McDATA IPS4300 User Manual

McDATA

®

Sphereon™ 4300 Fabric Switch

Installation and Service Manual

P/N 620-000171-030

REV A

Record of Revis ions and Updates

Revision Date Description

620-000171-000 8/2003 General availability (GA) release of the manual.
620-000171-010 12/2003 Revision of the manual to describe Release 6.1 of the Enterprise Operating System.
620-000171-020 1/2005 Revision of the manual to describe Release 7.0 of the Enterprise Operating System.
620-000171-030 7/2005 Revision of the manual to describe Release 8.0 of the Enterprise Operating System.

Copyright © 2002, 2005 McDATA Corpor ation. All rights rese rved.

Printed July 2005
Fourth Edition
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Contents

Preface .............................................................................................................................xi

Chapter 1 General Informa tion

Switch Description............................................................................1-1

Field-Replaceable Units............................................................1-2

SFP Transceiver ..........................................................................1-3

Power Supply.............................................................................1-4

Controls, Con ne ct o rs, an d In dic a to rs .......... ... ............... ................1-4

IML/RESET B u tto n ..... ... ... ... ................ ............... ................ ......1-4

Ethernet L AN Con nec to r..... ... ................ ............... ................ ...1-5

Power and System Error LEDs ................................................1-5

FRU Status LEDs........................................................................1-5

Maintenan c e Por t.. ................ ................ ............... ................ ......1-6

Switch Specifications........................................................................1-6

Maintenance Approach....................................................................1-7

Switch Management.........................................................................1-8

Error-Detec tio n , Repo r t in g, an d Serviceability Features ............1-8

Tools and Test Equipment................................................................1-9

Tools Supplied with the Product...........................................1-10

Tools Supplied by Service Personnel ....................................1-11

Chapter 2 Installati on Tasks

Factory Defaults ................................................................................2-1

Summary o f Inst all at io n Tasks ... ................ ............... ................ ......2-2

Task 1: Verify Installation Requirements.......................................2-2

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Task 2: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the Product .........................2-3

Unpack and Inspect Switch......................................................2-3

Desktop Ins ta lla tio n .................. ............... ................ ................ .2-4

Rack-Mount Installation...........................................................2-5

Task 3: Configure Product at the EFCM Basic Edition Interface2-6

Configure Produ c t Iden tification .............................. ..............2-7

Configure Date and Time .........................................................2-8

Configure Par am ete rs ............... ............... ................ .................2 -9

Configure Fabric Parameters ............... ................ ................ .. 2-11

Configure Netw or k In fo r ma tio n......... ... .... ............... ............2-12

Configure Basic Port Information .........................................2-14

Configure Por t BB_ Cred i t............... ............................ ............2-15

Configure Por t NPI V .............. ............... ................ ................ ..2- 16

Configure SN MP ....... ... ... ................ ............................ ............2-16

Enable CLI ............... ... ... ................ ................ ............... ............2-17

Enable or Disable Host Control.............................................2-18

Configure SSL Enc ryp tio n.................... ................ ................ ..2- 19

Install PFE Keys (Optional)....................................................2-20

Configure Inte rs witch Links ....... ... ............................ ............2-22

Task 4: Configure Product Network Information (Optional)...2-23

Task 5: Cable Fibre Channel Ports................................................2-26

Task 6: Configure Zoning (Optional)...........................................2-26

Task 7: Connect Product to a Fabric Element (Optional)..........2-27

Task 8: Register with the McDATA File Center..........................2-28

Chapter 3 Maintenance Analysis Procedures

Factory Defaults................................................................................3-1

Quick Start.........................................................................................3-2

MAP 0000: Start MAP......................................................................3-5

MAP 0100: Power Distribution Analysis ......................................3-9

MAP 0200: POST Failure Analysis...............................................3-10

MAP 0300: Loss of Browser PC Communication....................... 3-11

MAP 0400: FRU Failure Analysis .................................................3-14

MAP 0500: Port Failure or Link Incident Analysis....................3-16

MAP 0600: Fabric or ISL Problem Analysis................................3-27

Chapter 4 Repair Information

Procedural Notes ..............................................................................4-1

Power On Switch ..............................................................................4-2

Power Off Switch..............................................................................4-3

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IML or Reset Switch......................................................................... 4-3

IML.............................................................................................. 4-4

Reset............................................................................................ 4-4

Clean Fiber-Optic Components...................................................... 4-4

Downlo ad Fir mw a re from the File c en te r ............................. ........ 4 -6

