Cisco Systems 9124E 2 Setup

Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem 17

2 Setup

This chapter provides the following information:

•Shipping carton contents

• Installation and safety considerations

• Installing the switch

• Setting the IP address

•Configuring the switch

• Recovering the admin password

Shipping carton contents

The Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem kit shipping carton contains three

items, identified in Figure 3 and Tab le 5:

•Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem installation instructions

•Small bag containing black, plastic SFP dust covers that must be inserted in ports where Small

Form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers are not installed

•One Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch with two or four SFPs installed. Models include:

• Cisco MDS 9124e 12-Port Fabric Switch with eight internal and four external active ports and

two 4Gb SFPs installed

• Cisco MDS 9124e 24-Port Fabric Switch with sixteen internal and eight external active ports

and four 4Gb SFPs installed

Figure 3 Carton contents

Table 5 identifies the Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch components.

Table 5 Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch components

Item Description

1 Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch

scale: 3/8" = 1"

EXT 5EXT 6 EXT 7 EXT 8

1718 19 20

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Cisco MDS 9124e

CISCO

12 3

181830

Contents

Main Page Contents Page Page Page About this guide Intended audience Related documentation Contacting HP Technical Support HP contact information Document conventions and symbols Subscription service Other HP web sites Page 1 Overview Switch featu res Component identification Port side of the Switch 1 2 Internal ports summary Switch redun dancy Switch licensing Por tChannel Optional hardware kits Page 2 Setup Shipping carton contents 12 3 Installation and safety considerations Installing multiple switches Electrical considerations Environmental considerations Installing the Switch scale: 2/3" = 1" OA power verific ation Checking LEDs Setting the IP address Resetting the IP Address Configuring the Switch Items Required for Configu ration Connecting to the Command Line Interface Setting the date and time Verifying Installed Licenses Modifying the FC domain ID (optional) On Demand Ports Disabling and enabling a port Verifying the configuration Backing up the configuration Recovering the Admin Password Page Page 3 Managing the Switch Management features Maintaining the Switch Installing dust covers in empty ports Replacing an SFP transceiver Replacin g the Switch Powering on and off Interpreting LED activity LED indicators LED patterns POST and boot specifications POST Boot Interpreting POST results Page A Regulatory compliance and safety Regulatory compliance Federal Communications Com mission notice for Class A e quipment Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only Modifications Laser device Laser safety warning Certification and classification information Laser product label International notices and statements Canadian notice (avis Canadien) Class A equipment European Union notice Page Safety Battery replacement notice Taiwa n ba tte ry re cyclin g not ice Japanese power cord statement Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive English notice Dutch notice Czechoslovakian notice Estonian no tice Finnish notice French n otice German notice Greek notice Hungarian notice Italian notice Latvian notice Lithuanian notice Poli sh no tice Port ugue se no tice Page Swedis h notice Page B Electrostatic discharge How to prevent electrostatic discharge Grounding methods Page C Switch technical specifications General specifications Weight and physical dimensions Environmental requirements Supported SFPs Supported HBAs Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index A B C D