Qlogic SANbox 5600 Series User manual

59096-06 A
SANbox 5600 Series
Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
Firmware Version 7.4

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SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
© 2008 QLogic Corporation. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
First Published: December 2005
QLogic Corporation, 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, [phone] or [phone]
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representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or
modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
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Document Revision History
Release, Revision A, April 2008 Firmware Version 7.4
Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Version 7.04

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
New in this Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Sicherheitshinweise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Notes informatives relatives à la sécurité. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Advertencias de seguridad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Communications Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A Statement . . . 1-4
Canadian Department of Communications Class A
Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des Communications du
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
CE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
VCCI Class A Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Laser Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESDS) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Accessible Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Pièces Accessibles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Zugängliche Teile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
General Public License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Preamble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Terms And Conditions For Copying, Distribution And Modification. . . 1-9
How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
qfsApp Program License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

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2 General Description
Chassis Controls and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Input Power LED (Green). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Heartbeat LED (Green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
System Fault LED (Amber). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Maintenance Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Resetting a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Placing the Switch in Maintenance Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Fibre Channel Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Port Logged-In LED (Green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Port Activity LED (Green). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Port Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Serial Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Power Supplies and Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Switch Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
QuickTools Web Applet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Command Line Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Application Programming Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Simple Network Management Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Storage Management Initiative–Specification (SMI-S) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
File Transfer Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
3 Planning
Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Device Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
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Feature Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Multiple Chassis Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Optimizing Device Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Stacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

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Common Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Cascade Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Mesh Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
MultiStage Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Switch Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Internet Protocol Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
User Account Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
IP Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Port Binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Connection Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Device Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Security Example: Switches and HBAs with Authentication. . . . 3-19
Security Example: RADIUS Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Security Example: Host Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Fabric Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
4 Installation
Site Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Fabric Management Workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Switch Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Installing a Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Mount the Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Install Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Configure the Workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Configuring the Workstation IP Address for Ethernet Connections 4-8
Configuring the Workstation Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Connect the Switch to AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Connect the Workstation to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Configure the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
QuickTools Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
CLI Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Cable Devices to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Installing Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Using QuickTools to Install Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Using the CLI to Install Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
One-Step Firmware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Custom Firmware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Adding a Switch to an Existing Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

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Installing Feature License Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
5 Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
Chassis Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Input Power LED Is Extinguished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
System Fault LED Is Illuminated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Power-On Self Test Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Internal Firmware Failure Blink Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Fatal POST Error Blink Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Configuration File System Error Blink Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Over Temperature Blink Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Logged-In LED Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
E_Port Isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Excessive Port Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Transceiver Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Power Supply Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Recovering a Switch Using Maintenance Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Exiting the Maintenance Menu (Option 0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Unpacking a Firmware Image File in Maintenance Mode (Option 1) 5-14
Resetting the Network Configuration in Maintenance Mode (Option 2) 5-15
Resetting User Accounts in Maintenance Mode (Option 3). . . . . . . . . 5-15
Copying Log Files in Maintenance Mode (Option 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Removing the Switch Configuration in Maintenance Mode (Option 5) 5-15
Remaking the File System in Maintenance Mode (Option 6) . . . . . . . 5-16
Resetting the Switch in Maintenance Mode (Option 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Updating the Boot Loader in Maintenance Mode (Option 8). . . . . . . . 5-16
6 Removal/Replacement
Transceiver Removal and Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Power Supply Removal and Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
A Specifications
Fabric Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Maintainability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Fabric Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Power Cord Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

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Regulatory Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
Glossary
Index
List of Figures
Table Page
2-1 SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2 Chassis LEDs and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-3 Fibre Channel Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2-4 Port LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2-5 Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2-6 Serial Port and Pin Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2-7 Model 5602 Switch Power Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
3-1 Two-Switch Stack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3-2 Three-Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3-3 Four-Switch Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3-4 Five Switch Stack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3-5 Six Switch Stack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3-6 Cascade-with-a-Loop Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3-7 Mesh Topology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
3-8 Multistage Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
3-9 Security Example: Switches and HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
3-10 Security Example: RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
3-11 Security Example: Management Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
4-1 SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4-2 Mounting the Model 5600 Switch in a Rack without Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
4-3 Mounting the Model 5600 Switch in a Rack with a Rail Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
4-4 Removing XPAK Port Covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4-5 Installing XPAK Switch Stacking Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4-6 Workstation Cable Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
5-1 Chassis LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-2 Logged-In LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5-3 Model 5602 Switch Power Supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
6-1 Power Supply Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
6-2 Power Supply Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

