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HP SureStore F ibre Channel SCSI Bridge 2100 ER User Guide Edition 3 P art Number C6340-9000 3 F ebruary 2 000 Printe d in: Greele y , CO USA © Copyrig ht 2000 Hewlett- P ackard Company.
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v Typographica l Conventi ons The fo llowin g typog r aphic al conve ntions are use d in thi s guide : Ita lic fo nt : Denotes im portant in formation. KEYCAP : D enotes keystr okes. Computer Output : Deno tes informat ion disp layed in th e control pa nel and scr een men u items tha t you select.
vi In This Guide In this g uide, the follo wing area s are des cribed: Chapter 1 Intro duction: Content s of the parts k it, su pported products , environmental requirements for the F ibre Bridge, and sample co nfigurations. Chapter 2 Settin g Up the Fibre Bridg e: How to install the Fibre Bridge, including rackmounting and cablin g.
Contents vii T a ble of C ontents 1. Introduction Chapter Overview ....................................................................... 1-2 Fibre Bridge Components and Supported Products .................... 1-3 Product Components .................
viii Contents Making Configuration Changes .................................................. 3-9 Reconfigure the Fibre Channel Address ................................ 3-11 Change the Trace Settings ...................................................
Contents ix T a ble of C ontents HP FIRST/QUICK FAX Faxback Services ........................... B-5 Electronic Support Services ................................................... B-8 Customer Care Centers ............................................
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Ta b l e s xi T able of T ables T abl e 1-1. Suppli ed Componen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 T abl e 1-2. Suppo rted Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 T abl e 1-3. Ph ysical Specif ications of the Fibre Bridge .
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Fig u r e s xiii T a ble of Figu res Figure 1- 1. Sample Fibre Cha nnel Configuration — Basic . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Fi gure 1 -2. S am ple F ibre Channe l Co nfigur ation — Minimum Expans ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1- 1 Introdu ction 1 Introduction.
1- 2 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Chapter Overv iew Chapter Overview This chap ter provide s the fo llowing in formation: • Fibre Br idge C ompon ents a nd Su pport ed Pr oducts • Choosing a Location .
Chapter 1 1- 3 Introduc tion Fibre Bridge Component s and Supported Product s Introdu ction F ibre Bridge Components and Supported Products This sect ion include s a list of all part s supplied with t.
1- 4 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Fibre Bridge Comp onents and Supported Product s SCSI Cable s (for Digi tial Linear T ape libraries) 2 Two Single-end ed, 2 meter len gth - 68 p in high de nsi ty . SCSI Cable (for M agnet o-Op tical libraries) 2 Two Single-end ed, 2 meter length - 50-to-68 pin, hig h densit y .
Chapter 1 1- 5 Introduc tion Fibre Bridge Component s and Supported Product s Introdu ction Supported P roducts T able 1-2 sh ows the product s that Hewlet t-P ackar d supports for connection wi th th.
1- 6 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Choosing a Location Choosi ng a Location Physical Specificatio ns The F ibre Bridge is desi gned fo r rackmoun ting. The uni t can be mounted in most standard 19-inc h rack configurations .
Chapter 1 1- 7 Introduc tion Fibre Channel Configurations Introdu ction Fi bre Cha nnel Config urations The Fibre Brid ge is sup ported i n a basi c configurat ion on D igital Lin ear T ape (DL T) a nd Magneto -Optical (MO) librarie s . The bridge is support in expanded confi gurations on DL T librarie s.
1- 8 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Fibre Channel Configurations Expanded Configuration ( DL T libraries only) Figure 1-2 and Figure 1- 3 sho ws the Fib re Br idge in tw o possib le expanded confi gurations . These configurat ions are supported o n DL T libraries on ly .
Chapter 1 1- 9 Introduc tion Fibre Channel Configurations F igure 1-3 Sample F ibre Channel Configuration — Ma ximum Expansion.
1- 10 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Fibre Channel Configurations.
2- 1 Setting Up the Fibre B ridge 2 Setting Up the F ibre Bri dge.
2- 2 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Fibr e Bridge Chapter Overv iew Chapter Overview This chapter provides instructions on comp leting the following setup proc edu res: • Mounting the Fib re Brid ge in a .
