Compaq StorageWorks SAN Switch Integrated/32 Assembly Instructions

StorageWorks by Compaq
Third Edition January 2002
Part Number: AA-RPDFC-TE
Compaq Computer Corporation
SAN Switch Integrated/32 and
SAN Switch Integrated/64
Installation and Hardware Guide

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StorageWorks by Compaq SAN Switch Integrated/32 and SAN Switch Integrated/64
Installation and Hardware Guide
Third Edition January 2002
Part Number: AA-RPDFC-TE

Contents
About This Guide
Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii
Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii
Symbols in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Symbols on Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Compaq Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Compaq Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Compaq Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Chapter 1
Overview
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Features of the SAN Integrated Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

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Chapter 2
Installing the SAN Integrated Switch
Installation Considerations and Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Selecting an Operating Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Cooling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Items Required for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Unpacking the SAN Integrated Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Identifying the Crate Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Installing the SAN Integrated Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Chapter 3
Configuring the SAN Integrated Switch
Items Required for Configuring the SAN Integrated Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Powering Up the Switch Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Connecting the Serial and Ethernet Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Connecting the Serial Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Connecting Through a Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Setting the IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Connecting the Ethernet Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Modifying the Domain IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Specifying the Desired Status Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Checking the Fabric for Port or ISL Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Checking Each Switch Element for Port or ISL Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Resetting Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Saving and Restoring the Switch Element Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Saving Switch Element Configurations to a Host File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Installing an FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Uploading a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
configUpload Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Restoring Switch Element Configurations from a Host File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Downloading a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
configDownload Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
Connecting the Fibre Channel Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Connecting Fibre Channel Cables to the GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20

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Chapter 4
Repair and Replacement
Replacing a GBIC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Removing a GBIC Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Installing a GBIC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Replacing the Switch Element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Removing the Switch Element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Installing the Replacement Switch Element. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Configuring the Replacement Switch Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Adding the New Switch Element to the Integrated Fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Replacing ISL Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Disconnecting the Faulty Fiber-Optic Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Connecting the New ISL Cable to the Appropriate Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Checking the Switch Element and Fabric for Port or ISL Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Chapter 5
Upgrading Firmware
Downloading Firmware from the Compaq Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Upgrading Firmware Using Web Management Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Upgrading Firmware Using a Telnet Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Windows NT Intel Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Windows NT Alpha Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Compaq Tru64 UNIX Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Appendix A
Regulatory Compliance Notices
Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
Federal Communications Commission Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Class B Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with FCC
Logo – United States Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Network and Serial Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Class B Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5

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Taiwanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Laser Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Laser Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Compliance with CDRH Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Compliance with International Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Laser Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Laser Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Battery Replacement Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8
Appendix B
Electrostatic Discharge
Precautions Against Electrostatic Discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
Grounding Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
Appendix C
Specifications
Weight Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–1
Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–2
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–2
GBICs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–3
Switch Element Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–3
Switch Element Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–4
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–4
Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5
Index

Figures
Figure 1–1: Front Panel Features of a IS/32 or IS/64-port SAN Integrated Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Figure 1–2: Front panels of the IS/32 and IS/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Figure 1–3: Logical view showing ISLs and user ports on the IS/32 and IS/64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Figure 2–1: Distributing switch elements among multiple power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Figure 2–2: SAN Integrated Switch on pallet, with crate cover removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Figure 2–3: Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Figure 2–4: Installing the SAN Integrated Switch in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Figure 2–5: Align Holes in Upper Rear Bracket with the four screw holes
on the SAN Integrated Switch 2–11
Figure 2–6: Insert the cage nuts into the rail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Figure 2–7: Front and rear views of power cable Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Figure 3–1: Connecting the serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Figure 3–2: Connecting the Ethernet cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Figure 3–3: configUpload command example 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Figure 3–4: configUpload command example 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Figure 3–5: configDownload command example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Figure 3–6: configDownload command example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Figure 3–7: Dual SC fiber-optic plug keyed connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Figure 3–8: An optical cable connecting to a GBIC module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Figure 4–1: GBIC module with locking bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Figure 4–2: Squeeze-prong GBIC module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Figure 4–3: Replacing the switch element from the SAN Integrated Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Figure 4–4: The switch element with slide mounting brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Figure 4–5: The ISL cabling diagram for an IS/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
Figure 4–6: The ISL cabling diagram for an IS/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
Figure 5–1: Firmware Upgrade page example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3

