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IBM FC5022 User Manual

IBM FC5022
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iv IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch User’s Guide
Configuring the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Configuring an IP address on the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Connecting to the switch over SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Connecting to the switch using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Connecting to the switch using the serial console port . . . . . . . . . .28
Connecting to the switch using the front panel Ethernet
(RJ-45) port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Initial configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Logging in to the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Setting date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Time zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Local time synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting the date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Setting time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Managing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
SNMP v3 authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Brocade Inter-Switch Link Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Resetting the switch to factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Removing or replacing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Chapter 3. Updating the Firmware
Determining the switch firmware level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Determining firmware from the CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Determining firmware from the switch using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Determining firmware using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Upgrading the switch firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Chapter 4. Solving Problems
Running POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
POST errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parts listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Appendix A. Getting Help and Technical Assistance
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
IBM Taiwan product service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

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IBM FC5022 Specifications

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BrandIBM
ModelFC5022
CategorySwitch
LanguageEnglish

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