Qlogic SANbox-16HA Installer's/, Installer'S/User'S Manual

Page 1: ...P r e l i m i n a r y SANbox 16HA HighAvailability FibreChannelSwitch Installer s User sManual Publication No 59005 03 Rev A...

Page 2: ...of the publication It is possible that this publication may contain reference to or information about products machines and programs programming or services that are not announced in your country Suc...

Page 3: ...4 CE Statement 5 VCCI Class A Statement 6 Laser Safety Information 7 Labeling Requirements 7 Accessible Parts 8 Pi ces Accessibles 8 Zug ngliche Teile 8 QLogic Customer Support 9 1 General Description...

Page 4: ...2 Installation Introduction 2 1 Unpack 2 1 Place or Mount the Equipment 2 2 Shelf Mount 2 2 Rack Mount 2 2 Apply the IEC Class 1 Laser Information Label If the installation is in Europe 2 4 Install GB...

Page 5: ...Blink Patterns 3 8 Test Failure Descriptions 3 8 Cable Continuity Tests 3 12 4 Removal Replacement Procedures Introduction 4 1 Input Fuse 4 1 Removal 4 1 Replacement 4 2 GBIC 4 3 Removal 4 3 Replaceme...

Page 6: ...stage Zoning 5 13 MKII Compatibility 5 13 Multistage Examples 5 14 Cabling 5 17 Fiber Optic T_Port Connections 5 17 Copper T_Port Connections 5 17 T_Port Cable Length 5 17 Device Connections 5 17 Chas...

Page 7: ...m i n a r y SANbox 16HA Fibre Channel Switch Installer s User s Manual 59005 03 Rev A vii B QLogic Customer Support Help Desk B 1 Hardware Support B 1 Software Support B 2 Customer Responsibilities B...

Page 8: ...ections 2 15 Figure 2 7 Private Translated Loop Connections 2 16 Figure 3 3 Test Mode Switch 3 6 Figure 4 1 Fuse Holder Removal 4 1 Figure 4 2 Fuse Replacement 4 2 Figure 4 3 Removing GBICs that have...

Page 9: ...mber of user ports by using multiple Switch chassis in a multi stage topology Appendix A contains reference information Appendix B contains information about QLogic Customer Support and how to contact...

Page 10: ...010 Available from QLogic Corporation Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL 2 Rev 6 8 Fibre Channel Private Loop SCSI Direct Attach FC PLDA NCITS TR 19 1998 Fibre Channel 10 bit Interface Rev 2 3 Defini...

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Page 12: ...ns to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follo...

Page 13: ...97 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry IEC1000 4 2 1995 Electrostatic Discharge Immunity Test IEC1000 4 3 1995 Radiated Radio Frequ...

Page 14: ...Statement Translation This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council For Interference by Information Technology Equipment VCCI If this equipment is used in a domesti...

Page 15: ...cal GBIC assembly Outside of the U S the IEC 825 laser safety standard requires that the system level product have a Class 1 information label permanently attached and clearly visible whenever access...

Page 16: ...usibles associ s l entr e de courant c a Alimentation s de courant et Interfaces aux media d interconnexion appel s GBIC Il n y a aucune pi ce accessible part les URC dans l enceinte du commutateur Le...

Page 17: ...r s User s Manual 59005 03 Rev A Preface 9 QLogic Customer Support Phone 952 932 4040 Fax 952 932 4018 Attn Customer Support E Mail support QLogic com Web www QLogic com Please refer Appendix B QLogic...

Page 18: ...SANbox 16HA Fibre Channel Switch Preface 59005 03 Rev A Installer s User s Manual Notes...

Page 19: ...eneral Description Introduction The SANbox 16HA High Availability Fibre Channel FC Switch is the Fabric component of a Fibre Channel compliant network Figure 1 1 is an illustration of the Switch This...

Page 20: ...the loop and off loop devices devices not connected to that particular TL_Port such as Public fabric devices and private devices on other TL_Port loops Refer to Translated Loop Port TL_Port Overview o...

