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HP SureStore F ibre Channel SCSI Bridge 2100 ER User Guide Edition 3 P art Number C6340- 90003 F ebruary 2000 Printe d in: Greele y , CO USA © Copy right 20 00 Hewl ett-Packard Compa ny.
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v Typograp hical Conven tions The fo llowin g typo g raphic al conv entions are use d in thi s guide : Ita lic fon t : Den otes im portan t informati on. KEYCAP : Denote s ke ystro kes. Computer Output : Deno tes i nformatio n display ed in th e control p anel and scr een menu items tha t you select.
vi In This Guide In this g uide, the fo llowing areas a re des cribed: Chapte r 1 Intro ductio n: Co ntents of the part s kit, supp orted products , environmental requirements for t he Fibre Bridge, and sample co nfiguratio ns . Chapter 2 Settin g Up th e Fibre Bridge: How to inst all the Fibre Bridge, including rackmounting and cabling.
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 Compone nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 3 T abl e 1-2. Suppo rted Pro ducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 T abl e 1-3. Ph ysical Spe cifications o f the Fibre Bridg e .
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Fig u re s xiii T a ble of Figure s Figure 1- 1. Sa mple Fi b re Channel Co nfiguration — Basic . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Fi gure 1 -2. S ample F ibre Ch anne l Conf igura tion — Minimum Expans ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1- 1 Intr oduct ion 1 Introduction.
1- 2 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Chapter Ov erview Chapter Overvi ew This chap ter prov ides th e follo wing in formation : • Fibre Br idge Comp onen ts a nd Supp orted Prod ucts • Choosing a Location.
Chapter 1 1- 3 Introduc tion Fibre Bridge Component s and Supported Produc ts Intr oduct ion F ibre Bridge Components and Supported Products This s ection in cludes a lis t of al l part s sup plied wi.
1- 4 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Fibre Bridge Components and Supported Product s SCSI Cab les (for Digi tial Linear T ap e libraries) 2 Two Single-end ed, 2 meter len gt h - 68 p in hi gh d en sit y . SCSI Cab le (for M agn eto- Optic al libraries) 2 Two Single-end ed, 2 meter length - 50-to- 68 pin , high densit y .
Chapter 1 1- 5 Introduc tion Fibre Bridge Component s and Supported Produc ts Intr oduct ion Support ed Products T able 1- 2 shows the p roducts that Hewl ett-P ackard sup ports for connecti on wi th .
1- 6 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Choosing a Location Choo sing a Locatio n Physical Specificatio ns The F ibre Bridge is des igned 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 Intr oduct ion F ibre Channel Co nfigura tions The Fibre Brid ge is support ed in a basi c configu ration o n Digit al Line ar T ape (DL T) and Magneto -Optical (MO) lib raries. The bri dge is s upport in expanded configuratio ns on DL T libraries .
1- 8 Chapter 1 Introduc tion Fibre Channel Configurations Expanded Configurat ion (DL T libraries only) Figure 1-2 and Fig ure 1-3 show s the Fib re B ridge in two p ossib le expanded configuratio ns . These configurations ar e supported on 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 ridg e 2 Sett ing Up the F ibre Bridge.
2- 2 Chapter 2 Settin g Up the Fibre Br idge Chapter Ov erview Chapter Overvi ew This chapter provides instruction s on completing the f oll owing setup proc ed ures : • Mountin g th e Fibre B ridge.
Chapter 2 2- 3 Setting Up t he Fibre B ridge Mounting the Fibre Bridge in a Rack Setting Up the Fibre B ridg e Mounti ng th e Fibre Bridge in a R ack Mountin g the Fib re B ridge in a rack requ ires ass embling L -bracke ts to the F i br e Br i dge and t he n moun ti n g the L - b rac kets t o a rac k.
2- 4 Chapter 2 Settin g Up the Fibre Br idge Mounting the Fibre Bridge in a Rack Assemble the L-brackets to the Fi bre Bridge 1. F acin g t he b ack o f th e Fibr e Br idge, p osit ion the fi rst L-br acket with the moun ting tab t oward the back o f the rack an d point ing away from the unit, as sh ow n in Figure 2 -1.
