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Br ocade 8Gb S AN S w it c h f or nl HP Blade S y stem c-C lass user g uid e *5697-7483* Pa r t n u m b e r : 56 97 - 7 4 8 3 F irst ed ition: July 2008.
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Co nt e n t s A b o u t t h i s g u i d e ................ .......... 9 I n t e n d e d a u d i e n c e ............. ............... .......... 9 S A N S w i t c h r e l a t e d d o c u m e n t a t i o n ........................ ....... 9 H P B l a d e S y s t e m c - C l a s s r e l a t e d d o c u m e n t a t i o n .
3 M a n a g i n g t h e 8 G b S A N S w i t c h ................... 3 1 M a n a g e m e n t f e a t u r e s ............. ............... ....... 3 1 M a i n t a i n i n g t h e 8 G b S A N S w i t c h ................. ............. 3 2 I n s t a l l i n g d u s t c o v e r s i n e m p t y p o r t s .
I n d e x ............... ................ 6 1 Br ocade 8Gb S AN S w itc h for HP Blade S ystem c-C lass 5.
Fi g u r e s 1 B r o c a d e 8 G b S A N S w i t c h c o m p o n e n t s ......... ............. 1 4 2 8 G b S A N S w i t c h e x t e r n a l p o r t s ................ .......... 1 4 3 C a r t o n c o n t e n t s ............. ............... .... 1 9 4 Rel ea si n g th e i n s t a l l a t i o n h a n d l e .
Ta b l e s 1 D o c u m e n t c o n v e n t i o n s ........................ ...... 1 0 2 B r o c a d e 8 G b S A N S w i t c h c o m p o n e n t s ................... ... 2 1 3 I d e n t i f y i n g 8 G b S A N S w i t c h e x t e r n a l p o r t s ..
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About t his guide This guide pr ov ide s informati on about setting up a nd con fi guring the Br o cade 8Gb S AN S w itc h for HP BladeS ystem c-C lass .
HP contact inf or mati on F or the name of th e neares t HP authori z ed re seller : • In the United Stat es, s ee the HP US servi ce locator w eb page: nl http: //ww w .hp.com/service_locator • In ot her lo ca tion s, see th e Conta ct HP worldwide (in E ngl ish ) web pa ge: nl http: //welcom e.
IMPORT AN T : Pro vi des clarifying information or sp eci fi c instr uctions . NO TE: Prov ides a dd itio nal i nforma tion. TIP : Pr o vides help fu l hints and shortc uts. Sub sc r iption s erv ice HP str ongl y r ecommends that c ust omers r e gister onli ne using the Subsc r iber's ch oice w ebsit e: h ttp:/ /ww w .
12 About t his gu ide.
1O v e r v i e w The Br ocade 8Gb S AN Sw itch for HP Blade S ys tem c-Class (r ef err ed to in the r est o f this manual as the 8Gb S AN S w itc h) is a F ibr e Channel (FC) s wit ch that su pports link speeds of up to 8 Gbps . The 8Gb S AN S w itc h can operat e in a fabr i c containing multiple s w itche s or as the only s witc h in a fabr i c.
Com p on e nt id e nt i fi cation Fig u re 1 and Ta b l e 2 identif y the phy si cal components of the 8G b S AN S wit ch . scale: 3/8" = 1" 21 22 23 0 17 18 19 20 ! 80 -100 074 -0 1 R e v .
NO TE: Refe r to Inter pr eting LED ac ti vity , page 34 for comple te infor mation on 8Gb S AN Sw itc h LEDs. Inter nal por ts summar y Si xteen logical int ernal ports (number ed 1 thr ough 1 6) connect sequentially to server bay s 1 thr ough 1 6 w ith the encl osur e midplane .
ISL t run k in g gr oups If y our 8Gb S AN S wi tch is li censed for inter sw itc h link (ISL) tr unking, us e the trunking grou ps av ailable on the s w itch . The FC ports are number ed fr om left to r ight , a nd ar e part of the same ISL trunki ng grou p .
