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    G ETTING S TARTED G UIDE Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3000 Series for HP Getting Started Guide 1 About This Guide 2 T aking Out What Y ou Need 3 HP Blade System Arc hitecture 4 Installing the Switc h Modul e in the Blade Enclosure 5 Using the Onboard Administrator to Assign an IP Address to the S witc h Module and Running Expr ess Setup 6 Managing [...]

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    2 1 About This Guide This guide provides in structions on how to install your Cisco C atalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HP or Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP— referred to as the switch module —in the H P c-Class BladeSystem and how to set up and configure your switch module. The HP c-Class BladeS ystem— referred to as the blade enclosure [...]

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    3 2 Taking Out What You Need Follow these steps: 1. Unpack and remove the switch module and the accessory kit from the shipping box. 2. Return the packing material to the shipping contai ner , and save it for future use. 3. V erify that you have received the items shown on page 3. If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Cisco representative[...]

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    4 Cisco Switch Modu le Descriptions These sections describe the switch modules: • Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HP , page 4 • Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP , page 6 The switch module is powered from the blade encl os ure backplane. The switch module does not have a fan. The blade enclosure provides temperature management. The s[...]

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    5 Figure 1 shows the Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3120 for HP switch mo dule. Figure 1 The Catalyst Blade Switc h 3120 for HP 1 Switch module 8 LEDs for ports 19 and 20 2 UID 1 LED 1. UID: unit identifier. 9 Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports 23 to 26 3 Health LEDs 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports 19 and 20 or 10-Gigabit Ethernet slot 1 4 System status LED s 1[...]

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    6 T able 1 describes the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HP switch module ports. Each external port has an associated LED. Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP The Cisco Catalyst Blade Sw itch 3020 for HP is a 24-Gigabit Ethernet port, Layer 2+ switch module. Sixteen of the Gigabit Ethernet ports are internal 1000BASE-X dow nlink port s tha[...]

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    7 Figure 2 shows the Cisco Cataly st Blade Switch 3020 for HP switch mo dule. Each external port has an associated LED. Figure 2 The Catalyst Blade Switc h 3020 for HP 1 Switch module 7 Health LED 2 Release latch 8 LEDs for SFP module ports 17 to 20 3 System status LED s 9 SFP module ports 17 to 20 4 Mode button 10 LEDs for Gigabit Ethernet ports 1[...]

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    8 T able 2 describes the switch module ports. Ea ch e xternal port has an associated LED. T a ble 2 Cisco Catalyst Bl ade Switc h 3020 for HP P ort Descr iptions Port Description Ports 1 to 16 Internal Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-X down link ports. Ports 17 to 20 and Ports 17x to 20x Dual-purpose SFP module/RJ-45 copper Ethernet uplink ports. The SFP[...]

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    9 3 HP Blade System Architecture Figure 3 shows the rear view of the blade enclos ure, in which you install the switch module. Figur e 3 Rear View of the Blade Enclosure 1 Blade enclosure rear view 7 Interconnect module bay 5 2 Blade enclosure fans 8 Interconnect module bay 6 3 Interconnect bay 1 with switch module installed 9 Interconnect module b[...]

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    10 Consider these prerequisites before you install the switch module: • Fill any unoccupied interconnect ba ys or any unoccupied power module bays in the blade enclosure with blanks. • Identify the b ays in which you will insert the switch modules. Plan to install the first switch module in bay 1, the second in bay 2, and so on up to bay 8, if [...]

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    11 Follow these steps to install the switch module in the blade enclosure. The illustrations in this section show the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 fo r HP switch module. The instructions are the same for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HP sw itch module. Step 1 If you have not already done so, touch the stat ic-protective packa ge that[...]

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    12 Step 4 Ensure that the release latch on the switch module is in the open position (perpendicular to the module) : Step 5 Slide the switch module into the bay until it stops. (See Figure 5.) Figur e 5 Installing the Sw itch M odule int o the Blade Enclosur e Inter connect Module Ba y 1 Switch module release latch 153141 23x 24x 21x 24x 17x 18x 17[...]

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    13 Step 6 Push the release latch o n the front of the swi tch module to the cl osed position. 5 Using the Onboard Administrato r to Assign an IP Address to the Switch Module and Running Express Setup For the switch module to obtain an IP addres s for the Fa0 interface thro ugh the Onboard Administrator , these conditions must be met: • The blade [...]

