HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User manual

hp StorageWorks
edge switch 2/24 installation guide
Part Number: AA-RTDWA-TE/958-000283-000
First Edition (January 2003)
This installation guide provides procedures for setting up,
configuring, and managing the Edge Switch 2/24.

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First Edition (January 2003)
Part Number: AA-RTDWA-TE/958-000283-000

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Contents
About This Guide
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Symbols in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Symbols on Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Rack Stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
HP Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
1 Introduction
Edge Switch 2/24 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Front Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Power and System Error LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Ethernet LAN Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Initial Machine Load Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
SFP Transceivers (Fibre Channel Ports). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
Rear Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Maintenance Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Switch Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Embedded Web Server (EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
High Availability-Fabric Manager and Product Manager Applications . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Remote Workstations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
LAN Interface Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
Minimum Remote Workstation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11

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Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11
Operational Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Error-Detection, Reporting, and Serviceability Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12
Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Multi-Switch Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Software Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14
Optional Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
2 Installing and Configuring
the Edge Switch 2/24
Summary of Installation Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Task 1: Verify Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Task 2: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the Ethernet
Hub (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Task 3: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Unpack and Inspect the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Desktop Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Rack-Mount Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Task 4: Configure the Switch from the Embedded Web Server (Optional) . . . . . . 2–6
Configure Switch Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Configure Switch Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Configure Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Configure Operating Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Configure Fabric Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Configure Network Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
Configure SNMP Trap Message Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18
Enable or Disable the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–20
Enable or Disable Host Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21
Configure Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22
Configure Zone Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–25
Configure User Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–26
Install Feature Keys (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28
Task 5: Configure Network Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29
Task 6: LAN-Connect the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35
Task 7: HAFM server (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35
Task 8: Configure the Switch to the HAFM Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–36
Task 9: Record or Verify HAFM Server Restore Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–36

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Task 10: Verify Switch-to-HAFM Server Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–37
Task 11: Configure Feature Key (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–39
Task 12: Configure Open Systems Management Server (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . 2–41
Task 13: Set Switch Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–41
Set Date and Time Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–42
Periodically Synchronize Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–43
Task 14: Configure the Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Application . . . . . . 2–43
Configure Switch Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–44
Configure Switch Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–45
Configure Fabric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–46
Configure Switch Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–48
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–48
Online State and Switch Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–49
Zoning and Switch Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–50
Enable or Disable Switch Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–50
Edit Membership List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–51
Configure Switch Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–53
Configure SNMP Trap Message Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–55
Configure Threshold Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–57
Create New Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–58
Modify an Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–62
Activate or Deactivate Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–63
Delete Alerts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–63
Enable the EWS Interface and Telnet Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–63
Configure and Enable E-mail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–64
Configure and Enable Call-Home Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–65
Task 15: Test Remote Notification (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–65
Task 16: Back Up HAFM Configuration Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–66
Task 17: Cable Fibre Channel Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–66
Task 18: Connect Switch to a Fabric (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–67
A Regulatory Compliance Notices
Regulatory Compliance ID 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—U.S. Only . . . A–3
Modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3

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Network and Serial Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
IEC EMC Statement (Worldwide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Spécification ATI Classe A (France). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Taiwanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Harmonics Conformance (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
German Noise Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Certification and Classification Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–6
Laser Safety (Finland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–7
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–8
B Technical Specifications
Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
Physical Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3
Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–4
Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–4
Operating Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–5
Laser Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–5
C Electrostatic Discharge
Precautions Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–1
Grounding Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C–2
Glossary
Index
Figures
1–1 Edge Switch 2/24 (front view). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
1–2 Edge Switch 2/24 front panel features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1–3 Edge Switch 2/24 (Rear View) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
1–4 Switch, HAFM server, and Ethernet hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
1–5 HAFM server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9