Chapter 2 2- 3 Setting Up the Fi bre Bridg e Mounting the Fibre Bridge in a Rack Setting Up the Fibre B ridge Mounti ng the Fibre Br idge in a Rack Mounting the Fib re Bridge in a rack requ ires asse mbling L-br ackets to the F i bre B r id ge a n d t he n mo un ti n g the L -brac kets t o a rac k.
2- 4 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Fibr e Bridge Mounting the Fibre Bridge in a Rack Assemble the L-brackets to the Fibr e Bridge 1. F acin g th e back of th e Fibre Bridge, posit ion th e fi rst L-br acket with the mount ing tab to ward the back of the rack and point ing away from the unit, as sho w n in Figure 2-1 .
Chapter 2 2- 5 Setting Up the Fi bre Bridg e Mounting the Fibre Bridge in a Rack Setting Up the Fibre B ridge Install the Fibre Bridge in the Rack 1. F acing th e back of t he rack, in stall a t otal of f our clip nut s above any existi ng prod uct, two in to ea ch of the rails.
2- 6 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Fibr e Bridge Installing Cables Installing Cables The Fibre Brid ge can be u sed in either basic or expan ded sy stem configu rations. This section p rovides the step s to ins tall cab les in bo th configurations . NOTE The follo wing sectio n explains ov erall conf iguration cab ling.
Chapter 2 2- 7 Setting Up the Fi bre Bridg e Insta lling Cable s Setting Up the Fibre B ridge 3. Connect on e en d of the opti cal cable int o the GBIC on the F ibre Bridge and t he other end into the G BIC on the Fibre Ch annel HBA in the hos t. 4. Connect the power co rd from the Fibr e Bridge to an grounded o utlet.
2- 8 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Fibr e Bridge Installing Cables F ibre Bridge Connect ion, Expanded Configuration Example (DL T Libraries Only) 1. Prope rly sh u t down a l l peri pheral d evice s th at wi ll be conn ected to the Fib re Bridge, including the hub (s).
Chapter 2 2- 9 Setting Up the Fi bre Bridg e Insta lling Cable s Setting Up the Fibre B ridge F igure 2-4 Fibre Bridg e Connection, Expanded Configuration (Minimum) (DL T Only ).
2- 10 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Fibr e Bridge Installing Cables F igure 2-5 Fibre Bridg e Connection, Expanded Configuration ( Maximum) (DL T Only ).
Chapter 2 2- 1 1 Setting Up the Fi bre Bridg e Insta lling Cable s Optical F ibre Channel Cable Options The Fibre Bri dge us es fibe r -optic ca bles av ailable in the lengt hs list ed in Figure 2- 2:.
2- 12 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Fibr e Bridge Installing Cables.
3- 1 Operating the Fibre B ridge 3 Operating the F ibre Bridge.
3- 2 Chapter 3 Operating the Fibre Bridge Chapter Overv iew Chapter Overview This chap ter provide s the fo llowing in formation: • P owerin g on the Syst em • Changi ng the Defau lt Setti n gs .
Chapter 3 3- 3 Operating t he Fibre B ridge Power ing on the System Operating the Fibre B ridge Po w e r i n g o n t h e S y s t e m The HP SureStore Fibre Chan nel SCSI Bridg e 2100 E R is conf igured for most Fibr e Channel install ations without i nterve ntion.
3- 4 Chapter 3 Operating the Fibre Bridge Powering on th e System F igure 3-1 Fibre Bridg e, Back View.
Chapter 3 3- 5 Operating t he Fibre B ridge Changing the Default Se ttings Operating the Fibre B ridge Changing the Default Settings The ba sic Fibre Bridge co nfiguratio n assumes there is only o ne Fibre Bridge includ ed in the system.
3- 6 Chapter 3 Operating the Fibre Bridge Changing the Default Settings F igure 3-2 Connecting the Se rial Cable 2 1 4 H N o t S u it a b l e fo r H a rd D riv e S u b s ys t e m s 3 1F i b r e B r i .
Chapter 3 3- 7 Operating t he Fibre B ridge Changing the Default Se ttings Operating the Fibre B ridge Serial P ort Setup Before communicating , the P C serial port must be connected to the Fi bre Bridge and terminal emula tion software (Hy perterminal, o r similar) must be in stalled on the host.