Page 21: ...nect to Public devices that conform to the Fibre Channel Standards Switch management allows you to force a fabric port to function as an F_Port Refer to the Switch Management manual for more informati...

Page 22: ...designate any or all ports on a SANbox 16 chassis as SL_Ports SL_Ports connect to devices that conform to the Fibre Channel Private Loop SCSI Direct Attach FC PLDA standard If you place a Public Fibr...

Page 23: ...ts if any are SL_Ports The user may place up to 32 SL_Ports together in the same segmented loop zone to form each Segmented Loop The application provides a map of all AL_PAs on a Segmented Loop This v...

Page 24: ...d to F and FL_Ports and private devices on other TL_Port loops This connectivity is achieved by having a translation function at each TL_Port which translates Private frames to Public frames and vice...

Page 25: ...ample Translated Loop Features Each TL_Port maintains up to 125 AL_PA addresses on the Private Loop When one of these AL_PA addresses communicates with an off loop device the TL_Port acts as a proxy f...

Page 26: ...tain the targets both Public and Private that you want the Private initia tor to communicate with Auto Learning is not able to enter these targets into the translation entry list The translation entri...

Page 27: ...nformation about which AL_PA addresses are being used by the TL_Port SANsurfer provides a way to flag error conditions to the user All switch management configuration information is stored in non vola...

Page 28: ...on to the outside world The user can use a management station connected via this network to manage the Switch Refer to Major Switch Management Features and Switch Management Connector later in this se...

Page 29: ...chassis View the fabric Ethernet connection s View hardware and firmware version information for the selected chassis View Switch Names and World Wide Names WWNs of all chassis View port addresses on...

Page 30: ...placed in only one hard zone no overlapping hard zones If hard zones are enabled broadcast zones and Name Server zones do not cross the defined hard zone boundaries Broadcast Zones Broadcast zones all...

Page 31: ...within a segmented loop zone must be unique You can zone individual SL_Ports together or all SL_Ports on a chassis by defining the chassis as an SL Private Loop stage type Refer to SL Private Loop Sta...

Page 32: ...ort into Loop Bypass Mode Place any or all NL_Ports back into normal Loop Mode Reset the Loop Re initializing the Loop Configure the translation entries list for TL_Ports and control the TL_Port Auto...

Page 33: ...firmware and connection information Display port addresses and performance statistics Configure and tune ports Record performance statistics Define hard Name Server broadcast and segmented loop zones...

Page 34: ...nual Set or read the IP network configuration Read the SNMP configuration information Online testing Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP The following functions are available in TFTP Load switch firmw...

Page 35: ...he top row Also notice that the relative position of the Traffic and Logged In LEDs is reversed between the bottom and top rows of ports Figure 1 5 Chassis Front 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15...

Page 36: ...or HSSDC connectors Copper Inter Enclosure GBIC Passive 100 TW EL S or 100 TP EL S with either DB 9 or HSSDC connectors Certified GBICs may be populated in any combination that suits your use They are...

Page 37: ...connected to an active AC outlet and its associated Power Supply is installed there is a two second delay before the fans start and the Power Good LED on the front of the chassis lights The Power Good...

Page 38: ...s about once per second to indicate that the Switch passed the POSTs and the internal Switch processor is running Refer to Section 3 Diagnostics Troubleshooting for more information about Heartbeat LE...

Page 39: ...es are able to successfully perform a loop initialization LIP or port log in Following a successful LIP or log in on a particular port the Switch turns the Logged In LED ON lit for that port This show...

Page 40: ...ly contains a connector for a standard 3 wire computer type AC power cable supplied with the Switch The power cable connects between an AC Input Power Connector and an AC outlet For purposes of redund...

Page 41: ...r to Figure 1 8 The back of the chassis contains bays for two Power Supplies The fan is part of the power supply Air enters the front of the chassis and exits the back of the chassis Figure 1 8 Chassi...

Page 42: ...tatus Refer to Figure 1 8 for their location Back Panel Lights Power Supply Good Light Green The Power Supply Good Light is ON when its supply is producing logic voltages within their proper voltage r...

