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Hardware Features
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Switch Operating Features
Serviceability
Features
The Connectrix Manager and DS-32M2 Product Manager
applications offer these serviceability features:
◆ LEDs on FRUs and the front of the switch, provide visual
indicators of hardware status or malfunctions.
◆ System alerts, event logs, audit logs, link incident logs, and
hardware logs that display switch, Ethernet link, and Fibre
Channel link status at the Connectrix service processor or a
remote workstation.
◆ Diagnostic software that performs power-on self tests (POSTs)
and port diagnostics (internal loopback, and external loopback
tests.)
◆ Automatic notification of significant system events (to support
personnel or administrators) through e-mail messages or the
call-home feature.
◆ An external modem for support personnel to dial in to the
Connectrix service processor for event notification and to perform
remote diagnostics.
◆ An RS-232 maintenance port at the rear of the switch (port access
is password protected) that enables installation or service
personnel to:
• Change the switch’s MAC address, IP address, subnet mask,
and gateway address.
• Enable or disable the LAN data rate auto-negotiate feature.
The default is enabled.
• Set Fibre Channel port operation to half duplex or full duplex.
The default is full-duplex operation.
◆ Redundant FRUs (SFP LC transceivers, power supplies, and
cooling fans) that can be removed or replaced without disrupting
switch or Fibre Channel link operation.
◆ A modular design that enables quick removal and replacement of
FRUs without tools.
◆ Concurrent port maintenance. SFP transceivers can be added or
replaced, and fiber optic cables can be attached to ports without
interrupting other ports or switch operation.
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