HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) cable kit installation instructions (AR480-96001, January 2009)

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HP StorageWorks

DC SAN Director I

nter-Chassis

Link (ICL) cable kit installation

instructions

First edition: February 2009

The information in this document is subject to change without

notice.

Printed in the U.S.

www.hp.com

R480-96001*

Overview

Read these installation instructions to instal l the optional DC SAN

Director Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) cable kit. The kit increases the number

of ports using four inter-chassis li n ks (or cables) that interconnect two

DC Director chassis.

These instructions provide basic setup instructions. For detailed

conﬁguration information, access the HP StorageWorks DC SAN

Director hardware reference guide and the HP StorageWorks Fabric

OS 6.x administrator guide from the storage section on the following

web page:

ttp://www.hp.com/support/manuals

ICL License

One ICL license is required for each director interconnected using

the ICL cable kit. The ICL licenses are ordered separately. Follow the

instructions provided on the License Entitlement Certiﬁ cate to obtain

the ICL license keys.

IMPORTANT:

You must install an ICL license on both chassis before connecting

the ICL cables.

NOTE:

After adding or removing ICL licenses, all ICL ports must be

disabled a nd then re-enabled using the portdisable and

portenable commands.

Installing ICL cables

DC SAN Backbone Director cabling conﬁgurations

Connect the ICL cables in one of the conﬁgurations shown in Figure

1 through Figure 4.

NOTE:

The ICL cables and the ICL connectors are color-coded and

labeled for ease of installation.

1. Connect the cables from the top connectors (ICL 1) of the CR8

blades in the ﬁrst chassis to the bottom connectors (ICL 0) of the

CR8 blades in the second chassis.

2. Similarly, connect the c ables from the bottom connectors (ICL 0)

of the CR8 blades in the ﬁrst chassis to the top connectors (ICL 1)

of the CR8 blades in the second chassis.

IMPORTANT:

The cables can cross between the slot 5 CR8 blade and the slot

8 CR8 blade as long as the top-to-bottom rule is follow ed .

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Summary of content (5 pages)

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HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) cable kit installation instructions Overview Read these installation instructions to install the optional DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) cable kit. The kit increases the number of ports using four inter-chassis links (or cables) that interconnect two DC Director chassis. These instructions provide basic setup instructions.
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1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 26372a 26373a Figure 1 DC SAN Backbone Director ICL cabling (configuration 1) Figure 2 DC SAN Backbone Director ICL cabling (configuration 2) 1. Chassis 1 5. ICL connector (ICL1) 1. Chassis 1 5. ICL connector (ICL1) 2. Core Switch blades (CR8) 6. ICL connector (ICL 0) 2. Core Switch blades (CR8) 6. ICL connector (ICL 0) 3. Control Processor blades (CP8) 7. ICL cables 3. Control Processor blades (CP8) 7. ICL cables 4. Port blades 8.
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1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 26374a 26375a Figure 3 DC SAN Backbone Director ICL cabling (configuration 3) Figure 4 DC SAN Backbone Director ICL cabling (configuration 4) 1. Chassis 1 5. ICL connector (ICL1) 1. Chassis 1 5. ICL connector (ICL1) 2. Core Switch blades (CR8) 6. ICL connector (ICL 0) 2. Core Switch blades (CR8) 6. ICL connector (ICL 0) 3. Control Processor blades (CP8) 7. ICL cables 3. Control Processor blades (CP8) 7. ICL cables 4. Port blades 8.
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Figure 5 DC04 SAN Director Switch ICL cabling 1. Chassis 1 5. ICL connector (ICL1) 2. Core Switch blades (CR4S-8) 6. ICL connector (ICL 0) Figure 6 DC04 SAN Director Switch to DC SAN Backbone Director Switch ICL cabling 3. Control Processor blades (CP8) 7. ICL cables 1. Chassis 1 5. ICL connector (ICL1) 4. Port blades 8. Chassis 2 2. Core Switch blades (CR4S-8) 6. ICL connector (ICL 0) 3. Control Processor blades (CP8) 7. ICL cables 4. Port blades 8.
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Table 1 ICL connector port LEDs LED purpose LINK LED Color Status Recommended action No light (LED is off) No ICL or ICL cable present, but no connection Ensure that the ICL cable is correctly installed. Steady green ICL connected No action required. No light (LED is off) ICL operational No action required. Blinking amber Attention required Ensure that the ICL cable is correctly installed.