Chapter 2 2- 5 Setting Up t he Fibre B ridge Mounting the Fibre Bridge in a Rack Setting Up the Fibre B ridg e Install the Fibre Bridge in the Rack 1. F acing t he back of the rack, ins tall a t otal of four clip nuts a bove any existi ng pro duct, t wo int o ea ch of the rails.
2- 6 Chapter 2 Settin g Up the Fibre Br idge Installing Cables Installing Cables The Fibre Brid ge can be used in eit her basic or e xpande d syste m configu ration s. This sectio n pr ovides the st eps to instal l cable s in bo th configuratio ns. NOTE The fol lowing se ction expla ins overa ll conf iguration cab ling.
Chapter 2 2- 7 Setting Up t he Fibre B ridge Inst al ling Cables Setting Up the Fibre B ridg e 3. Connect one en d of t he optical ca ble into the GB IC on the Fib re Bridge and t he othe r end into th e GBIC on the Fibre Ch annel HBA in the h ost. 4.
2- 8 Chapter 2 Settin g Up the Fibre Br idge Installing Cables F ibre Bridge Connect ion, Expanded Configuration Example (DL T Libraries Only) 1. Prop erly sh ut down a ll peri pheral device s that wi ll be con nected to the Fi bre Bridge , including the hub (s).
Chapter 2 2- 9 Setting Up t he Fibre B ridge Inst al ling Cables Setting Up the Fibre B ridg e F igure 2-4 F ibre Bridge Connection, Expanded Configuration ( Minimum) (DL T On ly).
2- 10 Chapter 2 Settin g Up the Fibre Br idge Installing Cables F igure 2-5 F ibre Bridge Connection, Expanded Configuration ( Maximum) (DL T On ly).
Chapter 2 2- 1 1 Setting Up t he Fibre B ridge Inst al ling Cables Optical F ibre Channel Cable Options The Fibr e Bri dge uses fibe r -optic c ables availa ble in the leng ths l ist ed in Figure 2- 2.
2- 12 Chapter 2 Settin g Up the Fibre Br idge Installing Cables.
3- 1 Operating the Fibre B ridg e 3 Operating the F ibre Bridge.
3- 2 Chapter 3 Operati ng the Fibre Brid ge Chapter Ov erview Chapter Overvi ew This chap ter prov ides th e follo wing in formation : • P owering on th e Sy stem • Changi ng the Defa ult Setti ng.
Chapter 3 3- 3 Operating t he Fi bre Bridg e Power ing on the Syst em Operating the Fibre B ridg e Po w e r i n g o n t h e S y s t e m The H P SureSto re Fibre Ch annel SCSI Bridg e 2100 E R is co nfigure d for most Fibre Chan nel ins tallati ons witho ut int erven tion.
3- 4 Chapter 3 Operati ng the Fibre Brid ge Powering on th e System F igure 3-1 F ibre Bridge, Back View.
Chapter 3 3- 5 Operating t he Fi bre Bridg e Changing the Default Se ttings Operating the Fibre B ridg e Changing the Default Settings The ba sic Fibre Brid ge conf iguration assumes ther e is on ly one Fib re Bridge in cluded in th e syste m.
3- 6 Chapter 3 Operati ng the Fibre Brid ge 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 .
Chapter 3 3- 7 Operating t he Fi bre Bridg e Changing the Default Se ttings Operating the Fibre B ridg e Serial P ort Setup Before communicating , the P C serial port must be connected to the F ibre Bridge an d terminal emulation software (Hyper terminal, o r simila r) must be i nstalled on the host.
3- 8 Chapter 3 Operati ng the Fibre Brid ge Changing the Default Settings T able 3 -1 Fibre Bridge De f ault Confi gur ation Set t ings Serial P ort • Baud rates : 9600, 19200, 38400, 5 7600, 11520 0 (baud rate wil l auto-co nfigure). • No handshak e.
