HP A7540-96010 User Manual

HP StorageWorks

2/8q Fibre Channel Switch

First Edition (November 2004)

Part Number: A7540-96010

Installation Guide

This manual describes the features of, and installation procedures for, the HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch.

Sections include:

■ Introduction—provides an overview of LEDs, connections, and user controls.

■ Planning—describes the factors to consider when planning a fabric.

■ Installing—explains how to install and configure the switch.

■ Troubleshooting—describes the diagnostic methods and troubleshooting procedures.

■ Regulatory Compliance Notices—includes notices about the switch.

■ Electrostatic Discharge—discusses static electricity concerns.

■ Specifications —ists the switch specifications.

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Rack stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

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HP storage web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Switch chassis features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Serial port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Chassis LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Input Power LED (green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Heartbeat LED (green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

System Fault LED (solid amber). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Ethernet port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Maintenance button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Resetting the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Placing the switch in maintenance mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Exiting maintenance mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Fibre Channel ports and LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Port Logged-in LED (green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Port Activity LED (green) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

SFP transceivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Switch management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Switch Manager user interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

File Transfer Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Simple Network Management Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Contents

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Contents

2 Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Device access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Hard zones (Access Control Lists). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Soft zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Fabric security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

User account security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Simple Network Management Protocol security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Fabric management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

3 Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Site requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Installing and initially configuring the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Unpack the switch and verify carton contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Mount the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Install SFP transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Connect the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Connect Fibre Channel devices to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Connect power to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Configure the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Installing Switch Manager on Windows® systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Installing Switch Manager on Linux® systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Backing up the switch configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Powering down the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Updating switch firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Using Switch Manager to install firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Using the CLI to install firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

POST diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Heartbeat LED blink patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Internal firmware failure blink pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

System error blink pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Configuration file system error blink pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Over temperature blink pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Logged-In LED indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Port Error blinking pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Chassis diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Input Power LED is extinguished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

System Fault LED is illuminated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Maintenance mode options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Maintenance menu – Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Maintenance menu – Image Unpack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Maintenance menu – Reset Network Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Maintenance menu – Reset User Accounts to Default . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Maintenance menu – Copy Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Maintenance menu – Remove Switch Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Maintenance menu – Remake Filesystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Maintenance menu – Reset Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Maintenance menu – Show Firmware Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Maintenance menu – Set Active Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Maintenance menu – Update Boot Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

A Regulatory Compliance Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Federal Communications Commission Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Class A equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo - United States only . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Class A equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

BSMI Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Japanese Power Cord Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Korean notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Class A equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Laser compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Battery replacement notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

B Electrostatic Discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Prevention methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Grounding methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

C Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Fabric specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Maintainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Fabric management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Environmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Regulatory certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

D Management System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Management system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Cable pin configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Indirect Ethernet cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Direct Ethernet cross-over cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Serial cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Establishing an Ethernet or serial connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Ethernet connection information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Serial connection information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

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Contents

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Figures

1 Chassis features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2 Chassis LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3 Ethernet port and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4 Fibre Channel port and LED locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

5 Switch carton contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

6 Using the rack template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

7 Attaching the right rail to the rack - rear view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

8 Moving the rail retaining bracket on the right rail - rear view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

9 Attaching the mounting adapter brackets to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

10 Placing the switch on the rails - rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

11 Securing the switch flanges to the rear of the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

12 Securing the rail retaining brackets to the switch - front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

13 Installing an SFP transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

14 Heartbeat LED location and blinking patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

15 Logged-In LED location and blinking patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

16 Chassis LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Tables

1 Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Zoning database limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4 Fabric specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

5 Maintainability options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

6 Fabric management options and requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

7 2/8q FC Switch chassis dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

8 Electrical requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

9 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

10 Regulatory certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

11 Workstation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

12 Ethernet and serial Cable Pin Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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About This Guide

About this Guide topics include:

■ Intended audience, page 7

■ Related documentation, page 7

■ Document conventions, page 8

■ Text symbols, page 8

■ Equipment symbols, page 9

■ Rack stability, page 10

■ Getting help, page 10

Intended audience

This guide is intended for use by the system administrator responsible for the 2/8q FC Switch and the MSA1000 storage system.

Document conventions

This document follows the conventions in Tabl e 1.

Table 1: Document conventions

Blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links Bold Menu items, buttons, and key, tab, and box

Italics

Monospace font User input, commands, code, file and

Monospace, italic font Command-line and code variables Blue underlined sans serif font text

(

http://www.hp.com

Text symbols

Convention Element

names Text emphasis and document titles in body text

directory names, and system responses (output and messages)

Web site addresses

)

The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the following meanings:

WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the

warning could result in bodily harm or death.

Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in

damage to equipment or data.

Tip: Text in a tip provides additional help to readers by providing nonessential or optional

techniques, procedures, or shortcuts.

Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of

information.

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Equipment symbols

The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide pertains. They have the following meanings:

About this Guide

Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. Enclosed area contains no operator serviceable parts.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock hazards, do

not open this enclosure.

Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a network interface connection.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the equipment,

do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle.

Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component. Contact with this surface could result in injury.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from a hot component, allow the

surface to cool before touching.

Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock,

remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the power supplies and systems.

Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to handle safely.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment,

observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manually handling material.

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About this Guide

Rack stability

Getting help

Rack stability protects personnel and equipment.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, be sure

that:

■ The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.

■ The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.

■ In single rack installations, the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack.

■ In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled.

■ Only one rack component is extended at any time. A rack may become unstable if

more than one rack component is extended for any reason.

If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP Authorized Service Provider or access our web site:

http://www.hp.com

Note: HP call centers use product and serial numbers to validate warranty entitlement. Most HP

products can provide product number, serial number and firmware revision electronically through the use of supplied management or diagnostic utilities, eliminating the need to physically inspect or remove products from installed enclosures. You may be directed by HP to run these utilities to gather required entitlement information.

HP installation and configuration assistance

A moderate level of SAN-related knowledge is required to successfully install this product. If you are not familiar with installing and configuring storage array systems in a SAN, HP can install it for you.

For more information, access our web site at

http://www.hp.com/hps/storage/ns_implementation.html

Depending on your needs, different levels of assistance are available. For example, the HP Installation and Startup for HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays Service

Package includes:

■ Physical installation of the MSA

■ Virtual disk design and configuration of the MSA

■ Service planning

■ Service deployment

■ Installation Verification Testing (IVT)

■ Customer orientation

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HP technical support

Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP web site:

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

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

Be sure to have the following information available before calling:

■ Technical support registration number (if applicable)

■ Product serial numbers

■ Product model names and numbers

■ Applicable error messages

■ Operating system type and revision level

■ Detailed, specific questions

HP storage web site

About this Guide

. From this web site, select the country of origin.

The HP web site has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access storage at: select the appropriate product or solution.

HP authorized reseller

For the name of your nearest HP Authorized Reseller:

■ In the United States, call 1-800-282-6672

■ In Canada, call 1-800-863-6594

■ Elsewhere, see the HP web site for locations and telephone numbers:

http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/stora g e.html

. From this web site,

http://www.hp.com

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Introduction

This chapter describes switch features, including the LEDs, user controls, and connections. An overview of the switch management tools is also provided.

Included sections:

■ Switch chassis features, page 13

■ Switch management, page 19

Switch chassis features

1 2 3 4

5 6 7

1 Power supply, page 14 2 Serial port, page 14 3 Chassis LEDs, page 14 4 Ethernet port, page 15 5 Maintenance button, page 16

6,7 Fibre Channel ports and LEDs, page 17

Figure 1: Chassis features

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Introduction

Power supply

Serial port

The power supply converts standard 110 or 230 VAC to DC voltages for the various switch circuits. Four internal fans provide cooling. The switch monitors internal air temperature, and therefore does not monitor or report fan operational status. Air flows into the switch from the bezel side and is exhausted from the port side of the switch.

To apply power to the switch, plug the power cord into the switch AC receptacle, and then into a 110 or 230 VAC power source.

Note: The power supply and fans are not field replaceable units.

The switch is equipped with an RS-232 serial port, to access the Command Line Interface for advanced configuration tasks and maintenance purposes. (Figure 1)

The serial port connector requires a null-modem female/female DB9 cable, using the pin configuration and connection information as detailed in “Cable pin configurations” on

page 64.

Chassis LEDs

The chassis LEDs (Figure 2) provide status information about switch operation.

1 Input Power LED (green) 2 Heartbeat LED (green) 3 System Fault LED (amber)

Figure 2: Chassis LEDs

Input Power LED (green)

The Input Power LED indicates the voltage status at the switch logic circuitry. During normal operation, this LED illuminates to indicate that the switch logic circuitry is receiving the proper DC voltages. When the switch is in maintenance mode, this LED is extinguished.

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Heartbeat LED (green)

The Heartbeat LED indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the results of the Power On Self Test (POST).

Following a normal power-up, the Heartbeat LED blinks about once per second to indicate that the switch passed the POST and that the internal switch processor is running. In maintenance mode, the Heartbeat LED illuminates continuously. The Heartbeat LED also shows a blink code for POST errors and the over temperature condition. See “Heartbeat LED

blink patterns” on page 42 for more information.

System Fault LED (solid amber)

The System Fault LED illuminates to indicate an over temperature condition or a POST error and the Heartbeat LED shows a blink code that defines the condition. See “Heartbeat LED

blink patterns” on page 42 for more information.

Ethernet port

The Ethernet port (Figure 3) is an RJ-45 connector that provides a connection to a management workstation through a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet cable. The workstation can be a Windows® or a Linux® workstation that is used for advanced configuration and management tasks. You can manage the switch over the Ethernet connection using Switch Manager, the Command Line Interface (CLI), or SNMP. The switch through which the fabric is managed is called the fabric management switch.

