IBM AA-RWF3A-TE SAN Switch ISL Trunking groups, Activating additional 4/32B SAN Switch ports

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Locating 4/32B SAN Switch FC ports

Locating 4/32B SAN Switch FC ports

FC ports are numbered from left to right, in eight-port groups, and are also numbered on the faceplate, see Figure 8.

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Figure 8 4/32B SAN Switch FC ports

Activating additional 4/32B SAN Switch ports

The 4/32B SAN Switch is available with either 16 ports (0 through 15) activated for the standard model or 32 ports (0 through 31) activated for the Full or Power Pack models.

To activate additional ports, contact your HP representative to purchase the HP StorageWorks 8-Port Upgrade License, part number T3677A. If your 4/32B SAN Switch shipped with 16 active ports, purchase one 8-Port Upgrade License to activate ports 16 through 23; purchase a second 8-Port Upgrade License to activate ports 24 through 31.

Figure 8 4/32B SAN Switch FC ports NOTE:

Check the port status to determine whether the license is preinstalled. Use the portshow command for ports 16 through 31. If the port status output indicates Started and Licensed, all 32 ports are activated.

See Activating additional 4/32 and 4/32B SAN Switch ports, page 22 for steps on installing the license and activating ports.

SAN Switch ISL Trunking groups

ISL Trunking is optional HP StorageWorks software that allows you to create trunking groups of ISLs between adjacent switches. For more information about trunking, see the Fabric OS administrator’s guide.

If your SAN Switch is licensed for ISL Trunking (for example, Power Pack models ship with this license), use the trunking groups available on the switch.

SAN Switch installation guide

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