Chapter 3 3- 9 Operating t he Fi bre Bridg e Making Configuration Changes Operating the Fibre B ridg e Making Co nfigura tion Changes T o make configurati on changes , follow t h es e steps: 1. St art you r terminal em ulation a pplicati on so ftware .
3- 10 Chapter 3 Operati ng the Fibre Brid ge Making Configuration Change s F igure 3-4 F ibre Bridge Configuration Menu 4. T o initiat e a cha nge, ent er the number of any it em on the list. Af ter all c han ges hav e been c omple ted, save t he chang es by p r essin g a on the keyboard.
Chapter 3 3- 1 1 Operating t he Fi bre Bridg e Making Configuration Changes Operating the Fibre B ridg e Reconfigure the F ibre Channel Addre ss Use the F ibre Channel Configurat i on menu to c hange from the hard address mode to th e soft address mode .
3- 12 Chapter 3 Operati ng the Fibre Brid ge Making Configuration Change s Selecting the “ Change ALP A V alue (opt i on 2 in the pre vious menu) produ ces t he fo llowi ng lis t of ad dres ses: 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 Fi bre Bridg e Making Configuration Changes Operating the Fibre B ridg e Change the Trace Settings CAUTION Changing option s in the Trace Settings menu directly affect s the current operati on of the Fi bre Bridge . Pres si ng U changes the current operating param eter s wi thou t rest arting the Fib re Bridge.
3- 14 Chapter 3 Operati ng the Fibre Brid ge Making Configuration Change s F ibre Channel to SCSI Mapping C o nfiguration Use the F ibre Channel to SCSI Map ping Configuration menu t o display the SC SI devices that ar e present on the Fi bre Bridge .
4- 1 T roub lesho oting Guide 4 T roubleshooting Guide.
4- 2 Chapter 4 T roubl eshootin g Gui de Chapter Ov erview Chapter Overvi ew This chap ter prov ides th e follo wing in formation : • P o ssible prob l ems that a user ma y encounter when instal ling the Fibre Brid ge. • Rec ommen ded pro cedu res f or an alyzi ng a nd solv ing p rob lems.
Chapter 4 4- 3 T rou blesh ooting Guid e T roubleshooting T roub lesho oting Guide T rou blesho oting This sect ion des cribes po tential p roblems and so lutions. If you a re unable t o dia gnose a nd so lve a proble m usi ng thes e guid elines, cont act an HP service re presentati ve or your sales re presentativ e.
4- 4 Chapter 4 T roubl eshootin g Gui de T roubleshooting Problem: Cannot T urn On the Hub (DL T Only) If the hub will not power -up, use the follo wi ng steps before taki ng further action: 1. V erify all power connections, breakers , and switch settings are working and correct.
Chapter 4 4- 5 T rou blesh ooting Guid e T roubleshooting T roub lesho oting Guide 2. Mak e sure th e libra ries , Fi bre Bri dge, and hubs (DL T on ly) ar e powered on and conne cted appropriately before powering on workstations .
4- 6 Chapter 4 T roubl eshootin g Gui de T roubleshooting 3. If th e wor ksta tion do es not dis play th e S CSI de vi ces u nder t he Fib re Channel HB A in the control panel, restart t he workst ation and then recheck for t he appe arance of the library S CSI devices .
Chapter 4 4- 7 T rou blesh ooting Guid e T roubleshooting 6. V erify SCSI bus operation: Use the s eria l connection between the NT wor kstat io n and the Fi bre Bri dge.
4- 8 Chapter 4 T roubl eshootin g Gui de T roubleshooting.
A- 1 Fibre Channel Over vie w A F ibre Channel Overvi ew.
A- 2 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel O vervi ew Overview Overview In this app endix, we will d escribe the f ollowin g: • Defining F ibre Channel • Implementing Fibre Channel • W orking With F ibre Ch.
Appendix A A- 3 Fibre Channel Overview De fi ning Fi bre Cha nne l Fibre Channel Over vie w Defining Fibre Channe l Thi s overview of Fi bre Chann el is int ended t o brief ly explai n the technolo gy , it s pote ntial u ses, and poss ible pr oblems that a u ser sh ould conside r .
