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Page 1 - USER MANUAL

McDATA CorporationMcDATA Corporation 380 Interlocken Crescent Broomfield, CO 80021-3464Corporate Headquarters: 800.545.5773 Web: www.mcdata.com Sale

Page 2 - Revision Date Description

xMcDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualTables

Page 3 - Contents

33-4McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchFigure 3-2 Configure Switch Parameters Dialog BoxOrdinarily,

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3Configure Switch Parameters3-5Configuring the SwitchWhen a check mark displays, the domain ID configured in the Preferred Domain ID field will become

Page 5 - Chapter 6 Optional Features

33-6McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the Switchdirector or switch is offline. Disabling Domain RSCNs also d

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3Configure Fabric Parameters3-7Configuring the SwitchFigure 3-3 Configure Fabric Parameters Dialog BoxOrdinarily, you do not need to change values in

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33-8McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchSet the same value for E_D_TOV on all switches on a multiswi

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3Configure Switch Binding3-9Configuring the SwitchConfigure Switch BindingFor complete procedures on configuring this optional feature, refer to SANte

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33-10McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchPlace or remove check marks in the check boxes in this colu

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3Configure Ports3-11Configuring the Switchany device can attach to the port even if a WWN or nickname is specified in the Bound WWN column. Port bindi

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33-12McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchFigure 3-4 Configure Ports Dialog BoxPorts are numbered fro

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3Configure SNMP3-13Configuring the Switch7. To bind a device with a specific WWN or nickname to the port, click the Port Binding check box to display

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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualxiPrefaceThis publication provides details for using the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switc

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33-14McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the Switch— MIB-II— Fabric Element MIB— Fibre Alliance (FCMGMT) MIB —

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3Configure SNMP3-15Configuring the SwitchThe Configure SNMP dialog box displays.Figure 3-5 Configure SNMP Dialog Box2. Click the Enable Authorization

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33-16McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the Switch7. Click Activate to activate the data and close the dialog

Page 17 - Overview

3Configure Feature Key3-17Configuring the SwitchThe Configure Feature Key dialog box displays.Figure 3-6 Configure Feature Key Dialog Box3. Click New

Page 18 - Product Manager Overview

33-18McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchIf you click Activate, all current features will be replace

Page 19 - EFC Management Menu Options

3Configure Date and Time3-19Configuring the SwitchFigure 3-7 Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization Dialog BoxTo disable Periodic Date/Time

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33-20McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchFigure 3-8 Configure Date and Time Manuallyb. Click in a Da

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3Configure Threshold Alerts3-21Configuring the SwitchUse the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to configure the following:• Name for the a

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33-22McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchFigure 3-9 Configure Threshold Alerts Dialog BoxIf alerts a

Page 23 - Product Manager Description

3Configure Threshold Alerts3-23Configuring the Switch4. Select one of the following from the drop-down list under the Name field:• Rx Throughput. An a

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xiiMcDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualPrefaceChapter 5, Using Maintenance Features, describes how to use the maintenance

Page 25 - 10/100 Mbps

33-24McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the Switch8. Enter the interval in minutes in which throughput is mea

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3Configure Threshold Alerts3-25Configuring the Switch11. Click Next.A final screen appears to provide a summary of your alert configuration. To make a

Page 27 - Using the Product Manager

33-26McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchFigure 3-14 Configure Threshold Alerts Dialog Box - Alerts

Page 28 - Figure 1-2 EFC Manager Icon

3Export Configuration Report3-27Configuring the Switch7. Make appropriate changes, then continue through the Modify Threshold screens, making changes

Page 29 - Opening the

33-28McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchThis file cannot be used to set configuration parameters th

Page 30 - Function

3Enable SANpilot3-29Configuring the Switch2. Select the folder where you want to save the file. 3. Type in a file name and extension in the File name

Page 31 - Enable Unit Beaconing

33-30McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchTo ensure trouble-free backups; it is imperative that you l

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Using Logs4-14Invisible Body TagThis chapter describes the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch logs that you can access through the Logs menu on the Produc

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44-2McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing LogsUsing LogsThe Audit, Event, Hardware, and Link Incident, and Threshold A

Page 34 - Threshold Alert(s)

4Using Logs4-3Using LogsFigure 4-1 Save Dialog Box1. Click Export on the log window.2. In the Save dialog box, select the folder where you want to sav

