HP (Hewlett-Packard) P4459A manual

HP P4459A 8-Port Fibre Loop Switch Installation & Operation Guide HP Part Number 5971-0861 Printed in February 2001[...]

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HP P4459A 8-Port Fib re Loop S witch I nstall ation & O peration Guide iii Safety Instructions The following sections describe the symbols used on the fibre loop switch and within this guide and also provides safety information about the product: • Symbols Used on Equipment • Symbols in T e xt • Grounding Requirements Symb ols U sed on Eq[...]

iv HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Symbol s in T ext The following symbols are used in the following formats to highlight special messages throughout this guide: Note: This format is u sed to highli ght infor mation of importa nce or special inte rest . Caution: This form at is used to highl ight inf orma[...]

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vii Preface The fibre loop switch provides an afforda ble entry-level SAN switch with multiple connectivity options. Thi s guide provides information about the features and capabilities of the fibre loop switch, and how to install it. Related Publicatio ns The following publications provide information regarding Storage Area Networks (SANs) and the[...]

viii HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Related W eb Sites These web sites, among others, provide significant information regarding SANs and the Fibre Channel protocol. T able 1: Related Websites Site URL ANSI http:/ /www .ansi.org/doc s/hom e.html Fibre C hannel In dustry Ass ociation http://w ww .fibrechan[...]

1 Chapter 1 Introducing the HP P4459A 8-Port Fibre Loop Switch The following sections of this chapter provide an overview of the features and functions of the fibre loop switch: • Fibre Loop Switch Features • Switching Operation Fibre Lo op Switch Features The fibre loop switch features an integra l 12Gb/sec. engine that enables full duplex, co[...]

2 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Figure 1: Front V iew of the Fibre Loop Switch Front Pa nel L EDs In addition to the port connectors, the front panel of the fibre loop switch contains LEDs that provide diagnostic information for both switch and port status, and an IEC power plug connector. Figure 2 show[...]

Introduci ng the HP P4459A 8-Po rt Fibr e Loop Swi tch 3 Figure 2: Fibre Loop Switch front p anel Table 1 describes the operation of the switch LEDs and Table 2 de scribes the operation of the port LEDs on the front panel of the fibre loop switch. T able 1: Fibre Loop Sw itch LEDs T able 2: Port LEDs Name Color Function fault Amber Indicat es that [...]

4 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Switching Operation The fibre loop switch implements the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop protocol. It provides concurrent connections to the storage a rea network (SAN) without changing the FC-AL interface, which most SAN end-node devices normally communicate. The SAN opera[...]

Introduci ng the HP P4459A 8-Po rt Fibr e Loop Swi tch 5 wish to communicate. The addition of a hub, as shown in the center of the same figure, merely allows the cables from each node to go to a centralized location, such as a wiring closet where the hub is located. The media and ba ndwidth on that port are shared. The fibre loop switch has been de[...]

6 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de • If node A is free, node C’ s data is forwarded dire ctly to node A without interference. That is, the messages do not circulate through e ach device on the loop and so latency savings on this transaction are also gained. Note that all transactions are directed betwe[...]

Introduci ng the HP P4459A 8-Po rt Fibr e Loop Swi tch 7 that it is ready to participate by sending a LIP. Obviously, this interrupts any traffic in progress on that switch port, or on another switch port that is involved in a connection with a device on that switch port. However, it need not disrupt communications on any other switch port. Upon re[...]

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9 Chapter 2 Inst alling the Fibre Loop Switch The following sections of this chapter provide detailed instructions for installing a fibre loop switch: • Unpacking the Fibre Loop Switch • Installing and Removing GBICs in t he Fibre Loop Switch • Rack Mounting the Fibre Loop Switch • Powering up a System • Cabling for the Fibre Loop Switch [...]

10 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Installing a nd R emov ing G BIC s in the F ibre Loop Swit ch Each port that you plan on using on the fibre loop switch must be configured with an HP-supported GBIC to provide media connectivity. Depending on the GBIC installed, connectivity options include copper and sh[...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 11 Figure 4: GBIC Orie nt ation 3. Slide the GBIC thr ough the port door and plu g it into the 20-pin connector (not visible) on the host cir cuit board until it is firmly seated. If the GBIC does not install easily into the port, do not force it. Instead, try removing it and inverting the GBIC’s orientation. 4. I[...]