Supported SFP tr anscei v er opti ons Ta b l e 5 through T able 7 lists the only su pported SFP s. T able 5 O pti onal Long W av e 4G b SFP s Option Pa r t n u m b e r H P4 G bL o n gW a v eB - S e r .
18 O v e r v i e w.
2 Setu p Thi s chapte r pro vides the f ollo w ing inf ormati on: • Shipping carton contents , page 1 9 • Installation and s afety consider ations , page 20 • Install the 8G b S AN Sw itch , pag.
Installati on an d saf ety consider ations The 8 Gb SAN Swit ch inst alls in the I/O bay s in the r ear of the HP BladeS yst em c-Class enc losur e . Refe r to the appr opri ate BladeS ystem Enclo sure Setup and Installati on Guide for s pe ci fi c enclosur e r equir ements.
2. Remo v e the slot co ve r (if installed). CA UTI ON: Pr operly ground y ourself bef or e handling the swit ch . 3. Pr ess the handle latc h to r elease the ins tallatio n handle.
26 48 1a 20 21 22 23 0 Figure 5 Installing t he Brocade 8 Gb SAN S witch into an in terconnect bay 5. Pr ess the ins tallation handle int o the latch t o lock the Br ocade 8Gb S AN S w itc h in place.
scale: 1" = 1" 17 18 19 20 ! Reset 26 477 a 1 2 3 4 Fig ure 6 V eri fyi ng p ower-on LED s T able 1 0 P ow er -on LE Ds Item Description Indicators 1U I D L E D Off 2 Health ID LE D Steady g.
NO TE: Refer to th e HP BladeS y stem Onboard Administr ator u ser guide fo r additional infor mation on EBIP A. Usi ng exte rna l DH CP T o set the Ethernet IP addr ess using e xter nal DHCP: 1.
9. Identify the inter connect bay n umber wher e the s wit ch is installed . At the OA command line , enter : connect interconnect x Where x is the i nter connect bay slot w her e the s w itc h is install ed. a. User : admin b. Pa s s w o r d : password NO TE: Enter en tri es as sho wn , because commands are case sensiti ve .
1. Connect the w or kstation to the Ether net netwo rk containing the O A. If the OA is not on a netw ork , connect dir ectl y to the O A/iL O E thernet port on the acti ve O A. IMPORT AN T : V erify that the switch is not being recon fi gured f r om an y ot her connecti ons dur ing th e r emaining st eps .
nl switch:admin> licenseshow nl nl XXXnnXXnXnnXXX: nl nl Fabric Watch license nl nl Release v5.0 license nl nl XXXnnXXnXnnXXX: nl nl Zoning license nl nl XXXnnXXnXnnXXX: nl nl Web license nl nl XXX.
1. I fy o uh a v en o ta l r e a d yd o n es o ,c o n n e c tt ot h es w i t c h , a n dl o gi n a s admin ,a sd e s c r i b e di n Connec t to the Command L ine Inte rface . 2. Issue the switchDisable command . All F ibre Channel ports on the sw itc h are tak en of fl ine .
nl The f ollow ing sho ws e x amples of the licensePort -show command f or a Br ocade 8/1 2 S AN S w itc h and a Br ocade 8/2 4 SAN S witc h: Ex ample for Br ocade 8/1 2 SAN S witch swd77:admin> li.
3. Enter fabricshow t o get general inf ormati on about the fabr i c. Backing up the con fi gur ation To b a c k u p t h e s w i t c h c o n fi g ur ation to an F TP server , enter configupload and follo w the pr ompts.
3 M ana gin g t he 8Gb S AN S witc h Thi s chapte r pro vides the f ollo w ing inf ormati on: • Management fe atur es ,p a g e3 1 • Maintaining the 8Gb S AN S wi tch ,p a g e3 2 • Po w e r i n g.