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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualxiiiPrefaceManual Conventions The following notational conventions are used in this do

Page 36 - Data Collection

44-4McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing LogsAudit LogThe audit log displays a history of all configuration changes a

Page 37 - Firmware Library

4Event Log4-5Using Logs— SNMP: Change was made by a remote SNMP management station.— Fabric: Change was initiated by another switch in the fabric that

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44-6McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing LogsFigure 4-3 Event LogAll detected firmware faults and hardware failures a

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4Hardware Log4-7Using LogsInformationalMinorMajorSevere• FRU PositionThe FRU involved in the event and the slot position in the chassis relative to id

Page 40 - Hardware View

44-8McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing Logs• FRUThe name of the inserted or removed FRU.• PositionSlot position in

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4Link Incident Log4-9Using Logs• PortThe number of the port on which the incident occurred.• Link IncidentA short description of the incident. The fol

Page 42 - Port List View

44-10McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing LogsThreshold Alert LogThis log provides details of threshold alert notific

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4Threshold Alert Log4-11Using Logs• Utilization %Percent usage of traffic capacity. This is the percent of the port’s throughput capacity achieved by

Page 44 - Node List View

44-12McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing Logs

Page 45 - Performance View

Using Maintenance Features5-15Invisible Body TagThis chapter describes how to use the options that display from the Maintenance menu on the Product Ma

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xivMcDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualPrefaceCustomers who purchased the hardware product from a company other than McDAT

Page 47 - FRU List View

55-2McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing Maintenance FeaturesRun Port DiagnosticsThe Port Diagnostics option enables

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5Execute an IPL5-3Using Maintenance FeaturesFigure 5-1 IPL Confirmation Dialog Box2. Click Yes.Selecting IPL from the Maintenance menu causes Ethernet

Page 49 - User Rights

55-4McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing Maintenance FeaturesAfter the IPL:• All Fabric services databases containin

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5Manage Firmware Versions5-5Using Maintenance FeaturesFigure 5-3 Set Online State Dialog Box (State Is Online)2. Click Set Offline or Set Online, depe

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55-6McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing Maintenance Features1. Select Enable E-Mail Notification from the Maintenan

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5Backup and Restore Configuration5-7Using Maintenance FeaturesBackup and Restore ConfigurationSelect this option from the Maintenance menu to save the

Page 53 - Restoring Data to

55-8McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing Maintenance Features• SNMP configuration (trap recipients, community names,

Page 54 - Using QuikSync

5Reset Configuration5-9Using Maintenance Featuresusing this option, record the switch’s current IP address which displays below the switch’s icon in t

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55-10McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualUsing Maintenance Features

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Optional Features6-16Invisible Body TagThis chapter provides detailed information on using, administering, and configuring optional EFC Manager’s feat

Page 57 - Managing the Switch

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualxvPrefaceAll other trademarked terms, indicated by a registered trademark symbol (®) o

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66-2McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualOptional FeaturesConfigure Open Systems Management ServerUse these procedures to c

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6SANtegrity Features6-3Optional Featuresswitches. These features are enabled by purchasing a feature key, then enabling the key through the Configure

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66-4McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualOptional FeaturesFor More Information To enable, disable, and configure this optio

Page 61 - Operation

6SANtegrity Features6-5Optional FeaturesAfter enabling Switch Binding, you prohibit devices and/or switches from connecting with switch ports by remov

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66-6McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualOptional Features• Restrict F_Ports. Select if you want to restrict connections fr

Page 63 - Obtaining Hardware

6SANtegrity Features6-7Optional FeaturesFigure 6-2 Switch Binding Membership List Dialog BoxRefer to Configuring Switch Binding - Overview on page 6-4

Page 64 - FRU Properties Dialog Box

66-8McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualOptional Features• Switch Binding is not enabled for the same port type as enabled

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6Enterprise Fabric Mode6-9Optional Features• If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled and the director or switch is offline you can disable Switch Binding

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66-10McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualOptional Featuresrequirements for disabling these parameters and features when th

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6Enterprise Fabric Mode6-11Optional Featuresexample, this information might be that a logical path has been broken because of a physical event, such a

Page 68 - Switch Properties Dialog Box

xviMcDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualPreface

Page 69 - Using Menu Options

66-12McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualOptional Features

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Product Manager MessagesA-1AIvisible Body TagThis appendix lists and explains messages that may display in message boxes as you use the Product Manage

