Configuring McDATA ED-6064

The ED-6064 product has two basic components: a director box and an Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC) Manager. The director box provides dynamic switched connections for servers and SAN devices. ED-6064 supports connection to both mainframe and open systems. Through Inter-Switch Links (ISLs), the director box can also connect to one or more additional directors to form a Fibre Channel multi-switch fabric, managed by a single EFC manager.

The EFC manager consists of an EFC server and a GUI client. The server part consists of an Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC) Manager, ED-6064 Product Manager, and Fabric Manager applications. The Java-based GUI enables the user to manage the director. The EFC server runs on any type of PC, including notebook computers.

2.3.1 Useful tips before you begin

In this section we talk about a few useful tips for installation. More detailed information can be found in McDATA ED-6064 Director Planning Manual, 620-000106.

򐂰 Make it sure that the following items have been completed.

– Site plan

– Configuration planning – Evaluation of consideration – Planning checklists

򐂰 Verify the requirements for connecting the SAN fabric and the devices. Fill out the related planning worksheet. Refer to the IBM ED-6064 Director Planning Manual for more information. If you are not sure whether the planned configuration is supported, contact your local Techline team or ATS team.

򐂰 Ensure that technical support personnel will be available during the installation process. You may need assistance or cooperation from the customer network administrator, and representatives from other manufacturers or maintainers of equipment attached to the director.

򐂰 Check whether the required fiber optic cables (multi-mode or single mode) have been delivered. Verify that the quantity and the types are correct.

Ensure that the cables are the correct length and have compatible connectors.

Note: The fiber optic transceivers used in the 6064 use duplex LC connectors.

2.3.2 Changing Director network configuration

The McDATA ED-6064 Director is delivered with the following default network configuration:

򐂰 MAC address: The Message Authentication Code (MAC) address is

programmed in FLASH memory on the CTP card at the time of manufacture.

The MAC address is unique for each director, and should not be changed.

The address is in xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx format, where xx is a hexadecimal pair.

򐂰 IP address: The factory preset IP is 10.1.1.10. This address must be changed to a unique value on each director.

򐂰 Subnet mask: The subnet mask is 255.0.0.0. Change this value according to what your network environment requires.

򐂰 Gateway address: The gateway address is 0.0.0.0. If the director is installed on a public LAN (for example, corporate intranet), the gateway address must be changed to the address of the corporate router on the intranet.

Connect an ASCII terminal to the director using an asynchronous RS-232 null modem cable. When you get the > prompt on the screen, type the user-level password. The default password is password. The director will respond with an SSP0> prompt at the top of the window.

At the SSP0> prompt, enter the ipconfig command. The director will display configuration information listed below:

򐂰 MAC address

򐂰 IP address (factory preset value is 10.1.1.10)

򐂰 Subnet mask (default is 255.0.0.0)

򐂰 Gateway address (default is 0.0.0.0)

To change the director network configuration, enter the following at the SSP0>

prompt:

ipconfig <director_ip_addr> <subnet_mask> <gateway_addr>

2.3.3 Configuring EFC server

Check the site’s network configuration with the network administrator. If the EFC server is to be installed on an dedicated LAN, we do not need to modify the network configuration of the EFC server.

If the EFC server is to be installed on a public LAN segment, the following network information must be changed to conform to the customer’s LAN addressing scheme:

򐂰 IP address of EFC server

򐂰 Subnet mask

򐂰 Gateway address

The gateway address is the address of the local router for the corporate intranet

򐂰 Host name of Domain Name System (DNS)

򐂰 DNS domain name

The IP address of the EFC server can be either a static address or a dynamic address obtained from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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2.3.4 Configure the Director to the EFC Manager

A newly installed director must be identified to the EFC Manager.

To identify the new director:

1. Start the EFC Connectivity Manager GUI on the PC where the EFC Manager has been installed.

2. You will be prompted to enter a user name and a password. The default user name is Administrator and the default password is password. You will also enter the IP address or the DNS name of the system where the EFC Manager was installed.

3. Click the Configure icon at the navigation control panel and select New product from the pop-up menu.

4. Type the IP address or DNS host name of the director.

5. Select ED-6064 from the Product Type field and click the OK button. A new director icon will be shown at the Product view as in Figure 2-3 on page 62.

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Figure 2-3 Product view

2.3.5 Verify director-to-EFC server communication

Communication must be verified between the director and the EFC server. To verify director-to-server communication:

1. On the Windows NT desktop, open the McDATA Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager window.

2. In the Product view, inspect the shape and color of the symbol behind the director icon. Table 2-2explains operational states and associated symbols.

Table 2-2 Director symbols

Status Graphic symbol

Operational

Director-to-server communication is established and the director is operational. No failures are indicated.

3. Inspect director status at the Hardware view and perform one of the following steps:

– If director operation appears degraded or a director failure is indicated (FRU alert symbols and a yellow triangle or red diamond at the alert panel), conduct a problem determination procedure as instructed in McDATA ED-6064 Director Installation and Service Manual, P/N 620-000108-200 to isolate the problem.

– If the director appears operational (no FRU alert symbols and a green circle on the alert panel), you are now ready to continue with the installation specific to you configuration, such as:

• Configure the Call-Home feature

• Assign user names and passwords

• Configure the ED-6064 Product Manager Application

• Cable Fibre Channel Ports

For further information on the remaining installation tasks please refer to the McDATA ED-6064 Director Installation and Service Manual, P/N

620-000108-200.

Degraded

Director-to-server communication is established, but the director is operating in degraded mode and requires service. This condition is typical if a port or redundant FRU fails.

Failed

Director-to-server communication is established, but the director failed and requires immediate service.

Status Unknown

Director status is unknown because of a network communication failure between the director and EFC server.

Status Graphic symbol