HP StorageWorks Brocade User manual

HP StorageWorks
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem
user guide
*AA-RWEBB-TE*
Part number: AA-RWEBB-TE
First edition: September 2007

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Contents
About this guide . .................... 9
Intendedaudience............................... 9
SANSwitchrelateddocumentation........................ 9
HPc-ClassBladeSystemrelateddocumentation................... 9
BeforeyoucontactHPTechnicalSupport .................... 10
HPcontactinformation............................ 10
Documentconventionsandsymbols ...................... 11
Subscriptionservice ............................. 12
OtherHPwebsites ............................. 12
1Overview ...................... 13
4GbSANSwitchfeatures........................... 14
Component identification......................... 15
Portsideofthe4GbSANSwitch.................... 16
Internalportssummary.......................... 16
4GbSANSwitchredundancy....................... 17
4GbSANSwitchlicensing ........................ 18
ISLtrunkinggroups.............................. 19
Supportedoptionalfeatures.......................... 19
Optionalhardwarekits............................ 20
2Setup ........................ 21
Shippingcartoncontents ........................... 21
Installationandsafetyconsiderations...................... 22
Installingmultipleswitches ........................ 22
Electricalconsiderations ......................... 23
Environmentalconsiderations ....................... 23
Installthe4GbSANSwitch.......................... 24
OA verifiespower............................ 26
CheckingLEDs ............................. 27
Setting the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
UsingEnclosureBayIPAddressing(EBIPA) ................. 28
UsingExternalDHCP........................... 29
SettingtheIPaddressmanually ...................... 29
Configurethe4GbSANSwitch ........................ 31
Items required for configuration ...................... 31
ConnectingtotheCommandLineInterface ................. 32
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Settingthedateandtime......................... 33
Verifyinginstalledlicenses ........................ 34
ModifyingtheFCdomainID(optional)................... 35
Disablingandenablingaswitch...................... 36
Disablingandenablingaport....................... 36
UsingDynamicPortsOnDemand(DPOD).................. 37
DPODcommands ............................ 37
Verifying the configuration ........................ 39
Backing up the configuration ....................... 39
3Managingthe4GbSANSwitch............. 41
Managementfeatures ............................ 41
Maintainingthe4GbSANSwitch ....................... 43
Installingdustcoversinemptyports .................... 43
ReplacinganSFPtransceiver ....................... 43
Diagnostictests ............................. 44
Poweringonandoff............................. 45
InterpretingLEDactivity............................ 45
LEDindicators.............................. 46
LEDpatterns ................................ 47
ModulestatusLEDpatterns ........................ 47
PortlinkstatusLEDpatterns ........................ 48
PortlinkspeedLEDpatterns........................ 49
POST and boot specifications ......................... 49
POST ................................. 49
Boot.................................. 49
InterpretingPOSTresults ......................... 50
Firmwareupdate............................... 51
Abouttheresetbutton ............................ 52
Rebootingtheswitch........................... 52
Replacingafaulty4GbSANSwitch ...................... 53
ARegulatorycomplianceandsafety............ 55
Regulatorycompliance............................ 55
Federal Communications Commission notice for Class A equipment . . . . . . . 55
Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States
only................................ 55
Modifications............................ 56
Cables............................... 56
Regulatory compliance identificationnumbers ................ 56
Laserdevice .............................. 56
Lasersafetywarning......................... 56
Certification and classificationinformation................ 57
Laserproductlabel.......................... 57
Internationalnoticesandstatements ...................... 57
Canadiannotice(avisCanadien) ..................... 57
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ClassAequipment.......................... 57
EuropeanUnionnotice.......................... 58
BSMInotice............................... 58
Japanesenotice............................. 59
Koreannotices ............................. 59
Safety ................................... 60
Batteryreplacementnotice ........................ 60
Taiwanbatteryrecyclingnotice ...................... 61
Powercords............................... 61
Japanesepowercordstatement ...................... 61
WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipmentdirective................ 62
Englishnotice.............................. 62
Dutchnotice .............................. 62
Czechoslovakiannotice.......................... 63
Estoniannotice ............................. 63
Finnishnotice.............................. 64
