Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem installation guide Part number: AA-RW1LA-TE First edition: May 2005
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Contents About this guide . . . . . . . . . . .Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Symbols in text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equipment symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP technical support . . . .
3 Managing the 4Gb SAN Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Management features of the 4Gb SAN Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintaining the 4Gb SAN Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing an SFP Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diagnostic tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4Gb SAN Switch external ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Shipping carton contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Interconnect switch removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Removing the cover of an Interconnect switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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About this guide This installation guide provides information to help you configure the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (referred to hereafter as the 4Gb SAN Switch).
Document conventions and symbols Table 1 Document conventions Convention Element Medium blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses Medium blue, underlined text (http://www.hp.
NOTE: TIP: Provides additional information. Provides helpful hints and shortcuts. Equipment symbols Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. Enclosed area contains no operator serviceable parts. WARNING! Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. Enclosed area contains no operator serviceable parts.
HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP web site: http://www.hp.com/support/. Collect the following information before calling: • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial numbers • Product model names and numbers • Applicable error messages • Operating system type and revision level • Detailed, specific questions For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
• http://www.hp.com • http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem • http://www.hp.com/go/support/ • http://www.docs.hp.
About this guide
1 Overview The 4Gb SAN Switch is a FC switch that supports link speeds of up to 4 Gb/sec. The 4Gb SAN Switch can operate in a fabric containing multiple switches or as the only switch in a fabric.
• One 10/100 Mb/sec Ethernet port with an RJ-45 connector • The following light-emitting diodes (LEDs): • Power status • Switch status • Ethernet status • Port status and port speed for each port • Voltage monitoring • Temperature monitoring • Real-time clock • Manufacturing SEEPROM • SFP port monitoring • 3.
To determine the type of licensing included with your 4Gb SAN Switch, use the licenseshow command. switch:root> licenseshow XXXnnXXnXnnXXX: Fabric Watch license Release v5.
4Gb SAN Switch characteristics The following subsections describe the physical characteristics of the 4Gb SAN Switch and some important requirements for proper operation. Port side of the 4Gb SAN Switch Figure 1 diagrams the ports of the 4Gb SAN Switch. Miniature serial port (RS-232) Ethernet connector port (RJ-45) 8 9 10 11 Figure 1 4Gb SAN Switch external ports Ports 8, 9, 10, and 11 are the external ports of the 4Gb SAN Switch that use SFP transceivers. See Table 2.
Ports 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are the 4Gb SAN Switch’s logical internal ports that connect to the eight server bays in the enclosure via the enclosure signal backplane. Server bay 1 is connected to Switch Port 0, Server bay 2 is connected to Switch port 1, and so forth. See Table 3.
NOTE: ISL Trunking is optional software that allows you to create trunking groups of ISLs between adjacent switches. ISL trunking is available on the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem, Power Pack, or by purchasing the optional license as described in the following section. For more information about trunking, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0 features overview.
Optional hardware kits Table 4 lists optional hardware kits that support the 4Gb SAN Switch.
Table 4 Available hardware (continued) Accessory Part number SC-female-to-SC-female adapter C7534A* 2 m LC-male-to-SC-male adapter kit C7534A* * Premerger HP part number ** Premerger Compaq part number 20 Overview
2 Installing the 4Gb SAN Switch This chapter provides the following information: • Shipping carton contents, page 22 • Installation and safety considerations, page 22 • Installing the signal conditioning card, page 24 • Installing the 4Gb SAN Switch, page 25 • Server FC Port Connections, page 28 • Connecting the serial cable, page 28 • Configuring the 4Gb SAN Switch, page 29 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem installation guide 21
Shipping carton contents Figure 2 and Table 5 list the shipping carton contents for the 4Gb SAN Switch kit.
Electrical considerations The 4Gb SAN Switch receives power from the Interconnect switch. For power information, refer to ”Technical specifications” on page 51. Environmental considerations Ensure proper cooling and ventilation by verifying the following: • Verify that the air vents on the Interconnect switch and the 4Gb SAN Switch are not blocked or restricted. • Verify that the ambient air temperature at the front of the enclosure does not exceed 35°C (95°F) while the switch is operating.
