Grass Valley Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 13)

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Combining with the QLogic SANbox2 switch
15. Save and activate the configuration with the following commands:
sb2_16port (admin-config) #> config save
sb2_16port (admin) #> config activate
16. Confirm activation of the configuration when prompted.
You must make various SNMP settings so that you can monitor your switch with
NetCentral. Refer to
“Monitoring your switch with NetCentral” on page 14 . The
NetCentral Help menu has device provider documentation specific to the QLogic
5202 SANbox Switch. This documentation provides SNMP configuration
information.
If you are installing your QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch in a Grass Valley Open SAN,
refer to the Open SAN Instruction Manual.
Combining with the QLogic SANbox2 switch
If you have the previous version of the Grass Valley Fibre Channel Switch, the
QLogic SanBox2, you can combine it with the QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch to
expand your SCSI protocol Fibre Channel fabric. To do this, the QLogic SanBox2
Fibre Channel switch must be upgraded to firmware version 5 or higher. Refer to the
SANbox2 Fibre Channel Switch Installer’s/User’s Manual for firmware installation
instructions.
Connecting devices to the switch
Follow the instructions in the SANbox 5200 Series Fibre Channel Switch Installation
Guide to connect your devices to the Fibre Channel switch. You should also take note
of the following guidelines when setting up your fabric environment:
Cable lengths
Use the appropriate cable types and Small Form-factor Pluggable Transceivers
(SFPs) for the length of your Fibre Channel connections. In general, distances under
5 meters can be connected with copper cables. Distances from 5 to 500 meters require
the use of fiber-optic cable.
Fabric topology
Your choices in switch interconnections can greatly affect the cost, redundancy, and
throughput of your Fibre Channel fabric. Refer to the SANbox 5200 Series Fibre
Channel Switch Installation Guide for detailed information on fabric topology.
NOTE: You must not connect a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop to a Fibre Channel
Switch port. Grass Valley does not support loops in a fabric environment.
Compatible Fibre Channel Devices
The QLogic 5202 SANbox Switch has been qualified for operation with the following
devices:
• Profile XP Media Platform (Open SAN)
• PFC500 RAID storage