Port LED Diagnostics....................................................................... 4-8

Repair Procedures - EFCM Basic Edition ..................................... 4-9

Obtain Log Information........................................................... 4-9

Perform Por t Diag nos tics .............. ................ ......................... 4-12

Collect Ma in te na n ce D ata.......... ... ... ................ ................ ...... 4-18

Set Online State ....................................................................... 4-19

Block or Unblock a Port ......................................................... 4-20

Upgrade Fir mware............. ............................ ................ ......... 4-21

Manage Configuration Data.................................................. 4-23

Chapter 5 Removal and Replacement Procedures

Procedural N ot es. ... ................ ............... ................ ................ ........... 5-1

ESD Procedures ................................................................................ 5-2

Field-Replaceable Units................................................................... 5-2

RRP 1: SFP Optical Transceiver...................................................... 5-3

Contents

Chapter 6 Illustrated Parts Breakdown

Front-Accessible FRUs..................................................................... 6-2

Miscellaneous Parts ......................................................................... 6-3

Power Cords and Receptacles ........................................................ 6-4

Appendix A Event Code Tables

System Events (000 through 199) .................................................A-2

Fan Events (30 0 throu gh 399) . ... ................ ............... ................ .. A- 2 1

CTP Card Events (400 through 499) ..........................................A-25

Port Events (500 through 599) .................................................... A-31

Thermal Sensor Events (800 through 899) ................................ A-40

Index................................................................................................................................I-1

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Figures

1-1 Sphereon 4300 Switch (Front View) ........................................................... 1-2

1-2 Sphereon 4300 Switch (Rear View) ............................................................ 1-3

1-3 Door Key ...................................................................................................... 1-10

1-4 Loopback Plug ............................................................................................ 1-10

1-5 Fiber-Opt ic Pr o tec tive Plug ... ... ............................ ................ ................ ..... 1-10

1-6 Null Modem Cable ..................................................................................... 1-11

2-1 Hardwar e Vie w .......... ... ... ................ ............... ................ ............... .............. 2-7

2-2 Identification View ....................................................................................... 2-7

2-3 Date Time View ............................................................................................ 2-8

2-4 Parameters View ........................................................................................... 2-9

2-5 Fabric Parameters View ............................................................................. 2-11

2-6 Network View ............................................................................................. 2-13

2-7 Basic Information View ............................................................................. 2-14

2-8 SNMP View ....... ... ................ ................ ............... ................ ................ ........ 2-16

2-9 CLI View ...................................................................................................... 2-18

2-10 OSMS View ............... ............... ............................ ................ ................ ........ 2-18

2-11 SSL View ...................................................................................................... 2-19

2-12 Maintenance Feature Installation View .................................................. 2-21

2-13 Connection Description Dialog Box ........................................................ 2-24

2-14 McDATA Filecenter Home Page .............................................................. 2-29

4-1 Clean Fiber-Optic Components .................................................................. 4-5

4-2 McDATA Filecenter Home Page ................................................................ 4-6

4-3 Port List View . ... ................ ................ ............... ................ ............... ............ 4-12

4-4 Diagnostics View . ............................. ............... ................ ............... ............ 4-16

4-5 System Files View ....................................................................................... 4-18

4-6 Switch View ................................................................................................. 4-20

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Figures

4-7 Basic Informa tio n Vie w ........... ................ ............... ... ................ ................ . 4-21

4-8 Firmware Upgrade View ........................................................................... 4-22

4-9 Backup Configuration View ...................................................................... 4-24

4-10 Restore Configuration View ...................................................................... 4-25

5-1 SFP Optical Tra n sc ei ve r R em o val and R ep la c em en t ... ............................ 5-4

6-1 Front-Acc ess ible FRUs ............ ................ ............... ................ ............... ....... 6-2

6-2 Miscellaneous Parts ...................................................................................... 6-3

6-3 Power Cords and Receptacles ..................................................................... 6-4

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Tabl es

2-1 Factory-Set Defaults (Product) ................................................................... 2-1

2-2 Installation Task Summary ......................................................................... 2-2

3-1 Factory-Set Defaults ..................................................................................... 3-1

3-2 MAP Summary ............................................................................................. 3-2

3-3 Event Codes versus Maintenance Action ................................................. 3-2

3-4 MAP 200 Event Codes ............................................................................... 3-10

3-5 MAP 200 Byte 0 FRU Codes ...................................................................... 3-11