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List of Tables
Table Page
2-1 Serial Port Pin Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
3-1 Zoning Database Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
3-2 Extended Credit Distances and Cable Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3-3 Port-to-Port Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
4-1 Management Workstation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
A-1 Fabric Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A-2 Maintainability Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A-3 Fabric Management Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A-4 Dimensional Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A-5 Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A-6 Availalbe Power Cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A-7 Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
A-8 Regulatory Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

59096-06 A 1-1
1Introduction
This manual describes the features and installation of the SANbox®5600 Series
Fibre Channel switch, firmware version 7.4. The SANbox 5600 and 5602 switches
are 20-port, 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switches. The 5600 has a single power supply;
the 5602 has dual, replaceable power supplies.
This manual is organized as follows:
Section 1 describes the intended audience, related materials, safety notices,
communications statements, laser safety information, electrostatic discharge
sensitivity precautions, accessible parts, general program license, and
technical support.
Section 2 is an overview of the switch. It describes indicator LEDs and all
user controls and connections.
Section 3 describes the factors to consider when planning a fabric.
Section 4 explains how to install and configure the switch.
Section 5 describes the diagnostic methods and troubleshooting
procedures.
Section 6 describes the removal and replacement of field replaceable units.
This includes media transceivers for all models and power supplies for
switch model 5602.
Appendix A lists the switch specifications.
Please read the communications statements and laser safety information later in
this section.
Intended Audience
This manual introduces users to the switch and explains its installation and
service. It is intended for users who are responsible for installing and servicing
network equipment.

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Related Materials
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Related Materials
The following manuals and materials are referenced in the text and/or provide
additional information.
SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide,
publication number 59183-03
SANbox Fibre Channel Switch CLI Quick Reference Guide Guide,
publication number 59261-03
SANbox 5600 Series Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide, publication
number 59097-06
SANbox 5600 Series QuickTools Switch Management User Guide,
publication number 59235-03
QLogic Fibre Channel Switch Event Message Guide, publication number
59060-05
SANbox Simple Network Management Protocol Reference Guide,
publication number, 59047-09
CIM Agent Reference Guide, publication number 59223-03
QLogic Switch Interoperability Guide v3.0. This PDF document can be
downloaded at http://www.qlogic.com/interopguide/info.asp#inter.
Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2) Rev. 6.8
Fibre Channel-10-bit Interface Rev. 2.3.
Definitions of Managed Objects for the Fabric Element in Fibre Channel
Standard (draft-ietf-ipfc-fabric-element-mib-04.txt)
The Fibre Channel Standards are available from:
Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO
80112-5776 Phone: [phone] or [phone]
Fax: [phone].
New in this Release
This release includes the following new features:
Support for Internet Protocol version 6
Support for Internet Protocol Security
Support for Simple Network Management Protocol version 3
Support for the Tech_Support_Center Call Home profile. This profile
provides for the automatic capture and communication of switch status and
trend data periodically by e-mail to specified technical support resources.

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Safety Notices
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Safety Notices
A Warning notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of
causing personal injury.
4-4, 4-10, 6-1
A Caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of
causing damage to the equipment.
4-5, 4-7, 5-16, 6-2
Sicherheitshinweise
Ein Warnhinweis weist auf das Vorhandensein einer Gefahr hin, die
möglicherweise Verletzungen zur Folge hat.
4-4, 4-11, 6-1
Ein Vorsichtshinweis weist auf das Vorhandensein einer Gefahr hin, die
möglicherweise Geräteschäden zur Folge hat.
4-5, 4-7, 5-16, 6-2
Notes informatives relatives à la sécurité
Une note informative Avertissement indique la présence d’un risque pouvant
entraîner des blessures.
4-4, 4-10, 6-1
Une note informative Attention indique la présence d’un risque pouvant entraîner
des dégâts matériels.
4-5, 4-7, 5-16, 6-2
Advertencias de seguridad
Un aviso de Advertencia indica la presencia de un peligro que puede causar
lesiones personales.
4-4, 4-10, 6-1
Un aviso de Precaución indica la presencia de un peligro que puede causar daño
al equipo.
4-5, 4-7, 5-16, 6-2

