Grass Valley Fibre Channel Switch User Manual

Fibre Channel Switch

Installation Manual

071-8429-01
JANUARY 2007

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January 29, 2007 Updated release for QLogic SANbox 5202, 071-8429-01

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Contents

Preface .................................................................................................................. 5

Grass Valley Product Support ................................................................................. 5

Welcome ............................................................................................................... 7

Support for your Fibre Channel switch .................................................................... 7

Profile System Software Requirements................................................................... 7

Configuring your Fibre Channel switch ................................................................... 7

Enter administrator mode ................................................................................... 8

Configure Ethernet LAN settings ........................................................................ 8

Verify firmware version....................................................................................... 9

Port and switch configuration ............................................................................. 10

Combining with the QLogic SANbox2 switch .......................................................... 13

Connecting devices to the switch............................................................................ 13

Cable lengths...................................................................................................... 13

Fabric topology................................................................................................... 13

Compatible Fibre Channel Devices .................................................................... 13

Monitoring your switch with NetCentral ................................................................... 14

Maintenance procedures......................................................................................... 14

Resetting the switch to factory defaults.............................................................. 14

Resetting the switch manually ............................................................................ 15

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Contents

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Preface

Grass Valley Product Support

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Preface

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Welcome

You can use your 8, 16, or 20 port QLogic 5202 SANbox Fibre Channel switch to
create SCSI protocol fabrics for Grass Valley products. The QLogic 5202 SANbox
Fibre Channel switch does not support Internet Protocol (IP) fabrics.

The 8 and 16 port switches have 2Gb/1Gb auto-detecting ports. The 20 port switch
includes four 10 Gb ports, which are for Inter-Switch Links (ISLs).

This manual supplements the information provided by the QLogic 5202 SANbox
Switch manuals that you received with your switch. Please refer to the following
QLogic manuals when installing and confi guring your QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch.

• SANbox 5200 Series Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide - This is your
primary reference on the installation and initial setup of your specific model of
QLogic switch. It also provides maintenance and repair information.

• SANbox 5200 Series Switch Manage ment User’s Guide - This manual describes the
switch management software application that all ows you to monitor and administer
your QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch.

You can find these manuals on the CD that you recei ve with the Fibre Cha nnel switch.

Support for your Fibre Channel switch

Your QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch i s sol d, suppo rted, and serviced by Grass Valle y.
If you have any questions about your QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch, or if you need

any help or service for the switch, please contact your local Grass Valley Support
representative listed at the front of this manual

NOTE: Do not contact QLogic directly for support of your QLogic 5202 SANbox
Switch.

Profile System Software Requirements

Profile System Software ve rsion 5.2 or higher i s required for operat ion with a QLogic
5202 SANbox Switch. Earlier versions do not support this Fibre Channel switch.
Refer to the Profile Rele ase Notes for instructions on how to install your Profile
System Software, as well as information on the new features that are included in the
release.

Configuring your Fibre Channel switch

Your QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch must be configured so that you can control and
monitor it in your LAN environment. As you make these settings, you should also
verify that all the other switch and port settings are appropriate for operation in a
Grass Valley SCSI prot ocol Fibre Channel fab ric. The following instructions descr ibe
how to verify and assign these settings using a serial port connection. The same
commands can also be used in a Telnet session over the Ethernet port.

NOTE: You can use the SANsurfer Management software application described in
the SANbox 5200 Series Switc h Management User’s Guide to establi sh Ethernet LAN,
SNMP, and basic switch and port settings.

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Enter administrator mode

You must be in administrator mode to make changes to your QLogic 5202 SANbox
Switch settings. To enter this mode:

1. Establish serial connection to the QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch using a
null-modem cable and Windows HyperTerminal or an equivalent serial
communication tool.

To log on to a switch through the serial port, configure the workstation port with
the following settings:

• 9600 baud

• 8-bit character

•1 stop bit

• No parity
Refer to the SANbox 5200 Series Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide for

connection information.

2. In the serial communication window, press Enter to establish communications,
then log in to the switch with username admin and password password, all in
lowercase characters.

3. Type the following command to enter the administrator mode, which allows you to
modify settings.

SANbox #> admin start

Configure Ethernet LAN settings

You must assign an Ethernet IP address, a subnet mask, and a default gateway to
configure your QLogic 520 2 SANbox Switch for operation in your Eth ernet local area
network.

1. In administrator mode, type the following command at the prompt:

SANbox (admin) #> set setup system

2. As you step through each of the following configuration items, assign your local
settings as needed, or press Enter to accept th e defaults.

A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow.
Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value.
If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list
press 'q' or 'Q' and the ENTER key to do so.

