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Appendix A. Specifications, General specifications, Fabric management specifications

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Appendix A. Specifications This appendix discusses the 2109 Model S16 Switch specifications, including: v General specifications v Fabric management specifications v Optical port specifications v Environmental specifications v Power supply specifications General specifications Table 23 shows the switch specifications. Table 23. Switch specifications Specifications Fibre-channel protocol Fabric initialization Internet protocol (IP) over fibre-channel (FC-IP) Description American National Standards Institute (ANSI) fibre-channel standard (FC-PH) Complies with FC-SW 3.2 Complies with 2.3 of the FCA profile System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory switch System processor Number of fibre-channel ports Superscalar 33-Mhz Intel i960RP 16 ports Fibre-channel port speed Modes of operation Aggregate switch input/output (I/O) bandwidth Frame buffers 1.0625 Gbps full duplex Fibre-channel class-2 service and fibre-channel class-3 connectionless service 16 Gbps, full duplex 16 buffers per port at 2112 bytes per frame Fabric latency Data transmission range

Section	Page
Contents	5
Figures	9
Tables	11
Safety and environmental notices	13
Translated safety notices	13
Disposing of products	13
About this book	15
Who should use this book	15
Where to start	15
Limited vocabulary	15
Ordering publications	15
Product library	15
Related publications	16
Web sites	16
Chapter 1. Introduction	17
Switch features	17
Performance	18
Manageability	18
System components	18
GBICs	18
SWL fiber-optic GBIC module	18
LWL fiber-optic GBIC module	19
Power supply	19
Fibre-channel cable connections	20
Front panel	21
Control buttons	21
Ethernet connection	22
Front panel LED port indicators	22
Switch power on and ready indicator	23
Diagnostics overview	23
Verifying a power-on self-test (POST)	23
Running diagnostics	23
Loop (FL) connections	24
Chapter 2. Customer planning	25
Chapter 3. Installing the switch	35
Pre-installation checklist	35
Installing the switch	36
Tabletop installation	36
Rack-mount installation	36
Overview	37
Step 1. Mounting the moving slide and locking ears to the switch	38
Step 2. Mounting the fixed portion of the slide in the rack	38
Step 3. Inserting the switch and the moving portion of the slideinto the fixed portion on the rack	39
Step 4. Locking the switch in the rack using the mounting earsinstalled in step 1	40
Installing the optional power supply	40
Installing GBICs	41
Setting the IP address	42
Setting the IP address using the Ethernet port	43
Setting the IP address from the front panel	44
Control buttons	44
Switch installation verification	47
Code upgrade procedure	47
Upgrade procedure	47
Downloading firmware from a UNIX® host	47
Downloading firmware using a Microsoft® Windows NT operatingsystem	48
Chapter 4. Maintenance action plans	49
Problem determination start map	49
System reported error	49
Visually inspect the LEDs	50
Determine if zoning is in effect	50
Checking problems on attached devices	50
Checking FC host versions	50
Service reference table	51
Action codes and recommended actions	51
Fan failure action (action 1)	52
Power supply failure action (action 2)	52
All ports fail to communicate action (action 3)	53
Some ports fail to communicate action (action 4)	54
Abnormal port LED action (action 5)	55
Abnormal ready LED action (action 6)	57
Abnormal power supply LED action (action 7)	57
Checking the customer configuration action	58
Suspect fibre-channel cable action	58
Chapter 5. Replacing FRUs	61
Parts catalog	61
Replacing the power supply	61
Tools that are required	62
Removing a power supply	62
Installing a power supply	63
Replacing a GBIC module	63
Tools that are required	63
Removing a GBIC module	63
Installing a GBIC module	63
Replacing a fan assembly	64
Tools that are required	64
Removing a fan assembly	64
Installing a fan assembly	65
Replacing the system board assembly	65
Tools that are required	65
Removing the system board	65
