HP (Hewlett-Packard) AA-RSB6B-TE manual

installation guide hp S tor age W or ks S AN s w itc h 2/8 Product V ersion: Ve r s i o n 3 . 0 . x Second Editio n (Feb ruary 2003) P a rt Number: AA-R SB6B- T E This ins tallati on guide pr ov ides ba sic pr ocedur es f or se tting up , conf igur ing , and managing the S AN sw it ch 2/8 EL an d S AN sw itc h 2/8 P o we r P ak models .[...]

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3 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide contents Contents About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Intended Aud[...]

Content s 4 hp Stor age W or ks SAN S w itch 2/8 Installati on Guide Four Switch Limitation Web T ools Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Violation Timer Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Additional Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Content s 5 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide 3 Managing the SAN Switch 2/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Interpreting LED Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Front Panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Content s 6 hp Stor age W or ks SAN S w itch 2/8 Installati on Guide B Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Grounding Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 C Technical Specifications[...]

Content s 7 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide 6 Physical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 7 Power Supply Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 8 Environmental Requirements[...]

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9 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide about this guide About this Guide About this Guide This installation guide provides informatio n to help you set up and conf igure t he hp StorageW orks SAN Switch 2/8. About this Guide topics include: ■ Overvie w , page 10 ■ Con ventions , page 11 ■ Rack Stability , page 14 ■ Getting[...]

Abou t th is G uide 10 hp Sto r age W orks SAN S w itch 2/8 Ins tallati on Guide Overvie w This section cov ers the follo wing topics: ■ Intended Audience ■ Prerequisites ■ Related Documentation Intended Audience This book is intended for use by customers who purchased the SAN switch 2/8 EL, or SAN switch 2/8 Po wer P ak, and for authorized s[...]

Abou t th is G uide hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide 11 Conv entions Con ventions consist of the following: ■ Document Con ventions ■ T ext Symb ols ■ Equipment Symbols Docum ent Conv entions The document co n ven tions included in Ta b l e 1 apply in most cases. Tex t Sy m b o l s The follo wing symbols may be foun d in[...]

Abou t th is G uide 12 hp Sto r age W orks SAN S w itch 2/8 Ins tallati on Guide Caution: T ext set off in this manne r indicates tha t failur e to f ollow dir ecti ons could r esult in damage to eq uipment or data . Note: T e xt set off in this manner pr es ents commentary , sideli ghts, or int er esting poin ts of in formation. Equipment S y mbol[...]

Abou t th is G uide hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide 13 P ow er suppli es or s y stems mar k ed with t hese s ymbo ls indicat e the pr esence of m ultiple sour ces of po w er . WA R N I N G : T o r educe t he risk o f per sonal saf ety fr om elec tri cal shock , r emo v e all pow er c or ds to compl etel y disconnec t pow er f[...]

Abou t th is G uide 14 hp Sto r age W orks SAN S w itch 2/8 Ins tallati on Guide Rack Stability Rack stability protects personal and equipment. WA R N I N G : T o r educ e the r isk of per sonal saf ety or dama ge to the equipment , be sure that: ■ The lev eling jacks are extended to the floor . ■ The f ull we ight of t he rac k re sts on the l[...]

Abou t th is G uide hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide 15 Getti ng Hel p If you still hav e a question after reading th is guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website: http://ww w .hp .com HP T ec hnical Suppor t In North America, call tech nical support at 1-800-652-6672 , av ailable 24 hours a day , [...]

Abou t th is G uide 16 hp Sto r age W orks SAN S w itch 2/8 Ins tallati on Guide HP Author ized R eseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller: ■ In the United States, call 1-800 -345-1518 ■ In Canada, call 1-800-263-5 868 ■ Else where, see the HP website fo r locations and telephone numbers: ht tp: //w ww . hp .c om .[...]

17 hp Stor age W orks S AN Sw itch 2/8 Installation Guide 1 Over v ie w The HP StorageW orks SAN Switch 2/8 is a high-performance 8-po rt, 2 gigabit (Gb) Fibre Channel (FC) switch u sed to interconnect storage devices, hosts, and servers in a SAN. The hp StorageW orks SAN switch 2/8 is of fered in two conf igurations; th e 2/8 EL and 2/8 Po wer Pak[...]

