IBM FC5022 User manual

IBMFlexSystemFC502216GbSANScalable
Switch
User’s Guide

IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable 
Switch
User’s Guide

Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “Notices,” the Safety
Information and Environmental Notices and User Guide documents on the IBM Notices for Network Devices CD, and the Warranty
Information document that comes with the product.
Second Edition (May 2012)
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Contents
Safety
Safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1. IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch
Related documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Base Model versus ESB Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Dynamic Ports on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Switch specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Memory and processor specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Environmental conditions and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Major components of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Product name and serial number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Removing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2. Installing the Switch
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
System reliability guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Handling static-sensitive devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing and removing an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handling an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inserting an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Removing an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using dust caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cabling the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Connecting and disconnecting the USB console cable . . . . . . . . . .20
Locating the information panel, LEDs, and external ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Information LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Configuring the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring an IP address on the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting to the switch over SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connecting to the switch using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting to the switch using the serial console port . . . . . . . . . .28
Connecting to the switch using the front panel Ethernet 
(RJ-45) port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Initial configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Logging in to the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Time zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Local time synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Setting the date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Managing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
SNMP v3 authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brocade Inter-Switch Link Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Resetting the switch to factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing or replacing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3. Updating the Firmware
Determining the switch firmware level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Determining firmware from the CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Determining firmware from the switch using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Determining firmware using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Upgrading the switch firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Chapter 4. Solving Problems
Running POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
POST errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parts listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Appendix A. Getting Help and Technical Assistance
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
IBM Taiwan product service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

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Appendix B. Notices
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Documentation format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement . . . . . . . . .48
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement . . . . . . .48
Avis de conformité à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada . . . . . .48
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement. . . . . . . . .48
Germany Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Japan VCCI Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Index

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Safety
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.
Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

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Safety statements
Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Safety statements
Important:
Each caution and danger statement in this document is labeled with a number. This number is
used to cross-reference an English-language caution or danger statement with translated versions
of the caution or danger statement in the Safety Information document.
For example, if a caution statement is labeled “Statement 1,” translations for that caution
statement are in the Safety Information document under “Statement 1.”
Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this document before you perform the
procedures. Read any additional safety information that comes with the server or optional device
before you install the device.
This device is intended for use with UL Listed IBM Flex Systems.

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Safety statements
Statement 1:
DANGER
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous.
To avoid a shock hazard:
•Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,
maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical
storm.
•Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical
outlet.
•Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached
to this product.
•When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal
cables.
•Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or
structural damage.
•Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,
networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless
instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
•Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table
when installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached
devices.
To Connect: To Disconnect:
1. Turn everything OFF. 1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, attach all cables to devices. 2. First, remove power cords from
outlet.
3. Attach signal cables to connectors.. 3. Remove signal cables from
connectors.
4. Attach power cords to outlet. 4. Remove all cables from devices.
5. Turn device ON

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Safety statements
Statement 2:
CAUTION:
When replacing the lithium battery, use only Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery
recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery,
replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer. The battery contains
lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of.
Do not:
•Throw or immerse into water
•Heat to more than 100°C (212°F)
•Repair or disassemble
Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.

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Statement 3:
CAUTION:
When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are
installed, note the following:
DANGER
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A` Laser de Classe 1
Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode.
Note the following.
Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly
with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.

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Safety statements
Statement 8:
CAUTION:
Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached.
Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label
attached. There are no serviceable parts inside these components. If you suspect a problem with
one of these parts, contact a service technician.