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2–1 Username and Password Required dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
2–2 Embedded web server interface—View window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
2–3 Block or unblock a port from the Configure window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
2–4 Switch page—Identification tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
2–5 Switch page—Date/Time tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
2–6 Switch page—Parameters tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
2–7 Switch page—Fabric Parameters tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
2–8 Switch page—Network tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
2–9 Network configuration changes activated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
2–10 Management page—SNMP tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–19
2–11 Management page—CLI tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–20
2–12 Management page—OSMS tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21
2–13 Zoning page—Zones tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22
2–14 Zoning page—Modify Zone tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–24
2–15 Zoning page—Zone Set tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–25
2–16 User Rights page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–27
2–17 Features Installation tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28
2–18 Connection Description dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–31
2–19 Connect To dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–31
2–20 Port Settings dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32
2–21 HyperTerminal window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33
2–22 Disconnect Now dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34
2–23 Save Session dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34
2–24 New Product dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–36
2–25 Switch Hardware View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–38
2–26 Configure Feature Key dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–39
2–27 New Feature Key dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–40
2–28 Enable Feature Key dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–40
2–29 Configure Open Systems Management server dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–41
2–30 Configure Date and Time dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–42
2–31 Date and Time Synced dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–43
2–32 Configure Identification dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–44
2–33 Configure Switch Parameters dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–45
2–34 Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–47
2–35 Switch Binding - Change State dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–50
2–36 Switch Binding - Membership List dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–52
2–37 Configure Ports dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–53
2–38 Configure SNMP Agent dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–56

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2–39 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–58
2–40 New Threshold Alerts dialog box—first screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–58
2–41 New Threshold Alerts dialog box—second screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–59
2–42 New Threshold Alerts dialog box—third screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–60
2–43 New Threshold Alerts dialog box—summary screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–61
2–44 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box—alerts activated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–61
2–45 Configure E-Mail dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–64
2–46 Test Remote Notification dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–65
2–47 Information dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–66
2–48 Port Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–68
Tables
1 Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
1–1 Edge Switch 2/24 Optional Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–15
2–1 Installation Task Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
2–2 Switch Operational States and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–37
B–1 Factory-Set Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
B–2 Switch Factory-Default Values for Reset Configuration Option . . . . . . . . . . B–2
B–3 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3
B–4 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–4
B–5 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–4
B–6 Operating Tolerances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–5
B–7 Laser Specifications - 2 Gb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–5

About This Guide
This reference guide provides information to help you set up, configure and manage
the Edge Switch 2/24.
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for use by administrators who are experienced with the
following:
• Fibre Channel technology
• StorageWorks™ Fibre Channel Switches by Hewlett-Packard
Related Documentation
For a list of corresponding documentation included with this product, see the Related
Documents section of the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Release Notes.
For the latest information, documentation, and firmware releases, please visit the HP
StorageWorks website:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html
For information about Fibre Channel standards, visit the Fibre Channel Industry
Association website, located at http://www.fibrechannel.org.

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Document Conventions
The conventions included in Table 1 apply.
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 data.
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.
Table 1: Document Conventions
Element Convention
Cross-reference links Blue text: Figure 1
Key names, menu items, buttons, and
dialog box titles
Bold
File names, application names, and text
emphasis
Italics
User input, command names, system
responses (output and messages)
Monospace font
COMMAND NAMES are uppercase
unless they are case sensitive
Variables Monospace, italic font
Website addresses Sans serif font (http://thenew.hp.com)

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Symbols on Equipment
Any enclosed 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
this receptacle.
Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols
indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component. Contact with
this surface could result in injury.
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
presence of multiple sources of power.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock,
remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the
power supplies and systems.
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 manually handling material.

