Brocade Communications Systems SBCEBFCSW Brocade Enterprise SAN Switch Module Sbcebfcsw for Intel

1Introducing the Brocade Enterprise and Entry SAN Switch Modules

This Installation Guide contains information about setting up and installing the Brocade* Enterprise SAN Switch Module SBCEBFCSW and the Brocade Entry SAN Switch Module SBCEBFCESW into an Intel® Blade Server Chassis. Throughout this document, the term switch module generically refers to both types of switch modules.

You can install up to two switch modules into an Intel Blade Server Chassis. For installation details, see Chapter 2, “Installing and replacing a switch module,” on page 11 and Chapter 3, “Information panel LEDs and external Fibre Channel ports,” on page 21. For additional information, see the instructions in your Intel Blade Server documentation.

The switch module is a Fibre Channel component that consists of 16 ports:

•Two external Fibre Channel user ports used to connect to external Fibre Channel devices

•14 internal ports to connect to the Intel Blade Server bays

You can manage and configure the switch module through multiple interfaces. For more information, see Chapter 4, “Configuring the switch module through the Telnet interface,” on page 25 and Chapter 5, “Configuring the switch module through the Advanced Web Tools interface,” on page 33.

You can obtain up-to-date information about the switch module and other Intel server products at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/blade.htm.

The Enterprise version comes with a Full SAN Scaling (up to 239 switches) license. This license allows for up to 239 domain attachments within a fabric. The Entry version is limited to a two-domain fabric. The Entry version is upgradeable through the purchase of an optional license key that provides Full SAN Scaling capabilities.

Record information about the switch module in the following table. You will need this information when you register the switch module with Intel.

Product name	Brocade Enterprise SAN Switch Module SBCEBFCSW for Intel®
	Blade Server Chassis
	or
	Brocade Entry SAN Switch Module SBCEBFCESW for Intel®
	Blade Server Chassis
Model number	_____________________________________________
Serial number	_____________________________________________
Media access control (MAC)
address
	_____________________________________________
Worldwide name (WWN)	_____________________________________________

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