3-6 MAP 400 Event Codes ............................................................................... 3-15

3-7 MAP 500 Event Codes ............................................................................... 3-17

3-8 Link Incident Messages ............................................................................. 3-17

3-9 Invalid Attachment Reasons and Actions ............................................... 3-18

3-10 Inactive Port R ea so ns an d Ac tio n s . ... ... ............... ................ ................ ..... 3- 23

3-11 MAP 600 Event Codes ............................................................................... 3-27

3-12 E_Port Segmentation Reasons and Actions ............................................ 3-30

3-13 Port Fence Codes and Actions .................................................................. 3-34

3-14 Fabric Merge Failure Reasons and Actions ............................................ 3-36

4-1 Port Operational States ................................................................................ 4-8

5-1 Concurrent FRU ............................................................................................ 5-2

6-1 Front-Accessible FRU Parts List ................................................................. 6-2

6-2 Miscellaneous Parts List .............................................................................. 6-3

6-3 Power Cord and Receptacle List ................................................................ 6-5

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Preface

Who Should Use this

Manual

Organization of this

Manual

This publication is part of a documentation suite that supports the

®

McDATA

Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch.

Use this pu blication if you are a trained installation and serv ice
representative experienced with the product, storage area network
(SAN) technology, and Fibre Channel technology.

The product contains no customer-serviceable parts that require
internal access to the product during normal operation or pr escribed
maintenance conditions. In add ition, refer to this manual for
instructions prior to performing any maintenance action.

This publication includes six chapters and one appendix organized as
follows:

Chapter 1, General Information - This chapter describes the switch,

including field-re placeable units (F RUs), contr ols, connectors, and
indicators, and switch specifications. The chapter also describes
the maintenance approach, error detection and reporting features,
serviceability features, software diagnostic features, and tools and
test equipment.

Chapter 2, Installation Tasks - This chapter describes tasks to

install, c onfigure, and veri fy operation of the s w itc h .

Chapter 3, Maintenance Analysis Procedures - This chapter

describes maintenance analysis pr ocedures (MAPs) to fault isolate
a switch problem to an individual FRU.

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Chapter 4, Repair Information - This chapter describes

supplementary diagnostic and repair procedures for a failed
switch. The chapter includes procedures to display and use log
information, perform port diagnosti cs, manage configuration
data, collect maintenance data, power-on, p ower-off, and reset
the switch, set the switch online or offline, block ports, manage
switch firmware, clean fiber optics, and install or upgrad e
management server software.

Chapter 5, Removal and Replacement Procedures - This chapter

describes procedures to remove and replace switch FRUs.

Chapter 6, Illustrated Parts Breakdown - This chapter illustrates,

describes, and shows the location of switch FRUs. In addition,
switch FRUs are cross-referenced to corresponding part numbers.

Appendix A, Event Code Tables - This appendix provides an

explanation of event codes that appear at the EFCM Basic Edition
interface. The event severity and a recommended cour se of action
in response to each event are also provided.

An Index is also provided.

Related Publications Other publications that provide additional information about the

switch include:

• McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manua l
(626-000124).

• McDATA EFCM Basic Edition User Manual (620-000240).

• McDATA SNMP Supp or t Ma nu al (620-000131).

• McDATA E/OS Command Line Interface User Manual (620-000134).

• McDATA Sphereon 4300, 4500, and 4700 Sw itch Rack-Mount Kit
Installation Instru ctions (958-000316).

• McDATA FC-512 Fabric ent er Equip me nt Cabi ne t Inst all ati on and
Service Manual (620-000100).

Ordering Printed

Manuals

To orde r a pr in ted copy of this pub lic a tio n , su bm it a pu rcha s e orde r
as described in Ordering McDATA Documentation Instructions at

http://www.mcdata.com. To obtain documentation CD-ROMs,

contact your McDA TA sales representative.

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Where to Get Help For technical support, contact the McDATA solution center. The

center provides a point of contact for assistance and is staffed full
time, including holidays. Contact the cen ter at the phone number, fax
number, or e-mail address listed below. Have the product serial
number (printed on the service label) available.

Phone: [phone] or [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Send publication-relate d comments to the solution center by
telephone, fax, or e-mail. Identify page numbers and details.