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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.
• In single rack installations, the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack.
• In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled.
• Only one rack component is extended at any time. A rack may become
unstable if more than one rack component is extended for any reason.
Getting Help
If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service
provider or access our website: http://thenew.hp.com.
HP Technical Support
In North America, call technical support at 1-800-652-6672, available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
NOTE: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Outside North America, call technical support at the nearest location. Telephone
numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website under support:
http://thenew.hp.com/country/us/eng/support.html.
Be sure to have the following information available before calling:
• Technical support registration number (if applicable)
• Product serial numbers
• Product model names and numbers
• Applicable error messages
• Operating system type and revision level
• Detailed, specific questions

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HP Website
The HP website has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers.
Access storage at: http://thenew.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html. From this
website, select the appropriate product or solution.
HP Authorized Reseller
For the name of your nearest HP Authorized Reseller:
• In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518
• In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868
• Elsewhere, see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers:
http://thenew.hp.com.

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Introduction
The HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 provides dynamic switched connections
between Fibre Channel servers and devices in a storage area network (SAN)
environment. SANs introduce the concept of server-to-device networking and
multi-switch fabrics, eliminate requirements for dedicated connections, and enable the
enterprise to become data centric.
A SAN provides speed, high capacity, and flexibility for the enterprise, and is
primarily based upon Fibre Channel architecture. The switch implements Fibre
Channel technology that provides a bandwidth of 2.125 Gbps, redundant switched
data paths, a scalable number of active ports, and long transmission distances.
This chapter describes the switch and attached HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager
(HAFM) server. The chapter specifically discusses:
• Switch description including field replaceable units (FRUs) and front and rear
panel features.
• Switch management options.
• Operational features.
• Optional kits.
Edge Switch 2/24 Description
The Edge Switch 2/24 provides Fibre Channel connectivity through 24 generic mixed
ports (GX_Ports). Switch ports can be configured as:
• Fabric ports (F_Ports) to provide direct connectivity for up to 24 switched fabric
devices.
• Fabric loop ports (FL_Ports) to provide arbitrated loop connectivity and fabric
attachment for FC-AL devices. Each FL_Port can theoretically support the
connection of 126 FC-AL devices.
• Expansion ports (E_Ports) to proved interswitch link (ISL) connectivity to fabric
directors and switches.

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The switch, shown in Figure 1–1, provides dynamic switched connections for servers
and devices, supports mainframe and open-systems interconnection (OSI) computing
environments, and provides data transmission and flow control between device node
ports (N_Ports) as dictated by the Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface
(FC-PH 4.3). Through interswitch links (ISLs), the switch can connect additional
switches to form a Fibre Channel multi-switch fabric.
The switch provides connectivity for devices manufactured by multiple original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs). To determine if an OEM product can communicate
through connections provided by the switch, or if communication restrictions apply,
refer to the supporting publications for the product or contact your HP marketing
representative.
Figure 1–1: Edge Switch 2/24 (front view)
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)
The switch provides a modular design that enables quick removal and replacement of
FRUs, including small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers and power
supply assemblies with internal cooling fans. Edge Switch 2/24 FRUs are detailed in
the front and rear panel feature descriptions.

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Front Panel Features
Connectors and indicators include the:
• Combined initial machine load and reset (IML/RESET) button.
• Ethernet LAN connector.
• Green power (PWR) and amber system error (ERR) LEDs.
• Green, blue and amber status LEDs associated with FRUs.
Figure 1–2 shows the front panel controls, connectors and indicators.
Figure 1–2: Edge Switch 2/24 front panel features
1Power LED (green)
2Error LED (amber
3Ethernet LAN connector
4Initial machine load (IML) button
5SFP fiber optic connectors
6Port LEDs
3
12
4
5
6