3- 8 Chapter 3 Operating the Fibre Bridge Changing the Default Settings T able 3-1 Fibre Bridg e Default Configuration Set tings Serial P ort • Baud rates: 96 00, 192 00, 38400, 5 7600, 11520 0 (baud rate wil l auto-configure ). • No handshak e . • No pa rity .
Chapter 3 3- 9 Operating t he Fibre B ridge Making Configuration Changes Operating the Fibre B ridge Making Co nfigurati on Changes T o make configuration c hanges , follow these st eps: 1. St art your te rminal em ulation a pplicati on software. 2. Pre ss th e ENTER key .
3- 10 Chapter 3 Operating the Fibre Bridge Making Configuration Changes F igure 3-4 F ibre Bridge Configuration Menu 4. T o initiate a ch a nge, ent er the number of any item on the list. Afte r all c hang es hav e been c omple ted, sa ve t he chang es by pr essin g a on the keyboard.
Chapter 3 3- 1 1 Operating t he Fibre B ridge Making Configuration Changes Operating the Fibre B ridge Reconfigure the F ibre Channel Addre ss Use the Fi bre Channel Configuratio n menu to change from the hard address mode t o the soft addre ss mode.
3- 12 Chapter 3 Operating the Fibre Bridge Making Configuration Changes Selecting the “ Change ALP A V alue (option 2 in the pre vious menu) produ ces th e follow ing lis t of add resses : F igure 3-6 F ibre Channel Addresses 4. Select an address by entering the number before the colon.
Chapter 3 3- 13 Operating t he Fibre B ridge Making Configuration Changes Operating the Fibre B ridge Change the Trace Settings CAUTION Changing options in the T race Settings menu directly affects the current operati o n of the Fi b re Bridge . Pressi ng U changes the current operating parame ters witho ut rest arting t he Fibr e Bridge.
3- 14 Chapter 3 Operating the Fibre Bridge Making Configuration Changes F ibre Channel to SCSI Mapping Configuration Use the F ibre Channel to SCSI Map ping Configuration menu t o di splay the SCSI de vices that are pre sent on the Fi bre Bridge .
4- 1 T roub leshooti ng Guide 4 T roubleshooti ng Guide.
4- 2 Chapter 4 T roubl eshootin g Guide Chapter Overv iew Chapter Overview This chap ter provide s the fo llowing in formation: • P ossible problems t hat a user may encounter when i nstalling the Fibre Brid ge. • Recom mend ed pro cedu res fo r anal yzin g and solvin g prob lems.
Chapter 4 4- 3 T rou bleshooti ng Guid e T roubleshooting T roub leshooti ng Guide Troubleshooting This sect ion describe s potenti al problems and solut ions. If you are unable t o diag nose and solve a proble m using th ese guid elines, cont act an HP service rep resentative or y our sales representa tive.
4- 4 Chapter 4 T roubl eshootin g Guide T roubleshooting Problem: Cannot T urn On the Hub (DL T Only) If the hub will not power -up, use the follo wing steps before taking furt her action: 1. V erify al l power connections , breakers, and switch settings are working and co rrect.
Chapter 4 4- 5 T rou bleshooti ng Guid e T roubleshooting T roub leshooti ng Guide 2. Make su re th e librar ies , Fib re Brid ge, and hubs (DL T only) are powered on and conne cted appropriately before powering on workstations .
4- 6 Chapter 4 T roubl eshootin g Guide T roubleshooting 3. I f the works tation does not d isplay th e SC SI devi ces u nder t he Fib re Channel HB A in the control panel, restart the workstation and then recheck for the appe arance of the library SCSI devices.
Chapter 4 4- 7 T rou bleshooti ng Guid e T roubleshooting 6. V erify SCSI bus operation: Use the serial connection bet ween the NT wor kstatio n and th e Fi bre Brid ge.
4- 8 Chapter 4 T roubl eshootin g Guide T roubleshooting.
A- 1 Fibre Channel Over vie w A F ibre Channel Overvi ew.
A- 2 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel Ove rview Overview Overview In this app endix, we w ill describe t he followin g: • Defining F ibre Channel • Implementing F ibre Channel • W orking With Fibre Cha.
