Document Outline

• Modular SAN Array Fabric Switch 6 User Guide
• Contents
• About This Guide
  • Intended Audience
  • Important Safety Information
  • Rack Stability
  • Symbols in Text
  • Text Conventions
  • Related Documents
  • Getting Help
    • HP Technical Support
    • HP Website
    • HP Authorized Reseller
• 1: Overview of the Switch
  • The MSA Fabric Switch 6
  • Features
  • Rear View of the Modular San Array 1000
  • Installation
    • Ethernet RJ-45 Cable
    • DB-9 Serial Cable
    • Hot-Pluggable
• 2: Initial Configuration of the Switch
  • Configuration Overview
  • Using the Text-based UI to Configure the Switch
    • Connecting a Terminal to the Switch
    • Logging in to the Text-based UI
    • Accessing Networking Parameters
    • Accessing Management Parameters
    • Accessing the CLI
    • Exiting the Text-based UI
    • Resetting the Switch
  • Using the Array Configuration Utility-XE (ACU-XE) to Configure the Switch
    • Accessing the Switch Configuration Option of the ACU-XE
    • Initial Switch Configuration
    • Advanced Switch Configuration
• 3: MSA Fabric Switch 6 Management Utility
  • Defining System Requirements
  • Launching the Management Utility
  • Describing the Console
    • Task Selection Toolbar
    • Status Panel
      • Switch Status Indicators
      • Message Text Line
      • Progress Indicator Bar
      • Control Buttons
    • Main Management Panel
      • Port Information
      • System Information
      • Device View
      • Session Configuration
      • Help
  • Using MSA Fabric Switch 6 Management Utility
    • Managing and Monitoring Individual Ports
      • Port Summary Tab
      • Port Events Tab
      • Port Control Tab
      • Port Statistics Tab
      • Port SFP Tab
    • Managing from the System Information Panel
      • Switch Health Tab
      • Information Tab
      • Switch Control Tab
      • Network Tab
      • Service Tab
      • Firmware Tab
      • Backup/Restore Tab
      • Events Tab
    • Monitoring from the Device View
    • Session Configuration
    • Setting up Zoning
      • Zoning Elements
      • Naming Rules for Zone Members, Zones, and Zone Sets
      • Zoning Limitations for Zone Members, Zones, and Zone Sets
      • Two Ways to Display Zoning
      • Using the Fabric Switch 6 Management Utility to Configure Zoning
      • Example Zoning Configuration
• 4: Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting Guidelines
  • Troubleshooting the MSA Fabric Switch 6
    • Reading the Global Status Indicator
    • Reading the Ethernet Indicators
    • Reading the Port Indicators
    • Serial Communication Problems
  • Connections
    • Compaq-supported Small Form Factor Pluggables (SFP)
    • Fibre Channel Cables
  • Temperature Control
  • Preventive Maintenance Solutions
• A: Regulatory Compliance Notices
  • Federal Communications Commission Notice
  • Federal Communications Commission Notice
    • Modifications
    • Cables
  • Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)
  • European Union Notice
• B: Electrostatic Discharge
  • Grounding Methods
• C: Command Line Interface
  • Invoking the Command Line Interface
  • Using the Command Line Interface
    • Logging Out of the CLI
    • Exiting from CLI
    • Reset
    • Beacon
      • Syntax
      • Config
      • Exit
      • Fabric
      • Factdft
      • Help
      • Hwcfg
      • Log
      • LogOut
      • NetCfg
      • NS
      • PortCtl
      • PortReSet
      • PortStatS
      • PortStatUs
      • PortTp
      • ReSeT
      • SNMP
      • SwCtl
      • SwStatE
      • Swstatus
      • Temp
      • TftpDl
      • Topology
      • Traps
  • Setting up Zoning
    • Zoning Elements
      • Zone Members
      • Zones
      • Zone Sets
    • Naming Rules for Zone Members, Zones, and Zone Sets
    • Zoning Limitations for Zone Members, Zones, and Zone Sets
    • Using the CLI to Configure Zoning
      • Stage one: Creating the Pending Table
      • Stage Two: Verifying the Zoning Configuration in the Pending Table
      • Stage Three: Writing the Pending Table to the Active Table
• D: Laser Precautions and Fibre Channel Cables
  • Laser Precautions
    • SFP and Fibre Channel Cable Connector Cleaning Considerations
  • Fibre Channel Cable
• E: Updating the Fabric Switch MSA Fabric Switch 6 Management Utility
  • Finding the MSA Fabric Switch 6 Management Utility Version Number
  • Downloading the Switch Management Utility Update
  • Updating the Switch using the Web Browser Interface
  • Updating the Switch using the Command Line Interface
  • Updating the Switch using the Boot Menu
• Index