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Chassis Configuration Process
SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch
Installer’s/User’s Manual 59005-03 Rev. A Multi-Chassis Fabrics 5-19
Chassis Configuration Process
1. Physically Connect a Management Station directly to the Ethernet port of the
chassis through which the fabric will be managed.
Follow the Ethernet Cabling instructions in the Switch Management manual
to install the Switch (any Switch chassis in the fabric) temporarily on an
isolated Ethernet network with the subnet address 10.x.x.x (By default, the
Switch’s IP address is 10.0.0.1.). This network does not need to contain
anything more than the Switch (the Switch, in turn, could be cabled to the
rest of the chassis via its T_Ports) and a single management host to configure
the Switch. You may then use the SANsurfer Switch management application
to configure the Switch chassis’ Ethernet port.
2. Configure the Ethernet Port of the Switch chassis through which the fabric
will be managed.
Refer to Switch Management manual for information about how to start
SANsurfer, how to select the chassis whose Ethernet port you want to config-
ure, and how to configure the Ethernet Port. You need to configure the Ether-
net port of only one chassis in the fabric. You could configure another chassis
for backup.
You must reset the Switch chassis to cause it to use its new IP Address. Reset
the Switch chassis by cycling its power or using Switch Management.
Following the reset operation you may move the Ethernet connection to the
Switch chassis from its temporary isolated network to its normal Ethernet
network.
3. Configure the Stage Type and Chassis Number of each Chassis in the Fabric.
If you have moved to a new management station at this point you must follow
the Getting Started paragraphs in SANsurfer section of the Switch Manage-
ment manual to open the application and get back to the Fabric window.
If you are still using the same management station as you used to configure
the Ethernet IP Address, get back to the Fabric window.
a. The Fabric window will show the fabric you created in order to
configure the Ethernet connection. You may create a new fabric with a
new Fabric Name and the new IP Address or you may modify the old
fabric by changing its fabric name and IP Address.
b. Double-click the Fabric Icon in the Status Field. The application will
connect to the fabric with its new IP Address and jump to the Topology
window.