ATTO Technology FibreConnect 1600, FibreConnect 8300 Getting Started Manual

ATTO FibreConnect™ Fibre Channel Switch

Getting Started Guide

1600

16Gb Fibre Channel Switch

8300

8Gb Fibre Channel Switch

ATTO Technology, Inc.

155 CrossPoint Parkway
Amherst, New York 14068 USA

www.attotech.com

Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]

Sales support: [e-mail]
Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-6pm EST

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© 2012 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective
holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written
permission of ATTO Technology, Inc.

09/2012

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PRMA-0403-000

Contents

1.0 Installation ......................................................................................................1

Hardware Installation
Connecting to the Switch
Logging into Web Tools
Connecting devices
Included Tools

2.0 Zoning .............................................................................................................5

3.0 Update Firmware ............................................................................................6

4.0 Saving Configurations ...................................................................................8

1.0 Installation

Use the following instructions for installation of the FibreConnect 1600 (16Gb/s) or 8300 (8Gb/s) Switch.

Unpack the box; verify contents

• The FibreConnect Switch

• Power Cord (FibreConnect 1600 - optional
second cord)

• Rack mount kit - “L” brackets (8300),
Fixed rails (1600)

*If you are receiving an ATTO FibreConnect Switch for evaluation, the box may not contain the
Documentation CD and/or the the DCFM Pro CD. To access all revelant documents of the Documentation
CD, please visit: www.attotech.com/downloads.html

www.brocadeconnect.com/public/DCFMEval

Hardware Installation

1 Install the FibreConnect into a standard rack

(with included rack mount kit) or place it on a
desktop.

2 Connect the power cord to the FibreConnect

1600 or 8300 switch and plug in the power
source. (FibreConnect 1600 - Optional second
power source)

• SFP modules

• Serial cable

• USB to serial adapter and Driver CD

• Documentation CD

• DCFM Pro (Data Center Fabric Manager)™ CD

.To download

3 Connect the serial cable from the FibreConnect

to your computers serial port. If your machine
does not have a serial port, please use the
included USB to serial adapter.

DCFM Pro

*

please visit:

*

4 Connect an RJ45 Ethernet cable to the device

then plug into a switch, within your network, on
the same subnet as the computer you will use
to configure the switch.

1

Connecting to the Switch

Mac OS X

1 Begin by connecting the included USB to serial

adapter to an available USB port on your Mac.

2 Connect the included serial cable from the

adapter to the FC1600 or FC8300 serial port

3 Insert the included USB Serial Adapter CD into

your optical drive.

4 Locate the driver and copy the dmg file to the

desktop:

a. On the CD : /Driver/Mac/iMac 10.1 &

10.4or later/PL2303_1.2.1r2.dmg

b. Or find the latest driver on-line:

http://plugable.com/drivers/prolific/

c. Detailed installation instructions can be

found here:

http://plugable.com/category/product/pl230

3-db9/

5 Double click the dmg file to install the driver.
6 Reboot your machine.
7 Then use the Terminal program in OS X and

connect to the switch console:
a. Open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities)
b. Type screen /dev/tty.usbserial 9600
c. Hit enter
d. Hit enter again – You should see the Fabric

OS console login prompt.

e. Login to the device with the default

username admin and password password

8 You are now logged into the switch, proceed to

Logging into Web Tools

on page 3

Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

1 Connect the included serial cable from the

FC1600 or FC8300 to the serial port on your
PC. Use the included USB to serial adapter, if
necessary.

2 Using a terminal emulation program on the

setup computer to connect to the device using
an application such as the native
HyperTerminal.

3 Open HyperTerminal by going to Start -> Run

-> type hypertrm.exe and hit enter.

4 Create a new connection with the following

COM port properties:

Bits per second: 9600
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None

5 Login to the switch from HyperTerminal with

username: admin and password: password

6 You are now logged into the switch, proceed to

Logging into Web Tools

on page 3

Windows Vista/7/8/Server 2008/2012

1 Connect the included serial cable from the

FC1600 or FC8300 to the serial port on your
PC. Use the included USB to serial adapter, if
neccessary.

2 Using a terminal program on the setup

computer, connect to the switch using an
application such as the shareware application
TeraTerm.

• Download, unzip, and install TeraTerm Pro
(shareware).

• Open TeraTerm.

• Under setup select Serial Port.

• Create a new serial connection to the COM
serial port using the following settings:

Bits per second: 9600
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None

3 Enter the default username: admin and

password: password at the login prompt.

4 You are now logged into the switch, proceed to

Logging into Web Tools

on page 3

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Linux (Red Hat and SUSE)

Note

Note

1 Connect the included serial cable from the

FC1600 or FC8300 to the serial port on your
machine. Use the included USB to serial
adapter, if neccessary.