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    14 Step 4 Using a PC that is connected to the same ne twork segment as the blade enclosure Onboard Administrator , access the Onboard Administrator in a browser window . Enter your assigned user name and password. Step 5 Choose Enclosure Information > Interconnect Bays to open the Interconnect Bay Summary window where you can find the assigned I[...]

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    15 Figur e 6 Expr ess Setup P age for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switc h 3120 for HP Figur e 7 Expr ess Setup P age for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switc h 3020 for HP Step 8 Go to “Using Express Setup” to finish setting up the sw itch module.[...]

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    16 Using Express Setup Before you complete the setup program, obtain the default gateway IP address and the switch password from your system administrator . Depe nding on whether you are running Express Setup on a Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HP sw itch module or a Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP switch module, you can config ure th[...]

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    17 Figure 8 A dvanced Settings T ab Step 2 In the Host Name field, enter a name for the switch m odule. The host name is limited to 31 characters; embedded spaces are not a llowed. Step 3 In the System Date and System T ime fields, en ter the current date and time, or use the down arrows to select them. Step 4 In the Time Zone field, use the down a[...]

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    18 Step 9 If you enable SNMP , you must enter a community string in the SNMP Read Community field, the SNMP W rite Community field, or bo th. SNMP community strings authenticate access to MIB objects. Embedded spaces are not allowed in SNMP co mmunity strings. When you set the SNMP read community , you can acc ess SNMP information, but you cannot m[...]

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    19 Step 6 Enter end . Step 7 Enter copy running-configuratio n startup-configuration to save this setting. Step 8 At the prompt, press Return . Step 9 T o veri fy that this switch is se t as the stack master , enter th e show sw itch user EXEC command. For more information about creating switch stacks , see the “Planning and Creating a Switch Sta[...]

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    20 Figure 9 Device Manager P age for the Ci sco Catalyst Blade Switc h 3120 for HP[...]

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    21 Figure 1 0 Device Manager P age f or the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switc h 3020 for HP Step 3 Use the device manager to perform basic switch module configuration and monitori ng. See the device manager online help for more information. Step 4 For more advanced configuration, download and run the Cisco Network Assistant, which is described in the next[...]

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    22 Step 3 Configure the PC terminal emulation so ftware for: – 9600 baud – 8 data bits – No parity – 1 stop bit – No flow control Step 4 Use the CLI to enter commands to config ure the switch module. See the software configuration guide and the command reference for more information. Using the Onboard Administrator CLI See the HP BladeSys[...]

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    23 7 Planning and Creating a Switch Stack (Only the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HP) A switch stack is a set of up to nine stacking-capab le switch modules that are connected through their StackWise Plus ports. One of the switches controls the operation of the stack an d is called the stack master . The stack master and the other switches i[...]

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    24 – CAB-STK-E-0.5M= (0.5-meter cable) – CAB-STK-E-1M= (1-meter cable) – CAB-STK-E-3M= (3-meter cable) For switch module dimensions and additiona l stacking guidelines, see the switch module ha rdware installation guide. For concepts and procedures to manage switch stacks , see the switch module software confi guration guide an d the stack co[...]

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    25 Step 3 Insert the cable into the Stac kWise Plus port on the front panel of the switch. Insert the other end of the cable into the connector of the other switch. Always use a Cisco-approved StackWise Plus cable to connect the switches. Figure 1 1 Inserting the StackWise Plus Cables When you remove the StackWise Plus cables from the connec tors, [...]

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    26 The autonegotiation feature is enabled by defaul t on the switch. At this setting, the switch module ports configure themselves to operate at the speed of atta ched devices. If the attached de vice does not support autonegotiation, you can explici tly set the switch module port speed and the duplex parameters. T o maximize performanc e, either a[...]

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    27 Verify Port Connectivity After you connect a device to the switch module port, the port LED turns am ber while the switch module establishes a link. This process takes about 30 secon ds. Then the LED turns green when the switch module and the at tached device have an estab lished link. If the LED is off, the device might not be turned on, there [...]

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    28 Accessing Help Online First look for a solution to your problem in the tr oubleshooting section of the hardware installation guide or software configuration guide for your swit ch module on Cisco.com. Y ou can also access the Cisco T echnical Support and Documentation w ebsite for a list of known hardware p roblems and extensive troubleshooting [...]

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    29 10 Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request For information on obtaining documentation, submitti ng a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’ s New in Cisco Product Documentation , which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at: http://www .cisco.com/en/US/docs/genera[...]

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