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Chapter
1
IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch
The IBM Flex SystemTM FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch is a high-density, 48-port 16 Gbps Fibre
Channel switch that is used in the IBM Flex System chassis. The switch provides 28 internal ports
to compute nodes by way of the midplane, and 20 external SFP+ ports.
This User’s Guide contains information and instructions for installing the switch, managing
IP assignment, updating the firmware, and solving problems. See the IBM Flex System Installation
and Service Guide that comes with your IBM Flex System chassis to install the switch in the
chassis; then, return to this User’s Guide for the information and instructions needed to complete
the installation.
For information about the types of compatible devices available for IBM products, contact your IBM
marketing representative or authorized reseller. For a list of supported optional devices, see
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
For the most up-to-date product documentation for all of your IBM Flex System products, go to the
IBM Flex System Information Center at:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp.
NOTES:
1. The IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch is also referred to as “the switch”
throughout this document.
2. Changes are made periodically to the IBM website. Procedures for locating firmware and
documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
3. The hardware illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your actual hardware.
4. The screens that are described or referenced in this document might differ slightly from the
screens that are displayed by your system. Screen content varies according to the type of
IBM Flex System chassis, and firmware versions and options that are installed.
Related documentation
This User’s Guide contains setup and installation instructions for the IBM Flex System FC5022
16Gb SAN Scalable Switch and general information about the switch, including how to configure,
update, and troubleshoot the switch, as well as how to get help. For the most up-to-date product
documentation for all of your IBM Flex System products, go to the IBM Flex System Information
Center at the following location:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp.
The following IBM Flex System documentation is available:
•IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide
This document explains how to use the Chassis Management Module command-line interface
(CLI) to directly access management functions. The command-line interface also provides
access to the text-console command prompt on each compute node through a Serial over LAN
(SOL) connection.

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Related documentation
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•IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module User’s Guide
This document explains how to use the Chassis Management Module user interface to
manage chassis components.
•IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis Installation and Service Guide
This document contains hardware installation instructions for the switches and pass-thru
switches that install in the IBM Flex System Chassis.
•IBM Flex System Manager System Management Guide
This document explains how to use the IBM Flex System Manager user interface to manage
chassis components.
•IBM Flex System network device User’s Guides
These documents contain detailed information about installing, configuring, updating, and
troubleshooting specific IBM Flex System network devices, which include network switches,
pass-thru switches, and adapters.
•Environmental Notices and User Guide
This document is provided on the IBM Notices for Network Devices CD, and it contains
translated environmental notices.
•Safety Information
This document is provided on the IBM Notices for Network Devices CD, and it contains
translated caution and danger statements. Each caution and danger statement that appears
in the documentation has a number that you can use to locate the corresponding statement in
your language in the Safety Information document.
•Warranty Information
This document comes with the network device, and it contains information about the terms of
the warranty.
Brocade documentation
Download the following Brocade Fabric Operating System (FOS) publications referenced in this
User’s Guide through http://ibm.brocadeassist.com/public/FabricOSv7xRelease.
On this website, select the Documentation tab, select Fabric Operating System (FOS) from the
Download by list box, then select the appropriate version for your product.
•Brocade Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
•Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual
•Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0
•Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
•Fabric OS MIB Reference Manual
•Fabric OS System Error Message Reference Manual
•Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
•Secure Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
•Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
•End User License Agreement (EULA)

Introduction 3
Notices and statements 1
Notices and statements
Notices for Network Device

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Features and specifications
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Features and specifications
The IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch supports the following features and
specifications.
Features
•48 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) ports
•Up to 28 internal ports (available through Ports-On-Demand activation) connected to
14 compute nodes at the midplane auto-negotiating to 16 or 8 Gbps FC ports
•Up to 20 external auto-negotiating FC ports (available through Ports-On-Demand activation)
capable of supporting 16, 8, or 4 Gbps speed through 16 or 8 Gbps SFP+ transceivers
•Brocade-branded 8 Gbps and 16 Gbps SFP+ optical transceivers
•Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (licensable), which allows up to eight ports (at 16, 8, or 4 Gbps
speeds) to combine to form a single, logical ISL with a speed of up to 128 Gbps (256 Gbps full
duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization, automatic path failover, and load balancing.
•16, 8, or 4 Gbps FC for open systems
•Two internal 1 Gbps full-duplex Ethernet ports to connect to the redundant management
modules
•Brocade Fabric OS (FOS), which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and
enables a wide range of value-added applications, such as Brocade Advanced Web Tools and
Brocade Advanced Fabric Services (on certain models)
•Supports up to 768 Gbps I/O bandwidth
•420 million frames switch per second, 0.7 microseconds latency
•8,192 buffers for up to 3,750 Km extended distance at 4 Gbps FC (Extended Fabrics license
required)
•In-flight Fibre Channel compression and decompression support on up to two external ports
(no license required)
•In-flight Fibre Channel encryption and decryption on up to two external ports (no license
required)
•Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) offering the flexibility to scale from 12 ports on the
Base Model (from 24 ports on the ESB Model) up to 48 ports
•48 Virtual Channels (VCs) per port
•Port mirroring to monitor ingress or egress traffic from any port within the switch
•Two I2C connections able to interface to redundant management modules
•One external RS-232 console port with a mini-USB interface for serial console management
•One external 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 Ethernet port with integral LEDs for link/activity and
speed for debugging and field support
•Two LEDs (status, Rx/Tx) per external Fibre Channel port
•System LEDs noting system power, status, and locator.
•Runs from 12V continuous power supplied by the compute node chassis
•Hot pluggable—Up to 4 hot-pluggable switches per IBM Flex System Chassis
•Single fuse circuit