Trademarks The following terms, indicated by a registered trademark symbol

(®) or tradem ark symbol (™) on fir s t use in this pu blic a tio n , are
trademarks of McDATA Corporation or SANavigator, Inc. in the
United States or other countries or both:

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Regis t ered Trademarks

Fabricenter
HotCAT
McDATA

®

®

®

Trademarks

EON™
OPENconnectors™
Sphereon™

Multi-Capable Storage
Network Solutions

®

Networking the World’s
Business Data

OPENready
SANtegrity

®

®

®

All other trademarked terms, indicated by a registered trademark
symbol (®) or trademark symbol (™) on first use in this publication,
are trademarks of their respective owners in the United States or
other countries or b oth.

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Laser Compliance

Statement

Federal

Communications

Commission ( FCC)

Statement

Canadian EMC

Statements

Product laser transceivers are tested and certified in the United States
to conform to Title 21 of the Code of Federal Reg ulations (CFR),
Subchapte r J, Parts 1040.10 and 1040.11 for Class 1 laser products.
Transceivers are tested and certified to be compliant with
International Electrotechnical Commission IEC825-1 and European
Norm EN60825-1 and EN60825-2 regulations for Class 1 laser
products. Class 1 laser products are not considere d haza rdous. The
transceivers are designed to prevent human access to laser radiation
above a Clas s 1 level during normal operation or prescribed
maintena n ce conditions.

Products generate, use, and can radia te radio frequency ener gy, and if
not installed and used in accor danc e with instructions p rovi ded, may
cause interference to radio communications. Products are tested and
found to comply with the limits for Class A and Class B computing
devices pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC Rules, which ar e
designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference
in a residential environment. Any modification or change made to a
product without explicit approval from McDAT A, by means of a
written endorsement or through published literature, invalidates the
service contract and voids the warranty agreement with McDATA.

The statements below indicate product compliance with Interference
Causing Eq uipment Standar d (ICES) and Norme sur le Matériel
Brouiller (NMB) electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements
as set fort h in ICES/NMB-003, Issue 4.

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• This Class A or Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.

• Cet appareil numériqu e de la classe A et classe B est con forme à la
norme NMB- 003 du Canada.

United States and

Canada UL

Certification

The C-UL-US mark on a product indicates compliance w ith
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Standards
Council of Canada (SCC) safety requirements as tested, evaluated,
and certified by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) and
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC).

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International Safety

Conformity

Declaration (CB

Scheme)

European Union

Conformity

Declara ti o ns an d

Directi ves (CE Mark)

A certification bodies (CB) test report supporting a product indicates
safety compliance with the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) system for conformity testing and certification of
electrical equipment (IECEE) CB scheme.

The CB scheme is a multilateral agreement among participating
countries and certification org ani zations that accepts test reports
certifying the safety of e lectrical and electronic products.

The CE mark on a product indicates compliance with the following
regulatory requirements as set forth by European Norms (ENs) and
relevant international standards for commercial and light industrial
information technology equipment (ITE):

• EN55022: 1998 - ITE-generic radio frequency interference (RFI)

emission standard for domestic, commercial, and light industrial
environments, including electrical business equipment.

• EN55024-1: 1998 - ITE-generic electromagnetic im munity

standard for domestic, commercial, and light industrial
environments, including electrical business equipment.

• EN60950/A11:1997 - ITE-generic electrical and fire safety

standard for domestic, commercial, and light industrial
environments, including electrical business equipment.

• EN61000-3- 2:1995 - ITE-generic harmonic current emissions

standard for domestic, commercial, and light industrial
environments (equipment with rated current less than or
equal to 16 amperes per phase).

• EN61000-3- 3:1995 - IT E-generic vo l t ag e fluctuati o n an d f lic k er

standard (low-voltage power supply systems) for domestic,
commercial, and light industrial environments (equipment with
rated current less than or equal to 16 amperes per phase).

In additio n , the European Unio n (EU) Council has implemented a
series of directives that define product safety standards for member
countries. The following directives apply:

• Products conform with all protection r equirements of EU

directive 89/336/EEC (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive)
in accordance with the laws of the member countries relati ng to
EMC emissions and immunity.

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• Products conform with all protection requirements of EU
directive 73/23/EEC (Low-Voltage Directive) in accordance with
the laws of the member countries relating to electrical safety.

• Products conform with all protection requirements of EU
directive 93/68/EEC (Machiner y Directive) in accordance with
the laws of the member countries relating to safe electrical and
mechanical operation of the equipment.

McDATA does not accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the
protection requirements of any of these directives resulting from a
non-recommended or non- auth ori zed modification to a product.