Eth0NetworkDiscovery (1=Static, 2=Bootp, 3=Dhcp, 4=Rarp) [Static]

Eth0NetworkAddress (dot-notated IP Address) [10.16.42.117]
Eth0NetworkMask (dot-notated IP Address) [255.255.254.0]
Eth0GatewayAddress (dot-notated IP Address) [10.16.42.1]

AdminTimeout (dec value 0-1440 minutes, 0=never) [30]
InactivityTimeout (dec value 0-1440 minutes, 0=never) [0]
LocalLogEnabled (True / False) [True]
RemoteLogEnabled (True / False) [False]

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RemoteLogHostAddress (dot-notated IP Address) [10.0.0.254]
NTPClientEnabled (True / False) [False
NTPServerAddress (dot-notated IP Address) [10.0.0.254]
EmbeddedGUIEnabled (True / False) [True]

Do you want to save and activate this system setup? (y/n): [n] y

Verify firmware version

You can use the show switch command to view switch information and confirm that
the active firmware version is correct. The minimum qualified image is:

• 5.0.0.17.0 or higher
Contact your Grass Valley representative to determine the current required version.
To view the current version information, do the following:

1. In administrator mode type the following command at the prompt:

SANbox (admin) #> show switch

2. View the switch information, an example of which is shown here. Note that the

ActiveImageVersion - build date specifies the activ e firmware image version and
build date.

Switch Information

-----------------­SymbolicName SANbox
SwitchWWN 10:00:00:c0:dd:07:13:79
SwitchType SANbox 5202
BootVersion V1.2.0.16.0 (Mon Sep 13 15:35:12 2004)
CreditPool 0
DomainID 2 (0x2)
FirstPortAddress 020000
FlashSize - MBytes 128
LogFilterLevel Info
MaxPorts 20
NumberOfResets 6
ReasonForLastReset PowerUp

ActiveImageVersion - build date V5.0.0.17.0 (Thu Mar 10 16:11:44 2005)

PendingImageVersion - build date V5.0.0.17.0 (Thu Mar 10 16:11:44 2005)
ActiveConfiguration SANbox
AdminState Online
AdminModeActive True
BeaconOnStatus False
OperationalState Online
PrincipalSwitchRole False
BoardTemp (1) - Degrees Celsius 23
SwitchDiagnosticsStatus Passed
SwitchTemperatureStatus Normal

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3. If the correct firmwar e version is not loaded, ref er to the SANbox 5200 S eries Fibre
Channel Switch Installation Guide for information on how to install firmware.

Port and switch configuration

You must ensure that all the Fibre Channel ports are correctly configured for
operation with Grass Valley equipment. With these settings, you can use any port in
a SCSI fabric without any further configuration.

1. In administrator mode, type the following command at the prompt to enter the
configuration mode:

SANbox (admin) #> config edit

2. In configuration mode, type the following command at the prompt to view the
configuration of 2 Gb ports on the switch:

SANbox (admin-config) #> set config ports

3. Modify the settings as needed . The following example shows the required s ettings.

A list of attributes with formatting and current values for the port
number or port type specified at the command line will follow.
Each value that is changed will be set for all ports, except ports 16-19.
Ports 16-19 must be modified with the 'set config port PORT_NO' command.
Each value that is changed will be set for ALL PORTS.
If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the
list press 'q' or 'Q' and the ENTER key to do so.

Configuring ALL ports (displaying values from port number: 0)

----------------------------------------------------------

AdminState (1=Online, 2=Offline, 3=Diagnostics, 4=Down) [Online]
LinkSpeed (1=1Gb/s, 2=2Gb/s, A=Auto) [Auto]
PortType (GL / G / F / FL / Donor) [GL]
ALFairness (True / False) [False]
DeviceScanEnable (True / False) [True]
ForceOfflineRSCN (True / False) [False]
ARB_FF (True / False) [False]
InteropCredit (decimal value, 0-255) [0]
ExtCredit (dec value, increments of 15, non-loop only) [0]
FANEnable (True / False) [True]
AutoPerfTuning (True / False) [True]
MSEnable (True / False) [True]
NoClose (True / False) [False]

IOStreamGuard (Enable / Disable / Auto) [Disabled]

PDISCPingEnable (True / False) [True]

Finished configuring attributes.
This configuration must be saved (see config save command) and
activated (see config activate command) before it can take effect.
To discard this configuration use the config cancel command.

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4. If you are configuring a switch with 16 or fewer ports, skip ahead to step 8.

5. If you are configur ing a 20 port switch, in configuration mode, type the following

command at the prompt t o view the configuration of port 16 (a 10 Gb port) on the
switch.

SANbox (admin-config) #> set config port 16

6. Modify the settings as nee ded. The following exa mple shows the requir ed settings.

A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow.
Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value.
If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press

'q' or 'Q' and the ENTER key to do so.

