SAN Solution Installation Guide

Installation
Switches
Chapter 22-4
Switches
CAUTION Power to components should be OFF when physically installing
components.
CAUTION To prevent damage to the fiber-optic cable, DO NOT have a bend radius
of less than three inches. Keep all sharp objects away from the cable and
place the cable where it will not be crushed by nearby equipment.
Installing a Fibre Channel Switch into a SAN
Environment:
1. Power-off the switch.
2. Install the switch in a physical location (rack or desk mounted).
3. While supporting and routing the cables to prevent damage (see
CAUTION above), connect the correct GBIC and cables as your
topology requires.
4. Once the switch is physically in place and connected, power-on the
switch and attached components. For multiple switches (cascading),
power-on one switch at a time and wait for the Power-on Self-Test
(POST) to complete before powering-on the next switch. Always
power-on the switches in the same order as the initial installation.
NOTE Depending on the type and brand of switch you install, managing and
monitoring functions may be accessed in different ways. If using the
Brocade SilkWorm
 2400, refer to the Brocade SilkWorm  2400
Hardware Reference Manual, Publication Number 53-0001533-01. If
using the SilkWorm 2800 Switch, refer to the Brocade SilkWorm
 2800
Hardware Reference Manual, Publication Number 53-0001534-01.
• The SilkWorm
 2800 Switch (16-port, front panel configuration)
is managed locally via the front panel buttons and remotely via
Telnet, SNMP, or the Web interface.