European Union EMC

and Safe ty

Declara tion (N-Mar k)

Argentina IRAM

Certification

Australia and New

Zealand C-Tick Mark

The N-mark on a pr oduct indicate s compliance with Eur opean U nion
EMC and safety requirements as tested, evaluated, and certified by
the Norwegian Board for Testing and Approva l of Electrical
Equipment (Norges Elektriske Materiellkontroll or NEMKO)
laboratory or a NEMKO-authorized laboratory.

The Instituto Argentino de Normalización (IRAM) S-mark on a
product indicates compliance with Direccion Nacional de Comercio
Interi o r (D N C I) Re s ol ution Numb e r 92 /98, Phas e II I (f o r
information technology equipment safety). In conjunction with the
S-mark is the AR-UL mark, certified by UL de Argentina, S.R.L., and
accredited by the Argentine Accreditation Organization (OAA).

The Australia and New Zealand regulatory compliance mark
(C-tick mark) on a product indicates compliance with regulatory
requirements for EMC (for information technology equipment) as set
forth by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) and the
Radio Spectrum Management Group (RSM) of New Zealand.

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People’s Republic of

China CCC Mark

The China Compulsory Certifi cation mark (CCC mark) on a product
indicates compliance with People’s Republic of China regulatory
requirements for safety and EMC (for information technology
equipment) as set forth by the National Regulatory Commission for
Certific ation and Accredit a tio n .

Chinese National

Standards Statement

The Chinese National Standards (CNS) statement below indicates
product compliance with Taiwanese Bureau of Standards, Metrology,
and Inspection (BSMI) regulatory requirem ents. The statement
indicates a product is a Class A or Class B product, and in a domes tic
environment may cause radio interference, in which case the user is
required to take corrective actions.

German TÜV GS Mark The German regu la t ory c o mp lia n c e ma rk (TÜV GS Mark) on a

product indicates compliance with the German Safety of Equipment
Act as tested by the Technical Inspection Association (Technischer
Überwachungsverein or TÜV), and accredited by the Centra l Office
of Safety of the Ge rman Länder (Zentra lstelle der Länder für
Sicherheit or ZLS).

Japanese VCCI

Statement

The Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement
below applies to information technology equipment, and indicates
product compliance with Japanese regulatory requirements. The
statement indicates a product is a Class A or Cl ass B pr oduct, and in a
domestic environment may cause radio interference, in which case
the user is required to take corrective actions.

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Korean MIC Mark The Korean Ministry of Information and Communications mark

(MIC mark) on a product indicates compliance with regulatory
requirements for safety and EMC (for information technology
equipment) as authorized and certified by the Korean Radio
Research Institute (RRI).

Mexican NOM Mark The Official Mexican Standard (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas or

NOM) mark on a product indicates compliance with regulator y
requirements for safety (for information technology equipment) as

NOM

authorized and accredit ed by the National S ystem of Accr editation of
Testing Laboratories (Sistema Nacional de Acreditamieno de
Laboratorios de Pruebas or SINALP).

Russia n G OST

Certification

Danger and Attention

Statements

The Russian Gosudarstvennyi Standart (GOST) mark on a product
indicates compliance with regulatory requirements for safety and
EMC (for information technology equipment) as authorized and
accre di ted by the State Committee for Standardization, Metrology
and Certification.

The followin g DANGER statement appears in this pu blication and
describes a safety practice that must be observed while installing or
servicing a pro d u ct . A DANGER statement provides essential
information or instructions for which disregard or noncompliance
may result i n death or severe personal inju ry. The statement appears
in English, followed by translations to:

• Chinese (simplified - People’s Republic of China).

• Chines e (tr ad i t io n al - Taiwan).

• French (European).

•German.

•Hebrew.

•Italian.

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• Portuguese.

•Spanish (European).

• Spanish (Latin American).

DANGER

Use the supplied power cords. Ensure the facility power receptacle
is the correct type, supplies the required voltage, and is properly
grounded.

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DANGERDANGER

Utiliser les câbles d’alimentation fourn is. S’assurer que la prise de
courant du local est du type correct, délivre la tension requise et est
correctement raccordée à la terre.

GEFAHR

Die mitgelieferten Netzkabel verwenden. Sicherstellen, dass die
verwendete Netzsteckdose dem vorgeschriebenen Typ entspricht,
die erforderliche Spannung liefert und einwandfrei geerdet ist.

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PERICOLO

Usare il cavo di alimentazione in dotazione. Assicurarsi che la presa
di corrente a disposizione sia del tipo corretto, eroghi la tensione
richiesta e sia dotata di messa a terra idonea.