Frenchnotice .............................. 64
Germannotice ............................. 65
Greeknotice .............................. 65
Hungariannotice ............................ 66
Italiannotice .............................. 66
Latviannotice.............................. 67
Lithuaniannotice ............................ 67
Polishnotice .............................. 68
Portuguesenotice ............................ 68
Slovakiannotice............................. 69
Sloveniannotice............................. 69
Spanishnotice ............................. 70
Swedishnotice ............................. 70
BElectrostaticdischarge................. 71
Howtopreventelectrostaticdischarge ..................... 71
Groundingmethods ............................. 71
CSANSwitchtechnicalspecifications ........... 73
General specifications ............................ 74
Weightandphysicaldimensions........................ 75
Environmentalrequirements.......................... 76
SupportedSFPs ............................... 76
SupportedHBAs............................... 76
Glossary........................ 77
Index ......................... 87
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Figures
1..Identifyingcomponents...................... 15
2..4GbSANSwitchexternalports .................. 16
3..Cartoncontents ......................... 22
4..Releasingtheinstallationhandle.................. 25
5..Installing the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch into an interconnect bay . . . . 26
6..Verifyingpower-onLEDs ..................... 27
7..InstallinganSFP......................... 44
8..IdentifyingLEDs......................... 46
9..LocatingtheResetbutton ..................... 52
10 ..Class1laserproductlabel .................... 57
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Tables
1..Documentconventions ...................... 11
2..Brocade4GbSANSwitchcomponents............... 25
3..Identifying4GbSANSwitchexternalports ............. 16
4..Optionalhardware........................ 20
5..Brocade4GbSANSwitchcomponents............... 22
6..Releasemechanismcomponents.................. 25
7..Power-on LEDs.......................... 27
8..4GbSANSwitchmanagementfeatures............... 42
9..Connectingviaamanagementstation ............... 43
10 ..SFPcomponents......................... 44
11 ..FrontpanelLEDindicatorsduringnormaloperation.......... 46
12 ..Module Status LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . 47
13 ..PortlinkstatusLEDpatterns .................... 48
14 ..Locatingtheresetbutton ..................... 52
15 ..General specifications ...................... 74
16 ..4GbSANSwitchphysicaldimensions ............... 75
17 ..Environmentalrequirements .................... 76
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8

About this guide
This guide provides information about setting up and configuring the Brocade 4Gb SAN
Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem. Throughout this guide the short product name is
used, 4Gb SAN Switch.
Intended audience
This guide is intended for system administrators and technicians with knowledge of:
•Configuration aspects of customer Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric
•Customer host environment, such as Microsoft® Windows® or Linux®
•Command Line Interface (CLI) commands
•Advanced Web Tools Graphical User Interface (GUI) for configuring the switches
through a supported web browser
SAN Switch related documentation
SAN Switch-related documents and other SAN infrastructure documentation,
including white papers and best practices documents, are available at:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Scroll to the storage section of the web page and select Storage Networking for HP
StorageWorks products.
IMPORTANT:
For late breaking, supplemental information, access the latest version of the
HP
StorageWorks Fabric OS release notes
for the 4Gb SAN switch.
HP c-Class BladeSystem related documentation
HP c-Class BladeSystem enclosure user documentation, including white papers and
best practices documents, are available at:
•h
ttp://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation
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Before you contact HP Technical Support
Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP:
•Technical support registration number (if applicable)
•Product serial number
•Product model nameandnumber
•Applicable error messages
•Third-party hardware or software
•Operating system type and revision level
For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
HP contact information
For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller:
•In the United States, see the HP US service locator web page:
http://www.hp.com/service_locator
•In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide (in English) web page:
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact.html
•In the United States, for contact options see
the Contact HP United States web page:
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html
•Call 1-800-HP-INVENT (1-800-474-6836). This service is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded
or monitored.
•If you have purchased a Care Pack (service upgrade), call 1-800-633-3600.
