53-1001082-01 September 29, 2008 M5424 Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual
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Contents About this document How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the Ethernet network . . . . . . . . 13 Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing from Fabric OS Native to Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . 15 Changing from Access Gateway mode to Fabric Switch mode . . . . 17 Activating Ports on Demand (POD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Activating ports with a POD license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About this document This document is a hardware reference manual written for SAN administrators using Blade Servers that support the Brocade M5424 Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module. It provides information on installing, configuring, and maintaining of the Brocade M5424 SAN I/O Module. NOTE Throughout this document, the Brocade M5424 SAN I/O Module is referred to as the SAN I/O Module. How this document is organized This document is organized to help you find information that you need as quickly as possible.
Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document.
Notes, attention, caution, and danger The following notices appear in this document. NOTE A note provides a tip, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information. ATTENTION An attention alerts you to potential damage to hardware, firmware, software or data. CAUTION A caution alerts you to potential injury to personnel. DANGER A danger alerts you to potential lethal injury to personnel.
Additional information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. Brocade resources The following related documentation is provided on the Brocade Family Documentation and Brocade M5424 Documentation CD-ROMs packaged with the SAN I/O Module and on the Brocade Web site. NOTE For access to the Brocade web site, go to http://www.brocade.com and click Brocade Connect to register at no cost for a user ID and password.
Optional brocade features Optional Brocade features include: Advanced Performance Monitoring Enables more effective end-to-end SAN performance analysis to enhance performance tuning, increase productivity, optimize resource utilization, and reduce costs. Fabric Watch Continuously monitors SAN fabrics for potential faults based on thresholds set for a variety of SAN fabric elements and events—automatically alerting administrators to potential problems before they become costly failures.
http://www.t11.org For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web site: http://www.fibrechannel.org Getting technical help Contact your SAN I/O Module support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1.
Chapter Introducing the SAN I/O Module 1 The M5424 Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module is a 24-port Fibre Channel module with 8 external ports and 16 internal ports that installs in a Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure. Although the product may ship with a specific number of ports enabled, it can upgraded to 24 ports through Ports on Demand (POD) licensing. These ports support link speeds up to 8 Gbps. NOTE You can also install 4 Gbps SFPs in the SAN I/O Module. All SFPs must be Brocade-branded.
1 Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes These ports are capable of Brocade ISL Trunking with appropriate licensing. • Up to 16 internal backplane F_Ports. Each port can automatically negotiate its speed at either 4 Gbps or 8 Gbps to match the speed of attached devices. • Dynamic ports on demand, which allows ports to be activated as needed based on available licenses.
Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes 1 NOTE You can also install 4 Gbps SFPs in the SAN I/O Module, however all SFPs must be Brocade-branded. • One serial console port on the front panel (RJ45 connector). • One green/amber LED to indicate status for each port. If dark, the port is unlicensed. • The following system light-emitting diodes (LEDs): - One green power LED to indicate module power-on. - One green/amber LED to indicate module status.
1 Hardware Description Hardware Description This section describes the physical SAN I/O Module as shipped from the factory. For specifications, such as installed memory, weight and physical dimensions, facility requirements, architectural specifications, and regulatory compliance, refer to Appendix A, “SAN I/O Module specifications” Port side Externally accessible ports and LEDs are on the port side of the SAN I/O Module.
Hardware Description 1 SAN I/O Module status LED 2 Power status LED 3 Server Management LED 1 Nonport side The nonport side of the SAN I/O Module (shown in Figure 3) is seated into the enclosure. You do not need to line up the SAN I/O Module as it will seat correctly when the insertion arm is closed. When the SAN I/O Module is inserted, the backplane connectors activate a connection port, allowing the SAN I/O Module to be configured in the Blade Server Enclosure.
1 ISL trunking groups SFPs NOTE You must install Brocade-branded SFPs in the SAN I/O Module. The SAN I/O Module was designed to work with small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical modules. The SAN I/O Module ships with a specific number of 8 Gbps Brocade-branded SFPs. If you purchase a POD license, you will receive additional SFPs. NOTE You can also install 4 Gbps SFPs in the SAN I/O module, All SFPs must be Brocade-branded.
Optional features 1 Optional features The SAN I/O Module supports the following optional software, which is activated with the purchase of the corresponding license key. Applicable options depend on whether the SAN I/O Module operates in Switch or Access Gateway mode. Fabric OS Native Mode • • • • Enhanced Group Management1 1.
1 Cabling guidelines 5. Be sure that you have taken the necessary precautions for electrostatic sensitivity; then break the seal warning. 6. Slide the SAN I/O Module out of the antistatic sleeve and inspect it carefully for any obvious defects or shipping damage. 7. For complete instructions to install the SAN I/O Module into the Blade Server Enclosure, refer to the section on installing an I/O module in the Blade Server Enclosure Hardware Owner’s Manual.
Chapter Configuring the SAN I/O Module 2 Use procedures in this chapter to configure the SAN I/O Module to operate on a network and fabric. Also use steps to change the Module’s operating mode (Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes), activate Ports on Demand (POD), and connect to the SAN I/O Module using Web Tools. NOTE Although the SAN I/O Module is configured at the factory for Fabric OS Native mode, you can enable it for Access Gateway mode.