PERIGO

Use os cordões elétricos fornecidos. Certif ique-se de que o tipo de
receptor de energi a da faci lidade é apropriado, fornece a voltagem
necessária, e está corretamente aterrado.

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PELIGRO

Utilice los cabl es de ali me nta c ión proporci ona do s. Aseg úres e qu e el
receptáculo tomacorriente para la instalación sea el tipo correcto,
suministre el voltaje necesar io, y que esté apropiadamente puesto
a tierra.

PELIGRO

Utilice los cabl es de ali me nta c ión proporci ona do s. Aseg úres e qu e el
receptáculo tomacorriente para la in stalación sea del tipo correcto,
suministre el volta je neces ario, y que esté apr opiad amente conectado
a tierra.

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The followin g ATTENTION s tatements appear in this publication
and describe practices that must be observed while installing or
servicing the switch. An ATTENTION statement pro vides essential
information or instructions for which disregard or noncompliance
may result in equipment damage or loss of data.

ATTENTION ! Prior to servicing a product, determine the Ethernet LAN
configuration. Installation of products on a public customer intranet can
complicate problem determination and fault isolation.

ATTENTION ! A reset should only be performed if a CTP card failure is
indicated. Do not reset a managed product unless directed to do so by a
procedural step or the next level of support.

General Precautions When installing or servicing the product, follow these practices:

• Always use correct tools.

• Always use co rrect replacement parts.

• Keep all paperwork up to date, complete, and accura te.

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ESD Prec autions Follow these electrostatic discharge (ESD) procedures:

• If the product is connected to facility power (grounded), wear an
ESD wrist strap and grounding cable connected to the product
chassis.

• If the product is not connected to facility power (not grounded),
wear an ESD wrist strap an d grounding cable connected to an
approved bench grounding point.

• Touch the product chassis once before performing a pr ocedure,
and once each minute during the procedur e.

• Store ESD-sensitive FRUs in antistatic packaging.

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1

General Information

The McDATA® Sphereon™ 4300 Fabric Switch prov ides 12 ports of
low-cost and high-performance dynamic Fibre Channel conne ctivity
for switched fabric or arbitrated loop devices. This function allows
low-cost, low-bandwidth workgroup (edge) devices to communicate
with mainframe servers, mass storage devices, or other peripherals,
and ultimately be incorporated into an enterprise storage area
network (SAN) environment. This chapter describes:

• The switch, including field-replaceable units (FRUs), controls,
connectors, indicators, and specifications.

Switch Description

• Maintenance approach.

• Switch management.

• Error detection, reporting, and serviceability features.

• Tools and test equipment.

The switch provides Fibre Channel connectivity through generi c
mixed po rts (GX_Ports). Po rts operate at 1. 0625 or 2.1250 gigabits per
second (Gbps), and can be configured as:

• Fabric ports (F_Ports) to provide direct connectivity for switched
fabric devices.

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• Expansion ports (E_Ports) to provide interswitch link (ISL)
connectivity to fabric directors and switches.

• Fabric loop ports (FL_Ports) to provide connectivity and fabric
attachment for Fibre Channel arbitrat ed loop (FC-AL) devices.

Field-Replaceable Units

The switch is installed on a table or desktop, mounted in an FC-512
Fabricenter

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equipment cabinet, or mounted in any standard 19-inch

equipment rack.
Operators with a browser-capable PC and Internet connectivity can

manage the switch through a firmware-resident Enterprise Fabric
Connectivity Manager (EFCM) Basic Edition interface. The interface
manages only a single switch, and provides a graphical user interface
(GUI) that supports configuration, statistics monitoring, operation,
and maintenance. The interface is opened from a web browser

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running Netscape Navigator

4.6 (or higher) or Microsoft® Internet

Explor er 4.0 (or higher).

