HP Brocade 4Gb SAN c-Class BladeSystem manual About this guide, Intended audience

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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:

•http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation

Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem

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Contents AA-RWEBB-TE Page Contents Managing the 4Gb SAN Switch Regulatory compliance and safetyPost How to prevent electrostatic discharge Grounding methods SAN Switch technical speciﬁcationsElectrostatic discharge Glossary IndexFigures Tables Page About this guide SAN Switch related documentationIntended audience HP c-Class BladeSystem related documentationHP contact information Before you contact HP Technical SupportDocument conventions and symbols Document conventionsConvention Element Subscription service Other HP web sitesTIP Overview 4Gb SAN Switch features Component identiﬁcation Identify the physical components of the 4Gb SAN SwitchItem number Description Internal ports summary4Gb SAN Switch redundancy 4Gb SAN Switch licensing ISL trunking groups Supported optional featuresAccessory Part number Optional hardware kitsOptional hardware Shipping carton contents SetupInstallation and safety considerations Installing multiple switchesIdentiﬁes 4Gb SAN switch components Environmental considerations Electrical considerationsInstall the 4Gb SAN Switch Scale 2/3 = OA veriﬁes power Checking LEDs Verifying power-on LEDs Power-on LEDsUsing Enclosure Bay IP Addressing Ebipa Setting the IP addressSetting the IP address manually Using External DhcpConnect interconnect Items required for conﬁguration Conﬁgure the 4Gb SAN SwitchConnecting to the Command Line Interface Setting the date and time Example Verifying installed licensesEnter a unique domain ID. For example Modifying the FC domain ID optionalDisabling and enabling a port Disabling and enabling a switchDpod commands Using Dynamic Ports On Demand DpodExample for Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch Backing up the conﬁguration Verifying the conﬁguration40Setup Management features Managing the 4Gb SAN SwitchManagement tool Out-of-band support In-band support 4Gb SAN Switch management featuresInstalling dust covers in empty ports Maintaining the 4Gb SAN SwitchConnecting via a management station Replacing an SFP transceiverInstalling an SFP SFP components Diagnostic testsInterpreting LED activity Powering on and offDescription LED indicators Number LED indicatorsLED patterns System and power LED patterns are shown in TableModule status LED patterns Module Status LED patterns during normal operationPort link status LED patterns Port link status LED patternsPost and boot speciﬁcations BootPort link speed LED patterns Interpreting Post results Firmware update Rebooting the switch About the reset buttonReplacing a faulty 4Gb SAN Switch Save the conﬁguration ﬁle Regulatory compliance Regulatory compliance and safetyLaser device Regulatory compliance identiﬁcation numbersCanadian notice avis Canadien International notices and statementsBsmi notice European Union noticeJapanese notice Korean notices Battery replacement notice SafetyTaiwan battery recycling notice Power cordsJapanese power cord statement Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive English noticeDutch notice Estonian notice Czechoslovakian noticeFrench notice Finnish noticeGreek notice German noticeItalian notice Hungarian noticeLithuanian notice Latvian noticePortuguese notice Polish noticeSlovenian notice Slovakian noticeSwedish notice Spanish noticeElectrostatic discharge How to prevent electrostatic dischargeGrounding methods This appendix provides the following informationElectrostatic discharge SAN Switch technical speciﬁcations General speciﬁcations General speciﬁcationsSpeciﬁcation Description 4Gb SAN Switch physical dimensions Weight and physical dimensionsDimension Measurement Lists physical propertiesSupported SFPs Environmental requirementsSupported HBAs Environmental requirementsAlpa GlossaryAPI AwtovCRC DLSEdtov Fcia FCPFlogi FRU FSPFspf LIP LmtovLpsm MIB LWLRatov PlogiRrtov RAIDRscn SANWWN SWL86Glossary ISL IndexTrunking groups LEDTransceiver, 14, 16, 31, 44, 47