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Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for
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HP BladeSystem c-Class
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*5697-7483*
Part number: 5697-7483
First edition: July 2008
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Legal and notice information © Copyright 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2008 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissi
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Contents Aboutthisguide .... ............ .......... 9 Intendedaudience. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 9 SANSwitchrelateddocumentation... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 9 HPBladeSystemc-Classrelateddocumentation. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 9 BeforeyoucontactHPTechnicalSupport ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 9 HPcontactinformation .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Documentconventionsandsymbols . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Subsc
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3Managingthe8GbSANSwitch................... 31 Managementfeatures . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 31 Maintainingthe8GbSANSwitch .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 32 Installingdustcoversinemptyports .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 32 ReplacinganSFPtransceiver . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 32 Diagnostictests . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 33 Poweringonandoff .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 33 InterpretingLEDactivity. ... .
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Index ............... ................ 61 Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class 5
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Figures 1 Brocade8GbSANSwitchcomponents ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 14 2 8GbSANSwitchexternalports. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 14 3 Cartoncontents . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 19 4 Releasing theinstallationhandle ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 21 5 InstallingtheBrocade8GbSANSwitchintoaninterconnectbay . ... ... ... . 22 6 Verifyingpower-onLEDs . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 23 7 InstallinganSFP . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 33 8 IdentifyingLEDs .
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Tables 1 Documentconventions... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 2 Brocade8GbSANSwitchcomponents . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 3 Identifying8GbSANSwitchexternalports ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 4 Optional softwarekits... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 5 OptionalLongWave4GbSFPs. . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 6 HP 8Gb Short WaveB-SeriesFCSFP+1Pack,ordernumberAJ716A ... ... ... 17 7 HP4GbShortWaveB-SeriesFCSFP1Pack,ordernumberAJ715A . ... ... ... 17 8 Brocade8GbSANSwitchc
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About this guide This guide provides information about setting up and configuring the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class. Throughout this guide the short product name is used, 8Gb SAN Switch. Intended audience This guide is intended for system administrators and technicians with knowledge of: • Configuration aspects of customer Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric • Customer host environments, such as Microsoft Windows or Linux • Command Line Interface (CLI) commands • Advanced Web Too
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HP contact information For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller: • In the United States, see the HP US service locator web page: nl http://www.hp.com/service_locator • In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide (in English) web page: nl http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact.html • In the United States, for contact options see the Contact HP United States web page: nl http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html • Call 1-800-HP-INVENT (1-800-474-6836). This service
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12 About this guide
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1Overview The Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (referred to in the rest of this manual as the 8Gb SAN Switch) is a Fibre Channel (FC) switch that supports link speeds of up to 8 Gbps. The 8Gb SAN Switch can operate in a fabric containing multiple switches or as the only switch in a fabric. NOTE: In this document, the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch refers to those Brocade FC switch modules compatible with the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure only. This chapter provides the following info
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Component identification Figure 1 and Table 2 identify the physical components of the 8Gb SAN Switch. 1 scale: 3/8" = 1" 2 3 5 4 25070a Figure 1 Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch components Table 2 Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch components Item Description 1 Midplane connector 2 Eight external SFP ports 3 Installation handle 4 Unit ID (UID), Health, and Status LEDs 5 Reset button Port side of the 8Gb SAN Switch Figure 2 and Table 3 identify 8Gb SAN Switch external ports (ports 17 through 20, and ports 21 through 0)
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NOTE: Refer to Interpreting LED activity, page 34 for complete information on 8Gb SAN Switch LEDs. Internal ports summary Sixteen logical internal ports (numbered 1 through 16) connect sequentially to server bays 1 through 16 with the enclosure midplane. Server bay 1 is connected to Switch Port 1, Server bay 2 is connected to Switch port 2, and so forth. 8Gb SAN Switch redundancy The HP BladeSystem c-Class was engineered as a no-single-point-of-failure bladed solution. Attributes that contribute
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ISL trunking groups If your 8Gb SAN Switch is licensed for interswitch link (ISL) trunking, use the trunking groups available on the switch. The FC ports are numbered from left to right, and are part of the same ISL trunking group. The trunking group consists of the ports shown in Figure 2. NOTE: ISL Trunking is optional software that allows you to create trunking groups of ISLs between adjacent switches. ISL trunking is available on the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Power Pa
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Supported SFP transceiver options Table 5 through Table 7 lists the only supported SFPs. Table 5 Optional Long Wave 4Gb SFPs Option Part number HP4GbLongWaveB-SeriesFCSFP1Pack-10km AK870A HP 4Gb Long Wave B-Series FC SFP 1 Pack - 30km AN211A Table 6 HP 8Gb Short Wave B-Series FC SFP+ 1 Pack, order number AJ716A Distance OM2 Cable OM3 Cable 8Gb performance 50 meters 150 meters 4Gb performance 150 meters 270 meters 2Gb performance 300 meters 500 meters 1Gb performance 500 meters 860 meters Table 7
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18 Overview
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2 Setup This chapter provides the following information: • Shipping carton contents, page 19 • Installation and safety considerations, page 20 • Install the 8Gb SAN Switch, page 20 • Set the IP address, page 23 • Configure the 4Gb SAN Switch,page25 rton contents Shipping ca Figure 3 and Table 8 identify the 8Gb SAN Switch shipping carton contents: • Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class installation instructions • SFP dust covers (must be inserted in ports where Small Form-factor Plug
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Installation and safety considerations The 8Gb SAN Switch installs in the I/O bays in the rear of the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. Refer to the appropriate BladeSystem Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide for specific enclosure requirements. Installing multiple switches If you do not have a DHCP server connected to the OA, install and configure one 8Gb SAN Switch at a time. This is required so that Ethernet IP address conflicts do not occur with duplicate default Ethernet IP addresses. IMPOR