The switch provides a modular design that enables quick removal
and replacement of FRUs, including small form factor pluggable
(SFP) optical transceivers and power supply assemblies. Figure 1-1
illustrates the front of the switch and shows the:

1. Ethernet LAN connector.

2. Initial mac h in e lo ad and reset (IML/RESET) button.

3. Gre en power (PWR) light-emitting diode (LED).

4. Amber system error (ERR) LED.

5. SFP optical transceivers (12).

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Figure 1-1 Sphereon 4300 Switch (Front View)

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Figure 1-2 illustrates the rear of the switch and shows the:

1. AC power receptacle.

2. RS- 23 2 ma in t e na nce port.

Figure 1-2 Spher e on 4300 S witch (Rear View)

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SFP Transceiver

Singlemode or multimode fiber-optic cables attach to switch ports
through SFP transceivers. The fiber-optic transceivers provide duplex

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connectors, and can be detached from switch ports ( t hrough a

LC
10-pin interface) for eas y repl acement. The foll o wing fiber-opt ic
transceiver types are available:

• Dual-rate s hortwave laser (1.0625 or 2.1250 Gbps) - Shortwave

laser transceivers (850 nm) provid e connectivity:
— At 500 meters (1.0625 Gbps) through 50-micron mul timode

fiber-optic cable.

— At 300 meters (2.1250 Gbps) through 50-micron mul timode

fiber-optic cable.

— At 300 meters (1.0625 Gbps) through 62.5-micro n multimode

fiber-optic cable.

— At 150 meters (2.1250 Gbps) through 62.5-micro n multimode

fiber-optic cable.

• Dual-rate longwave laser (1.0625 or 2.1250 Gbps) - Longwave

laser tran scei ver s ( 131 0 nm) provide connecti vi ty at 1 0 ki lo met ers
through 9-micron singlemode fiber-optic cable.

• Dual-rate extended longwave la s er (1.0625 or 2.1250 Gbps) -

Longwave lase r t rans ce iver s (1 310 nm) pr ovid e conne ct ivit y at 20
or 35 kilometers through 9-micron singlemode fiber -optic cable.

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The switch also provides a predictive optics monitoring (P OM)
feature that monitors operation of SFP optical transceivers. Digital
diagnostics-enabled optical transceivers report temperature, voltage
current, transceiver power, and receiver power to product firmware.
Optical transceivers also provide vendor-specific threshold values for
these parameters.

Power Supply

The switch contains one power supply with two internal cooling fans.
The assembly is not a FRU. The power supply steps down and
rectifies facility input power to provide 3.3 volts direct current (VDC),
5 VDC, and 12 VDC to the control processor (CTP) card. The power
supply also provides input filtering, overvoltage protection, and
overcurrent protection, and is input rated at 90 to 264 volts
alternating current (VAC).

Three cooling fa ns (t wo integrated in the po wer supply) provide
cooling for the power supply and CTP card, as well as redun d ancy
for continued operation if a single fan fails.

Controls, Connectors, and Indicators

Controls, connectors, and indicators for the switch include the:

• IML/RESET button.

• Ethernet LAN connector.

•Green PWR and amber ERR LEDs.

• Green, blue, and amber status LEDs associated with FRUs.

• RS-232 ma intenance port.

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When the IML/RESET button is pressed, held for three seconds, and
releas ed, the switch performs an IML that reloads the firmware from
FLASH memory. This operation is not disruptive to Fibre Channel
traffic. When the IML/RESET button is pressed and held for ten
seconds, the switch performs a reset. After three seconds, the ERR
LED blinks at twice the unit beaconing rate. A reset is disruptive to
Fibre Channel traffic and resets the:

• Microproce ssor and functional log ic for the CTP card and reloads
the firmware from FLASH memory.

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• Ethernet LAN interface, causing the connection to the
management server to drop momentarily until the connection
automatically recovers.

• Ports, causing all Fibre Channel connections to drop momentarily
until the connections automatically recover. This causes attached
devices to log out and log back in, therefore data frames lost
during switch reset must be retransmitted.

Perform a reset only if a CTP card failure is indicated. The button is
flush mounted to protect against inadvertent activation.

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Ethernet LAN Connector

Power and System Error LEDs

FRU Status LEDs

The front panel has a 10/100 megabit per second (Mbps) RJ-45
twisted-pair connector that attaches to an Ethernet LAN to provide
communication with a management server or simple network
management protocol (SNMP) workstation.

The connector provides two green LEDs. The left LED illuminates to
indicate LAN operation at 10 Mbps. The right LED illuminates to
indicate operation at 100 Mbps.

The PWR LED illuminates when the switch is connected to facility
AC power and is operational (the product does not have a power
switch). If the LED extinguishes, a facility power source, power cord,
or power distribution failure is indicated.

The ERR LED illuminates when the switch detects an event requiring
operator attention, such as a FRU failure. The LED illuminates as long
as an event is active. The LED extinguishes when Clear System Error
Light is selected from the EFCM Basic Edition interface. The ERR LED
also blinks if unit beaconing is enabled. An illuminated LED
(indicating a failure) tak es precedence over unit beaconing.