2 Using Terminal, connect to the device by

completing the following:

Logging into Web Tools

Should you choose to use a different
terminal application, use the following COM
port settings:

• Bits per second: 9600

• Parity: None

• Stop bits: 1

• Flow control: None

1 Now discover the IP address of the

FibreConnect Switch in the Terminal

application:
a. Type ipaddrshow
b. Hit enter

2 You may now connect to Web Tools (GUI)

which allows you to log into the switch and

begin configuring the device. Do this by

completing the following:
a. Open a browser

Internet Explorer in Windows works without
exception. Skip to (

Safari and Firefox are supported – follow the
instructions below to use Safari or Firefox on
Mac or Windows.

g)

in this section.

a. Open Terminal.
b. Type screen /dev/ttyS0 9600
c. Press enter.
d. Login to the device with username: admin

and password: password

3 You are now logged into the switch, proceed to

logging into Web Tools.

e. Change the URL to the following :

http://192.168.100.43/switchExplorer_insta
lled.html

f. This will download the java tool. You will be

prompted to open with Java.

g. This will load the java based web tools GUI

and prompt you for a username and
password:

Default username: admin

Default password: password

Google Chrome is not currently supported.

b. Type the IP address, obtained in step 9, into

the address bar example:

http://192.168.100.43/
c. Hit enter
d. The URL will change to

http://192.168.100.43/ switchExplorer.html

h. You will then be presented with the Web

Tools Screen

3

Connecting devices

Note

1 Remove any optical protector plugs from the

SFP transceivers that you intend to use.

2 Position and insert each SFP transceiver until it

is firmly seated in the opening of the switch.
Close the locking latch.

Included Tools

Web Tools

Web tools is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) which
allows you to configure, manage and monitor the
switch from your web browser. It enables you to see
devices, manage zoning, port aliases, switch health,
and other administrative functions.

3 Make the physical connections to your host and

storage devices.

4 Finished - You have successfully completed

initial configuration of your ATTO FibreConnect
switch and can continue onto setup and zoning.

DCFM Pro (Data Center Fabric Manager)

DCFM Pro is an advanced desktop application that
allows you to manage the FibreConnect switch and
access advanced functionality.

System Requirements

Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/2003/2008/2012
Red Hat Linux 4.x and later
Mac OS 10.4.x - later
SUSE Linux 10.x and later

Browser Requirements

Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
OS X Safari
Java

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Plug-in 1.4.2+ on Windows and Linux

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7.x+

3.x+

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Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/2003/2008/2012
Red Hat Linux 4.x and later
SUSE Linux 10.x and later
VMware ESX Server

supported: Same as those listed above.)

DCFM Pro is not supported in Mac OS X;
please refer to the Web Tools section.

Some of the advanced features supported, using
DCFM Pro, are as follows:

• Fabric summary reporting

• Print zone database summary

• Viewing zone configuration

• Device accessibility matrix

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3 and later (Guest OS

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2.0 Zoning

Zoning is the partioning of a Fibre Channel fabric into smaller subsets to restrict device access and simplify
management. Zoning can be used to seperate devices or segregate bandwidth across the fabric. The following
is a basic overview of how to configure zoning. For more information please refer to Chapter 9: Administrative
Advanced Zoning, in the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide, that can be found on the documentation CD.

1 Connect an FC initiator or target into an open

port on the FibreConnect Switch.

2 Use the link indicator on the switch port to verify

that the connection is good.

3 Login to the WebTools GUI interface using the

Ethernet connection on the switch.

You will need Java enabled on your browser.

4 Check the FibreConnect Switch Port.

a. On the visual depiction of the switch, click

on the port where you plugged in the FC

connector.
b. The Port Administration Services screen

should pop up.

You will need to enable the pop-up in your
browser.

c. Verify that the Port Status is Online. Note

the port number.
d. Close the Port Administration Services

screen.

5 Find the WWN of your new device.

a. Navigate back to the front GUI page.
b. Select Zone Admin, an icon on the top left

of the screen.

6 Create a new alias for this device.

a. Click New Alias button.
b. Follow the menu instructions and name the

device.

7 Add the appropriate WWN to the alias.

a. Select your new device name from the

Name drop down menu.

b. Expand the WWNs under Member

Selection List.
c. Highlight the appropriate WWN.
d. Select Add Member.

8 Add the alias to the appropriate zone.

a. Select the Zone tab.
b. Select the appropriate zone from the Name

drop down menu.
c. Select the appropriate alias from the

Member Selection List.
d. Click Add Member.

9 Ensure that the zone is in Zone Config in the

Zone Config tab.

10 Save your changes by selecting

ZoningActions -> Enable Config

11 Log back in to the server to verify. It should now

see the storage devices.

c. Expand the Ports & Attaching Devices

under the Member Selection List.

d. Expand the appropriate port number. Note

the attached WWN.

5

3.0 Update Firmware

Note

Note

Your FibreConnect 1600 or 8300 requires the use of an FTP or SCP to upgrade your firmware.

Setting up an FTP Server

The following instructions apply for setting up an FTP
Server and Upgrading Firmware on Windows/Mac OS
X/Linux Operating Systems.

1 Setup and install an FTP server either using

native functionality in
Windows/Mac OS X/Linux, or utilize a freeware

application such as FtpGoServer.

Java will need to be installed for FtpGoServer
to run.

