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Shikhar Bhargava
IBM SAN Team - Hess
Working with Switches
Roles of switches
Configuration of switches
Management of switches
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
To power off:
Removing all power from the switch triggers a system reset. All
devices are returned to their initial state the next time the switch is
powered on.
Logging Into the Switch
Switch Names:
• Can be up to 15 characters in length.
• Must begin with an alpha character.
• Can consist of any combination of alphanumeric and
underscore characters.
switch:admin> fabricshow
This command displays port status information.
1. Enter the portshow command at the command line. This
command displays a summary of the specified port.
switch:admin>portshow 0
To verify that you have fabric-wide device connectivity, display the
fabric-wide device count. The number of devices listed in the Name
Server (NS) should reflect the number of devices that are
connected.
To display the fabric-wide device count from a switch:
switch:admin> nsshow
switch:admin> nsallshow
Disabling a Switch
To disable a switch:
To enable a switch:
Enter the switchenable command at the command line.
All Fibre Channel ports that passed the POST test are enabled. If the
switch was part of a fabric, it rejoins the fabric. When this command
is issued, the 10 second fabric stability count down is displayed. If
this switch remains the principal switch at the end of the
countdown, then it assigns itself a domain ID. If another switch
assumes the principal role, then this switch becomes a subordinate
switch, and accepts a domain ID from the principal.
As each port is enabled, the front panel LED changes to green for
online ports, black for disconnected ports, or yellow for uninitialized
ports.
To disable a port:
At the command line, enter the portdisable command using the
following syntax:
switch:admin>portdisable portnumber
switch:admin>switchshow
switch:admin>portshow
portenable portnumber
SUBORDINATE
LEDs display either green or amber colors. A steady green light indicates a healthy state. Sometimes,
the LEDs flash any of the colors during boot, POST, or other diagnostic tests. This is normal; it does not
indicate a problem unless the LEDs do not indicate a
healthy state after all boot processes and diagnostic tests are complete.
When the switch is powered on or rebooted, the switch performs POST.
Total boot time with POST is at least three minutes.
POST
POST is a system check that is performed each time the switch is
powered on, rebooted, or reset. During POST, the LEDs flash different
colors. Any errors that occur during POST appear in the error log.
Monitor POST diagnostic tests via the error log or the CLI. The POST
process consists of:
• Displaying preliminary POST diagnostics
• Initializing the operating system
• Initializing the hardware
• Performing diagnostic tests that check several functions, including
circuitry, port functionality, memory, statistics counters, and serialization
Boot
3. Review the system log for errors. Any errors detected during POST are
written to the system log, accessible through the errshow command.
Command Line Interface
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