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Power and System Error LEDs
The PWR LED, as shown in Figure 1–2, illuminates when the switch is connected to
facility AC power and powered on. If the LED extinguishes, a facility power source,
power cord, or power distribution failure is indicated.
The ERR LED, as shown in Figure 1–2, illuminates when the switch detects an event
requiring immediate operator attention, such as a FRU failure. The LED remains
illuminated as long as an event is active. The LED extinguishes when the Clear
System Error Light function is selected from the product manager application.
The LED blinks if unit beaconing is enabled. An illuminated LED (indicating a
failure) takes precedence over unit beaconing. The LED also blinks (at twice the
beaconing rate) when the IML/RESET button is pressed and held for more than three
seconds.
Ethernet LAN Connector
The front panel provides a 10/100 megabit per second (Mbps) RJ-45 twisted-pair
connector attaches to an Ethernet LAN to provide communication with the HAFM
server or an SNMP management workstation. Two green LEDs are associated with the
LAN connector. When illuminated, the left LED indicates LAN operation at 10 Mbps,
and the right LED indicates LAN operation at 100 Mbps.
Initial Machine Load Button
The IML/RESET button is shown in Figure 1–2. When the IML/RESET button is
pressed, held for three seconds, and released, the switch performs an initial machine
load that reloads the firmware from FLASH memory. This operation is not disruptive
to Fibre Channel traffic. If the button is held for more than three seconds, the ERR
LED blinks at twice the unit beaconing rate.
When the IML/RESET button is pressed and held for ten seconds, the switch performs
a reset. After three seconds, the ERR LED blinks at twice the unit beaconing rate. A
reset is disruptive and resets the:
• Microprocessor and functional logic for the CTP card and reloads the firmware
from FLASH memory.
• Ethernet LAN interface, causing the connection to the HAFM server to drop
momentarily until the connection automatically recovers.

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• Ports, causing all Fibre Channel connections to drop momentarily until the
connections automatically recover. This causes attached devices to log out and log
back in, therefore data frames lost during switch reset must be retransmitted.
A reset should only be performed if a CTP card failure is indicated. As a precaution,
the IML/RESET button is flush mounted to protect against inadvertent activation.
SFP Transceivers (Fibre Channel Ports)
The Edge Switch 2/24 provides 24 Fibre Channel ports. A single-mode or multi-mode
fiber-optic cable attaches to a port through a small form factor pluggable (SFP)
transceiver. The SFP provides a duplex LC interface, and can be detached from the
switch port for easy replacement. The following fiber-optic transceiver types are
available:
•Shortwave laser - Shortwave laser SFPs provide short-distance connections (2 to
500 meters) through 50-micron or 62.5-micron multi-mode fiber.
•Longwave laser - Longwave laser SFPs provide long-distance connections (up to
10 kilometers) through 9-micron single-mode fiber.
•Extended longwave laser - Two types of extended longwave laser transceivers
provide connections for transferring 2.125 Gbps data up to 20 kilometers or 35
kilometers through 9-micron singlemode fiber.
Port LEDs
Amber and green/blue LEDs to the left of each Fibre Channel port illuminate,
extinguish, or blink to indicate port status and port speed.
• Amber LED - illuminates if the port fails.
• Green/blue LED - illuminates green to indicate 1.0625 Gbps port operation.
• Green/blue LED - illuminates blue to indicate 2.125 Gbps port operation.

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Rear Panel Features
The switch provides a modular design that enables quick removal and replacement of
field-replaceable power supply assemblies with internal cooling fans. Figure 1–3
illustrates the rear of the switch.
Figure 1–3: Edge Switch 2/24 (Rear View)
Power Supplies
The switch contains two power supply assemblies with internal cooling fans. The
redundant, load-sharing power supply assemblies step down and rectify facility input
power to provide 3.3 volts direct current (VDC), 5 VDC, and 12 VDC to the control
processor (CTP) card. The power supplies also provide input filtering, overvoltage
protection, and overcurrent protection. An amber LED on each assembly illuminates if
the FRU fails.
Either power supply can be replaced while the switch is operational. Each power
supply has a separate connection to the CTP card to allow for independent AC power
sources. The power supplies are input rated at 90 to 264 volts alternating current
(VAC).
1Power supplies with internal
cooling fans (2)
2Maintenance port
1
2