FtpGoServer is a simple, fast and very small (10K)
Java FTP server that can be used on your PC, Mac or
Linux machine to allow remote FTP access to a
selected part of a computer's file system. Download
and install the application.

Upgrading Firmware via Command Line
Interface/Telnet (Recommended)

Use the following procedure to upgrade your ATTO
FibreConnect 1600 or 8300 to the latest firmware
through a Telnet/Command Line Interface (CLI).

ATTO recommends that before upgrading the
switch firmware, a copy of the switch
configuration file should be saved to the FTP
server using the configupload command.
Refer to Section 5.0 of this guide for
instructions on how to do this.

1 Create a directory for the firmware files and

download the firmware from the hp website into
a UNIX or Windows machine as explained
above in FTP setup.

2 Verify the FTP service is running on a

Windows, Mac, or Linux machine.

3 Telnet to the switch through the terminal

application you used in the above steps to

initially find the IP of the switch.
4 At the login prompt, type admin
5 Type the password.
6 At the prompt type firmwareDownload
7 Follow the on-screen prompts, as shown below:

• Server Name or IP Address:

192.168.xxx.xxx (Enter the IP address of the
FTP server that contains the firmware file
you received from ATTO Support.)

• User Name: (access to the FTP root)

• File Name: /v6.x.x/ (the location of the
unzipped firmware folder)

• Password: xxxx (password to access FTP
server)

• FirmwareDownload has started.

• Start to install packages......

The firmware files begin to download.

This takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

Upon completion of a successful download, you will
see the following prompts:

• Verification SUCCEEDED

• FirmwareDownload has completed
successfully.

• Connection to host lost.

8 The switch is now running firmware v6.x.x
9 Re-telnet to the switch, and type

firmwareshow

You should see the following example:

swd77:admin> firmwareshow
Appl Primary/Secondary Versions

-----------------------------------------­FOS v6.x.x
v6.x.x

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Upgrading Firmware via Web Tools

Note

CAUTIONCAUTION

ATTO recommends that before upgrading the
switch firmware, a copy of the switch
configuration file should be saved to the FTP
server using the configupload command.
Refer to Section 5.0 of this guide for
instructions on how to do this.

1 Verify the FTP service is running on a local

network machine with proper access privilege.

2 From a web browser, access the FibreConnect

web tools GUI by typing in the switch IP
address and logging in.

3Select Switch Admin in the upper left corner of

web tools.
4 Select the Firmware Download tab.
5 Enter the following information:

• Host Name or IP (Enter the IP address of
the FTP server that contains the firmware file
you received from ATTO Support.)

• User Name (access to the FTP root)

• Password (no password is required if
username anonymous is used)

• Protocol Type (FTP)

• Specify Firmware Path (this is the actual
folder location of the unzipped firmware
directory)

6 Click Download.

The process will take roughly 15 minutes.

The ATTO FibreConnect Switch has two
partitions of non-volatile storage areas, a
primary and a secondary, to store two
firmware images. Firmware download
always loads the new image into the
secondary partition and swaps the
secondary partition to be the primary. It
then reboots the CP and activates the new
image. In this way, the switch will continue
to operate during a firmware download.
The LEDs on the switch may turn off but
the switch will continue to pass data during
the firmware download. Configuration,

including zoning, will not be affected by the
upgrade.

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4.0 Saving Configurations

CAUTIONCAUTION

The FibreConnect allows you to create a backup of your switches configuration, as well as the ability to restore a
previous configuration.

ConfigUpload/Download allows you to save/load:

• Zoning configurations

• SNMP attributes

• Domain IDs

• Switch names

• Network IDs

ConfigUpload into the switch.

1Type configUpload and then press enter.
2 Specify protocol (most likely ftp)
3 Enter username (to access ftp)
4 Specify path to file and name for file.
5 Specify what you are backing up.
6 Enter password (of ftp access)
7 Press enter. The process will be very quick.

Commands shown here:

swd77:admin> configUpload
Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp]: ftp
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.168.xxx.xxx
User Name [user]: xxxx
Path/Filename [<home dir>/config.txt]:
/folder/filename.txt
Section (all|chassis|switch [all]): all
Password: xxxx

configUpload complete: All selected config parameters
are uploaded

swd77:admin>

ConfigDownload (restore)

1 Telnet into the switch.
2Type configDownload and then press enter.
3 Specify protocol (most likely ftp)
4 Enter username (to access ftp)
5 Specify path to file and name of file.
6 Read and agree to caution statement.
7 Press Y and then enter.

Commands shown here:

swd77:admin> configDownload
Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp]: ftp
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.168.xxx.xxx
Path/Filename [<home dir>/config.txt]:
/folder/filename.txt

This command is used to download a
backed-up configuration for a specific
switch. If using a file from a different
switch, this file's configuration settings will
override any current switch settings.
Downloading a configuration file, which
was uploaded from a different type of
switch, may cause this switch to fail. A
switch reboot might be required for some
parameter changes to take effect.

configDownload operation may take several minutes to
complete for large files.

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