Tables
Table 3–1: Serial Port Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Table 3–2: Serial Port Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Table 3–3: Syntax of a Name: Value Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Table 3–4: Port Status Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
Table 3–5: AC Module Status Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
Table 3–6: User Ports on the SAN Integrated Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Table 3–7: Fibre Channel Cabling Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Table 3–8: Fibre Channel Cabling Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Table 4–1: Group Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
Table 4–2: Cable Configuration for IS/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16
Table 4–3: Cable Configuration for IS/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
Table C–1: Weight Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–1
Table C–2: Dimensions for the SAN Integrated Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–2
Table C–3: Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–2
Table C–4: Switch Element Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–3
Table C–5: Power Supply Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–4
Table C–6: Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–5

About This Guide
This guide provides instructions for installing the StorageWorksTM SAN Switch
Integrated/32 and Integrated/64 by Compaq. In addition, this guide contains information
regarding operation and troubleshooting.
Naming Conventions
Throughout this document, the StorageWorks SAN Switch Integrated/32 and SAN Switch
Integrated/64, will be referred to as follows:
■Collectively, both models will be called the SAN Integrated Switch.
■Individually, the models will be called the IS/32 or the IS/64.
Each of the six individual switches comprising the SAN Integrated Switch will be referred
to as one of the following:
■A switch element
■The Fibre Channel SAN Switch 16-EL

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Related Documents
In addition to this guide, the following documentation provides useful information for
installing, configuring, operating and upgrading your SAN Integrated Switch:
Text Conventions
This document uses the following conventions to distinguish elements of text:
Document: Part Number/Location:
Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN Switch
16-EL Installation and Hardware Guide
AA-RNAPC-TE / Located on the StorageWorks
SAN Switch Software CD
Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN Switch
Management Guide
AA-RMMJB-TE / Located on the StorageWorks
SAN Switch Software CD
Keys Keys appear in boldface. A plus sign (+) between two
keys indicates that they should be pressed simultaneously.
USER INPUT User input appears in a different typeface and in
uppercase
FILENAMES File names appear in uppercase italics.
Menu Options,
Command Names,
Dialog Box Names
These elements appear in initial capital letters.
COMMANDS,
DIRECTORY NAMES,
and DRIVE NAMES
These elements appear in upper case.
NOTE: UNIX commands are case sensitive and will not
appear in uppercase.
Type When you are instructed to type information, type the
information without pressing the Enter key.
Enter When you are instructed to enter information, type the
information and then press the Enter key.

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Symbols in Text
These symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the following meanings.
WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the
warning could result in bodily harm or loss of life.
CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could
result in damage to equipment or loss of information.
IMPORTANT: Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information or specific instructions.
NOTE: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of
information.
Symbols on Equipment
These icons may be located on equipment in areas where hazardous conditions may exist.
Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates
the presence of electrical shock hazards. Enclosed area contains no
operator serviceable parts.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock hazards, do not
open this enclosure.
Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a Network
Interface Connection.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the
equipment, do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into
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Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates
the presence of a hot surface or hot component. If this surface is contacted,
the potential for injury exists.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component, allow the
surface to cool before touching.
Power Supplies or Systems marked with these symbols indicate the
equipment is supplied by multiple sources of power.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock,
remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the
system.
Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the
component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to handle
safely.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal INJURY or damage to the
equipment, observe local occupational health and safety requirements and
guidelines for manual material handling.
Rack Stability
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, be sure
that:
■The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.
■The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
■The stabilizing feet are attached to the rack if it is a single rack installation.
■The racks are coupled together in multiple rack installations.
■Only one component is extended at a time. A rack may become unstable if more
than one component is extended for any reason.
■Heaviest components are installed at the bottom of the rack.

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Getting Help
If you have a problem and have exhausted the information in this guide, you can get
further information and other help in the following locations.
Compaq Technical Support
In North America, call the Compaq technical support phone center at 1-800-652-6672
(1-800-OK-COMPAQ). This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
NOTE: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Outside North America, call the nearest Compaq technical support phone center.
Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support centers are listed on the Compaq
website. Access the Compaq website by logging on to the Internet at
http://www.compaq.com.
Be sure to have the following information available before you call Compaq:
■Technical support registration number (if applicable)
■Product serial numbers
■Product worldwide name
■Product model names and numbers
■Product licenses
■Applicable error messages
■Add-on boards or hardware
■Third-party hardware or software
■Operating system type and revision level
■Detailed, specific questions

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Compaq Website
The Compaq website has latest information on this product as well as the latest firmware.
You can access the Compaq website by logging on to the Internet at
http://www.compaq.com/storage.
Compaq Authorized Reseller
For the name of your nearest Compaq authorized reseller:
■In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518.
■In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868.
■Elsewhere, see the Compaq website for locations and telephone numbers.

