Dell PowerVault 56F (16P Fibre Channel Switch) - Manual (Page 35)

support.dell.com Managing the PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch 3-1
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This chapter contains general information and examples on managing and monitoring
the PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel switch. The following topics are discussed:
Compatibility with PowerVault 5xF series hardware
Switch management methods
Managing through front panel buttons
Managing using the Telnet command
Managing with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) under Dell
OpenManage™ systems management software and the PowerVault 56F switch
manager
Managing with the Dell PowerVault switch manager
NOTE: You must assign an Internet protocol (IP) address to the switch through the
front panel controls before you can access the remote management methods.
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The PowerVault 56F switch interoperates with the PowerVault 5xF switches. To be
compatible with the PowerVault 50F switch, the PowerVault 56F switch should be
configured to a specific addressing mode designated as VC encoded Address mode
(also known as compatibility mode). This mode is enabled by default on all PowerVault
5xF switches.
When using this compatibility mode, the maximum switch count in the fabric is lim-
ited to 32 as opposed to a maximum of 239, and the number of multicast groups is
reduced from 256 to 31.
NOTE: The maximum number of interconnected switches that are supported in Dell
configurations may differ depending on device features. Please refer to your Dell
PowerVault System Storage Area Network (SAN) Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide for the currently supported configuration.