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SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
2.2.2 Port Modes ................................................................................................ 2-5
2.2.2.1 Fabric Ports ...................................................................................... 2-5
2.2.2.2 Translated Loop Port ........................................................................ 2-6
2.2.2.3 Expansion Port ................................................................................. 2-6
2.2.3 Logged-In LED .......................................................................................... 2-6
2.2.4 Activity LED ............................................................................................... 2-7
2.3 Ethernet Port ...................................................................................................... 2-7
2.4 Serial Port........................................................................................................... 2-8
2.5 Power Supply and Fan ....................................................................................... 2-9
2.6 Switch Management........................................................................................... 2-9
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 Zone.................................................................. 3-9
3.4.3 Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones ........................................................... 3-10
3.5 Fabric Management ......................................................................................... 3-10
3.6 Fabric Security ................................................................................................. 3-11
Section 4 Installation
4.1 Site Requirements.............................................................................................. 4-1
4.1.1 Fabric Management Workstation............................................................... 4-1
4.1.2 Switch Power Requirements ..................................................................... 4-1
4.1.3 Environmental Conditions.......................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Installing a Switch............................................................................................... 4-2
4.2.1 Mount the Switch....................................................................................... 4-3
4.2.2 Install SFP Transceivers............................................................................ 4-4
4.2.3 Connect the Switch to AC Power .............................................................. 4-5
4.2.4 Connect the Management Workstation to the Switch................................ 4-7