Y ou c an connect a management st ation to one s w itch w ith Ether net w hile managing other sw itc hes connected t o the fi rst s w itc h with FC. T o do so, set the FC gate w ay addr ess of eac h of the other s w itche s to be managed to the FC IP ad dr ess o f the fi rst sw itch.
2. Ori ent the SFP with the appr opri ate port. See Fi g u r e 7 and Ta b l e 1 3 . scale: 3/8" = 1" 21 22 23 0 17 18 19 20 ! 8 0 -1 000 7 4-0 1 R e v .
NO TE: Each time the 8Gb SAN S witc h is power ed on , its settings are r estor ed to the last sa ved con fi gur at ion . Interpr etin g LED acti v it y Y ou can monitor sw it ch ac tiv it y and statu s by c hecking 8Gb S AN Sw itc h LEDs . There ar e th r ee poss ible L ED states : no light, a stea dy light, or a fl ashing light .
Module status LE Dp a t t e r n s The syst em a n d p ower LED p attern s are sho wn in Ta b l e 1 5 . T able 1 5 Module Status LED pa tterns during norm al operation LED name LED color Sta tus o f hard ware Recommended a ction No light S witc h is off , boot is not complete , or boot failed .
LED name LED color Status of hardware Recommend ed actio n Fa s t - fl ashing amber (on 1/2 sec ond, off 1 /2 sec ond) Po r t i s f a u l t y . Check the P or t St atus LEDs, error log, tr anscei v er , and cable or loopback plug. Cle ar the error log.
2. V erify that the 8Gb S AN S wi tch pr ompt appears on the terminal o f a computer w orks tation connected to the s w itch . If there is no s w itc h pr ompt when P OS T completes, pr ess Enter .I f t h e s w i t c h pr ompt still does not appear , tr y opening another T elnet sessi on or another management tool.
scale: 1" = 1" 17 18 19 20 ! Reset 26 478a 2 1 Figu re 9 Loc atin g t he Res et bu t ton T able 1 7 Lo catin g the rese t button Item Description 1 Po r t s i d e o f s w i t c h 2 Rese t b ut to n R ebooting the s w itch De press the Reset butto n for up to 5 secon ds to reboot th e sw itch.
7. Conn ect to the switch console, enter: connect interconnect < bay number > 8. Change the pass w or d when pr ompt ed by the s w itc h. 9. To r e s t o r e t h e c o n fi guration , y ou must disable the s w itch w ith the CLI, the integr ated W eb T ools GUI, or the optional F abr i c Manager GUI.
40 Managing the 8Gb S AN S witc h.
A Regula tor y com p lia nce an d saf ety R egulatory compli ance F eder al C ommunications Commission noti ce for Class A equipment This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply w ith the limits f or a Class A digital de v ice , pursuant to P art 1 5 of the FCC R ules .
WA R N I N G ! Use of contr ols or adjustments or perfor mance of pr o cedures o ther than thos e speci fi ed he r ei n or in the laser pr od uct’s installati on guide ma y r esult in haz ar dous r adiati on e xposure .
E ur opean uni on r egulatory notice BS M I n o t ic e Japanes e noti ce Br ocade 8Gb S AN S w itc h for HP Blade S ystem c-C lass 43.
Ko r e a n n o t i c e Safet y Batter y r eplacement notice Y our sw itc h is equipped w ith a lithium manganese di o x ide , a v anadium pento x ide , or an alk a line int ernal battery or battery pack. Ther e is a danger of e xplo sion and r isk of pers onal injury if the battery is incorr ectl y r eplaced or mistreated .
Po w e r c o r d s The p ower c o rd se t must meet the r equirements f or use in t he countr y wher e the product was pur c hased . If the pr oduct is to be u sed in another country , pur chas e a pow er cor d that is appr o v ed for u se in that country .
46 Regu latory compli ance and safe ty.
B E lect r ost at i c di sc har ge This appendi x pro v ides the f ollo w ing inf ormatio n: • Ho w to pre vent electr ostatic dischar ge , page 4 7 • Gr ounding methods , page 4 7 Ho w to pr e v .