Chapter 1
Overview
This chapter covers the following topics:
■Introduction, page 1-1
■Features of the SAN Integrated Switch, page 1-2
■Front Panel, page 1-3
Introduction
The SAN Integrated Switch is a low-cost, one gigabit (GB), Fibre Channel switch. It is
available in two models: 32-port high-performance (IS/32), or 64-port high connectivity
(IS/64). Use the SAN Integrated Switch to connect storage devices, hosts, and servers in a
Storage Area Network (SAN).
The SAN Integrated Switch offers 32 non-blocking or 64 low-latency ports; each port is
capable of delivering 100 megabytes per second (MB/s) full-duplex. Cut-through routing
provides latency of less than 2 microseconds from switch port to switch port. The SAN
Integrated Switch consists of a 14U (25-inch) high rack-mountable enclosure with six
integrated switch elements that are preconfigured with all necessary interswitch cabling
for quick installation. Each switch element is a Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel
SAN Switch 16-EL.
All ports for the SAN Integrated Switch are configured with removable short wave Gigabit
Interface Converter (GBIC) modules. Switch elements are factory configured with
interswitch link (ISL) optical cables.

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All SAN Integrated Switch ports support full fabric capability. Full fabric allows the SAN
Integrated Switch to be linked or cascaded to other StorageWorks Fibre Channel switches,
enabling you to build a highly scalable SAN fabric. The SAN Integrated Switch supports
F_port, FL_port, and E_port connections and Distributed Name Server (DNS).
Fully compatible with the entire Compaq StorageWorks SAN Switch product family, the
SAN Integrated Switch enables customers to deploy SANs in a modular manner and scale
storage environments as needed, while optimizing existing investments in server and
storage infrastructure. The SAN Integrated Switch can be managed from a network.
Features of the SAN Integrated Switch
Features of the IS/32 and IS/64 include the following:
■High data throughput. All user ports are capable of the maximum Fibre Channel speed
of one Gb/s in a full Fibre Channel fabric architecture.
■Factory-configured with shortwave optical GBICs and ISL optical cables to provide
either 32 or 64 user ports. Each port can also accept longwave optical GBICs.
■High availability. Automatic, dynamic path rerouting in the event of a link failure. No
single point of failure.
■Modular design. Single, integrated, rack-ready, 14U-chassis.
■Preconfigured with Web-Based Management Tools, and Zoning software.
■Backward compatibility between Fibre Channel SAN Integrated switches and Compaq
StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN switches. Older, discontinued Fibre Channel
Switch 8 and 16 models are not compatible.
■Individual switch elements can be replaced with Compaq SAN Switch 16-ELs, for
great serviceability and reduced spares inventory (see Replacing the Switch Element,
page 4-4)
■High port-count solutions at an unmatched low cost of ownership and scalability.

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Front Panel
The 32-port and 64-port models of the SAN Integrated Switch share the same basic
features. They differ only in the wiring of ISL cables and the number of available user
ports.
Figure 1–1 shows the front panel of the SAN Integrated Switch, with all features common
to both the IS/32 and IS/64.
Figure 1–2 shows the front panels of the IS/32 and IS/64 with all ISLs connected.
Figure 1–3 shows the logical view of the IS/32 and IS/64 user ports and ISLs.
Figure 1–1: Front panel features of a IS/32 or IS/64-port SAN Integrated Switch
1RJ-45 Ethernet port used for switch
management (6)
2GBIC modules (96 total: 32 or 64
customer-accessible ports; the rest are used for
ISLs)
3Self-retaining screw (12)
4AC power connector (6)
5DB9 serial port (6)
6Cable guide
7Cable diagram
8Power cable channel (6)
1
2
3
4
5
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6
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Figure 1–2: Front panels of the IS/32 and IS/64
Figure 1–3: Logical view showing ISLs and user ports on the IS/32 and IS/64
For a list of available user ports, see Connecting the Fibre Channel Cables, page 3-18.
Front panel of IS/32 Front panel of IS/64
▼indicates user port; interconnecting lines indicate ISLs
ISL cable configuration on IS/32 ISL cable configuration on IS/64
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