Lenovo Flex System EN4023 User manual

Lenovo Flex System EN4023 10Gb Scalable
Switch
User’s Guide

Lenovo Flex System EN4023 10Gb 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 Lenovo Notices for Network Devices CD, and the Warranty
Information document that comes with the product.
Sixth Edition (April 2015)
© Copyright Lenovo 2015.
US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

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Contents
Safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
UL Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Chapter 1 Lenovo Flex System EN4023 10Gb Scalable Switch
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Model options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
License options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Dynamic Ports on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FlexPort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Switch specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Memory and processor specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Environmental conditions and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Switch components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Product name and serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2 Installing the Switch
Installation guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing and removing an SFP+ or QSFP transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing a FC SFP+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Handling an SFP+ or QSFP transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inserting an SFP+ or QSFP transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Removing or replacing an SFP+ or QSFP transceiver . . . . . . . . 18
Cabling the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting and disconnecting the USB console cable. . . . . . .18
Connecting the RJ-45 Ethernet cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Locating the information panel, LEDs, and external ports. . . . . . . .20
Information LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Port mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Configuring the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Configuring an IP address on the switch using the CLI. . . . . . .26
Configuring an IP address on the switch using the CMM GUI .28
Connecting to the switch over SSH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Connecting to the switch using the serial console port . . . . . . 31
Connecting to the switch using the RJ-45 Ethernet port. . . . . . 31
FlexPort configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Initial configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Logging in to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Managing the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
SNMP v3 authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Resetting the switch to factory defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Removing or replacing the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
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
Upgrading the switch firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Chapter 4 Solving Problems
Running POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
POST errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parts listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Appendix A Getting Help and Technical Assistance
Before you call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . .45
Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hardware service and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
IBM Taiwan product service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Appendix B Notices
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Important notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Electronic emission notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

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