Hp Storageworks 2/64 - core switch User manual

getting started and

general reference guide

hp StorageWorks

Core Switch 2/64

www.hp.com

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Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

1Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The Port Side of the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The Blower Assembly Side of the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Monitoring and Managing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2Installing the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation Considerations and Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Items Included with the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hardware Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing the Switch in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3Starting and Configuring the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Providing Initial Power to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Configuration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CONTENTS

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Saving the System Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Backing up the Switch Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Restoring the System Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setting Up Speed Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4Operating the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Turning the Switch On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Operating Information for System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

16-Port Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Control Processor Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

AC Power Input Connectors and AC Power Switches . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Blower Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

WWN Card and Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Fibre Channel Cable Connections and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Interpreting LED Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

LEDs on the 16-Port Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

LEDs on the Control Processor Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

LEDs on the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

LEDs on the Blower Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

LEDs on the WWN Card and Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Interpreting POST Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Maintaining the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Performing Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

5Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Switch Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Switch and Component Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Facility Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

16-Port Card Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Control Processor Card Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Memory Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Battery Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Terminal Serial Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Modem Serial Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Post Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Product Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Revision History

Updates

For the most current information about the HP StorageWorks Core Switch

2/64, visit the support Web site located at

http://www.hp.com/support/coreswitch264. For information about product

availability, configuration, and connectivity, consult your HP account

representative.

About This Guide

This guide provides the following information about the switch:

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for HP support personnel, system administrators, and

technicians who are experienced with storage area networks and Fibre

Channel technology.

May 2002 First release.

Chapter 1

Overview Overview information about the switch.

Chapter 2

Installing the Switch Instructions for installing the switch in a

rack.

Chapter 3

Starting and Configuring the Switch Instructions for initial start up and

configuration.

Chapter 4

Operating the Switch Instructions for operating the switch and

interpreting system activity.

Chapter 5

Specifications Description of switch components,

physical specifications, environmental and

other facility requirements, memory, and

standards compliance.

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Related Publications

The following publications contain related product information. The hp

StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 Documentation CD provided with the

switch contains all of the publications listed in the following table. These

publications are also available for downloading at

http://www.hp.com/support/coreswitch264.

For information about Fibre Channel standards, visit the Fibre Channel

Association Web site located at http://www.fibrechannel.com.

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hp StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 getting started and

general reference guide A6509-96001

hp StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 Documentation CD A6509-11001

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