Dell PowerVault 51F (8P Fibre Channel Switch) - Manual (Page 53)

support.dell.com Managing the PowerVault 51F Switch 3-1
C H A P T E R 3
Managing the PowerVault 51F
Switch
This chapter contains general information and examples on managing and monitoring
the switch. The following topics are discussed:
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Compatibility with PowerVault 50F series hardware
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Switch management methods
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Managing via Telnet
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Managing with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) under Dell
OpenManage™ and managing with the PowerVault Switch Manager
NOTE: You must assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the switch via the local
RS-232 serial port before you can access some of the management methods
described.
Compatibility With PowerVault 50F Series
Hardware
Dell OpenManage version 2.0 software executes on the PowerVault 51F system only.
However, PowerVault 51F switches and PowerVault 50F switches can share the same
fabric by configuring version 2.0 into a specific addressing mode designated as VC
Encoded Address Mode. Invoking this mode is described under the configure com-
mand described in Chapter 4.
When using this compatibility mode, the maximum switch count in a fabric is 32 (as
opposed to the maximum of 239 switches in a fabric that version 2.0 software sup-
ports). In addition, the maximum number of multicast groups is reduced from 256 to 31.
Comparing Switch Management Methods
The switch can be initially configured via a computer running a terminal program
attached to the RS-232 serial port. The switch can then be managed remotely via Tel-
net or Web management (PowerVault Switch Manager).