Ove rvie w 18 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide SA N Sw it c h 2 / 8 Fe at u re s Read the follo wing secti ons fo r feature-specific information. Fir mwar e The SAN Switch 2/8 operates using Fabric Operating System firmware V3.0.2k. The firmw are supports: ■ High-speed data traf fic using Inters witch Li nk (ISL) trunking[...]

Ove rview 19 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide ■ One RS-232 Serial port (DB9 conn ector) on the front panel ■ One IEEE compliant RJ-45 connector on the front panel for use with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet or in-band ■ A total of 20 LEDs: — One po wer switch LED on the front panel — One port status LED for each of the 8 po r[...]

Ove rvie w 20 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Opt ica l P orts The SAN Switch 2/8 optical ports support link speeds up to 2 Gbps. Each port automatically negotiates to the highest common speed of all de vices connected. Additionally , the switch supports F_port, FL_port, and E_port connections and Distributed Name Serv er [...]

Ove rview 21 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide O pt io n al Ha rdwa re Kit s HP provides the follo wing optional hardw are kits in support of the SAN Switch 2/8, see Ta b l e 2 . * premer ger HP part number ** pr emerg er Compaq part number T able 2: SAN Sw itc h 2/8 Orderable Hard ware Accessory P art Number Short wa velength[...]

Ove rvie w 22 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide[...]