Appendix A A- 3 Fibre Channel Overview De fini ng Fi bre Chan nel Fibre Channel Over vie w Defining Fibre Channel Thi s overview o f Fibr e Chann el is int ended t o briefl y explai n the technolo gy , its p otentia l uses, and poss ible pro blems that a user s hould consider .
A- 4 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel Ove rview Defining Fibre Channel A fully imp lemente d F abri c system supports over 16 million de vice addresses, allowing a user to s end data from ea ch device at 100 M B per second.
Appendix A A- 5 Fibre Channel Overview Imp lem enti ng Fi br e Cha nne l Fibre Channel Over vie w Implementi ng Fibre Channel Whether de signing a new syste m or enhancing a syst em that is in place , Fibre Channel o ffers signif icant speed and d istance and cost advantage s .
A- 6 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel Ove rview Working W ith Fibre Channel W orkin g With F ibre Ch annel Fibre Channe l is a trans port proto col. Differi ng from pr otocols s uch as SCSI, Fibre Cha nnel does not use data manipulatio n commands. An addressing scheme with adva nce handshaking requir ements verifies that data was transferred correctly .
Appendix A A- 7 Fibre Channel Overview Worki ng Wi th Fi bre Cha nne l Fibre Channel Over vie w The Fibre Ch annel pro tocol w ill work wh en devices are conn ected or disconne cted while data is bein g transferred becaus e of this additio n a l information.
A- 8 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel Ove rview Working W ith Fibre Channel Fibr e C hannel devices ma y use eithe r of two modes: soft or hard addressing. Hard addre ssing is similar to the exi sting SCSI app roach. Fibre Ch annel device s can o nl y use t he assi gne d addre ss .
Appendix A A- 9 Fibre Channel Overview Pro ble ms with Fi bre C ha nne l Fibre Channel Over vie w Problems with F ibre Channel Fibre Channe l accommodates many protoco ls and ph ysical interface s . Problems re sult in the attempt t o do many t hings with one solut ion.
A- 10 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel Ove rview Problems with Fibre Channel Additional optical ca ble conside rations are as follo ws: • Cable between t wo nodes must use the same core size.
Appendix A A- 1 1 Fibre Channel Overview Pro ble ms with Fi bre C ha nne l Fibre Channel Over vie w Laser P ower Control Sy stems There are t wo types of sys tems approved for us e: OFC and non-OF C .
A- 12 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel Ove rview Problems with Fibre Channel.
B- 1 Suppor t and Customer Service B Support and Customer Service.
B- 2 Appendix B Support and Custom er Servi ce Chapter Overv iew Chapter Overview This chap ter contains informatio n to help users ob tain su pplies and obtain support .
Appendix B B- 3 Suppor t and Custo mer Servic e Supplies and Accessories Suppor t and Customer Service Supplies and Accessories A full ran ge of supp lies may be or dered throu gh a Hewlet t-P ackard authorized dealer , s ales office , or through HP Direct.
B- 4 Appendix B Support and Custom er Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Support Hewlett-P ackard Customer Support If a Fibre Bridge fails during the w arranty period, and the troubles hooting gui de a.
Appendix B B- 5 Suppor t and Custo mer Servic e Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t Suppor t and Customer Service Support P ack Service Contract If you purcha sed a Support P ack fro m Hewlett-P ackard to upgrade t h e support leve l, make sure that yo u immediately send in t he registration card.
B- 6 Appendix B Support and Custom er Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Support Asia-P acific Australi a (03) 9272 2 627 China (8161 0) 65055280 Hong Kon g 800-96-772 9 India +9 1 (0) 11 682 6031 Indo.
Appendix B B- 7 Suppor t and Custo mer Servic e Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t Suppor t and Customer Service Europe Austria 06 60 63 86 Belgium, Du tch 0800 11906 Belgium, French 0800 17043 Denmark.
B- 8 Appendix B Support and Custom er Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Support Electr onic Sup port Servic es F or 24-hour access to information over your modem: On-line Se rvice Providers T echnical information is available on CompuServe and America Onl ine.
Appendix B B- 9 Suppor t and Custo mer Servic e Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t Suppor t and Customer Service Cust omer Care C enters NOTE Contact the Customer Ca re Center in your area for technical ass istance during the warranty of your p roduct.