Page 43: ...has a plug that is suitable for your location QLogic supplies the Switch with a standard 3 wire computer type power cable One end has an IEC 320 plug that mates with the power connector on the front o...

Page 44: ...A rack NOTE If this chassis is part of a Multistage Switch please read Section 5 Multi Chassis Fabrics It may affect the way you place or mount this chassis NOTE Rack Mounting Considerations The chass...

Page 45: ...binet mounting brackets The screws are already in the chassis so you must remove them and reuse them to mount the brackets Mount these brackets on either the front or back corners of the chassis 2 Pla...

Page 46: ...fer to Figure 2 2 When a Switch using fiber optic GBICs is installed in Europe IEC regulations require that a Class 1 laser information label be placed where it is clearly visible whenever access to t...

Page 47: ...GBIC Replacement on page 4 4 Connect to AC Power DANGER An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place hazardous voltage on metal parts of the Switch chassis It is the responsibility of...

Page 48: ...Pour viter toute secousse lectrique en cher ce c ble une prise correctement mise la terre Dans certains pays les prises lectriques sont de mod le diff rent on ne peut y en cher le c ble de l appareil...

Page 49: ...r cord are properly plugged in the AC power source is turned ON and that the input fuses for that power input are good If you have checked these things and the Power Good LED still is not lit contact...

Page 50: ...on loop mode You may decide to connect it directly to the Switch and force the port to operate in F_Port non loop mode It would not be efficient for the Switch port to function as though it was connec...

Page 51: ...or a description of T_Ports The type of media used fiber optic cable or copper depends on the type of Fibre Channel adapter in the attached device and the type of GBICs used in the Switch You may popu...

Page 52: ...ts the switch must be cabled and configured properly The recipient F_Port or T_Port must be configured for extended credits using switch management The following rules apply when chaining ports Credit...

Page 53: ...Ports Hot Pluggable All GBICs and cables are hot pluggable That is you may have the Switch powered up while you plug or unplug GBICs or cables of any interconnection media type Hot swapping and unplug...

Page 54: ...e 2 5 that these devices are connected in a loop from the transmit side of a loop port on the Switch through each device in the loop then back to the receive side of the original loop port on the Swit...

Page 55: ...e Switch Management to force the FL_Ports to function as F_Ports If the servers will only attach to F_Ports the ports will self discover and function as F_Ports Refer to Configure the Ports on page 2...

Page 56: ...riety of Public Connections Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Tx Rx Tx Rx F_Port F_Port Tx Rx F_Port FL_Port Rx Tx Rx Tx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 Rx Tx Rx Tx Tx...

Page 57: ...r example you could have Server 1 and the RAID on one segmented loop and the remainder of the servers and the JBODs on another segmented loop Remember that these private devices cannot communicate bet...

Page 58: ...ic Server 1 a Public device is an initiator for RAID 1 on Private Loop 1 Private Server 2 a Private device on Private Loop 2 is an initi ator for RAID 1 on Private Loop 1 Private Server 2 a Private de...

Page 59: ...t the Switch s IP address is 10 0 0 1 Use a crossover cable to connect the management station to the switch chassis This network does not need to contain anything more than the switch and a single man...

Page 60: ...oop mode You may decide to connect it directly to the Switch and force the port to operate in F_Port non loop mode It would not be efficient for the Switch port to function as though it was connected...

Page 61: ...TL Configuration window in SANsurfer to manage the translation entries list for each TL_Port The translation entries list for a TL_Port connected to Private targets will contain the initiators both P...

Page 62: ...used for IP traffic It is not recommended in any other circumstance If the fabric consists of multiple Switches Non I must also be selected on any Cross Connect port that will be used as a route to t...

Page 63: ...tend the access to a specific shared device or shared group of devices Within a fabric you must choose whether to define Name Server zones by port or by device world wide name WWN Name Server zoning b...

Page 64: ...topology display shows each switch chassis in its own rack Any device can be moved for display purposes to any other rack or shelf in the display By grouping devices and naming racks shelves and devi...