23 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide 2 Installing th e SA N Sw i t c h 2 / 8 This chapter cov ers the following topics: ■ Important Information ab out the F our Switch Limitation for 2/8 EL Models Only , page 24 ■ Unpack and V erify Carton Contents , page 28 ■ Installation and Sa fety Guidelines , page 30 ■ Installing t[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 2 4 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Important Information about the Four S witch Limitation f or 2/8 EL Mod els Only The SAN Switch 2/8 EL sh ipping confi guration integrates th e IV_Domain_Fabric license. The IV_Domain_Fabric license limit s the number of switches that can be connected to[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 25 hp Stor age W orks S AN Sw itch 2/8 Installation Guide Four S witch Limitati on CLI Err or M essages If the fabric detects that the four sw itch limitation has been e xceeded, the follo wing message occurs ev ery thirty se conds, via the Command Line Interface (CLI), as follows: CRITICAL FABRIC-SIZE_EXCEEDED, 1,[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 2 6 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide If the timer expires while trying to acce ss W eb T ools (for example, Zone Admin, Switch Admin, or Switch V ie w), an HTML file similar to license.htm appears, stating that W eb T ools is disabled. In addition, a prompt displays (see Figure 4 ) allo win[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 27 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide Additional Alerts If the fabric size exceeds the four switch limit, the switc h expe riences the follo wing activi ty: ■ In Fabric Manager an d W eb T ools, the switch icons in F abric V iew turn yello w for ev ery 2/8 EL installed in a fabr ic that e xcee[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 28 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Unpack and V erify Car ton Contents Unpack and inspect the SAN Switch 2/8 carton contents as follows. 1. Inspect the shipping carto ns for possible damage caused during trans it. 2. Unpack the shipping carton s. 3. V erify that the carton contains the ite[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 29 hp Stor age W orks S AN Sw itch 2/8 Installation Guide * Depending on time o f pur cha se, th e F ix ed R ack Mount K it items list ed in T able 3 may no t r epr esent th e kit that shipped with y our s witc h. T able 3: Shipping Carton Contents Item Number Description 1 One HP Storage W or ks S AN S witch 2 /8 [...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 30 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Installation and Safety Guidelines Read the follo wing secti ons for installation guidelin es. Install the SAN Switch 2/8 in one of the follo wing ways: ■ as a stand-alone unit on a flat surface, or ■ as a fix ed component in the HP 9000 Series (or co[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 31 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide P ow er Requir ements One A C po wer cord connects to the switch. The A C power source must meet these requirements: ■ A properly wired, earth-groun ded A C outlet ■ V oltage capability of 85-264 V AC ■ Input volt age frequency of 47-63 Hz ■ Po wer [...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 32 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Installing the Sw itc h as a Stand-alone Unit Use these procedures for se tting up the sw itch as a stand-alone unit. The following items are required for this setup: ■ SAN Switch 2/8 ■ A C po wer cord and cables supplied with the switch ■ Rubber mo[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 33 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide Installing the SAN S witch 2/8 in a 9000 Ser ies or Comparable EIA R ac k Read the follo wing secti ons for co mplete installation instructions. Obtain the follo wing tools: ■ Fixed Rack Mount Kit (sup plied wi th the switch) ■ A #2 Phillips scre wdriv e[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 34 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide 2. Repeat steps 1a through 1 d to attach right front bracket (Item 8) to the right side of the switch, see Figure 6 . Figur e 6: At taching the Fix ed Rack Mount Kit rails to the switch 3. Position the switch in the rack as sh o wn in Figure 6, providing [...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 35 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide 7. Attach the rear brackets to th e front brackets as fo llows: a. Position the ri ght rear bracket (Item 4) inside the right front bracket (Item 8). See Figure 6 . b . Secure the brack ets using four 6-32 x 5/16 inch scre ws (Item 3). See Figure 6 . c. Adju[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 36 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Optional HP S y stem/e Ra c k This section lists instructions for installing the SAN Switch 2/8 in the optional HP System/e Rack. Items Requir ed for the HP S ystem/e R ac k The HP System/e Rack K it cons ists of the follo wing items: ■ HP System/e Rack[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 37 hp St orage W orks S AN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide (4) #10-32 square T innerman nu t (Use if installing in HP 9000 Series rack/ EIA rack) (4) #10-32 x 5/8 Phillips pan-h ead screw with attached lock washer (Use if installing in HP 9000 Series rack/ EIA rack)) (6) Spacer (Use if installing in HP 9000 Series r[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 38 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide Installing the Sw itch in t he Optional HP S ystem/e R ack Before you be gin, locate th e follo wing items to install the SAN Switch 2/8 in the HP System/e Rack Kit: ■ SAN Switch 2/8 ■ #2 Phillips and T25 T orx screwdri v ers Caution: F or pr ope r ai[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 39 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide Figur e 8: Installing the rear rail tra y brackets 1 Rear rail tra y bracket 2 M5 T orx head sc re w w ith capti ve loc k wa sher SHR-255 7 1 2[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 40 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide 3. Install two M5 U-ty pe T innerman clip s for each of the front columns of the rack in the top and bottom positions of the three-hole EIA pattern as shown in Figure 9 . Figur e 9: Install ing the tinn erman clips 4. Assemble the outer rails by completin[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 41 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide I Figur e 10: Installing th e rubber w ashers b . Insert the alignment pins attached to the outer rail front flange into the center opening in the rack. c. Install one M5 T o rx scre w in the u pper hole location of the right rail. Then, install one M5 T or[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 4 2 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Figu re 11 : As sem bli ng t h e ou ter rails 5. Assemble each of the tw o inner rails (one on each side of the switch and plenum) using eight #8-32 x 5/16 Phillips pan-head scre ws (with attached star lock washers) and eight #8 flat washers as sho wn in[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 43 hp St orage W or ks SAN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide Figur e 12: Assembling th e inner rails 6. Insert the switch with the attached inne r rails into the outer rails as shown in Figure 13 . Note: Please note that the numbered items sh o wn in Fi gu re 1 2 mu st be or der ed separ ate ly . . 1 Plen um 2 8-3 2 x[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 44 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Figur e 13: Installing th e s witch into an H P Rack 7. Install the two remaining M5 T orx scre ws i nto the upper left and lo wer right holes to complete the installation. See Figure 14 . SHR-2562A[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 45 hp Stor age W orks S AN Sw itch 2/8 Installation Guide I. Figur e 14 : Securing the switch 8. Connect the power cord to the switch po wer supply and to a po wer outlet. Ensure the po wer cord is ro uted so that it is not e xposed to stress. Power is supplied to the switch as soon as the cord is conn ected. The s[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 46 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide Po w e r O n S e l f - Te s t Each time the switch is po wered on, rebo ot ed, or reset, the switch automatically runs a Po wer On Self-T est (POST). Duri ng PO ST the port status LEDs flash, verifying that the switch is operating properly . POST complete[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 47 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide Configuring S AN S witch 2/8 N etwork Addr essing Read the follo wing secti ons for information on ho w to configure the SAN Switch 2/8 addressing scheme. Req uirem en ts The follo wing items are required to set network addressing. ■ An IP address from you[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 48 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide 2. Connect the Serial cab le to the SAN Switch 2/8 Serial port, see Figure 15 . Figur e 15: Connec ting the Serial cable 3. Connect the other end of the Serial cab le to an RS-232 Serial port on the workstation. If no RS-232 Serial port is av a ilable on [...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 49 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 Installat ion Guide T o configure port settings in a UNIX ® en vironment, type: tip /dev/ttyb -9600 7. Log onto the switch (with administrati v e priv ileges). The defa ult administrati ve logon is admin and the default passw ord is password . a. Enter the follo wing at the p[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 50 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide Connecting t he S AN S witch 2/8 to th e LAN Use the follo wing steps to connect the S AN Switch 2/8 to the Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) segment. 1. Remov e the shipping plug fro m the SAN Switch 2/8 Ethernet port. 2. Connect one end of an Ethernet c[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 51 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide Important Information on Setting the CORE PID Format After connecting the SAN Switch 2/8 via Ethernet, you must verify that all switches you intend to connect to the SAN use the same Core Port Identifier (PID) format. A PID is one of two addressing mechanis[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 5 2 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide 6. T o vie w the Core Switch PID setting, press Enter unt il you reach the Core Switch PID format line, si milar to the f ollowing. Core Switch PID Format: (0..1) [0] Note: The [0] value s ho wn abov e indicates the Cor e S witch PID parameter set on thi[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 53 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 Installat ion Guide Committing configuration...Done 7. At the prompt type, SwitchEnable . 8. After setting the Core PID to match the the other switches in the f abric, go to the “ Connecting the SAN Sw itch 2/8 to the LAN ” section on page 50 in this chapter , for instruct[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 54 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide 3. Enter y after the Fabric P arameters prompt. Fabric parameters (y, n) 4. Enter a unique domain ID (suc h as the domain ID used by the previous switch, if still a vailable). Domain: (1..239) [1] 3 5. Complete the remaining prompts (or press CTRL+D to ac[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 55 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide Connecting a Cabl e to an SFP Modul e Use these steps to connect the SFPs an d cables to SAN Switch 2/8 ports as required. Note: The ports and ca bles us ed in trunking gr ou ps must meet spec if ic r equir emen ts. F or a list of these requirements, re fer [...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 56 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide 4. Connect the cables to the SFPs as ap propriate to the fabric topology , by positioning each cable so that the ke y (the ridge on one side of the cable connector) is aligned with the slot in the SFP . See Figure 17 . Figur e 17 : Inserting a cable into [...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 57 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide Note: H P st ro n gl y rec o m m en d s b ac k in g u p t h e c onfigu r atio n. Thi s en sures th at a complete conf igur ation is av ailable if r equir ed for a r eplacement s w itch . Fo r instructi ons on how t o back u p the conf igur ation , r ef er t[...]