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AA-2McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage All port names must be unique. Description A dupli

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AProduct Manager MessagesA-3Product Manager MessagesCMessage Cannot disable Switch Binding while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active and the switch is On

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AA-4McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesAction Remove the spaces or retype the field without space

Page 74 - Port Binding Dialog Box

AProduct Manager MessagesA-5Product Manager MessagesMessage Cannot retrieve port configuration.Description Port configuration cannot be retrieved. The

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AA-6McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage Cannot run diagnostics on a port that is failed.De

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AProduct Manager MessagesA-7Product Manager MessagesMessage Cannot set Fibre Channel parameters.Description Fibre Channel parameters cannot be set. Th

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AA-8McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage Cannot start port diagnostics.Description Port dia

Page 78 - Menu Options

AProduct Manager MessagesA-9Product Manager MessagesMessage Could not find firmware file.Description The selected file is not a firmware file.Action O

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Product Manager Overview1-11Invisible Body TagThis chapter is an introduction and overview of the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager appli

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AA-10McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesDMessage Date entered is invalid.Description Date entered

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AProduct Manager MessagesA-11Product Manager MessagesMessage Disabling Switch Binding will disable Enterprise Fabric Mode. Do you want to continue?Des

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AA-12McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage Error retrieving port information.Description An

Page 83 - Properties

AProduct Manager MessagesA-13Product Manager MessagesMessage File transfer aborted.Description User has stopped the file transfer.Action N/A. An infor

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AA-14McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesIMessage Incorrect product type.Description When configur

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AProduct Manager MessagesA-15Product Manager MessagesAction Use up to 24 alphanumeric characters, including spaces, hyphens and underscores.Message In

Page 86 - Port Statistics

AA-16McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage Invalid port swap. Description Port swap selectio

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AProduct Manager MessagesA-17Product Manager MessagesMessage Invalid value for hour (0 - 23).Description Value for hour must be an integer from 0 thro

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AA-18McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage Invalid World Wide Name. Description World wide n

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AProduct Manager MessagesA-19Product Manager MessagesNMessage No file was selected.Description Action requires you to select a fileAction Select a fil

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11-2McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewManaging the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric SwitchThree options a

Page 91 - Button Functions

AA-20McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesPMessage Performing this operation will change the curren

Page 92 - Port Operational States

AProduct Manager MessagesA-21Product Manager MessagesAction Review the Switch Binding Membership List to determine if the devices should be members.Me

Page 93 - Link Incident Alerts

AA-22McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage Resource is unavailable.Description The specified

Page 94 - Threshold Alerts

AProduct Manager MessagesA-23Product Manager MessagesMessage Switch Binding was removed from attached devices that are also participating in Port Bind

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AA-24McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage The EFC Server is busy processing a request from

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AProduct Manager MessagesA-25Product Manager MessagesMessage The maximum number of address configurations has been reached. Description The maximum nu

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AA-26McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager MessagesMessage The switch must be offline to configure. Descript

Page 98 - Configure Identification

AProduct Manager MessagesA-27Product Manager MessagesMessage Threshold alerts are not supported on firmware earlier than 01.03.00. Description Thresho

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AA-28McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager Messages

Page 100 - Switch Parameters

Glossaryg-1GlossaryThe following cross-references are used in this glossary:Contrast with. This refers to a term that has an opposite or substantively

Page 101 - Configure Switch Parameters

1EFC Management Menu Options1-3Product Manager OverviewThe default user name for the right to view status and other information is “operator.” The def

Page 102 - Configure Fabric Parameters

g-2McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossaryALPA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address.ANSI American National Standards Inst

Page 103 - Fabric Parameters

Glossaryg-3Glossarybit error rate A comparison of the number of bits received incorrectly by a device to the total number of bits transmitted.blocked

Page 104 - Configuring the Switch

g-4McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossaryClass 2 Fibre ChannelserviceProvides a connectionless (not dedicated) servi

Page 105 - Configure Switch Binding

Glossaryg-5Glossarycontrol unit port An internal port on the CTP card that communicates with the attached IBM S/390 or similar processor channels to r

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g-6McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossarydevice Product, connected to a managed switch, that is not controlled direc