Installing the signal conditioning card 1. Power down the Interconnect switch. 2. Remove the Interconnect switch by releasing the latch (1 and 2 in Figure 3) on the front and sliding it out of the enclosure (3). 1 2 3 Figure 3 Interconnect switch removal 3. Remove the cover of the Interconnect switch by loosening the thumbscrews (see Figure 4).
4. Install the FC signal conditioning card if one is not already installed. See Figure 5. Figure 5 FC signal conditioning card installation 5. Replace the cover of the Interconnect switch and insert the Interconnect switch back into the enclosure. Installing the 4Gb SAN Switch ! IMPORTANT: Hot plugging a SAN Switch into an Interconnect switch may result in the temporary loss of network communication for the server blade network ports connected through that particular Interconnect switch.
2. Remove the protective foam from the connector guide pins on the back of the 4Gb SAN Switch. Figure 6 Removing the protective foam from the connector guide pins. 3. Plug the 4Gb SAN Switch into the back of the BladeSystem server enclosure; it will mate with the installed Interconnect switch. Be sure that the handle of the 4Gb SAN Switch is on the left when inserting the 4Gb SAN Switch and that the handle latch is fully engaged after installation. See Figure 7. Figure 7 Installing the 4Gb SAN Switch 4.
b. Insert the optical cable (2) into the SFP transceiver. When fully seated, both the transceiver and the cable click into place. Figure 8 Installing an SFP transceiver(1) and optical cable (2) NOTE: The minimum bend radius for a 50-micron fiber optic cable is 2 inches under full tensile load and 1.2 inches with no tensile load. Because they are easily overtightened, tie wraps are not recommended for optical cables. The cable connectors are keyed to ensure correct orientation.
Server FC Port Connections The 4 Gb SAN Switch port connections to all blade servers except the BL40p are made through embedded pathways in the enclosure hardware. These require no transceivers or optical cables. The BL40p uses a standard HBA with optical transceivers. These ports are available at the rear of the enclosure, and must be connected to external ports of the 4 Gb SAN Switch using transceivers and optical cables.
Cables can be organized and managed in a variety of ways. For example, using cable channels on the sides of the cabinet or patch panels for cable management. Following is a list of recommendations: • Plan for the rack space required for cable management before installing the switch. • Leave at least three inches of slack for each port cable. This provides room to remove and replace the switch and helps prevent the cables from being bent to less than the minimum bend radius.
1. Power up the Switch and log in, page 30. 2. Set the IP address, page 30. 3. Create an Ethernet connection and log in, page 32. 4. Modify the FC domain ID (optional), page 32. 5. Verify the configuration, page 33. 6. Back up the configuration, page 33. Power up the Switch and log in 1. Once a serial connection is established, provide power to the Interconnect switch. The power status LED illuminates green, and the Interconnect switch begins running power-on self-test (POST).
3. Optionally, verify that the address was correctly set by entering ipaddrshow at the command prompt. 4. Record the IP address on the label clearly displayed on the port side of the chassis. 5. If the serial port is no longer required, log out of the serial console by typing exit and pressing Enter, and then remove the serial cable.
Create an Ethernet connection and log in Create an Ethernet connection to the 4Gb SAN Switch: 1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port and to the workstation or to an Ethernet network containing the workstation. After this connection is made, you can access the 4Gb SAN Switch remotely, by command line or by Advanced Web Tools. Ensure that the switch is not being modified from any other connections during the remaining steps. 2. Log in to the switch by telnet, using the admin account.
b. Customize the status policies as desired. 9. To deactivate the alarm for a particular condition, enter 0 at the prompt for that condition. Verify the configuration After completing the configuration, use the LEDs and commands to verify that the configuration has been accepted. 1. Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional. For information about LED patterns, refer to ”Interpreting LED activity” on page 38. 2. Type switchshow to get information about the switch and port status. 3.
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3 Managing the 4Gb SAN Switch This chapter provides the following information: Management features of the 4Gb SAN Switch, page 35 Maintaining the 4Gb SAN Switch, page 37 Powering the 4Gb SAN Switch on and off, page 38 Interpreting LED activity, page 38 LED locations on the 4Gb SAN Switch, page 39 LED patterns, page 39 POST and boot specifications, page 43 Interpreting POST results, page 44 Management features of the 4Gb SAN Switch The management tools built into the 4Gb SAN Switch (listed in Table 6), can
Table 6 4Gb SAN Switch management features Management tool Out-of-band support In-band support Command line interface, which supports up to two admin sessions and four user sessions simultaneously. For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0 procedures user guide and the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0 command reference guide.