Installin g the S AN S witc h 2/8 58 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Cascading S witches The domain id number uniquely identif ies a switch in a f abric. Normally , the switch automatically assigns the domain ID when a switch is f irst powered on or when the switch disable/enable command is executed. When two switches are [...]

59 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 Installat ion Guide 3 M anaging the SA N Sw i t c h 2 / 8 This chapter cov ers the following topics: ■ Interpreting LED Activity , page 60 ■ Management Overview , page 65 ■ Running Basic Switch Operations Using T elnet , page 67 ■ SAN Switch 2/8 Diagnostic T ests , page 70[...]

M an ag i ng t he SA N Swi tc h 2/ 8 60 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide Interpr eting LED Ac tiv ity SAN Switch 2/8 acti vity and status can be determined through th e acti vity of the LEDs on the switch. The LEDs will flash green, yellow , or orange while the switch is booting and while POST or other diagnostic tests are [...]

Mana ging t he S AN S wit c h 2/8 61 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide T able 4: Front P anel LED P atterns During Normal Operation LED LED Locat ion Color Display Hard war e Status Recommen ded Action Swi tc h P owe r LED To r i g h t o f Seri al port No light Switch is off , or boot is not complete, or boot f ailed. V erify [...]

M an ag i ng t he SA N Swi tc h 2/ 8 6 2 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Po r t S t a t u s L E D (contin ued) Above each port , on left F ast -flashing gree n P or t is in inter nal loopback (diagnostic) . No action required. Fl icke r in g gree n P ort is online No action required. Steady orange P or t is receiving signa[...]

