Contents
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Contents
Preface........................................................................................................................................ xi
Who Should Use this Manual......................................................................... xi
How to Use this Manual.................................................................................. xi
Related Documentation................................................................................... xi
Chapter 1 General Description
Switch Module Controls and LEDs ............................................................. 1-2
Maintenance Button................................................................................ 1-2
Resetting a Switch............................................................................ 1-2
Placing the Switch in Maintenance Mode .................................... 1-2
Switch Module LEDs .............................................................................. 1-3
Identifier LED (Green)..................................................................... 1-3
Input Power LED (Green)............................................................... 1-3
System Fault LED (Amber)............................................................. 1-3
Fibre Channel Ports........................................................................................ 1-3
External Port LEDs.................................................................................. 1-4
Port Logged-In LED (Green) .......................................................... 1-5
Port Activity LED (Green) .............................................................. 1-5
Transceivers.............................................................................................. 1-5
Port Types................................................................................................. 1-6
Ethernet Port ................................................................................................... 1-6
Switch Module Management........................................................................ 1-7
EFCM BASIC............................................................................................ 1-7
McDATA Embedded Web Server.......................................................... 1-7
Command Line Interface........................................................................ 1-8
Simple Network Management Protocol............................................... 1-8
File Transfer Protocol .............................................................................. 1-8
Chapter 2 Planning
Devices ............................................................................................................. 2-1
Device Access.................................................................................................. 2-2
Soft Zones................................................................................................. 2-2
Access Control List Hard Zones............................................................ 2-3