You can connect a management station to one switch via Ethernet while managing other switches connected to the first switch via FC. To do so, set the FC gateway address of each of the other switches to be managed to the FC IP address of the first switch. The gateway address of the first switch should be set to what ever the gateway address is for the subnet that the first switch resides on. For example: Management station First switch Second switch Third switch Ethernet 192.168.1.09 192.168.1.10 204.
Diagnostic tests In addition to POST, Fabric OS 5.0 includes diagnostic tests to help troubleshoot the hardware and the firmware including tests of internal connections and circuitry, fixed media, and the transceivers and cables in use. The tests are initiated by command, either through a telnet session or through a terminal setup for a serial connection to the switch.
LED locations on the 4Gb SAN Switch All 4Gb SAN Switch LEDs are located on the port side. They include: • Switch Status • Port Status • Port Speed • Ethernet Status • Ethernet Speed Figure 9 shows the front side of the 4Gb SAN Switch. Ethernet Speed LED Ethernet Status LED Port Status (ST) LED Switch Status LED Port Speed (SP) LED Figure 9 4Gb SAN Switch LED locations LED patterns Table 7 and Table 8 summarize LED location, color, and meaning, as well as any recommended user response.
Switch status LED patterns The system and power LED patterns are shown in Table 7 Table 7 Switch Status LED patterns during normal operation LED name, location LED color Status of hardware Recommended action Switch Status LED No light Switch is off, boot is not complete, or boot failed. Verify that switch is on and has completed booting. Steady green Switch is on and functioning. No action required.
Port LED patterns Each port has two LEDs: the upper LED is a port status indicator, and the lower LED is a port speed indicator. Table 8 shows the LED location, color, meaning, and recommended action for these port LEDs. Table 8 Port status and Port Speed LED patterns during normal operation LED name, Location LED color Status of hardware Recommended action Port Status No light No light or signal carrier (transceiver or cable) detected. Check transceiver and cable.
Table 8 Port status and Port Speed LED patterns during normal operation (continued) LED name, Location LED color Status of hardware Recommended action Slow-flashing amber Port is disabled as a result of diagnostics or portDisable command. Enable the port using the portEnable command; refer to HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0 command reference guide for more information. If the LEDs for all ports are slow-flashing amber, enable the switch by entering the switchEnable command.
Ethernet LED patterns Each Ethernet port has two LEDs, described in Table 9. Table 9 Ethernet LED patterns LED name, location LED color Status of hardware Ethernet Speed located at upper right of Ethernet port No light Port speed is 10 Mb/sec. No action required. Steady green Port speed is 100 Mb/sec. Ethernet Link No light No link. Establish link. Amber Link is valid. No action required. Blinking green Traffic. No action required.
Boot Boot completes in approximately three minutes if POST is run. Boot includes the following tasks after POST is complete: • Universal port configuration is performed. • Links are initialized. • Fabric is analyzed, and if any ports are connected to other switches, the 4Gb SAN Switch participates in a fabric configuration. • The 4Gb SAN Switch obtains a domain ID and assigns port addresses. • Unicast routing tables are constructed. • Normal port operation is enabled.
A Regulatory compliance notices This appendix covers the following topics: • FCC EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility) statement (USA), page 45 • EMC statement (Canada), page 45 • European Union notice, page 45 • Laser safety, page 46 • Laser safety, page 46 • , page 47 FCC EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility) statement (USA) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Compliance with these directives implies conformity to applicable harmonized European standards (European Norms) which are listed on the EU Declaration of Conformity issued by Hewlett-Packard for this product or product family. This compliance is indicated by the following conformity marking placed on the product: This marking is valid for non-Telecom products and EU harmonized Telecom products (e.g. Bluetooth). xxxx* This marking is valid for EU non-harmonized Telecom products .