12 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de 2. Squeez e the latc h levers (on the G BIC) together and pull the G BIC straight out. Rack Mounti ng th e Fibre Lo op Switch The following sections provide information and procedures on how to rack mount the fibre loop switch. Rack In st allation The fibre loop switch i[...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 13 Rack Installati on Basics Always keep the following safety and environmental issues in mind: • Maximum Rec ommended Ambient T emperature: The max imum recommended ambient temperature of the room is 35°C (95°F). • Elevated Operating Ambient T em peratur e: The ambient operating temperatu re within a closed o[...]

14 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de instructions that come with your rack or HP NetServer, or refer to the f ollowing web site: http://www.hp.com/racksolutions Figure 5 and Figure 6 present a visual summary of the switch’s rack-mounting hardware. Figure 5: Mounting in HP Systems Racks Note: The installat[...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 15 Figure 6: Mounting in HP Rack System/E and HP Rack System/U Racks Tools Required To install the switch in an HP rack, y ou need a T25 Torx driver a nd a #1 Phi llips- head screwdri ver. HP Rack Mounting Install ation Steps Installing the fibre loop switch into an HP rack requires the following general steps: • [...]

16 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de • St ep 4: Attach the Sleeves to the Front Rack Columns • St ep 5: Attach the Switch Rai ls to the Switch C hassis • St ep 6: Install the Switch • St ep 7: Complete the Instal lation Step 1: P reparat ion Before you install the switch into an HP rack, refer to th[...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 17 Figure 7: Marking Holes and Att aching Barrel Nut s on HP Systems Racks EIA Unit Left Rear Rack Column Right Rear Rack Column Barrel Nuts[...]

18 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Figure 8: Marking Holes and Att aching Barrel Nut s on HP Rack System/E a nd HP Rack System/U Racks Step 2: Mar k the Rack Column Holes Use tape or a marking pen to mark the screw holes whe re you will install the barrel nuts: • On each rear rack column, mark the top a[...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 19 2. Place two barrel nuts on each of the rear rack columns at the holes you marked, as shown in Figur e 7 and Fi gure 8. 3. For HP Systems racks only , attach one barrel nut to each of the fr ont rack colu mns at the holes you marked. For HP Rack System/ E and HP Rack System/U r acks do NOT at tach barrel nuts to [...]

20 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Figure 9: Inst alling S p acers on HP Rack System/E and HP Ra ck System /U Racks Step 4: Attach t he Sle eves to the Front Rack Co lumns When the i nstallation is complete, each rack rail will consist of two parts, as shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11: • A switch rail, [...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 21 Figure 10: Identifying Switch Rails and S leeves (Or iented fo r HP Racks ) 2. Identify the six T orx screws. Sleeve Switch Rail Sleeve Flange Switch Rail Flange[...]

22 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Figure 1 1: Attaching Sleeves to an HP Systems R ack Left Front Rack Column Right Front Rack Column Rack Nut Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve Flanges Rack Nut[...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 23 Figure 12: Att aching Sleeves t o HP Rack S ystem/E and HP Rack System/U Ra cks 3. Position one sleeve on the inside of the rack front column with the sleeve’ s flange side toward the r ack column, as shown in Figur e 1 1 or Figure 12. Align the hole in the fron t end of the sleeve with one of the following hol[...]

24 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Step 5: Atta ch the Swi tch R ails to t he Swit ch Chassi s 1. Remove the two side screws (one on each side of the switch chassis) that r etain the cover , as shown in Figur e 13. Y ou wil l not use these short screws in the rest of this assembly . Figure 1 3: Securi ng [...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 25 Step 6: Install the sw itch Have the remaining four Torx screws ava ilable as you install the switch. 1. Pick up th e switch chassis ( with the switch rai ls installed) with the open switch rail ends away from you. Carry it to the r ear of the rack. 2. Carefull y align the switch rail ends with the open rack slee[...]

26 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Figure 14: Installing the Swit ch into an HP Systems Rack Left Rear Rack Column Left Front Rack Column Right Rear Rack Column Right Front Rack Column Switch Sleeves Switch Rail Flanges[...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 27 Figure 15: Installing the Switch into an HP Ra ck System/E or HP Rack System/U Rack 5. Attach the other switc h rail to the other rear rack column in the same way . 6. Use the T25 driver in a couple of passes to tighten all six scr ews that you installed in the rack columns. Step 7: Complete th e Installa tion 1.[...]

28 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Plugging in the other end of the power cord will apply power to the switch. You can do either of the following: • Connect the other end of the power cord to the power re ceptacle on the rack, which means you will hot-plug devices to the switch. • W ait to plug in the[...]