For more information about Care Packs, refer to the HP web site:
http://www.hp.com
10 About this guide

Document conventions and symbols
Table 1 Document conventions
Convention Element
Blue text: Table 1 Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses
Blue, underlined text: http://www.hp.com Web site addresses
Bold text •Keys that are pressed
•Text typed into a GUI element, such as a
box
•GUI elements that are clicked or selected,
such as menu and list items, buttons, tabs,
or check boxes
Italic text Text emphasis
Monospace text •File and directory names
•System output
•Code
•Commands, their arguments, and
argument values
Monospace, italic text •Code variables
•Command variables
Monospace, bold text Emphasized monospace text
WARNING!
Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.
CAUTION:
Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.
IMPORTANT:
Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.
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NOTE:
Provides additional information.
TIP:
Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.
Subscription service
HP strongly recommends that customers register online using the Subscriber’s choice web
site: http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates.
Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product
enhancements, newest driver versions, and firmware documentation updates as well as
instant access to numerous other product resources.
After subscribing, locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage
under Product Category.
Other HP web sites
For additional information, see the following HP web sites:
•h
ttp://www.hp.com
•http://www.hp.com/go/storage
•http://www.hp.com/service_locator
•http://www.docs.hp.com
•http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/prodserv/servers.html
12 About this guide

1Overview
The Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (referred to hereafter as the
4Gb SAN Switch) is a Fibre Channel (FC) switch that supports link speeds of up to
4 Gb/sec. The 4Gb SAN Switch can operate in a fabric containing multiple switches
orastheonlyswitchinafabric.
NOTE:
In this document, the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch refers to those Brocade FC switch
modules compatible with the HP c-Class BladeSystem enclosure only.
This chapter provides the following information:
• 4Gb SAN Switch features
• Component identification
•ISLtrunkinggroups
• Supported optional features
• Optional hardware kits
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4Gb SAN Switch features
The 4Gb SAN Switch provides the following features:
•Fully integrated, embedded FC SAN design connects directly to the HP c-Class
BladeSystem enclosure midplane
•Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD), automatically detects port connections,
assigns port licenses and enables ports
•Easy to manage HP Storage Essentials Systems Insight Manager support
•Full compatibility with HP StorageWorks B-Series switches and Brocade fabrics
•Sixteen internal 1/2/4 Gbps auto-sensing FC interconnect technology with the
following characteristics:
• Independent automatic negotiation to the highest common speed for each
server FC port connected to the switch
•Universa
lself-configuring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Ports
(fabric enabled)
•Eight external 1/2/4 Gbps FC Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) ports, with
the following characteristics:
• Automatic negotiation to the highest common speed of all devices connected
to the port
• Port interface-compatible SFP transceivers, both short wavelength (SWL) and
long wavelength (LWL)
•Unive
rsal self-configuring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Ports
(fabric enabled), FL_Ports (fabric loop enabled), or E_Ports (expansion ports)
•Heterogeneous support for mixed storage fabrics
•Power supplied and controlled by the BladeSystem enclosure
•Identification to HP chassis management via HP specified SEEPROMs
•Hot-swap capability
•Compatible with redundant and dual redundant switch configurations in c-Class
BladeSystem
•Hotcodeactivation
•Real-time clock
•SFP port monitoring
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Component identification
Figure 1 and Table 2 identify the physical components of the 4Gb SAN Switch.
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Table 2 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch components
Item Description
1Midplane connector
2Eight external SFP ports
3Installation handle
4Unit ID (UID), Health, and Status LEDs
5Reset button
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Port side of the 4Gb SAN Switch
Figure 2 and Table 3 identify 4Gb SAN Switch external ports (ports 17 through 20,
and ports 21 through 0).
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Table 3 Identifying 4Gb SAN Switch external ports
Item number Description
1Leftbank—ports17,18,19,20
2Right bank — ports 21, 22, 23, 0
NOTE:
Refer to Interpreting LED activity for complete information on 4GB SAN Switch LEDs.
