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Section 4
Installation
This section describes how to install and configure the SANbox2-16 switch. It also
describes how to load new firmware and how to recover a disabled switch.
4.1
Site Requirements
Consider the following items when installing a SANbox2-16 switch:
Fabric management workstation
Power requirements
Environmental conditions
4.1.1
Fabric Management Workstation
The requirements for fabric management workstations running SANbox Manager
are described in Table 4-1:
Telnet workstations require an RJ-45 Ethernet port or an RS-232 serial port and
an operating system with a Telnet client.
4.1.2
Switch Power Requirements
Power requirements are 1.9 Amp at 120 VAC or 0.95 Amps at 240 VAC.
Table 4-1. Management Workstation Requirements
Operating System
Windows® NT/2000/2003
Linux® 7.2 Red Hat®, Gnome™ 1.4
Solaris™ 2.8/2.9, CDE
Memory 256 MB or more
Disk Space 150 MB per installation
Processor 300 MHz or faster
Hardware
CD-ROM drive, RS-232 serial port,
RJ-45 Ethernet port
Internet Browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, Netscape Navigator®, or Mozilla™