Task 5: cable fibre channel ports, Task 6: configure zoning (optional) – McDATA 4300 User Manual

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McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual

Installation Tasks

15. Connect the product to the customer-supplied Ethernet LAN

segment:

a. Connect one end of the Ethernet patch cable (supplied) to the

RJ-45 connector (labelled 10/100).

b. Connect the remaining end of the cable to the LAN as directed

by the customer.

Task 5: Cable Fibre Channel Ports

Perform this task to cable Fibre Channel ports and connect devices:

1. Route fiber-optic jumper cables from customer-specified Fibre

Channel devices, FC-AL devices, or fabric elements to product
ports.

2. Connect device cables to SFP optical port transceivers as directed

by the customer.

3. Perform one of the following:

• If the product is installed on a table or desktop, bundle and

secure Fibre Channel cables as directed by the customer.

• If the product is installed in a customer-supplied equipment

rack, bundle Fibre Channel cables from the product and other
equipment (groups of 16 maximum), and secure them as
directed by the customer.

• If the product is installed in a Fabricenter equipment cabinet,

bundle Fibre Channel cables from the product and other
equipment (groups of 16 maximum), and secure them in the
cable management area at the front-left side of the cabinet.

Task 6: Configure Zoning (Optional)

Perform this procedure to configure, change, add, or delete zones;
and to configure, change, enable, or disable zone sets.

Zone -

A zone is a group of devices that can access each other

through port-to-port connections. Devices in the same zone can
recognize and communicate with each other; devices in different
zones cannot.

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