Internal ports summary
Sixteen logical internal ports (numbered 1 through 16) connect sequentially to server
bays 1 through 16 via the enclosure midplane. Server bay 1 is connected to Switch Port
1, Server bay 2 is connected to Switch port 2, and so forth.
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4Gb SAN Switch redundancy
The HP c-Class BladeSystem was engineered as a no-single-point-of-failure bladed
Solution. Attributes that contribute to switch redundancy include:
•Redundant power and cooling
•Redundant HP Onboard Administrator (OA) to ensure management access to the
SAN Switch
NOTE:
TheHPOnboardAdministratoristheenclosuremanagementmoduleusedtosupportand
manage the HP c-Class BladeSystem and all managed devices used in the enclosure.
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4Gb SAN Switch licensing
The 4Gb SAN Switch integrates one of three license options that complement existing
HP product lines. Some 4Gb SAN Switch models ship with licenses that place limits
on the number of domains that can be used. Models and their specificlicensesare
described next:
•Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, base, integrating 12
active ports (8 internal and 4 external) and two preinstalled short wavelength
SFPs. SoftwarecomponentsincludeaFullFabriclicense,theAdvancedWeb
Tools Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Zoning software
•Brocade 4/24 SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, base, integrating 24
active ports (16 internal and 8 external) and four preinstalled short wavelength
SFPs. Software components include a Full Fabric license, Advanced Web Tools
GUI, and Zoning software
•Brocade 4/24 Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, Power Pack,
integrating24activeports(16internaland8external)andfourpreinstalledshort
wavelength SFPs. Software components include a Full Fabric license, Advanced
Web Tools GUI, and Zoning software plus these additional software features:
•FabricWatch
•ISLTr
unking
• Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
• Extended Fabric
IMPORTANT:
Upgrade the 4Gb SAN Switch by purchasing optional licenses; access the latest version
of the
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide to learn how to add a license.
18 Overview

ISL trunking groups
If your 4Gb SAN Switch is licensed for interswitch link (ISL) trunking, use the trunking
groups available on the switch.
TheFCportsarenumberedfromlefttoright,andarepartofthesameISLtrunking
group. The trunking group consists of the ports shown in Figure 2.
NOTE:
ISL Trunking is optional software that allows you to create trunking groups of ISLs
between adjacent switches. ISL trunking is available on the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch
for HP c-Class BladeSystem Power Pack model, or by purchasing the optional license
described in Supported optional features. For more information about trunking, refer to
the latest version of the
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide .
Supported optional features
The 4Gb SAN Switch includes the following optional software, which can be activated
by purchasing the corresponding license key:
•Fabric Manager
•Secure Fabric OS (the Secure Fabric OS feature is standard in firmware versions
5.3.0 and later)
•ISL Trunking
•Fabric Watch
•Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
•Extended Fabrics
The 4Gb SAN Switch ships configured with the HP StorageWorks Full Fabric license,
which includes the Zoning and Advanced Web Tools features.
If you purchased a 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem Power Pack, it includes
the following optional software:
•ISL Trunking
•Fabric Watch
•Advanced Performance Monitoring
•Extended Fabrics
For information on any of these features, refer to the latest version of the HP StorageWorks
Fabric OS administrator guide.
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Optional hardware kits
Table 4 lists optional hardware kits that support the 4Gb SAN Switch. For additional
options, go totheHPwebsite:
http://www.hp.com
Table 4 Optional hardware
Accessory Part number
ShortwavelengthSFP,4Gb,150mat4Gb A7446B
2 m LC-to-LC multimode FC cable 221692-B21
5 m LC-to-LC multimode FC cable 221691 - B 22
15 m LC-to-LC multimode FC cable 221692-B23
30 m LC-to-LC multimode FC cable 221692-B26
50 m LC-to-LC multimode FC cable 221692-B27
2 m LC-to-SC multimode FC cable 221691 - B 21
5 m LC-to-SC multimode FC cable 221691 - B 21
15 m LC-to-SC multimode FC cable 221692-B22
20 Overview