Configuring Port Number: 16

------------------------

AdminState (1=Online, 2=Offline, 3=Diagnostics, 4=Down) [Online]
LinkSpeed (10=10Gb/s) [10Gb/s]
PortType (G / F) [G]
SymPortName (string, max=32 chars) [10G-16]
DeviceScanEnable (True / False) [True]
ForceOfflineRSCN (True / False) [False]
AutoPerfTuning (True / False) [True]
MSEnable (True / False) [True]

IOStreamGuard (Enable / Disable / Auto) [Disabled]

Finished configuring attributes.
This configuration must be saved (see config save command) and
activated (see config activate command) before it can take effect.
To discard this configuration use the config cancel command.

7. If you are configuring a 20 port switch, r epeat step 4 and step 6 for port 17, 18, and

19.

8. In configuration mode, type the following command at the prompt to configure

global switch settings:

SANbox (admin-config) #> set config switch

9. Modify the settin gs as neede d. The foll owing exampl e shows the required setting s.

NOTE: Each QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch must have a unique DomainID for the
local fabric. You should specify these values individually for each switch and not
allow the sw itches to select their own DomainID values. Sett ing DomainIDLock to
True prevents t he switch from changing the DomainID when a new switch is added to
fabric.

A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow.
Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value.

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If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list
press 'q' or 'Q' and the ENTER key to do so.

AdminState (1=Online, 2=Offline, 3=Diagnostics) [Online]
BroadcastEnabled (True / False) [True]
InbandEnabled (True / False) [True]
FdmiEnabled (True / False) [True]
FdmiEntries (decimal value, 0-1000) [1000]

DefaultDomainID (decimal value, 1-239) [2]
DomainIDLock (True / False) [True]
SymbolicName (string, max=32 chars) [SANbox]
R_A_TOV (decimal value, 100-100000 msec) [2000]
E_D_TOV (decimal value, 10-20000 msec) [1000]

PrincipalPriority (decimal value, 1-255) [254]

ConfigDescription (string, max=64 chars) [FC-SCSI Config]

InteropMode (0=Standard, 1=Interop_1) [Standard]

Finished configuring attributes.
This configuration must be saved (see config save command) and
activated (see config activate command) before it can take effect.
To discard this configuration use the config cancel command.

10.Type the following command to save your configuration:

SANbox (admin-config) #> config save

11.Type the following command to activate your configuration:

SANbox (admin-config) #> config activate

12.Confirm activation of the configuration when prompted.

13.Type the following commands to view the threshold advanced settings:

sb2_16port #> admin start

sb2_16port (admin) #> config edit

sb2_16port (admin-config) #> set config threshold

14. Verify that the ThesholdMonitoringEnabled setting is False, or modify it if needed.

A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow.
Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value.
If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list
press 'q' or 'Q' and the ENTER key to do so.

ThresholdMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [False]

q

Finished configuring attributes.
This configuration must be saved (see config save command) and
activated (see config activate command) before it can take effect.
To discard this configuration use the config cancel command.

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15.Save and activate the configuration with the following commands:

sb2_16port (admin-config) #> config save

sb2_16port (admin) #> config activate

16.Confirm activation of the configuration when prompted.
You must make various SNMP settings so that you can monitor your switch with

NetCentral . R efer to “Monitoring your switch with NetCentral” on page 14. The
NetCentral
5202 SANbox Switch. This documentation provides SNMP configuration
information.

If you are installing you r QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch in a Grass Vall ey Open SAN,
refer to the Open SAN Instruction Manual.

Help menu has device provider documentation specific to the QLogic

Combining with the QLogic SANbox2 switch

If you have the previous version of the Grass Valley Fibre Channel Switch, the
QLogic SanBox2, you can combine it with the QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch to
expand your SCSI protocol Fibre Channel fabric. To do this, the QLogic SanBox2
Fibre Channel switch mu st be upg rad ed to firm ware v ersio n 5 or hig her . Refer t o the
SANbox2 Fibre Channel Switch Installer’s/User’s Manual for firmware installation
instructions.

Connecting devices to the switch

Follow the instructions in the SANbox 5200 Series Fibre Chann el Switch I nstallat ion
Guide to connect your devices to the Fibre Channel switch. You should also take no te

of the following guidelines when setting up your fabric environment:

Cable lengths

Use the appropriate cable types and Small Form-factor Pluggable Transceivers
(SFPs) for the length of your F ibre Channel connections. In general, distances under
5 meters can be connected with copper cab les. Distances fr om 5 to 500 meters requ ire
the use of fiber-optic cable.

Fabric topology

Your choices in switch in te rco nnections can greatly affec t th e cos t, re dundancy, and
throughput of your Fibre Channel fabric. Refer to the SANbox 5200 Series Fibre
Channel Switch Installation Guide for detailed infor m ati on on fabr ic topology.

