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SANbox2-64 Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
2.3 Fibre Channel Ports ........................................................................................... 2-7
2.3.1 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers.................................... 2-8
2.3.2 Port Status LED ......................................................................................... 2-8
2.3.3 Port Modes ................................................................................................ 2-9
2.3.3.1 Fabric Ports ...................................................................................... 2-9
2.3.3.2 Translated Loop Port ...................................................................... 2-10
2.3.3.3 Expansion Port ............................................................................... 2-10
2.4 Ethernet Port .................................................................................................... 2-11
2.5 Serial Port......................................................................................................... 2-12
2.6 Power Supply Modules..................................................................................... 2-13
2.7 Fans ................................................................................................................. 2-14
2.8 Switch Management......................................................................................... 2-15
Section 3 Planning
3.1 Devices............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 Public and Private...................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 Redundancy and Latency.......................................................................... 3-2
3.2 Multiple Chassis Fabrics .................................................................................... 3-4
3.2.1 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock ................................... 3-4
3.2.2 Common Topologies.................................................................................. 3-5
3.3 Performance....................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.1 Distance..................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.2 Bandwidth.................................................................................................. 3-7
3.3.3 Latency ...................................................................................................... 3-7
3.4 Device Access.................................................................................................... 3-8
3.4.1 Soft Zone ................................................................................................... 3-9
3.4.2 Access Control List Hard Zone.................................................................. 3-9
3.4.3 Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones ........................................................... 3-10
3.5 Fabric Management ......................................................................................... 3-10
3.6 Fabric Security ................................................................................................. 3-11
Section 4 Installation
4.1 Site Requirements.............................................................................................. 4-1
4.1.1 Fabric Management Workstation............................................................... 4-1
4.1.2 Switch Power Requirements ..................................................................... 4-1
4.1.3 Environmental Conditions.......................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Installing a Switch............................................................................................... 4-2
4.2.1 Mount the Switch....................................................................................... 4-3
4.2.2 Install SFP Transceivers............................................................................ 4-5
4.2.3 Connect the Switch to AC Power .............................................................. 4-5