2 Modify the SAN I/O Module IP address Modify the SAN I/O Module IP address By default, the IP address for the SAN I/O Module is configured as 10.77.77.77 with a default Ethernet subnetmask of 255.255.255.0. Reset the IP address using three methods. If the IP values are set using either of these methods, the IP values are stored on the SAN I/O Module. • SAN I/O Module Command Line Interface (CLI). • Blade Server Enclosure CMC CLI. • Blade Server Enclosure CMC graphical user interface (GUI).
Modify the SAN I/O Module IP address e. 2 From the COM Port Properties window, select the following configuration values: • • • • • Bits per second: 9600 Databits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow Control: None For LINUX or UNIX a. Enter the following at the command prompt: tip /dev/ttyb -9600 b. When the terminal application stops reporting information, press Enter to display the login prompt. c. Log in using the default administrative account: Login: admin Password: password d.
2 Modify the SAN I/O Module IP address • Switch-6 for SAN I/O module installed in bay C2. 3. At the login prompt, enter the user name as admin and password as password. 4. Use the appropriate CLI commands to change the IP address of the selected SAN I/O module. Refer to your Blade Server Enclosure CLI documentation. Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address To change the IP address, use the following steps: 1. Open the CMC application’s Setup tab. 2.
Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the Ethernet network 2 Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the Ethernet network Once you have successfully set the appropriate IP address of the SAN I/O Module, you can establish an Ethernet connection through the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) to a remote management workstation for any additional configuration. The management workstation must be on the same Ethernet subnet as the CMC.
2 Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the fabric MAX_HOPS: (7..19) [7] Per-frame Route Priority: (0..1) [0] Long Distance Fabric: (0..1) [0] BB credit: (1..
Changing from Fabric OS Native to Access Gateway mode 2 ATTENTION A cable should not be bent to a radius less than 5.08 cm (2 inches) under full tensile load and 3.048 cm (1.2 inches) with no tensile load. Tie wraps are not recommended for optical cables because they are easily overtightened. a. Orient a cable connector so that the key (the ridge on one side of connector) aligns with the slot in the transceiver. b. Insert the cable into the transceiver until the latching mechanism clicks.
2 Changing from Fabric OS Native to Access Gateway mode • Enabling Access Gateway mode is a disruptive process because the switch is disabled and rebooted.Once you enable the SAN I/O Module in Access Gateway mode, only a limited subset of Fabric OS commands are available and all fabric-related service requests are forwarded to the fabric switches. See the Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide for more information.
Changing from Access Gateway mode to Fabric Switch mode 2 3. Enter the following command to save the current configuration on the SAN I/O Module. This command is optional and is only required if you are converting an existing SAN I/O Module to Access Gateway mode. configUpload Save 4. Enter the following command to enable Access Gateway mode: ag ––modeEnable The SAN I/O Module automatically reboots and comes back online in Access Gateway mode using a factory default F_Port to N_Port mapping.
2 Connecting to the SAN I/O Module Using Web Tools Activating ports with a POD license You can activate ports with a POD license while the SAN I/O Module is connected to existing SANs or before connecting to an existing SAN. For SAN I/O Modules already connected to existing storage networks: 1. Add the POD license using Web Tools or CLI. 2. Enable each newly licensed port using Web Tools or CLI. NOTE This method is non-disruptive to existing servers and storage connecting to SAN I/O Module.
Chapter 3 Operating the SAN I/O Module This chapter describes the operation and interoperability of the SAN I/O Module.
3 Accessing the SAN I/O Module Operating system support Brocade Fabric OS has no specific host OS dependencies. The Fabric OS in the switches allows for any Fibre Channel-compliant device to attach to switches as long as it conforms to the standards for device login, name service, and related Fibre Channel features.
Interpreting POST results 3 Secure Telnet access is available using Secure Shell (SSH), a network security protocol for secure remote login and other secure network services over an insecure network. Brocade Web Tools management is available through a secure browser using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The SSL security protocol provides data encryption, server authentication, message integrity, and optional client authentication for a TCP/IP connection.
3 Interpreting LED activity Interpreting LED activity Each SAN I/O Module uses LEDs to indicate status. These LEDs are shown in Figure 5. FIGURE 5 LED Locations 1 6 2 TABLE 4 22 3 7 4 5 Key to Figure 5 Location Indicator Color Operation 1 FC (external) port status green/amber Note: LED meanings are not valid during boot, diagnostics, or POST. Green: Off (dark): No signal carrier or unlicensed. Steady: Online normal active port but no port activity.
Removing and replacing the SAN I/O Module 3 Locating the serial number Before contacting service support, be sure to obtain the module’s serial number. Use one of these methods to locate the number: • Use the CLI and enter the ChassisShow command. The SAN I/O Module serial number is displayed along with other data. • Locate the serial number on the label attached to the SAN I/O Module. Refer to Figure 3 on page 5 for location.