C. Usage restrictions Failure to comply with these usage restrictions may result in incorrect operation of the system and points of access may emit laser radiation above the Class 1 limits established by the IEC and U.S. DHHS. WARNING! Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein or in the laser product’s installation guide may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
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B Electrostatic discharge To prevent damaging the system, be aware of the precautions you need to follow when setting up the system or handling parts. A discharge of static electricity may damage system boards or other static-sensitive devices. This type of damage may reduce the life expectancy of the device. To prevent electrostatic damage, observe the following precautions: • Avoid hand contact by transporting and storing products in static-safe containers.
Electrostatic discharge
C Technical specifications This appendix provides the following information: • Data transmission ranges, page 51 • External FC port specifications, page 52 • Serial port specifications, page 52 • Weight and physical dimensions, page 53 • Memory specifications, page 53 • Supported SFP transceivers, page 53 • Facility requirements, page 53 • Environmental requirements, page 54 • Supported HBAs, page 54 • System specifications, page 55 Data transmission ranges Table 10 provides the data transmission ranges fo
Laser data transmission ranges (continued) Table 10 Port speed Cable Short wavelength Long wavelength 2 Gb/sec 9μ n/a 10 km (6.2 miles) without an HP Extended Fabrics license; 50 to 100 km with an HP Extended Fabrics license. 4Gb/sec 50μ 150 m (492 ft.) n/a 4Gb/sec 62.5μ 70 m (230 ft.) n/a External FC port specifications The external FC ports in the 4Gb SAN Switch are compatible with SWL and LWL SFP transceivers.
Weight and physical dimensions Table 11 lists the physical dimensions of the 4Gb SAN Switch. Table 11 4Gb SAN Switch physical dimensions Height 8.66 cm (3.410 in) Width 3.87 cm (1.525 in) Depth 13.02 cm (5.125 in) excluding handle Weight .36 kg (.8 lb) Memory specifications The 4Gb SAN Switch memory specifications are shown in Table 12.
Power requirements The 4Gb SAN Switch receives all necessary power from the Interconnect switch. No other power requirement or provision exists. Environmental requirements To ensure proper operation, the 4Gb SAN Switch must not be subjected to environmental conditions beyond those for which it was tested. Acceptable environmental ranges for operating and nonoperating conditions are listed in Table 13.
System specifications Table 14 lists the system specifications for the 4Gb SAN Switch. Table 14 System specifications Specification Description Configurable port types F_Port, FL_Port, and E_Port System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory switch System processor PPC440GP, 200 MHz CPU ANSI FC protocol FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standard) Modes of operation FC Class 2, Class 3, Class F Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW 5.
Table 14 System specifications (continued) Specification Description Port-to-port latency Less than 2 microseconds with no contention (destination port is free) EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) Emissions An operating 4Gb SAN Switch conforms to the emissions requirements specified by the following regulations: • FCC Rules & Regulations, Part 15 subpart B, Class A • CISPR22 Class A • EN55022 Class A • VCCI Class A ITE • AS/NZS 3548 Class A • CNS13438 Class A • ICES-003 Class A Immunity • IEC 61000
Index aggregate bandwidth 55 audience 7 authorized reseller, HP 10 Power Pack 14 fabric licenses 14 Fibre Channel FC classes 55 FC domain ID 32 FC-IP 55 B G Back up 33 bandwidth, aggregate 55 Blade enclosure 14, 17, 25 boot specifications 43 H 4Gb SAN Switch 7 A C cable management 28 class, Fibre Channel 55 conventions document 8 text symbols 8 D diagnostics 38 document conventions 8 related documentation 7 DTE port 13 E EIA 22 electrostatic discharge 49 EMI Canada 45 FCC (USA) 45 equipment symbol
P port configurable types 13, 55 speed 13 POST specifications 43 Power Pack 14 protocol, ANSI 55 R regulatory compliance notices 45 related documentation 7 RJ-45 connector 13 RS-232 connector 13 data transmission ranges 51 environmental requirements 54 facility requirements 53 FC port 52 memory 53 serial port 52 system 55 weight and physical dimensions 53 technical support, HP 10 text symbols 8 transceiver 13, 16, 22, 26, 27, 29, 37, 38, 40, 42, 46, 51, 52, 53 V S voltage 56 SAN 7 SAN Switch 7 charact
