McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem User Guide (AA-RW20B-TE, December 2005)

42 Managing fabrics
Adding a new switch to a fabric
If there are no special conditions to be configured for the new switch, simply plug in the switch and the
switch becomes functional with the default fabric configuration. The default fabric configuration settings
are:
• Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric.
• External ports are 1-Gbps/2-Gbps/4-Gbps ports and are GL_Ports. Internal ports are 2-Gbps ports
and are FL_Ports.
• The default static IP address of 10.0.0.1 and gateway of 10.0.0.254 are assigned to the switch
without a gateway or boot protocol configured. See ”IP configuration” on page 85 for more
information.
If you are adding a new switch to a fabric and do not want to accept the default fabric configuration,
perform the following procedure:
1. If the switch is not new from the factory, reset the switch to the factory configuration before adding the
switch to the fabric. Select Switch > Restore Factory Defaults from the faceplate display.
2. If you want to manage the switch through the Ethernet port, you must first configure the IP address using
the Network Properties dialog or the Configuration Wizard. See ”Network properties” on page 84
and ”Using the configuration wizard” on page 78 for more information.
3. Plug in the inter-switch links (ISL), but do not connect the devices.
4. Configure the port types for the new switch using the Port Properties dialog. The
1-Gbps/2-Gbps/4-Gbps (external) ports can be G_Port, GL_Port, F_Port, or FL_Port. See ”Configuring
ports” on page 104 for more information.
5. Connect the devices to the switch.
6. Make any necessary zoning changes using the Edit Zoning dialog. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open
the Edit Zoning dialog. See ”Editing the zoning database” on page 54 for more information.