HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router Installation Guide (A7437-96003, September 2005)

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Multi-protocol ports
The MP Router integrates sixteen multi-protocol ports (numbered 0—15, left to right). If you
purchased the MP Router Base model, ports 0—7 are enabled. If you purchased the MP Router Full
model, all ports are enabled.
IMPORTANT: If you purchased the MP Router with only eight active ports, you can enable
the remaining eight ports by purchasing the HP StorageWorks MP Router Upgrade License.
See ”Upgrading an 8-port base model to a 16-port full model” on page 19 for more
information.
Each multi-protocol port uses an optical SFP. The SFPs are hot-swappable and use industry-standard
local channel connectors. Make sure that all installed SFPs are approved for use with the MP Router.
To see a list of supported SFPs for your chassis, issue the sfpSupport command, or see ”MP
Router orderable hardware” on page 21.
• In FC mode (the default), each port provides auto-sensing ISL and fabric type (E, F, and FL,
respectively) connectivity.
• Additionally, the ports can be configured to provide EX_Port connectivity for use when routing
traffic between SANs. To use the ports as EX_Ports, you must manually configure them. See the
HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.x administrator guide for details about port configuration.
• Optionally, multi-protocol ports can be configured to act as IEEE-compliant optical Gigabit
Ethernet (GigE) ports, running at 1 Gb/s. When configured this way, the optional GigE ports
are used as part of the FCIP and iSCSI implementation.
Management ports
The MP Router provides dual, fully IEEE-compliant 10/100 BaseT Ethernet ports for management
purposes. When a device is connected to the port, both ends negotiate to determine the optimal
speed. The Ethernet port uses an RJ-45 connector. There are three externally visible LEDs for each
Ethernet port (see ”Management port LEDs” on page 55 for additional LED information). One LED
indicates link status, one indicates transmit/receive activity, and one indicates speed (10 Mb/s or
100 Mb/s). The TCP/IP address for each port can be configured from the serial port.
Serial port
An RS-232 serial port ships with the MP Router. The serial port uses an RJ-45 connector. The serial
port’s parameters are fixed at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, and no parity, with flow control set to
None .
The serial port connector is intended for initial IP address configuration only. You can also use the
connection to restore the MP Router to its factory default settings, if flash memory contents are "lost."
NOTE: The serial port connector is not intended for everyday administration/maintenance
functions.