Page 65: ...bleshooting Introduction This section contains information to help you diagnose and troubleshoot problems with your Switch Power Supply Troubleshooting helps you solve AC power and Power Supply proble...

Page 66: ...your authorized maintenance provider Refer to Appendix B QLogic Customer Support for information about how to contact QLogic Customer Support Table 3 1 Troubleshooting Matrix Dual Power Supply Supply...

Page 67: ...place faulty Power Supply Fan Failure O n O n O ff O ff O n O ff O n O ff O n Y e s Replace Power Supply Fan Chassis Overheat O n O ff O n O n O ff O n O n O ff O n Y e s Fix cause of overheat else po...

Page 68: ...ail LED Red Over Temperature LED Red Power Supply Good Light Over Temperature LED Red Fan Power Switch ON Corrective Action Chassis OFF Off NA Off Off Off Off No Press the appropriate Power Switch to...

Page 69: ...s and the Fan for each power supply to find the problem 2 Note in Table 3 2 that when there is an AC Source disruption to a chassis with one power supply System Status column that the fan is OFF and t...

Page 70: ...g mode The diagnostics run at startup are the Power On Self Test POST diagnostics These POST diagnostics check for proper Switch operation except for the GBICs During the POST the Switch logs any erro...

Page 71: ...e in a degraded mode because it has multiple Buses It can operate with one or more of them in operation but some normal processing functions such as in order delivery may be adversely affected The Hea...

Page 72: ...any POST errors occur notify QLogic Customer Support or your autho rized maintenance provider The following paragraphs describe the tests and their failure indication Refer to Appendix B QLogic Custo...

Page 73: ...Switch Management port may not operate well enough to load new Flash code Force PROM Mode in Effect 5 Blinks This is an alarm This indicates that the processor is reading the default configura tion fr...

Page 74: ...from the chassis except the one you want to test The GBIC under test may be in any port The Continuous Test will skip all empty ports 3 Insert a loopback plug into the GBIC 4 Cycle the chassis power t...

Page 75: ...Ds The ports whose Logged in LEDs are not blinking have passed the test and are all usable Switch Management Port Failure 14 Blinks The Switch is operable The Switch Management Port test verifies the...

Page 76: ...al Cable Continuity Tests When there is a problem communicating over a particular link and both the Switch and the N_Port adapter pass their respective tests check the continuity of the cables If poss...

Page 77: ...e the Input Fuses GBICs and the Power Supply s Input Fuse Removal 1 Turn OFF the Power Switch 2 Unplug the AC Power Cable from the appropriate AC Power Plug Assembly 3 Refer to Figure 4 1 Insert a thi...

Page 78: ...Appendix A Reference Infor mation for fuse type information 2 Refer to Figure 4 2 Insert the Fuse Holder into the right side of the AC Power Plug Assembly and press it in until it clicks flush with t...

Page 79: ...following a Using the thumb and forefinger of one hand grasp the GBIC and press both latches toward the center of the GBIC b While squeezing withdraw the GBIC from the chassis When the GBIC is withdra...

Page 80: ...hen pull on the bail to remove the GBIC Figure 4 4 Removing GBICs that have bail operated latches Replacement GBICs may be removed and replaced with the Switch power on without disrupting traffic on o...

Page 81: ...u can only slide the GBIC in about an inch 2 5 cm before it stops you have the Keyway in the wrong position flip the GBIC over and try it again 3 Push the GBIC in until the GBIC Latches snap into plac...

Page 82: ...ght out of the back of the Switch Chassis If the Switch contained two power supplies and will now be operating with only one until the second supply is replaced install the Cover Plate over the bay A...

Page 83: ...the back of the Power Supply Bay 3 Push the Locking Screws into their respective holes You may need to turn them clockwise or counterclockwise in order to get them to go all the way in Then use a lar...

Page 84: ...Battery SANbox 16HA Fibre Channel Switch Removal Replacement Procedures 59005 03 Rev A Installer s User s Manual Notes...