B- 10 Appendix B Support and Custom er Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Support Israel 09 952 4848 Russia 095 797 35 20 Turkey 0212 221 6 969 Asia-P acific Australi a . +6 1 (3) 8877 8 000 China . +86 10 656 45959 Hong Kon g . 800 96 7729 India . + 9 1 (0) 11 68 2 6035 Indonesia .
Appendix B B- 1 1 Suppor t and Custo mer Servic e Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t Suppor t and Customer Service T elephone Support After W arranty Before Calling Before call ing , please complete th.
B- 12 Appendix B Support and Custom er Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Support.
C- 1 Safety a nd Regulatory C Safety a nd Regulatory Information.
C- 2 Appendix C Safety an d Regulator y Informat ion Chapter Overv iew Chapter Overview This section contains important safety and regulatory information for the United States, Finland, Sweden, G ermany , Unit ed Kingdom, European Union, a nd Japan.
Appendix C C- 3 Safety a nd Regulato ry Informa tion Chapter Overv iew Safety a nd Regulatory CDRH Regulations (USA Only) The Center for De vices and Radio logi cal H ealth ( C DRH) of t he U .S. F ood and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser pro ducts on August 2, 1976.
C- 4 Appendix C Safety an d Regulator y Informat ion Chapter Overv iew.
Appendix C C- 5 Safety a nd Regulato ry Informa tion Chapter Overv iew Safety a nd Regulatory Herstellerbescheinigung Diese Informa tion steht im Zusammenhang mit den Anfo rderungen der Maschine nl ä rn information sverord nung vom 18 Januar 1 991.
C- 6 Appendix C Safety an d Regulator y Informat ion Chapter Overv iew Turvallisuusyhteenveto Laserturvallisuus LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER A PP ARAT HP SureStore F ibre Channel SCSI Bridge - l aitteesee n on asennet tu optist a tiedons iirtoa va rten laserl ä hetin, joker l ä hett ää signaalit s iihen kytketyn optis en k uidun kautta.
Appendix C C- 7 Safety a nd Regulato ry Informa tion Chapter Overv iew Safety a nd Regulatory English Translation of Finland Regulatory Information Laser Safety CLASS 1 LASER DEVICE HP SureSt ore Fibre Cha nnel SCSI Bridge has a laser trans mitter module installed for optical data transmission.
C- 8 Appendix C Safety an d Regulator y Informat ion Chapter Overv iew J apanese VCCI Statement This equ ipment is in the Class A cat egory informat ion technol ogy equipment based on the rules of V oluntary Control Council F or Interference by Information T echnology Equipment (VCCI).
Glossa ry Glos-1 Glo ssar y A ANSI An acronym for the American Natio nal Standards Institute , the coordinati ng organizat io n for voluntary stand ards in the Un ited Stat es. Arbitrated loop topol ogy Fi br e Chan nel topo logy t hat prov ides a low-cost solution to attach multiple communi cating ports in a loop witho ut switc hes.
Glos-2 Glossary Glossary F ibre Channel A s witched protocol that allows concurrent communi cation am ong workstations , supercomputers, mainframes , data sto rage devices , and other periperals . Fibre Channel is capable o f transmit ting at rate s exc eeding one gigabit per second in both directions simultane ously .
Glossa ry Glos-3 Glossary Narrow SC SI A SCSI implemen tation that utilizes a 5 0- pin cable; can be singl e-ended or differen tial. Non-OFC An acronym for Non Open-Ended F ibre Control. This appr oach d oes n ot dr op t he las er power when a cable link is dropped.
Glos-4 Glossary Glossary T T opology Th e logical a nd/or physical arrangemen t of stat ions on a netw ork. TCP/IP Transmis sion Control Protocol /Internet Pr otocol. W Wi de SCSI A SCSI implemen tation that utilizes a 6 8- pin cable; can be singl e-ended or differen tial.
Index Index 1 A ANSI Glossa ry1 Arbitrat ed loop to pology Glos sary1 Async hronous Glo ssary1 B Basic C onfiguration 1-7, 2-6 C Cable installati on 2-6 – 2-11 CDB Glossar y1 Changing the D efault S.
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