Amber and green/blue LEDs associated with switch FRUs provide
status information as follows:

• Fibre Channel ports - LEDs to the left of each port illuminate,
extinguish, or blink to indicate port status and speed. The amber
LED illuminates if the port fails. The green/blue LED illuminates
green to indicate 1. 0625 Gbps port operation. The green/blue
LED illuminates blue to indicat e 2.1250 Gbps port operation.

• Power supply assembly - An amber LED on each assembly
illuminates if the FRU fails.

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Maintenance Port

The rear panel has a 9-pin DSUB maintenance port that provides a
connection for a local terminal or dial-in connection for a remote
terminal. The port is typically used only by maintenance personnel,
however operators can use the port to configur e network addresses.

Switch Specifications

This section lists physical characteristics, storage and shipping
environment, operating environment, and servi c e c learances.

Physical

Characteristics

Dimensions:

Power requirements:

Height: 4.1 centimeters (1.6 inches) or 1 rack unit
Width: 43.7 centimeters (17.2 inches)
Depth: 47.3 centim eters (18.6 inches)
Weight: 6.8 kilo grams (15.0 pou n d s )

Input voltage: 90 to 264 VAC
Input current: 0.4 amps at 208 VAC
Input frequency: 47 to 63 Hz

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Heat dissipation:

37 watts (127 BTUs/hr)

Cooling airflow clearances (swit ch chassis):

Right and left side: 1.3 cen timeters (0.5 inc he s )
Front and rear: 7. 6 c en timeters (3.0 inc h es )
Top and bottom: No clearance required

Shock and vibration tolerance:

60 Gs for 10 milliseconds without nonrecoverable errors

Acoustica l nois e :

64 dB “A” sca l e

Inclination:

0

10

maximum

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Storage and Ship ping

Environment

Operating

Environment

Protective packaging must be provided to protect the switch under
all shipping methods (domestic and international).

Shipping temperature:

0

-40

F to 1400 F (-400 C to 600 C)

Storag e te m p erature:

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F to 1400 F (10 C to 600 C)

Shipping relative humidity:

5% to 100%

Storage r e la tive humidity:

5% to 80%

Maximum wet-bulb temperature:

0

84

F (290 C)

Altitude:

40,000 feet (12,192 meters)

Temperature:

0

40

F to 1040 F (40 C to 400 C)

Relative humidity:

8% to 80%

Maximum wet-bulb temperature:

0

81

Altitude:

10,000 feet (3,048 meters)

Maintenance Approach

The maintenance approach i nstr ucts ser vice personnel to perform
fault isolation and repair procedures without degrading or
interrupting product operation or associated applications. Fault
isolation begins when one or more of the following occur:

F (270 C)

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• Event information displays at a browser-capable PC
communicating with the product through the EFCM Basic
Edition interface.

• LEDs on the product front panel or FRUs illuminate to indicate a
hardware malfun ct io n .

• An unsolicited SNMP trap message is received at a management
workstation, indicating an operational state change or failur e.

• Event not ification is received at a designated support center
through an e-mail message or the call-home feature.

Fault isolation and repair information is provided through
maintenance analysis procedures (MAPs). MAPs are step-by-step
procedures that provide information to interpret events, isolate a
failure to a FRU, remove and replace the FRU, and verify product
operation. Fault isolation begins with MAP 000 0: Start MAP.

Switch M anageme nt

The switch is managed and controlled through a customer-supplied
PC platform with Internet communication to the product-resident
EFCM Basic Edition interface. This graphical user interface (GUI)
allows service personnel to perform confi guration tas ks, view system
alerts an d related log information, an d monit o r swit c h status, port
status, and perf orm ance . FR U s tat us and sy ste m a lert inf or mati on ar e
highly visi bl e.

The EFCM Basic Edition interface is opened from a standard web
browser running Netscape Naviga tor
Microsoft Internet Explore r Version 4.0 (or higher). At the browser,
enter the IP address of the switch as the Internet uniform resource
locator (URL).

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Versio n 4. 6 (or higher) or

Error-Detection, Reporting, and Serviceability Features

The switch provides the following error detection, r eporti ng, and
serviceability features:

• LEDs on switch FRUs and adjacent to Fibre Channel ports that
provide visual indicators of hardware st atus or malfunctions.

• Redundant FRUs (SFP transceivers) that are removed or replaced
without disrupting switch or Fibre Channel link operation.

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