A- 4 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel O vervi ew Defining Fibre Channel A fully imp lemen ted F abri c sys tem sup ports over 16 million device addresses, allowing a user to send data f rom each de vice at 100 M B per second.
Appendix A A- 5 Fibre Channel Overview Imp lem e nti ng Fi br e Ch an ne l Fibre Channel Over vie w Implementi ng Fibre Channe l Whether de signing a new sys tem or enhancing a syst em that is in place , Fibre Chann el offers sig nificant s peed and dis tance and cost advantag es.
A- 6 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel O vervi ew Wor k ing With Fibre Channel W orkin g With F ibre Chann el Fibre Channe l is a t ransport protoco l. Differi ng from protoco ls such as SCSI, Fibre Cha nnel does not use data manipulatio n commands. An address ing scheme with adva nce handshaking requi rements verifies that data was transferred correctly .
Appendix A A- 7 Fibre Channel Overview Work ing With Fi bre Cha n nel Fibre Channel Over vie w The Fibre Ch annel p rotoc ol will w ork wh en device s are conne cted or disconne cted while data is be ing transferred be caus e of this additio nal information.
A- 8 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel O vervi ew Wor k ing With Fibre Channel Fib r e Channel devices ma y use eithe r of two modes: s oft or hard addressi ng . Hard address ing is similar to the e xisting SCS I approach. Fibr e Channel dev ices ca n onl y us e the assi gne d addre ss .
Appendix A A- 9 Fibre Channel Overview Pro bl ems w ith Fi br e Ch an ne l Fibre Channel Over vie w Problems with F i bre Channel Fibre Channe l accommodate s many protocols and ph ysical inte rfaces. Problems re sult in the atte mpt to do many t hings wit h one s olution.
A- 10 Appendix A Fibre Chan nel O vervi ew Problems with Fibre Channel Addition al opt ical cable co nsiderat ions are as fo llows: • Cable between t wo nodes must use the same core size.
Appendix A A- 1 1 Fibre Channel Overview Pro bl ems w ith Fi br e Ch an ne 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 O vervi ew Problems with Fibre Channel.
B- 1 Suppor t and Customer Serv ice B Support and Customer Service.
B- 2 Appendix B Suppo rt and Cus tomer Servi ce Chapter Ov erview Chapter Overvi ew This chap ter cont ains inf ormation to help users obtai n supp lies an d obtain supp ort.
Appendix B B- 3 Suppor t and Cu stomer S ervice Supplies and Accessories Suppor t and Customer Serv ice Supplies and Accessories A full ra nge of su pplies may be ordere d throu gh a Hew lett-P a ckard authorized dealer , sales office , or through HP Direct.
B- 4 Appendix B Suppo rt and Cus tomer Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t Hewlett-P ackard Customer Support If a Fibre Bridge fails during the w arranty period, and the troubl eshooting gu ide.
Appendix B B- 5 Suppor t and Cu stomer S ervice Hewlett-Packard Customer S upport Suppor t and Customer Serv ice Support P ack Service Contr act If you purc hased a Support P ack from Hewlet t-P ackard to upgra de the support l evel, make sure that yo u immediately send in t he registration card.
B- 6 Appendix B Suppo rt and Cus tomer Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t Asia-P acific Australi a (03) 92 72 2627 China (8161 0) 65055 280 Hong Ko ng 800 -9 6-772 9 India +9 1 (0) 11 682 603 .
Appendix B B- 7 Suppor t and Cu stomer S ervice Hewlett-Packard Customer S upport Suppor t and Customer Serv ice Europe Austria 06 60 6 3 86 Belgium, D utch 0800 1 1906 Belgium, Fren ch 0800 1 7043 De.
B- 8 Appendix B Suppo rt and Cus tomer Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t 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 Compu Serve and Ame rica Onlin e.
Appendix B B- 9 Suppor t and Cu stomer S ervice Hewlett-Packard Custome r Support Suppor t and Customer Service Cust omer Care C enters NOTE Contact the Customer Ca re Center in your area for te chnical assistance during the warra nt y of you r product.