Page 107 - Procedure

Glossaryg-7Glossaryruns only on the EFC Server (and cannot be downloaded to remote workstations).EMS See EFC Management Services.Enterprise FabricConn

Page 108 - Configure Ports Dialog Box

g-8McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossaryFfabric Entity that interconnects N_Ports and is capable of routing (switch

Page 109 - Configure SNMP

Glossaryg-9Glossaryfibre port modulecardEach fiber port module card provides four Fibre Channel connections through duplex small form factor pluggable

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g-10McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossaryGUI Graphical User Interface.Gx_Port A configurable port type that restric

Page 111 - Configure SNMP Dialog Box

Glossaryg-11GlossaryIIML See initial machine load.inband management Management of the switch through Fibre Channel connection to a port card.informati

Page 112 - Configure Feature Key

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualiiRecord of Revisions and UpdatesCopyright © 2002 McDATA Corporation. All rights reser

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11-4McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager Overview• Open• Delete• Modify• Properties• Logout• ExitFabrics Me

Page 114 - Configure Date and Time

g-12McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossaryIOCDS A data set that contains an I/O configuration definition built by th

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Glossaryg-13Glossarylink incident A link incident is a problem detected on a fiber optic link, like the loss of light, invalid sequences and other pro

Page 116 - Configure Threshold Alerts

g-14McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossarymanagementinformation baseRelated set of software objects (variables) cont

Page 117 - Procedures

Glossaryg-15Glossarynode port Physical interface within an end device which can connect to an F_Port on a switched fabric or directly to another N_Por

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g-16McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossaryOffline - when the switch is set offline, all ports are set offline. The s

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Glossaryg-17Glossarypath In a network, any route between any two ports.persistent binding A form of server-level access control that uses configuratio

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g-18McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossaryRR_A_TOV See resource allocation time-out value.redundancy Performance cha

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Glossaryg-19GlossarySSAN See storage area network. SANpilot A management interface embedded on the switch’s code which offers features similar to, but

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g-20McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossarySNMP managementstationAn SNMP workstation console used to oversee the SNMP

Page 123 - Export Configuration Report

Glossaryg-21GlossaryUunblocked port Devices communicating with an unblocked port can log in to the switch and communicate with devices attached to any

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1EFC Management Menu Options1-5Product Manager Overview• Enable Fly Over DisplayConfigure Menu • Users• Nicknames• Sessions• Operating Parameters (Swi

Page 125 - Enable SANpilot

g-22McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualGlossarywindow A scrollable viewing area on screen. A window may refer to a part o

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Indexi-1Aalertsthreshold 1-18clearing 2-19alerts, link incident (LIN) 2-37enabling 3-9audit log 1-19, 4-4Bbackup and restore configuration 5-7da

Page 127 - Using Logs

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual i-2Indexdialog box 3-6configure portsdialog box 3-9procedureopen systems mode 3-1

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i-3IndexIndexFRUdescription 1-15product menu 1-15FRU list view 1-30defined 2-23displayed 1-31, 2-23opening 2-23FRU properties 2-7Hhardware log

Page 129 - Sorting Entries

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual i-4Indexmenusconfigure 1-16hardware view 2-13help 1-23logs 1-19maintenance 1-20

Page 130 - Audit Log

i-5IndexIndexnode list view menu 1-27opening 1-13performance view 1-28, 2-28performance view menu 1-29port list view 1-25, 2-20port menu 1-25pro

Page 131 - Event Log

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual i-6Indexthreshold alerts 1-18clearing 2-19general information 2-38trademarks 4-x

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11-6McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewProduct Menu • Port (options available when port is select

Page 133 - Hardware Log

1Product Manager Description1-7Product Manager Overview• Threshold Alerts• Export Configuration Report• Enable Web Server• Enable TelnetLogs Menu • Au

Page 134 - Link Incident Log

11-8McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewFibre Channel fabrics managed by an EFC Server. The EFC Ma

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1Product Manager Description1-9Product Manager OverviewFigure 1-1 EFC Server and Remote Workstation Configuration (Dual Ethernet)Using the Product Man

Page 136 - Threshold Alert Log

11-10McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager Overview• Configure nickname to display instead of WWN for switch

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1Using the Product Manager1-11Product Manager Overview• Run port diagnostics.• Set the date and time on the switch.Using the Product ManagerThis secti

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11-12McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager Overview• If you are using a remote user workstation, follow step

Page 139 - Features

1Using the Product Manager1-13Product Manager Overview5. Click Activate or press the Enter key on your keyboard.The main EFC Manager window displays s

Page 140 - Execute an IPL

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualiiiPreface ...