Mana ging t he S AN S wit c h 2/8 63 hp Stor age W orks S AN Sw itch 2/8 Installation Guide Ethe rnet L ink Spe ed LED T wo Left LEDs near Ether net por t No light P ort is transm itting at 10 Mbps . No action required. Steady green P or t is transm itting and receiving at 100 Mbps. No action required. Ethe rnet L ink Activity LED T wo Right LEDs n[...]

M an ag i ng t he SA N Swi tc h 2/ 8 64 hp Sto r age W orks SAN S w itch 2/8 Ins tallati on Guide Rear P anel LED The SAN Switch 2/8 rear panel includes one port readiness LED. Ta b l e 5 describes how rear panel LEDs c ommunicate switch status. T able 5: Rear P anel LED P atterns During Nor mal Operation LED LED Locat ion Color Display Hard war e [...]

Mana ging t he S AN S wit c h 2/8 65 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 Installat ion Guide Manag ement Overview The SAN Switch 2/8 can be manage d using TCP/IP protocol, in-band over Fibre Channel, or out-of-band b y connecting to th e Ethernet port. The management functions allo w the administrator to monito r fabric topol ogy , port status, phy[...]

M an ag i ng t he SA N Swi tc h 2/ 8 66 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide Displa ying the Optional Featur e Licenses Use these steps to display optional features installed on your switch. 1. Log in to the switch as the admin user . 2. At the command line type, licenseShow This command displays the license ke ys that hav e be[...]

Mana ging t he S AN S wit c h 2/8 67 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide Runn ing Basic Sw itch Operations Using T elnet Read the follo wing secti ons to run common switch operatio ns. Logging into the SAN S w itc h 2/8 Use these steps to log into the SAN Switch 2/8. 1. Open a telnet connection to the switch. The login prompt is[...]

M an ag i ng t he SA N Swi tc h 2/ 8 68 hp Storage W orks SAN Switch 2 /8 I nstal lation Gu ide An interacti ve session i s opened and you are prompted for conf iguration va lu e s. 3. At the New Username prompt, enter a ne w name for the admin user . Y ou can change the name of the admin user without changing the p assword. Press Enter to lea ve t[...]

Mana ging t he S AN S wit c h 2/8 69 hp Storage W or ks SAN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide Displa y ing Dev ices w ithin the Fa bric T o verify that you ha ve f abric-wide co nnecti vity when you install a new switch, display the fabric-wide Fibre Channel address list from the ne wly installed switch. Use these steps to display the fabric. 1. Log i[...]

M an ag i ng t he SA N Swi tc h 2/ 8 7 0 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Note: Y ea r v alues gr eater than 6 9 ar e interpr eted as 197 0 -1999 , year values less than 7 0 ar e interp re ted as 2000 - 206 9 . The date f unction does no t support dayli ght sav ing time or time z ones. Displa ying S w itch Configuration Set[...]

Mana ging t he S AN S wit c h 2/8 71 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide Diagnostic T ests Diagnostic tests help trou bleshoot the hardw are and the fi rmware. The diagnosti c tests provided on the switch include tests of internal connections and circuitry , fix ed media, and any SFP modules and fiber optic cables in use. The te[...]

M an ag i ng t he SA N Swi tc h 2/ 8 7 2 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide[...]

73 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide 4 Sa ving Conf igur ation Set tings and Upgr ading F irmw ar e This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ Backing Up System Conf iguration Settings , page 74 ■ Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware , page 76 ■ Do wnloading Firmware from the HP W ebsite , page 7 6[...]

Sav ing Confi guratio n Settings and Upgrading F irm war e 7 4 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Bac king Up S y stem Configur ation Settings HP strongly recommends savi ng the configuration after the initial conf iguration changes and periodically thereafter . FTP must be used on W indows workstations to back up the system [...]

Sav ing Conf igur ation Settings and Upgr ading F irm war e 75 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide Rest oring the S ystem Conf iguration Settings Use these steps to restore the system configuration settings from a backup. 1. V erify that the RSHD service or th e FTP service is running on the host workstation. 2. Log in to the swi[...]