NOTE: You must not connect a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop to a Fibre Channel
Switch port. Grass Valley does not support loops in a fabric environment.

Compatible Fibre Channel Devices

The QLogic 5202 SANbox Swit ch has been quali fied for operati on with the followin g
devices:

• Profile XP Me dia Platform (Open SAN)

• PFC500 RAID storage

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• PFR500/600/700 RAID storage

• NewsEdit Digital News Production system
The QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch has not been qualified for operation with the

following devices. Do not connect them to a QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch.

• Profile PDR Video Server (IP Video Network)

• Brocade Fibre Channel Switch

• Profile PDR100 Professional Disk Recorder

Monitoring your switch with NetCentral

You can use NetCentral, a Grass Valley SNMP Manager , to monitor the state of your
Fibre Channel switch. The informa tion prese nted in NetCe ntral allows you to verify
the normal operation of your switc h. NetCentral can also ale rt you immedia tely when
problems occur.

Before you can monitor a QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch, you must prepare the
NetCentral system. Refer to the NetCentral User Guide and the NetCentral Releas e
Notes to do the following:

• Set up the N etCentral system.

• Install the SANbox Fibre Channe l Switch device provider on the NetCentral server
PC. The device provider is a NetCentral component that acts as a plug-in to the
NetCentral manager software. The device provider enables the QLogic 5202
SANbox Switch to be monitored by NetCentral.

Once you have the device provider installed on the NetCentral system, refer to the
NetCentral
SANbox Switch. This documentation guides you through the remaining set up and
configuration tasks and provides instructions for using NetCentral to monitor the
QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch.

Help menu for device provi der documentation speci fic to the QLogic 52 02

Maintenance procedures

You may wish to use t he f ol lowi ng pro cedures to recover from faulty configurat ion s
or other problems. Since these procedures stop all traffic on all Fibre Channel ports,
be sure to take the switch out of service before performing any of these tasks.

Resetting the switch to factory defaults

Resetting factory defaults returns your QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch to its original
configuration, alth ough it does not reset the pa ssword. After resetting factory defaults,
you must restore all the Grass Valley settings and site-specific network settings
described earlier in this manual.

To reset the QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch to factory defaults:

1. Use Telnet over the Ethernet LAN or a serial communication application such as
Hyperterminal through an RS-232 connection to enter access the Command Line
Interface.

To log on to a switch through the serial port, configure the workstation port with

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the following settings:

• 9600 baud

• 8-bit chara cter

•1 stop bit

• No parity
Refer to the SANbox 5200 Series Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide for

connection information.

2. Log in to the switch with username admin and password password, all in lowercase

characters.

3. Type the following command to enter the administrator mode, which allows you to

modify settings:

SANbox #> admin start

4. Type the following command to restore the factory defaults:

SANbox #> reset factory

5. Reconfigure the switch for your environment by following all the procedures

described in “Configuring your Fibre Channel switch” on page 7.

Resetting the switch manually

In some situations, you may be unable to use the reset factory command to restore
factory defaults. F or example, if you don’t r emember the admin password, yo u cannot
enter administrator mode to use the reset factory command. You can recover the
switch using maintena nce mode, which temporarily returns the switch IP addres s to

10.0.0.1.
To recover a switch, do the following:

1. Place the switch in main tenance mode. Press and h old the Maintenance button with

a pointed tool for 2–7 seconds. When the Heartbeat LED alone is illuminated,
release the button.

2. Allow one minute for the switch to complete its tests. When the switch is in

maintenance mode, the Heartbeat LED i lluminat es conti nuously. All ot her chas sis
LEDs are extinguished.

3. Establish a Telnet session with the switch using the maintenance mode IP ad dre ss

10.0.0.1.

4. Enter the maintenance mode ac count n ame and p assword (prom, p rom), an d press

the Enter key.

Switch login: prom
Password:xxxx

5. The maintenance menu displays several recovery options. To select a switch

recovery option, pre ss the corresponding number (displayed in optio n: field) on the
keyboard and press the Enter key.

0) Exit

1) Image Unpack

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2) Reset Network Config

3) Reset User Accounts to Default

4) Copy Log Files

5) Remove Switch Config

6) Remake Filesystem

7) Reset Switch

8) Update Boot Loader

Option:

6. Refer to the “Recov eri ng a swi tc h” section of the SANbox2 Fibre Channel Switch
Installer’s/User’s Manual for detailed explanations of the various choices. For

example, you might use item 2 to reset the switch’s network properties to the
factory default values, or item 3 restore the admin password to password
(password). Choose item 7 to reboot the switch with the new parameters.

7. Use option 7 to close the communication session, exit Force PROM mode, and
reboot the switch with the new configuration.

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