HP SAN DC and DC04 Director Switch to an HP SN8000B 8-slot and 4-slot Director Switch Upgrade Guide (5697-2378, March 2013)

Inserting an mSFP or SFP+ transceiver
1. Position the optical transceiver so that the key is oriented correctly to the port. Insert the
transceiver into the port until it is firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks.
Transceivers are keyed so that they can be inserted only with the correct orientation. If a
transceiver does not slide in easily, make sure that it is correctly oriented.
Insert all the required transceivers before inserting the cables. Once all the transceivers are
inserted, proceed to Step 2.
NOTE: If you are inserting mSFP transceivers into an FC8-64 port blade, HP recommends
that you insert the cables into the transceivers before inserting the transceivers into the blade.
The smaller size of the mSFP transceivers makes it difficult to insert cables after inserting all
the transceivers into the blade. Be sure you have the correct cables to insert into the mSFP
transceivers.
2. Position a cable so that the key (the ridge on one side of the cable connector) is aligned with
the slot in the transceiver. Insert the cable into the transceiver until the latching mechanism
clicks.
Cables are keyed so that they can be inserted in only one way. If a cable does not slide in
easily, make sure it is correctly oriented.
Powering up the chassis
Once the core blades have been replaced and any new power supplies have been added, you
can power up the chassis. Complete the following steps to power up a chassis.
1. Turn the AC power switches on the power supplies to I. The AC power switches light green
when switched on and power is supplied.
The backbone performs a POST when it is powered on. POST takes approximately 15 to 20
minutes and is complete when the indicator light activity displays the operational state. A
faulty POST may be caused by blades not being properly seated. Check all blades to be sure
they are seated correctly.
2. Confirm the following:
• The chassis is online
• All devices are online
• All ISLs are online
Upgrading additional chassis
If you have two or more chassis that are to be connected with ICL cables, they must all be upgraded
to Fabric OS 7.0.0 or later. Repeat the previous steps, beginning with “Quiescing traffic on the
chassis” (page 5) for each chassis until all chassis have been upgraded.
Installing QSFP transceivers and cables for the ICLs
Once all chassis that are to be connected have been upgraded to Fabric OS 7.0.x, you can begin
cabling them together with ICL cables.
For the HP DC SAN Backbone Director Switch and the HP SN8000B 8-slot Backbone Director, an
off-the-shelf QSFP cable up to 50 meters long can be used as an ICL cable.
NOTE: If any QSFP ports are not used, make sure the rubber gaskets (dust covers) are inserted
in the ports.
Figure 4 (page 17) shows a QSFP cable and transceiver. The QSFP connectors on the core blades
are labeled by trunk group (trunking is licensable) for ease of installation.
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