Sav ing Confi guratio n Settings and Upgrading F irm war e 7 6 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Upgrading or Restor ing th e S witch Fir mw are The SAN Switch 2/8 ships with preloaded firmw are. In most cases there is no need to update th e f irmware on the new switch. The firmw are version can be determined by using: ■ T[...]

77 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 Installat ion Guid e A Reg ula tor y C omp li anc e Notices FCC EMC Statement (U S A) This equipment has been tested an d found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm ful interference[...]

Regulato ry Compliance No tices 7 8 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide EMC Statement (Canada) This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Eq uipment Regul ations. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A resp ecte toutes les exig ences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du C[...]

Regulat ory Compliance Noti ces 79 hp Storage W or ks SAN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide Harmonics Conformance (Japan) BSMI EMC Statement (T aiwan) RRL EMC Statement (K orea)[...]

Regulato ry Compliance No tices 80 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Lase r Safet y A. Certification and Classif ication Inf ormation When equipped with nativ e Fibre Channel adapters, this product contains a laser internal to the small form factor plugg able (SFP) transcei ver modules. In the USA, the SFP module is certif i[...]

Regulat ory Compliance Noti ces 81 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide Batter y Replacement Notice Y our switch is equipped with a lithium ma nganese dioxide, a va nadium pentoxide, or an alkaline internal battery or battery pack. There is a dang er of explosion and risk of personal injury if the battery is incorrectly replaced [...]

Regulato ry Compliance No tices 82 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide[...]

83 hp St orage W or ks SAN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide B Elec trostatic Discharge T o prev ent damaging the syst em, be aw are of the precautions you need to follo w when setting up the system or handling part s. A discharge of static elect ricity from a finger or other conductor may damage sy stem boards or other static-sensitiv e de vices. Thi[...]

Electr os tatic Dis char ge 84 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Gr ounding M ethods There are sev eral methods for grounding. Use one or more of the following methods when handling or installin g electrostatic-sensiti ve parts: ■ Use a wrist strap co nnected by a ground cord to a grou nded workstatio n or computer chassis[...]

85 hp Storage W or ks SAN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide C T ec hnical Spec ifications This appendix cov ers the follo wing topics: ■ Dimensions ■ Po wer supply specifications ■ En vironmental specif ications ■ Memory specifications ■ Serial port specifications[...]

T echnical S pecif icati ons 86 hp Storage W orks SAN Switch 2 /8 I nstal lation Gu ide Dimensions Ta b l e 6 lists SAN Switch 2/8 dimensions. P ow er Supply Specif ications Ta b l e 7 lists power supply specif ications. The po wer supply is uni versal and capable of functioning worldwide wi thout using v oltage jumpers or switches. It meets IEC 61[...]

T echn ical Specificat ions 87 hp St orage W orks S AN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide En vir onmental R equiremen ts T able 7 lists the en vironmental ranges that are acceptable when the SAN Switch EL is operating, and the a cceptable rang es when the switch is not operating. M emory Specifications The SAN Switch 2/8 uses the follo wing memory . ?[...]

T echnical S pecif icati ons 88 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide Serial P or t Specifications The Serial port ca n be used to connect to a computer worksta tion to conf igure the switch IP address without connecting to th e fabric. The Serial port’ s parameters are 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity , 1 stop bit, and no fl[...]

89 hp St orage W or ks SAN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide glossary Glossary Glossary This glossary def ines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensiv e glossary of computer terms. AL_P A Arbitrated Loop Physical Address; a unique 8-bit v alue assigned during loop initialization to a port in an arbitrated loop. Al[...]

Glossary 90 h p Storage W orks SAN S witch 2 /8 In stal lation G uide AW _ TO V Arbitration W ait T ime-out V alue; the minimum tim e an arbitrating L_Port waits for a response before be ginning lo op initialization. Bandw idth The total transmission ca pacity of a cable, link, or system. Usually measured in bps (bits per second). May also refer to[...]

Gloss ary 91 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide Command Line Interface that d epends entirely on the use of co mmands, such as through telnet or SNMP , and does not in v olve a GUI. Community (SNMP) A relationship between a grou p of SNMP managers and an SNMP agent, in which authentication, access control, and proxy characteris[...]