Page 85: ...eps in building a multi chassis fabric Choose a topology Cable the chassis into the selected topology Configure the chassis and their associated user ports Configuring the chassis includes assigning s...

Page 86: ...port connected to users or a T_Port connected to other Switch chassis Connect any SANbox port to another Switch and the port configures itself as a T_Port All chassis in a mesh topology have a Stage T...

Page 87: ...switches as IO T chassis in mesh and Multistage topologies These topics are discussed for each topology later in this section NOTE In order to set up a multi chassis fabric you are required to select...

Page 88: ...econd bandwidth between any two 8 port IO T chassis Cable Length The maximum cable length between chassis depends on the type of interconnect media GBICs In Order Delivery SANbox Switch chassis guaran...

Page 89: ...raffic in the shortest direction to any another chassis in the loop The loop also provides failover when only one chassis interconnection is used Figure 5 1 shows an example of Cascade with a loop int...

Page 90: ...the least number of chassis hops A chassis will route traffic in the other direction if all links in the closest direction fail Latency to any port on the same chassis is one chassis hop Latency to a...

Page 91: ...se same chassis links In fabrics of two or three chassis Mesh and Cascade with a loop topologies are the same for purposes of bandwidth For fabrics of four or more chassis Mesh topology must use only...

Page 92: ...ort interconnections between chassis which contain ports in the same Hard Zone That is if a particular Hard Zone is distributed across chassis boundaries each piece of that Hard Zone and its inter con...

Page 93: ...eight T_Ports for chassis inter connection then each chassis will have 8 user ports remaining Figure 5 2 shows an example of mesh interconnections Using four to eight chassis Cascade with a loop topol...

Page 94: ...ps to the destination chassis A chassis will route traffic through another path if all links in the closest path fail In fabrics of two or three chassis Mesh and Cascade with a loop may be the same fo...

Page 95: ...ributed across chassis boundaries each piece of that Hard Zone and its inter connecting T_Ports must be assigned to the same Hard Zone number This makes interconnections between pieces of the same Har...

Page 96: ...er conflict the switch with the higher world wide name will be disabled In addition a Logged In LED on the switch with the lower world wide name will blink to indicate which port is connected to the c...

Page 97: ...r Zones require no special consideration in a Multistage fabric That is you may assign these zones by port or by device T_Ports are not zoned Hard Zones however require zoned T_Port interconnections b...

Page 98: ...k from each IO T chassis Figure 5 3 shows a Multistage Switch built from SANbox 16 chassis One T_Port on each IO T chassis the minimum connects to the CC chassis This provides 100 MBytes of bandwidth...

Page 99: ...16 chassis Two T_Ports on each IO T chassis connect to the CC chassis This provides 200 MBytes of bandwidth between each IO T chassis and failover in case a T_Port fails Each IO T chassis distributes...

Page 100: ...ANbox 16 Multistage with eight CC chassis Figure 5 5 shows a Multistage Switch built from SANbox 16 chassis One T_Port on each IO T chassis the minimum connects to each CC chassis This provides 800 MB...

Page 101: ...sis Connect the receive side of the T_Port on one chassis to the transmit side of the T_Port on the other chassis On the top row of ports on a chassis the transmit connector is the right hand connecto...

Page 102: ...k and the IP gateway address must all be set In addition the SNMP read write and trap community names may be set as well as the SNMP name contact and location This setup is required only for the chass...

Page 103: ...config ure and how to configure the Ethernet Port You need to configure the Ether net port of only one chassis in the fabric You could configure another chassis for backup You must reset the Switch c...

Page 104: ...he Default is zero e Press the Back button to return to the Fabric Topology window The application will poll the fabric for its new configuration it takes about 15 seconds to poll the fabric The Topol...

Page 105: ...specifications for the SANbox 16 Fibre Channel Switch Refer to Fibre Channel Ports on page 1 17 for the location of all connections switches and components QLogic Customer Support Phone 952 932 4040 F...