48 Electr ostati c dischar ge.
C S AN S witc h tec hnical spe c i fi cations This appendi x pro v ides the f ollo w ing inf ormatio n: • Gener al speci fi cati ons ,p a g e4 9 • We i g h t a n d p h y s i c a l d i m e n s i .
Speci fi cation Description EMC immunity • IEC 6 1 000-4 -2 S everi ty Leve l 3 for Ele ct rosta tic D is cha rge • IEC 6 1 000-4-3 S everi t y Leve l 3 for Rad ia t ed Fie ld s • IEC 6 1 000-4.
Supported SFP s Do not use unsu p ported SFP s. T hey ma y not fi t corr e ctl y and may v o id y our w arr anty . An y port with an unsupported SFP will a utomaticall y be disabled b y s w itc h fi rm war e , lea vi ng the port non-operational . See Supported SFP tr ansce i ve r options , page 1 7 for a list of supported SFP s.
52 S AN S w itc h techni cal spec i fi cations.
Gl o s sa ry This glossa ry d e fi nes terms us ed in this guide or related to this pr oduct . It is not a comprehensi v e glossa ry of comp uter term s. AL_P A Arbitr ated loop ph y sical addr es s. A unique 8-bit v alue assi gned during loop initiali zati on to a port in an arbitr ated loop .
DLS Dynami c load shar ing . Dynamic dist ributi on of tr af fi co v e ra v a i l a b l ep a t h s . Allo ws f or recomputing of r outes when an Fx_P or t or E_P or t changes st atus. domain ID Uniq ue ide nti fi er used in r outing fr ames f or all s wit ches in a f abri c.
FL OGI T he proces s by w hic h an N_P or t deter mines whether a f abr ic is pr esent and, if so , e xc hanges serv i ce parameter s w ith it . See a lso ??? . FL_P or t F abr ic loop port. A port that is able to transmit under f abr ic pr otocol and has arbitr ated loop capabilitie s.
latency T h et i m er e q u i r e dt ot r a n s m i taf r a m ef r o mt h et i m ei ti ss e n tu n t i li ta r r i v e s . T ogether , latency and bandw i dth de fi ne the speed and capac ity of a link or syst em . link With r espec t to FC, a ph y sical connect ion betw een two ports, consisting o f both transmit and r ecei ve fi ber s.
packet A set o f infor mation tr a nsmitted acr oss a network . participating mode A mode in whi c h an L_P ort in a loop has a v alid AL_P A and can arbitr ate , send fr ames, and r etransmit r ecei v ed transmis sions . path selection The selec tion of a tr ansmis sion path thr ough the fabr ic .
RSCN R egister ed st ate c hange noti fi cation . A s w itch f unction that allo w s noti fi cation of fabr ic c hanges to be sent f r om the s witc h to the spec i fi ed node s. SAN Stor age area netw ork . A networ k of s y stems and stor age de v ices that communicate u sing FC prot ocols.
works tati on A computer used to access and manage the fabr ic . May also be called a management s tati on or host . WWN W orld wide n ame. An id enti fi er that is unique w orld w ide . Eac h entit y in a fabr i c has a distinct WWN. zon e A set of de v ices and hos ts attac hed to the same fa br ic and con fi gur ed as being in the same z one .
60 Glossary.
In de x A adv anced we b tools ,3 1 adv anced z oning ,1 6 audience ,9 B boot ,3 6 boot spec i fi cations ,3 6 C command line interf ace ,3 1 conv enti ons doc ument ,1 0 text s ymbols ,1 0 D diagnos.
S FP t ra n sc eive rs supported ,5 1 shipping carton contents ,1 9 SNMP appli catio ns ,3 1 speci fi cations env ir onmental r equire ments ,5 0 gener al ,4 9 ph y si cal ,5 0 S ubs crib e r' s.
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