Battery notice caution	66
Installing the system board	66
Replacing the chassis with touchpad	66
Tools that are required	66
Removing the old chassis	67
Installing the new chassis	67
Verifying switch repair	67
Verifying a repair that did not require turning the switch off	68
Verifying a repair that required turning the switch off	68
Chapter 6. Optional features	69
Fabric Watch	69
Threshold behavior models	70
Range threshold	70
Rising or falling threshold	70
Changing the monitor threshold	71
Installing Fabric Watch	71
Installing Fabric Watch through Telnet	71
Installing Fabric Watch through the IBM StorWatch Specialist	72
Fabric Watch overview	72
Telnet commands overview	73
Telnet commands	74
fwClassInit command	74
fwConfigReload command	74
fwConfigure command	75
fwShow command	77
Remote Switch	78
Introducing the Remote Switch	78
Installing the Remote Switch	78
Installing through Telnet	79
Installing through the IBM StorWatch Specialist	79
Extended Fabrics	80
Introducing Extended Fabrics	80
Installing Extended Fabrics	80
Installing through Telnet	80
Installing through the IBM StorWatch Specialist	81
Using Extended Fabrics	81
Configuring Extended Fabrics	81
Accessing through the Telnet interface	82
Chapter 7. Management tools	85
Switch management methods	85
Hardware setup for switch management	86
Setting switch IP address using the front panel	87
Setting the IP address using the Ethernet port	87
Setting the IP address	89
Managing with Telnet	89
Default user name	89
Changing passwords	90
Managing with SNMP	90
SNMP transports	92
MIB-II support	92
Fabric element MIB support	92
Vendor unique MIB	92
Generic traps	93
Enterprise specific traps	93
Agent configuration	94
Available MIB and trap files	94
Managing using the management server	94
Using the management server	95
syslog daemon	95
Introduction	95
syslogd support	96
Error message format	96
Message classification	97
Switch configuration	97
syslogd configuration	98
Power-on self-test (POST)	98
Chapter 8. Zoning overview	101
Appendix A. Specifications	103
General specifications	103
Fabric management specifications	103
Optical port specifications	104
Environmental specifications	104
Power supply specifications	105
Appendix B. Diagnostics	107
Diagnostic overview	107
Isolating a system fault	107
Removing power	107
Service action for error messages	107
POST tests	107
Diagnostic tests	108
Test menu	108
Running diagnostics from the front panel	108
Control buttons	109
Activating the menu display	109
Front panel switch menus	110
Offline and online diagnostic tests	110
camTest	110
centralmemorytest	111
cmemRetention test	112
cmiTest	112
crossPortTest	113
Display test	114
Display test long	114
Memory test	114
portLoopbackTest	115
Port register test	115
Push button test	115
spinSilk test	116
sramRetentionTest	116
Switch offline	116
Switch online	117
Running diagnostics using Telnet	117
camTest	118
centralMemoryTest	118
cmemRetentionTest	119
cmiTest	119
crossPortTest	119
diagClearError	122
diagDisablePost	122
diagEnablePost	123
diagShow	123
portLoopbackTest	124
portRegTest	126
ramTest	126
setGbicMode	127
spinSilk	127
sramRetentionTest	129
supportShow	130
Appendix C. Error messages	133
System error message formats	133
Diagnostic error message formats	134
Error message numbers	135
Repair action code meanings for diagnostic error messages	137
Diagnostic error messages	138
System error messages	141
Notices	147
Trademarks	147
Electronic emission statements	148
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	148
Industry Canada compliance statement	148
European Community compliance statement	148
Germany compliance statement	149
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) class 1statement	150
Korean Government Ministry of Communication (MOC) statement	150
Taiwan class A compliance statement	150
IBM license agreement for Machine Code	150
Statement of limited warranty	151
Production status	151
IBM warranty for Machines	151
Warranty service	152
Extent of warranty	152
Limitation of liability	153
Glossary	155
Index	161
Readers' comments — we would like to hear from you	173