Page 106: ...l Switch ports can be any of the above ports Number of Fibre Channel Ports 16 Ports per chassis Populated by 2 to 16 GBICs in one GBIC increments Scalability Up to 192 fabric ports in a multi chassis...

Page 107: ...y fabric port Media Transmission Ranges See GBIC specifications on pages A 6 through A 8 Fabric Port Speed 1 0625 Gb second Fabric Latency best case Class 2 or Class 3 frame 0 6 sec Fabric Point to Po...

Page 108: ...not require system interruption for GBIC insertion to populate activate new ports GBIC replacement Redundant power supply replacement Backup Components Hot swappable spare power supply and integral co...

Page 109: ...ted Chassis Weight 32 lbs maximum configuration Switch Electrical Power source loading 1 7 Amps maximum at 90 to 137 Vac 0 9 Amps maximum at 180 to 265 Vac Each Power Supply 140 Watts Operating voltag...

Page 110: ...5B Class A VCCI Class A ITE CISPR 22 Class A EN 55022 Class A Voltage Fluctuations EN 61000 3 3 Harmonics EN 61000 3 2 Immunity EN 50082 1 1997 Marking FCC Part 15 UL United States UL Canada TUV VCCI...

Page 111: ...Wavelength 1270 1350 nm Open Fiber Control GBIC modules are standard with No OFC Transmit Power 10dBm average Receiver Sensitivity 20dBm average Distance 2 meters to 10 kilometers Safety DHHS 21 CFR...

Page 112: ...le 1 9 pin D subminiature DB 9 Style 2 HSSDC looks like wide phone jack or RJ45 Cable Fibre Channel 100 TW EL S shielded dual parallel pair cable Fibre Channel 100 TP EL S shielded dual twisted pair c...

Page 113: ...s SANbox 16HA Fibre Channel Switch Installer s User s Manual 59005 03 Rev A Reference Information A 9 Figure A 1 SANbox 16HA Switch Front Back Dimensions in Millimeters Inches 444 5 17 5 85 34 3 36 17...

Page 114: ...Switch Specifications SANbox 16HA Fibre Channel Switch A 10 Reference Information 59005 03 Rev A Installer s User s Manual Figure A 2 SANbox 16HA Switch Top View Dimensions in Millimeters Inches 17 7...

Page 115: ...Corporation Eden Prairie Minnesota USA from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Central Time Monday through Friday excluding QLogic s observed holidays Contact Us Telephone 952 932 4040 E mail support QLogic com Fax...

Page 116: ...c will give you a software firmware fix or work around along with descriptive documentation Customer Responsibilities Quality support requires a partnership between you and QLogic As such you are expe...

Page 117: ...ology 5 5 with a loop 5 5 zoning 5 8 caution notice 1 3 CC See Cross Connect stage type CE statement 1 5 chassis add a power supply 1 9 air ow A 5 back 1 23 con guration 2 17 5 18 con guration process...

Page 118: ...cade 5 6 mesh 5 9 multistage 5 12 fan 1 24 FC PLDA See Fibre Channel Private Loop SCSI Direct Attach ber optic connection description 2 12 T_Port 5 17 bre channel port 1 17 port features 1 2 protocols...

Page 119: ...on 5 2 distance between chassis 5 10 example 5 9 fabric size 5 9 latency 5 9 MKII compatibility 5 11 topology 5 9 zoning 5 11 minimize interleave tuning 2 20 MKII compatibility cascade 5 8 mesh 5 11 m...

Page 120: ...supported 1 5 communication restrictions 1 5 con guration 2 18 device discovery 1 4 frame types supported 1 5 management 1 5 number of 1 4 number of devices 1 4 number of segments 1 4 overview 1 3 SNM...

Page 121: ...Translated Loop Port See TL_Port translation 1 6 Trivial File Transfer Protocol 1 16 troubleshooting cable continuity 3 12 power supply 3 6 Trunk Port See T_Port tuning ports 2 20 U unpack 2 1 user in...

Page 122: ...SANbox 16HA Fibre Channel Switch Index 59005 03 Rev A Installer s User s Manual Notes...