HP SN8000B Inter-Chassis Link Cable Installation Instructions (5697-0877, July 2011)

HP SN8000B Inter-Chassis

Link Cable Installation

Instructions

Part number: 5697-0877

July 2011

edition: 1

Overview

Use these installation instructions to install the optional

HP SN8000B Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) cable (64 Gb

QSFP) to connect up to six SN8000B Director chassis.

These instructions provide basic setup instructions. For

detailed configuration information, see the HP

SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Hardware

Reference Guide, the HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN

Director Hardware Reference Guide, and the Brocade

Fabric OS 7.0.0 Administrator's Guide, available on

the HP Manuals website:

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

From the Manuals site, under storage, select Storage

Networking, and then select your switch.

ICL license

An ICL license (part number TC351A) is required to

use ICL ports. You must install an ICL license on each

interconnected Director switch before you connect the

ICL cables.

• A single license enables all ICL ports on an

SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director.

• A single license enables half the available ICL

ports on an SN8000B 8-Slot Director. You must

purchase an additional license to enable the other

half.

ICL licenses are ordered separately. To obtain the ICL

license keys, follow the instructions on the License

Entitlement Certificate.

NOTE: After adding or removing ICL licenses,

all ICL ports must be disabled and then

re-enabled using the portdisable and

portenable commands respectively.

Installing ICL cables

NOTE: When ICL cables are not in use, ensure

that the ICL ports have electromagnetic

interference (EMI) plugs installed.

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HP SN8000B Inter-Chassis Link Cable Installation Instructions Overview Use these installation instructions to install the optional HP SN8000B Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) cable (64 Gb QSFP) to connect up to six SN8000B Director chassis. These instructions provide basic setup instructions. For detailed configuration information, see the HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Hardware Reference Guide, the HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Hardware Reference Guide, and the Brocade Fabric OS 7.0.
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Figure 3 Full mesh topology Installing a QSFP transceiver and ICL cable 1. While holding the bail, position the QSFP transceiver to align with the blade connector and push in the transceiver until it is firmly seated. The status LED initially blinks amber, and then displays steady amber. The QSFP transceiver is keyed to fit into the connector only one way. Figure 1 ICL cable and QSFP module Table 1 ICL QSFP connector port LEDs 1. Cable 2. Bail 3. Transceiver LED 2. 3. 4.