HP StorageWorks SAN Director Installation Guide (A7393-90009, May 2007)

Installing the optional B-Series iSCSI Director Blade144
After POST completes, the firmware version on the FC4-16IP blade will autolevel with the firmware
version on the active CP. You must operate with Fabric OS 5.2.1b or higher or the FC4-16IP blade
will fault.
The configuration of the FC4-16IP blade is saved by slot location in the CP. If the FC4-16IP blade is
moved to another slot, the configuration is not moved to the new slot location, but is preserved in the
previous slot location until another non FC4-16IP blade is installed. If another FC4-16IP blade is
installed into this empty slot, the preserved configuration will be used.
The FC4-16IP blade inherits any previously configured Fibre Channel port parameters from the blade
previously installed in the slot, including port blades such as the FC4-16.
NOTE: If an FR4-18i blade is inserted into the empty slot before another FC4-16IP blade is
installed, then the configuration is reset and will be lost to a subsequent FC4-16IP installed into that
slot.
FC4-16IP supported features
The FC4-16IP blade supports the following features included with the firmware:
• iSCSI bridging
• ISL Trunking on the eight Fibre Channel ports
For specific details on these features, see the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide.
4/256 SAN Director prerequisites for the FC4-16IP
Table 41 lists prerequisites.
Table 41 4/256 SAN Director prerequisites for FC4-16IP Blade
4/256 SAN Director Requirement
Power Four power supplies.
chassisConfig mode Chassis configuration mode 5 only. No other chassis
configuration mode is supported.
Number of blades A total of four FC4-16IPs can be installed in a single chassis.
Compatible blades FC4-16, FC4-32, FC4-48, and FR4-18i can be installed into the
same chassis.
Note: A total of four FC4-16IP blades and a total of two FR4-18i
blades are supported—but no more than four blades total of the
two types—can be installed. For example, if two FR4-18i blades
are installed, only two FR4-16IP blades can be installed.
Fabric OS Fabric OS 5.2.1b