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Communications Statements
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Communications Statements
The following statements apply to this product. The statements for other products
intended for use with this product appear in their accompanying manuals.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A
Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy, and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause unacceptable
interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
their own expense.
Neither the provider nor the manufacturer is responsible for any radio or television
interference caused by unauthorized changes or modifications 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
following two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Canadian Department of Communications Class A
Compliance Statement
This equipment does not exceed Class A limits for radio emissions for digital
apparatus, set out in Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department
of Communications. Operation in a residential area may cause unacceptable
interference to radio and TV reception requiring the owner or operator to take
whatever steps necessary to correct the interference.
Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des
Communications du Canada
Cet équipement ne dépasse pas les limites de Classe A d'émission de bruits
radioélectriques por les appareils numériques, telles que prescrites par le
Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique établi par le ministère des
Communications du Canada. L'exploitation faite en milieu résidentiel peut
entraîner le brouillage des réceptions radio et télé, ce qui obligerait le propriétaire
ou l'opérateur à prendre les dispositions nécwssaires pour en éliminer les causes.

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Communications Statements
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CE Statement
The CE symbol on the equipment indicates that this system complies with the
EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) directive of the European Community
(2004/108/EC) and to the Low Voltage (Safety) Directive (2006/95/EC). Such
marking indicates that this system meets or exceeds the following technical
standards:
EN 60950-1:2001 – “Safety of Information Technology Equipment”.
EN 55022:2006 Class A – “Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio
Interference Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment”.
EN 55024:1998, A1:2001, A2: 2003 – “Electromagnetic compatibility -
Generic immunity standard Part 1: Residential commercial, and light
industry.”
EN 61000-4-2: 1995, A1:1998, A2: 2001 – “Electrostatic Discharge
Immunity Test”
EN 61000-4-3:2002 – “Radiated, Radio-Frequency, Electromagnetic
Field Immunity Test”
EN 61000-4-4:2004 – “Electrical Fast Transient/Burst Immunity Test”
EN 61000-4-5:1995, A1:2001 – “Surge Immunity Test”
EN 61000-4-6:1996, A1:2001 – “Immunity To Conducted
Disturbances, Induced By Radio-Frequency Fields”
EN 61000-4-8:1993, A1:2001 – "Power Frequency Magnetic Field
Immunity Test”
EN 61000-4-11 Second Edition: 2004 – “Voltage Dips, Short
Interruptions And Voltage Variations Immunity Tests”
EN 61000-3-2:2000 A2 :2005 – “Limits For Harmonic Current Emissions
(Equipment Input Current Less Than/Equal To 16 A Per Phase)” Class A
EN 61000-3-3: 1995, A1:2001 – “Limitation Of Voltage Fluctuations And
Flicker In Low-Voltage Supply Systems For Equipment With Rated Current
Less Than Or Equal To 16 A”

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Laser Safety Information
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VCCI Class A Statement
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 domestic environment, radio disturbance may arise. When such
trouble occurs, the user may be required to take corrective actions.
Laser Safety Information
This product uses Class 1 laser optical transceivers to communicate over the fiber
optic conductors. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
does not consider Class 1 lasers to be hazardous. The International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 825 Laser Safety Standard requires labeling in
English, German, Finnish, and French stating that the product uses Class 1
lasers. Because it is impractical to label the transceivers, the following label is
provided in this manual.
The following warning applies to XPAK optical transceivers:
WARNING!!
LASER RADIATION
DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
CLASS 1M LASER PRODUCT

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Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESDS) Precautions
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Electrostatic Discharge Sensitivity (ESDS)
Precautions
The assemblies used in the switch chassis are ESD sensitive. Observe ESD
handling procedures when handling any assembly used in the switch chassis.
Accessible Parts
The Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) for the SANbox 5600 Series switch are the
following:
Power supplies (5602)
Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers
XPAK optical transceivers
Pièces Accessibles
Les pièces remplaçables, Field Replaceable Units (FRU), du commutateur
SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel Switch sont les suivantes:
Alimentations de courant (5602)
Interfaces aux media d’interconnexion appelés SFP transceivers
Interfaces aux media d’interconnexion appelés XPAK transceivers
Zugängliche Teile
Nur die folgenden Teile im SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel Switch können
kundenseitig ersetzt werden:
Netzteile (5602)
Schnittstellen für die Zwischenverbindungsträger, SFP transceivers
genannt.
Schnittstellen für die Zwischenverbindungsträger, XPAK transceivers
genannt.

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