Installing the Fibre Loop Switch 29 Powe ring up a S ystem When bringing up an FC-AL system, first make all the connections with the equipment powered down, then turn on the fibre loop switch before turning on any other operating component. The fibre loop switch does not have an On/Off switch. For convenience and safety, connect the power cord to a[...]

30 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de copper cabling. Table 3 provides the specifications for optical cable support and Table 4 provides the specifications for copper cable support. T able 3: Optical cable requir ement s for the Fibre Lo op Switch T able 4: Copper cable requir ement s for the Fibr e Loop Swi[...]

31 Chapter 3 Fibre Loop Switch T roubleshooting The following sections of this chapter provide information to help you troubleshoot problems with your fibre loop switch: • General Maintenance Considerations • T r oubleshooting the Switch • Reset Button • Connections • T emper ature Control General Mainte nance Considerations To protect th[...]

32 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de • Never insert foreign objects into optical transmit and receive ports. • Do not bend fiber cable to less than a three-inch bend ra dius. T rouble sho oting t he Swit ch If there is a problem acce ssing a device connected to the fibre loop switch, the source of the p[...]

Fibre Loop Switch Tr oubles hooting 33 T able 5: Reading The Power , Fault, and Initialization LEDs T able 6: Reading The Port LEDs Label LED Color/ Patter n Interpretation Possible Causes Power Green/ON The unit is connected to an AC powe r sour ce and the interna l power supply is func tionin g. This is the n ormal st ate wh en pow ered on. OFF N[...]

34 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Reset Button Use the reset button with caution. The Reset button on the front panel of the switch resets the internal con trol microproc essor of the switch. Sometime s a reset clears a problem that appear s to be the result of an unidentified error. Pushing the Reset bu[...]

Fibre Loop Switch Tr oubles hooting 35 • Keep unused GBIC connectors covered with the plugs that are shipped with them to prevent contamination from obscuring or attenuating the light sig- nals. Fibre Chan nel Cables The fibre loop switch uses Fibre Channel cable s to communicate with cascaded and end-node devices. Loose or broke n cables can cau[...]

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37 Appendix A Fibre Loop Switch Functional Specifications Switch ing Switch Backplane Bandwidth.......... 12 Gigabits per second Switching Mode...............................Non-Blocking Port Speed ........................................1.0625 Gigabits per second Communication Modes ...................Full or Half Duplex, Diplex Port-to-Port Laten[...]

38 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Electri cal S pecifi cati ons AC V oltage ...................................... 100–240 V AC autosensing Frequency ........................................50 to 60 Hz Rated Input Current ......................... 1.5A — 0.7A LED S pecif icat ions Front Panel LED Ind[...]

Fibre Loop Switch Functional Specifications 39 European Union (EU) ......................EN 55022: 1994 +A1 +A2, Class A EN61000-3-2: 1995 EN61000-3-3: 1995 EN 55024: 1998 Japan ................................................VCCI V3: 1997, Class A JEIDA Guideline for the suppression of harmonics: 1993 Australia/New Zealand ....................AS/N[...]

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41 Appendix B Regulatory Information Regulatory Notices Elect romagnet ic Compl iance Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements have been established in many countries to regulate the radio freque ncy energy generated by Information Technology Equipment (ITE). This energy is generated during the normal and intended use of this equipment and [...]

42 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Notice for United States Class A E quipm ent This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC (Federal Comm unications Commission Rule s). These li mits are designe d to provide reasona ble pro[...]

Regulatory Information 43 Notice for Korea Class A W arning Please note that this equipment has been approved for business purposes with regards to electromagnetic interf erence, if purchase d in error for use in residential area, you may wish to exchange the equipment where you purcha sed it. Notice for Taiwan Class A W arning[...]

44 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Notice for European Unio n Radio Frequency Emissions Warning for Acc essories This product has been found to comply with CISPR 22 Cl ass A EMC emission limits. Insta llation and use of a Clas s A accessory crea tes a system that me ets the requirements for industrial and[...]

Regulatory Information 45 Declaration of Conformity (US and EU) DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 4 5014 Manufacture r's/Supplier Name: Hewlett-Packard Company Manufacture r's/Supplier Add ress: 10955 T antau A venue Cupertino, Ca 95014 USA declares , that the p roduct Product Name: HP 8-Port Fibre Loop Switc[...]

46 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de Regu lator y No tice s - Pro duct Safety This product may be equipped with a Hewlett-Packard Optical GBIC containing a laser. In which case the GBIC is a Class 1 Laser Product per US/FDA/CDRH (21 CFR) and per IEC-825-1 (EN60825-1 and A11). Laser Safety– United States L[...]