Glossary 92 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide E_P or t Expansion Port; a type of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on another switch to create an ISL. See also ISL . EE_Credit End-to-end Credit; the number of recei ve bu ffers a llocated by a recipient port to an originating port. Used b y Class 1 and 2 services[...]

Gloss ary 93 hp Stor age W orks S AN Swit ch 2/8 Installation Guide FCIA Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international orga nization of Fibre Channel industry professionals. Among oth er things, provides ov ersight of ANSI and industry dev eloped standards. FCP Fibre Channel Protocol; map ping of protocols onto the Fibre Channel st andard pr[...]

Glossary 9 4 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Fx_P ort A fabric port that can operate as either an F_Port or FL_Port. G_P or t Generic Port; a port that can operate as either an E_Port or F_Port. A port is def ined as a G_Port when it is not yet connected or has no t yet assumed a specif ic function in the fabric. Gate wa y[...]

Gloss ary 95 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 Installat ion Guide L_P ort Loop Port; a node port (NL_Port) or fabric port (FL_Port) that has arbitrated loop capabi lities. An L_Port can be in one of two modes: ■ F abric mode Connected to a port th at is not loop capable, and using f abric protocol. ■ Loop mode In an arbitrated loop and using[...]

Glossary 9 6 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Name Serve r Frequently used to indicate Simple Name Server . NL_P or t Node Loop Port; a node port that has arbitr ated loop capabilities. Used to connect an equipment port to the fabric in a l oop configuratio n through an FL_Port. Node Name The unique identifier for a node, c[...]

Gloss ary 97 hp Storage W or ks SAN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide Po r t _ N a m e The unique identif ier assigned to a Fibre Channel port. Commun icated during login and port discov ery . POST Po wer On Self-T est ; a series of tests run by a switch after it is turned on. Private De vice A de vice that supports arbitrated loo p protocol and can i[...]

Glossary 98 hp St orage W ork s SAN Switch 2/ 8 Ins talla tion G uide Rou te As applies to a fabric, the communication path between two switches. May also apply to the specific path taken by an indi vidual frame, from source to destination. Rou ti ng The assignment of frames to specific switc h ports, according to frame destination. RR_T O V Resour[...]

Gloss ary 99 hp St orage W or ks SAN S witch 2/8 Installation Guide Swi t ch Hardware that routes frames acco rding to Fibre Channel protocol and is contro lled b y software. Ta r g e t A storage device on a Fibre Channel network. T enancy The time from when a port wins arbitration in a loop until the same port returns to the monitoring state. Also[...]

Glossary 100 hp Stor age W or ks SAN S w itch 2/8 Installati on Guide U_P ort Uni versal Port; a switch port that can operate as a G_Port, E _Port, F_Port, or FL_Port. A port is defined as a U_Port when it is not connect ed or has not yet assumed a specific function in the fabric. UDP User Datagram Protocol; a protocol that runs on top of IP and pr[...]

101 hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide index Index Index A AC power cord 31 as a stand-alone unit 32 audience 10 authorized reseller, HP 16 automatic self-discovery 18 B back panel LEDs 64 backing up configuration settings 74 batteries 81 battery recycling or di sposal 81 warning 81 C carton contents 28 carton contents checklis[...]

Inde x 102 hp Sto r age W orks SAN S w itch 2/8 Ins tallati on Guide domain ID 58 configuring 53 default 53 domain IDs 53 domain ids 53 downloading firmware from the H P website 76 E environmental requirements 87 E-port connection 20 equipment symbols 12 errors 24 ethernet cable 47 ethernet port 19 , 50 F F_port connection 20 Fabric OS, version 18 [...]

Inde x hp Stor age W orks SAN S witc h 2/8 I nstallation Guide 103 O optical ports LEDs 60 P port LED for port speed 60 LED for port status 60 serial port 19 speed 20 port readiness led 64 port speed led 60 port status led 60 ports 18 POST 46 power maximum capability 31 requir ements 31 power cord 35 power on self test 46 power requ irements 31 pow[...]

Inde x 104 hp Sto r age W orks SAN S w itch 2/8 Ins tallati on Guide T technical support, HP 15 telnet 67 managing by 65 temperature, requirements 87 text symbols 11 timer errors 26 trunking 20 U upgrading switch fir mware 76 user id 67 V verifying operation 56 via a serial connection 47 violation timer errors 26 voltage capability 31 W warning rac[...]