your Dell PowerVault System Storage Area Network (SAN) Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for the currently supported configuration. Managing the PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch 3-1