Regulatory Information 47 Laser Safety - Germany VORSICHT Diese Gerät enthält ein Laser-System und ist als "LASER PRODUKT DER KLASSE 1"klassifiziert. Für den richtigen Gebrauch dies es Modells die Bedienungsanleitung so rgfältig durchlesen und als Referenz aufbewahren. Falls Proble me mit diesem Modell aufreten, die näch ste "au[...]

48 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This Fibre Loop Switch Unit is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT . LASSER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT[...]

49 Appendix C W arranty and Support The hardware warr anty below applies to components purchased as accessories. If your component was factory installed as part of a n HP Netserver model, refer to the HP Netserver Warranty and Service /Support Booklet for the warranty limitations, customer res ponsibilities, and other terms and conditions. Hardware[...]

50 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opera tion Gui de notice of such defects during the warranty period, HP or Reseller will either, at its option, repair or replace products that prove to be defective. Should HP or Reseller be unable to repair or replac e the hardware accessory within a reasonable amount of time, Customer&[...]

Warran ty and Suppo rt 51 Worl d Wi de Web On the World Wide Web go to: http://netserver.hp.com/netserver/[...]

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53 Glossary This glossary contains terms and acronyms that may be found in this documentation. AL_PA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. The low-order byte of a 3-byte Fibre Channel Source/Destination ID field that defines an address hierarchy. This is also called a Loop ID. See D_ID or S_ID. AL_PD A destination AL_PA. AL_PS A source AL_PA. ANSI Amer[...]

54 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opear tion Guid e Bandwidth The amount of data per second that can be transferred from one devic e to another. Bandwidth limi ts are s et by a com bination of spe ed of transf er, capa city of the pipe, number of pipes, and overhead of sending the data. It is possible to transmit one sign[...]

Glossary 55 D_ID Destination ID. A Fibre Channel Addre ss of a frame de fining the destination node for that f rame. Diplex Communications In addition to full duplex communications between a pair of nodes, a node ca n receive from another node, while simultaneously transmitting to a third node independently. Domain See Fibre Channel Address. Duplex[...]

56 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opear tion Guid e FC-0 The set of Fibre Channel standards that address media (optics, copper, conne ctors), and physical signalling over that media (signal rates and timing, signal quality, power, jitter, etc.). FC-1 The set of Fibre Channel standards that address 8B/10B encoding/decoding[...]

Glossary 57 Fibre Channel (FC) An ANSI T11 standard which pr ovides high-speed, high-r eliability data transfers among computing devices, storage devices, a nd networked equipment. It defines a bi-directional, full-duplex serial data channel at speeds of 1 Giga bit per second and higher, over distances up to 30 km. Current implementations support t[...]

58 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opear tion Guid e Full Duplex Communications A pair of nodes able to both simultaneously send and receive data between eac h other for an aggregate of 2 Gbps, effectively doubling the communications rate between the two nodes. Frame The smallest unit of information carrying user data and [...]

Glossary 59 LILP Loop Initialization Loop Position map is the accumulation of all of the information reported in the LIRP frames. It is optionally sent out by the initialization master at the end of the i nitialization se quence. Link In this context, it is a pair of fibers (RX for inbound and TX for outbound) that carries information to and from a[...]

60 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opear tion Guid e L_Port Loop Port. It only has the capability to communicate over FC-AL hubs and through FL_Ports. LPSM Loop Port State Machine. It resides on each loop-capable port and is re sponsible for performing the loop protocols and the repeater function to pass information throug[...]

Glossary 61 Network A collection of interconnect ed components and the protocols and physical methods those components use to communicate. Network components consist of network elements (infrastructure components) and network attachments (devic es which use the network to communicate). A Storage A rea Network is a network whose elements consist of [...]

62 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opear tion Guid e Out-of-ba nd Using a separate channel for si gnaling to ensur e full bandwidth availa bility for it s primary purpose. For example, although more costly, it ensures full bandwidth availability for voice or critical data transmission. PLDA Private Loop Direct Attach. A pr[...]

Glossary 63 Router A device connected to two or more networks that decides to which network to se nd the data. It is often used in SANs to connect SCSI devices to Fibre Channel networks. SAN Storage Area Network. This conce pt brings networking to storage. It is a highly scalable, managed, server-storage infrastructure that offers gigabit speed dat[...]

64 HP P445 9A 8-Port Fi bre Loop Switch In stallati on & Opear tion Guid e Star A configuration of computing devices within a LAN where each user is connected by links radiating out from a central connection point such as a hub. Switch Port A port on a device that can directly connect two devices together through switch connection. The P4459A i[...]