Page 141 - IPL Confirmation Dialog Box

11-14McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewFigure 1-5 Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Product Manager Window

Page 142 - Set Online State

1Using the Product Manager1-15Product Manager Overview• Maintenance• HelpClick one of the tabs to display a list of menu options. Click an option to o

Page 143 - Enable E-Mail Notification

11-16McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewPropertiesClick to display the Switch Properties dialog b

Page 144 - Enable Call-Home Notification

1Using the Product Manager1-17Product Manager OverviewFabric Operating ParametersUse this dialog box to set parameters for fabric operation. In this d

Page 145 - Backup and Restore Dialog Box

11-18McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewManagement Server Select this option to display the Confi

Page 146 - Reset Configuration

1Using the Product Manager1-19Product Manager OverviewExport Configuration ReportSelect this option to display the Export Configuration Report dialog

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11-20McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager Overviewinstalled, whether the FRU was inserted or removed, the F

Page 148 - Using Maintenance Features

1Using the Product Manager1-21Product Manager OverviewIPLSelect this option to initiate an initial program load on the switch. A dialog box displays t

Page 149 - Optional Features

11-22McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewEnable Call Home NotificationThe default setting for the

Page 150 - SANtegrity Features

1Using the Product Manager1-23Product Manager OverviewWARNINGThis operation resets all configuration including any optional features that have been in

Page 151 - Fabric Binding

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualivContentsPort List View...

Page 152 - Switch Binding

11-24McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewFigure 1-6 Hardware ViewIn the Hardware View, colored ind

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1Using the Product Manager1-25Product Manager Overview• IPL Switch• Set Switch Date and Time• Set Switch Online StateFor details on menu options, refe

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11-26McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewFigure 1-7 Port List View The Port List View displays inf

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1Using the Product Manager1-27Product Manager Overview• Port Binding • Clear Threshold Alert(s)Note that these options are also available when you cli

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11-28McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewFigure 1-8 Node List ViewNote that these options are also

Page 157 - Enterprise Fabric Mode

1Using the Product Manager1-29Product Manager Overviewfunctioning as an expansion port (E_Port), the message is “E_Port.” When a port is not logged in

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11-30McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager Overview• Port Binding• Clear Threshold Alert(s)Note that these s

Page 159 - Information

1Using the Product Manager1-31Product Manager OverviewFigure 1-10 FRU List ViewFor details on navigating and monitoring via the FRU List View, refer t

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11-32McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewIf a gray square displays in the status bar (no Ethernet

Page 161 - Messages

1Using the Product Manager1-33Product Manager OverviewClosing the Product Manager To close the Product Manager, use the following steps:1. To close th

Page 162 - Product Manager Messages

vMcDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualContentsChapter 4 Using LogsUsing Logs...

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11-34McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager Overview• ViewBy default, all users have view rights, which allow

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1Using the Product Manager1-35Product Manager OverviewConfigure Fabric Parameters X ❏❏Modify Port Binding X ❏Configure Ports X X ❏Configure SNMP X ❏❏C

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11-36McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewBacking Up and Restoring Product Manager DataAs long as a

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1Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data1-37Product Manager OverviewThe data contained in the EfcData directory and mirrored to the Zip disk inc

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11-38McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager OverviewUsing QuikSyncQuikSync is functioning to back up data whe

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1Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data1-39Product Manager Overview• Click the Windows Start button and select Programs, then Iomega QuikSync a

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11-40McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualProduct Manager Overview

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Monitoring and Managing the Switch2-12Invisible Body TagThis chapter describes how to use the features available in the Product Manager view panel to

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22-2McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the SwitchHardware ViewThe Hardware View is the default vi

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2Hardware View2-3Monitoring and Managing the Switch• OnlineAll unblocked ports are able to connect with devices. You can configure this state through

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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualviContentsF...