B- 10 Appendix B Suppo rt and Cus tomer Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t Israel 09 952 4848 Russia 095 79 7 3520 Turkey 0212 2 21 6969 Asia-P acific Australi a . +61 (3) 8877 8 000 China . +86 10 656 45 959 Hong Kon g . 800 96 7729 India . + 91 (0) 11 682 60 35 Indonesia .
Appendix B B- 1 1 Suppor t and Cu stomer S ervice Hewlett-Packard Customer S upport Suppor t and Customer Serv ice T elephone Support After W arranty Before Calling Before call ing, please comp lete t.
B- 12 Appendix B Suppo rt and Cus tomer Servi ce Hewlett-Packard Customer Suppor t.
C- 1 Safety a nd Regulatory C Safety a n d Regul atory Information.
C- 2 Appendix C Safety an d Regul atory Inf ormat ion Chapter Ov erview Chapter Overvi ew This section contains important safety and regulatory information for the United States, Finland, Swede n, Germany , United K ingdom, European Union, a nd Japan.
Appendix C C- 3 Safet y and Regul atory In forma tion Chapter Ov erview Safety a nd Regulatory CDRH Regulations (USA Only) The Center for De vices and Radiolo gical H eal th (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 Regul atory Inf ormat ion Chapter Ov erview.
Appendix C C- 5 Safet y and Regul atory In forma tion Chapter Ov erview Safety a nd Regulatory Herstellerbescheinigung Diese Inf ormation steht im Zusammenhang mit den Anfo rderungen der Maschine nl ä rn information sverord nung vom 18 J anuar 1 9 91.
C- 6 Appendix C Safety an d Regul atory Inf ormat ion Chapter Ov erview T urv allisuusyhteenveto Laserturvallisuus LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASER A PP ARAT HP SureStore F ibre Channel SCSI Bridge -.
Appendix C C- 7 Safet y and Regul atory In forma tion Chapter Ov erview Safety a nd Regulatory English Translation of Finland Regulatory Information Laser Safety CLASS 1 LASER DEVICE HP SureSt ore Fibre Ch annel S CSI Brid ge has a laser transmitt er module installed for optical data transmission.
C- 8 Appendix C Safety an d Regul atory Inf ormat ion Chapter Ov erview J apanese VCCI Statement This equ ipmen t is in t he Clas s A cat egory info rmation technology equipment based on the rules of V oluntary Control Council F or Interference by Information T e chnology Equipment (VCCI).
Glossa ry Glos-1 Glo ssar y A ANSI An acronym for the American Nat ional Stand ards Institut e, the coordi nati ng organizat ion for voluntary stand ards in the Unite d Stat es. Arbitrated loop t opology Fi b r e Cha nnel top ology t hat prov ides a low-cost solutio n to attach multi ple communi cating po rts in a loop witho ut sw itches.
Glos-2 Glossar y Glossary F ibre Channel A s witched protocol that allows concurrent communi cation am ong workstations , supercomputers , mainframes , data storage dev i ces , and other periperals . Fibre Channe l is capabl e of trans mittin g at rate s ex ceed ing o ne giga bit pe r second in both directions simultan eously .
Glossa ry Glos-3 Glossary Narrow SC SI A SCSI implem entati on t hat ut ilizes a 5 0- pin cable; can be si ngl e-ended or differen tial. Non-OFC An a cronym for Non Open-Ended F ibre Control. Thi s appr oach do es n ot dr op t he laser power when a cab l e link is dropped.
Glos-4 Glossar y Glossary T T opol ogy The logica l and/or physical arrange ment of statio ns on a net work . TCP/IP Transmis sion Control Prot ocol /Internet Pr otocol. W W ide SCSI A S CSI implem entati on t hat ut ilizes a 6 8- pin cable; can be si ngl e-ended or differen tial.
Index Index 1 A ANSI Glo ssary1 Arbitrat ed lo op topol ogy Glos sary1 Async hronous Glo ssary1 B Basic Configurati on 1-7, 2-6 C Cable installat ion 2-6 – 2-11 CDB Glossar y1 Changing the D efault .
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