3 Removing and replacing the SAN I/O Module FIGURE 6 Removing an SFP from a Port Cable Release Bale 1 SFP 3 SFP 2 4 5. Refer to the Hardware Owner’s Manual for the Blade Server Enclosure to remove and replace the SAN I/O module from the enclosure. . ATTENTION If you are not replacing the SAN I/O Module, use a filler panel to fill the empty slot to maintain proper air flow. Do not leave the slot empty.
Appendix SAN I/O Module specifications A This appendix provides product specifications and regulatory compliance as a handy reference. Access Gateway Mode default port mapping The M5424 SAN I/O Module can contain 24 total ports. Of these, F_Ports are ports 1-16 and N_Ports are ports 0 and 17-23. In Access Gateway mode, the SAN I/O Module F_Ports are mapped to N_Ports. This following lists the factory-default F_Port to N_Port mapping for Access Gateway mode.
A Weight and physical dimensions Weight and physical dimensions Table 6 lists the weight and physical dimensions of the SAN I/O Module. TABLE 6 SAN I/O Module Specifications Dimension Measurements Height 1.27 in (32.48 mm) Width 10.74 in (272.75 mm) Depth 12.09 in (307.24 mm) Weight 4.65 (2.10 kg) — without media Facility requirements The information in Table 7 shows the operating and non-operating limitations of the Brocade M5424 Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module SAN I/O Module.
Electrical A Electrical Table 8 lists SAN I/O module electrical specifications. TABLE 8 Electrical specifications and requirements Dimension Measurements DC input 12 V and 3.3 V from chassis Power consumption About 32 W normally and 39 W maximum measured Architectural specification The SAN I/O Module meets the specifications shown in Table 9. TABLE 9 Architecture Feature Description Scalability Refer to the current Brocade Scalability Guidelines publication.
A Fibre Channel standards compliance For more information and a list of supported HBAs, refer to your Dell PowerEdge documentation. Fibre Channel standards compliance The SAN I/O Module switch meets or exceeds the Fibre Channel standards for compliance, performance, and feature capabilities as defined in the Brocade standards compliance list. This information is available at: http://www.brocade.com/products/interop/standards_compliance.
Regulatory compliance A BSMI statement (Republic of Taiwan) M5424 SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001082-01 29
A Regulatory compliance CE statement ATTENTION This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product might cause radio interference, and the user might be required to take corrective measures.
Environmental regulation compliance A Environmental regulation compliance This section describes the China ROHS environmental regulatory compliance requirements for the SAN I/O Module. China RoHS The contents included in this section are per the requirements of the People's Republic of ChinaManagement Methods for Controlling Pollution by Electronic Information products.
A Environmental regulation compliance TS/HS Dual Language Sheet In accordance with China's Management Measures on the Control of Pollution caused by Electronic Information products (Decree No. 39 by the Ministry of Information Industry), the following information is provided regarding the names and concentration level of Hazardous substances (HS) which may be contained in this product.
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A Environmental regulation compliance TABLE 10 EMC certifications (Continued) Country Safety specification Republic of Korea Russia KN24 KN22 GOST R IEC 60950-2002 Taiwan (power supply only) United States 34 EMC specification GOST R 51318.22-99 (Class A) GOST R 51318.24-99 GOST R 51317.3.2-99 GOST R 51317.3.3-99 CNS13438 UL 60950-1 1st Ed.
Index A access gateway mode, 1 changing from fabric OS native mode, 15 default port mapping, 25 activating POD ports, 18 ag --help command, 17 ag --mapshow command, 17 ag --modeEnable command, 17 air flow, 26 architectural specifications, 27 configUpload command, 15, 17 configure command, 13 connect command, 11 connect switch-x command, 11 console port, 2, 3 D dimensions, 26 dynamic ports on demand, 2 B E beacon, 21 boot flash, 25 Brocade applications supported, 7 Brocade ISL Trunking, 6 BSMI statemen
I O insertion arm, 5 Internet Explorer, 18 interoperability, 19 interpreting LED activity, 22 POST results, 21 IP address modify using CMC CLI, 11 modify using CMC GUI, 12 modify using module CLI, 10 modifying default, 10 ipAddrSet command, 11 ISL, 6 trunking, 2, 6 trunking groups, 6 operating requirements, 26 operating system support, 20 optional features, 7 access gateway mode, 7 fabric OS native mode, 7 OS, viii K kernel, 25 kernel flash, 25 L labeling, 5 laser compliance, 30 LED, 2, 21, 22 LED acti
S W SAN I/O Module accessing, 20 cabling guidelines, 8 characteristics, 4 connecting to Ethernet, 13 connecting to fabric, 13 hardware description, 4 physical dimensions and weight, 26 removing and replacing, 23 serial number, 23 specifications, 25 status, 22 unpacking and installing, 7 SDRAM, 25 SEEPROM, 25 serial cable, 10 serial console port, 2, 3 serial number, 23 SFPs, 2, 6 shipping package, 7 shock, 26 specifications, 26 supported HBAs, 27 supported SFP, 6 switchDisable command, 13, 16 switchShow co
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