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Features and specifications 1
•Four temperature sensors
•One internal real-time clock
•Requires Fabric OS version 7.0.x or greater
•Managed with Brocade Web Tools
•Supports a minimum of 128 domains in Native mode and Interop mode
•Full fabric switch change to Access Gateway mode
•Nondisruptive code load in Native mode and Access Gateway mode
•255 N_port logins per physical port
•D_port support on external ports
•Standard FC features (NPIV, E/M/N port types)
•Supports IBM Features on Demand
•Class 2, Class 3, and Class F frames
•SNMP v1, v2, and v3 support
•SSH v2 support
•SSL support
•NTP client support (NTP V3)
•FTP support for firmware upgrades
•SNMP/MIB monitoring functionality contained within the Ethernet Control MIB-II
(RFC1213-MIB)
•UUID put into MIB structure
•End-to-end optics and link validation
•Ability to send switch events and syslogs to the IBM Chassis Management Module (CMM)
•Traps identify cold start, warm start, link up/link down and authentication failure events
•Support for IPv4 and IPv6 on the management ports
Base Model versus ESB Model
Two models of the IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch are offered:
•Base Model—Includes 12 active ports, Enhanced Group Management (IBM Network Advisor),
Access Gateway, and Advanced Zoning (Virtual Private SANs). Additional port activation is
available through Features on Demand (FOD).
•ESB Model—Includes 24 licensed ports and the ESB (Enterprise Software Bundle), which
supports functionality noted in the Base Model and includes ISL Trunking, Fabric Watch,
Advanced Performance Monitoring, Adaptive Networking, Extended Fabrics, and Server
Application Optimization (SAO).

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Dynamic Ports on Demand
With Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD), physical ports are licensed as they come online. In the
Base Model port set, the first 12 ports reporting (on a first-come, first-served basis) on boot-up are
assigned licenses. In the ESB Model port set, the first 24 ports reporting (on a first-come,
first-served basis) on boot-up are assigned licenses. These ports may be any combination of
external or internal Fibre Channel (FC) ports. After all licenses have been assigned, you can
manually move those licenses from one port to another. Ports 0 and 29 are prereserved for
external/SAN connectivity.
Switch specifications
Table 1 lists the physical characteristics of the switch.
Memory and processor specifications
Table 2 lists the memory that is installed in the switch.
Environmental conditions and specifications
See the documentation that comes with your IBM Flex System chassis for information about the
environmental conditions and specifications that are supported by the system.
TABLE 1 Switch specifications
Characteristic Description
Height 30.7mm (1.21 inches)
Width 299.3mm (11.78 inches)
Depth (including ejectors) 310.6mm (12.23 inches)
Weight 3.20 Kg (7.05 pounds)
TABLE 2 Memory and processor specifications
Memory type Value
440EPX processor 667 MHz
DDR2 SDRAM Bus 1 GB running at 266 MHz with optional ECC support
Boot Flash 4 MB
Compact Flash 1 GB