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

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—Each FCIP tunnel is represented and managed as a virtual Fibre Channel E_Port
—Fibre Channel Routing Services can be used over the FCIP link
—Fabrics connected through FCIP merge if the ports are configured as VE_Ports, and do not
merge if they are configured as VEX_Ports. If VE_Ports are used in a Fibre Channel Routing
Services backbone fabric configuration, then the backbone fabric merges, but the EX_Port
attached edge fabrics do not merge. For more information, see the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS
administrator guide.
NOTE: Newer blades should be installed after the required firmware is downloaded to the 4/256
SAN Director. Do not install a blade into a Director running an unsupported version of Fabric OS for
that blade.
NOTE: The B-Series MP Router Blade powers up in a persistently disabled state until the ports are
persistently enabled. This allows you to configure new ports before enabling them in the system.
After POST completes, the firmware version on the MP Router Blade will autolevel with the firmware
version on the active CP. You need to run Fabric OS 5.1.x or higher or the port blade will fault. For
more information, refer to ”Installing the optional B-Series MP Router blade” on page 135.
B-Series iSCSI Director Blade (FC4-16IP)
The B-Series iSCSI Director Blade enables bridging of iSCSI hosts to Fibre Channel Fabrics. It has
eight Fibre Channel optical SFP ports and eight Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) copper RJ 45 ports.
The FC4-16IP blade can only be installed in a 4/256 SAN Director configured in chassisConfig
mode 5, with Fabric OS 5.2.
1b or higher. The FC4-16IP blade requires that the 4/256 SAN
Director operates with four power supplies.
NOTE: The number of initiators per port, blade, or chassis depend on the version of Fabric OS and
are subject to change from release to release.
IMPORTANT: A maximum of four Intelligent blades total (i.e. combinations of up to two B-Series
MP Router Blades (FR4-18i) and up to four B-Series iSCSI Director Blades
(FC4-16IP) can be installed
in the 4/256 SAN Director running Fabric OS 5.2.x. The iSCSI Director Blade requires Fabric OS
5.2.1b or later.
The B-Series iSCSI Director Blade provides the following features:
• Compatible with FC4-16, FC4-32, FC4-48, and FR4-18i in the same 4/256 SAN Director
chassis