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SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
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2.1.3.3 Heartbeat LED (Amber).................................................................... 2-4
2.1.3.4 Input Power LED (Green) ................................................................. 2-4
2.2 Fibre Channel Ports ........................................................................................... 2-4
2.3 Port LEDs ........................................................................................................... 2-5
2.3.0.5 Logged-In LED ................................................................................. 2-5
2.3.0.6 Activity LED ...................................................................................... 2-5
2.3.1 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers.................................... 2-6
2.3.1.1 Port Modes ....................................................................................... 2-6
2.3.1.2 Fabric Ports ...................................................................................... 2-7
2.3.1.3 Expansion Port ................................................................................. 2-7
2.4 Ethernet Port ...................................................................................................... 2-7
2.5 Serial Port........................................................................................................... 2-8
2.6 Power Supplies .................................................................................................. 2-9
2.7 Fans ................................................................................................................. 2-10
2.8 Switch Management......................................................................................... 2-10
Section 3 Planning
3.1 Devices............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Multiple Chassis Fabrics .................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.1 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock ................................... 3-2
3.2.2 Common Topologies.................................................................................. 3-3
3.2.2.1 Cascade Topology ............................................................................ 3-3
3.2.2.2 Mesh Topology ................................................................................. 3-4
3.2.2.3 Multistage Topology.......................................................................... 3-5
3.3 Performance....................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.1 Distance..................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.2 Bandwidth.................................................................................................. 3-7
3.3.3 Latency...................................................................................................... 3-7
3.4 Device Access.................................................................................................... 3-8
3.4.1 Soft Zones ................................................................................................. 3-9
3.4.2 Access Control List Hard Zones................................................................ 3-9
3.4.3 Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones ........................................................... 3-10
3.4.4 User Account Security............................................................................. 3-11
3.4.5 Device Security........................................................................................ 3-11
3.4.5.1 Security Example: Switches and HBAs .......................................... 3-12
3.4.5.2 Security Example: Host Authentication .......................................... 3-14
3.4.6 Fabric Services........................................................................................ 3-15
3.5 Fabric Management ......................................................................................... 3-16