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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

xviMcDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User ManualPreface

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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