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22-4McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch• Link TimeoutThe network connection that was es

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2Hardware View2-5Monitoring and Managing the SwitchMonitoring Hardware OperationDetermine hardware component operating status and states by the simula

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22-6McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switchto Table 2-1 on page 2-36. For information on li

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2Hardware View2-7Monitoring and Managing the Switch• Unit Beaconing Indicator. The amber system error indicator blinks if unit beaconing is enabled. E

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22-8McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the SwitchFigure 2-2 FRU Properties Dialog BoxDisplaying P

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2Hardware View2-9Monitoring and Managing the Switch• Port NumberThe physical port number.• Port NameUser-defined port name or description. Refer to Co

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22-10McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch• BeaconingThis field indicates the beaconing s

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2Hardware View2-11Monitoring and Managing the Switch— 07 Non-McDATA switch at other end of the ISL. The cable is connected to a non-McDATA switch and

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22-12McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch• Threshold AlertIf a threshold alert exists fo

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2Hardware View2-13Monitoring and Managing the Switch• Operating Mode. Always in Open System Mode.• Preferred Domain ID as set through the Configure Op

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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manualvii1-1 EFC Server and Remote Workstation Configuration (Dual Ethernet) . 1-91-2 EFC

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22-14McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the SwitchClear System Error LightSelect this to turn off

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2Hardware View2-15Monitoring and Managing the Switch2. Perform one of the following steps:• To immediately synchronize the switch date and time with t

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22-16McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the SwitchFigure 2-7 Set Online State Dialog Box (Switch

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2Hardware View2-17Monitoring and Managing the Switch• Distance: General distance range for port transmission. This can be either short to long distanc

Page 189 - Glossary

22-18McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the SwitchReset PortClick to display a confirmation dialo

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2Hardware View2-19Monitoring and Managing the Switchbind the WWN of a device by clicking the WWN radio button and entering a WWN or nickname (see the

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22-20McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the SwitchFigure 2-10 Clear Threshold Alert(s) Dialog Box

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2Port List View2-21Monitoring and Managing the Switch• NameDisplays the port name as configured through the Configure Ports dialog box.• Block ConfigI

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22-22McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch— Segmented E_Port— Link Incident— Testing— Ina

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2FRU List View2-23Monitoring and Managing the Switch• Clear Link Incident Alert• Reset Port• Port Binding • Clear Threshold Alert(s)For Node Propertie

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viiiMcDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualFigures3-3 Configure Fabric Parameters Dialog Box ...

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22-24McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch• Position: Slot position of FRU in the chassis

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2Node List View2-25Monitoring and Managing the SwitchInformation that displays for each node includes:• Port #Number of the port, from 0 through 23.•

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22-26McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch• BB_CreditThe BB_Credit supported by the devic

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2Node List View2-27Monitoring and Managing the Switch• Display OptionsSelect Nickname or Worldwide Name from the submenu. Selecting Nickname displays

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22-28McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch• Port NumberThe physical port number on the sw

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2Performance View2-29Monitoring and Managing the Switchlower portion of the view displays statistical values for the specific port’s bar graph that yo

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22-30McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch• Enable Beaconing• Diagnostics• Clear Link Inc

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2Performance View2-31Monitoring and Managing the SwitchTraffic Statistics with Receive and Transmit ValuesThis section describes the types of statisti

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22-32McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the SwitchClass 2 StatisticsThe Class 2 Statistics table

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2Performance View2-33Monitoring and Managing the SwitchThe switch increments this count when it discards a frame that cannot be routed. This occurs mo

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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manualix1-1 Operating Status - Status Bar and Switch Status ...

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22-34McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch• Discarded framesA received frame could not be

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2Performance View2-35Monitoring and Managing the Switch• Frames too shortA received frame exceeded the Fibre Channel frame maximum size or was less th

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22-36McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the SwitchPort Operational StatesTable 2-1 describes the

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2Link Incident Alerts2-37Monitoring and Managing the Switcha. The status indicator displays on the port in the Hardware View. It indicates that a corr

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22-38McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switchbeing detected through a port connection that m

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2Threshold Alerts2-39Monitoring and Managing the SwitchSelect the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to display the Configure Threshold Ale

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22-40McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualMonitoring and Managing the Switch

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Configuring the Switch3-13Invisible Body TagThis chapter describes how to use the options that display on the Product Manager’s Configure menu on the

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33-2McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualConfiguring the SwitchConfigure IdentificationUse the procedure in this section to

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3Configure Switch Parameters3-3Configuring the Switch6. Click Set Name as Nickname and add a check mark to the check box if you want to use the name i

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