McDATA 3032 Switch User Manual


 
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McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
General Information
Configure the FICON and Open Systems Management Server
features if optional FICON and Open Systems Management
Server is installed.
Configure Switch Binding if optional SANtegrity Binding feature
is installed.
Configure Open Trunking if optional OpenTrunking feature is
installed.
Configure the management style between open systems and
FICON management.
Configure the switch name, location, description, and contact
person.
Control individual Fibre Channel ports by blocking/unblocking
operation, enabling LIN alerts and port binding, setting data
speeds, and running internal and external loopback diagnostics.
Display field replaceable unit (FRU) properties such as the FRU
name, physical position in the switch (chassis slot number), active
failed state, part number, and serial number.
Display information for individual Fibre Channel ports, such as
the port name, port number, Fibre Channel address, operational
state, type of port, and login data.
Display information on nodes attached to ports.
Display port performance and statistics.
Display vital product data for the switch, such as the system
name, description, contact person, location, status, model
number, firmware and EC level, and manufacturer.
Enable beaconing for ports and the switch unit.
Maintain a port address library (FICON management style only).
Monitor the operational status of the switch and each of its
hardware field-replaceable units.
Perform an initial program load (IPL).
Perform maintenance tasks for the switch including maintaining
firmware levels, administering the Call Home Notification
feature, accessing the switch logs, and collecting data to support
failure analysis.