User's Manual

About this guide

This guide provides i nformation about setting up and conﬁguring the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP

BladeSystem c-Class. Throughout this guide the short product name is used, 8Gb SAN Switch.

Intended audience

This guide is intended for system administrators and technicians with knowledge of:

• Conﬁguration

aspects of customer Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric

• Customer host environments, s uch as Microsoft Windows or Linux

• Command Line Interface (CLI) commands

• Advanced Web

Tools graphical user interface (GUI) for con ﬁguring the switches through a

supported web browser

SAN Switch related documentation

SAN Switch-related documents and other SAN infrastructure documentation, including white papers and

best practices documents, are available at: h

ttp://www.hp.com/support/m anuals

Scroll to the storage section of the web page and select Storage Networking for HP StorageW orks

products.

IMPORTANT:

For late-breaking, supplemental information, access the latest version of the

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS

release notes

for the 8Gb SAN Switch.

HP BladeSystem c-Class related documentation

HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure user documentation, including white papers and best practices

documents, are available at:

ttp://www.hp.com/g o/bladesystem/documentation

Before you contact HP Technical S upport

BesuretohavethefollowinginformationavailablebeforeyoucallHP:

• Technical suppor t registration number (if applicable)

• Product serial number

• Product model name and number

• Applicable error messages

• Third-party hardware or software

• Operating system type and revision level

For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class