Introduction

132

1 Link Status LED (green) 2 Activity LED (green) 3 Ethernet port

Figure 3: Ethernet port and LEDs

The Ethernet port has two LEDs that provide activity and status information. (Figure 3)

■ The Activity LED illuminates when data is being transmitted or received.

■ The Link Status LED illuminates continuously when an Ethernet connection has been

established.

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Maintenance button

The Maintenance button is a dual-function momentary switch on the front panel. (Figure 1) Its purpose is to reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance mode. See “Maintenance

mode options” on page 47 for more information.

Resetting the switch

Use a pointed tool, such as an opened paper clip, to momentarily press and release (less than 2 seconds) the Maintenance button.

The switch responds as follows:

■ All chassis LEDs illuminate, and then the System Fault LED extinguishes, leaving only

the Input Power LED and Heartbeat LED illuminated.

■ After approximately 1 minute, the power-on self test (POST) begins, extinguishing the

Heartbeat LED.

■ When the POST is complete, the Input Power LED is illuminated and the Heartbeat LED

flashes once per second.

Placing the switch in maintenance mode

1. Isolate the switch from the fabric.

2. Press and hold the Maintenance button with a pointed tool until the Heartbeat LED alone is illuminated (between 2–7 seconds).

3. After approximately 1 minute, the POST begins illuminating all chassis LEDs.

4. When the POST is complete, the chassis LEDs extinguish, leaving only the Heartbeat LED illuminated. The Heartbeat LED illuminates continuously while the switch is in maintenance mode.

Exiting maintenance mode

To exit maintenance mode and return to normal operation, momentarily press and release the Maintenance button to reset the switch.

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Fibre Channel ports and LEDs

The switch has eight Fibre Channel ports, numbered 0–7. (Figure 4) Each Fibre Channel port is served by a 2 Gbps Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optical

transceiver. SFPs are hot-pluggable. User ports self-discover both the port type and transmission speed of the connected devices. The Fibre Channel port LEDs are located above their respective ports and provide port log-in and activity status information.

Introduction

1 2 3

1 Port Logged-in LED (green) 2 Port Activity LED (green) 3 Fibre Channel port

Figure 4: Fibre Channel port and LED locations

Port Logged-in LED (green)

The Logged-in LED indicates the logged-in or initialization status of the connected devices. After successful completion of the POST, the switch extinguishes all Logged-in LEDs. Following a successful loop initialization or port login, the switch illuminates the corresponding logged-in LED. This shows that the port is properly connected and able to communicate with its attached devices. The Logged-in LED remains illuminated as long as the port is initialized or logged in. If the port connection is broken or an error occurs that disables the port, the Logged-in LED flashes. See “Logged-In LED indications” on page 44 for more information.

Port Activity LED (green)

The Activity LED indicates that data is passing through the port. Each frame that the port transmits or receives causes this LED to illuminate for 50 milliseconds. This makes it possible to observe the transmission of a single frame. When extending credits, the Activity LED for a donor port will reflect the traffic of the recipient port. See “Distance” on page 24 for more information about extended credits and donor ports.

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SFP transceivers

Port types

The switch supports SFP optical transceivers for the Fibre Channel ports. A transceiver converts electrical signals to and from optical laser signals to transmit and receive data. Duplex fiber optic cables plug into the transceivers, which then connect to the devices. A Fibre Channel port is capable of transmitting at 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps; however, the transceiver must be capable of 2 Gbps for the port to deliver at that rate.

SFP transceivers are hot pluggable. This means that you can remove or install a transceiver while the switch is operating, without harming the switch or the transceiver. However, communication with the connected device is interrupted. See “Install SFP transceivers” on page 34 for information.

The switch supports generic ports (G_Port, GL_Port) and fabric ports (F_Port, FL_Port). Switches come from the factory with all Fibre Channel ports configured as GL_Ports.

Ports function as follows:

■ A GL_Port self-configures as an FL_Port when connected to a public loop device, and as

an F_Port when connected to a single public device.

■ A G_Port self-configures as an F_Port when connected to a single public device.

■ An FL_Port supports a loop of up to 126 public devices. An FL_Port can also configure

itself during the fabric login process as an F_Port when connected to a single public device (N_Port).

■ An F_Port supports a single public device. If the device is a single device on a loop, the

GL_Port will attempt to configure first as an F_Port, then if that fails, as an FL_Port.

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Switch management

Fabrics are managed with following tools:

■ Switch Manager user interface

■ Command Line Interface

■ File Transfer Protocol

■ Simple Network Management Protocol

Switch Manager user interface

Switch Manager is a workstation-based Java® application that provides a graphical user interface for fabric management. This application runs on a Windows or Linux workstation. A management workstation connects to the fabric through the Ethernet port of one or more switches and can provide in-band management for all other switches in the fabric. See

“Management System Requirements” on page 63 for connection information and to the HP

StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide for information about Switch Manager.

Command Line Interface

Introduction

The CLI provides monitoring and configuration functions by which the administrator can manage the fabric and its switches, and can be accessed over an Ethernet connection or a serial connection. See “Management System Requirements” on page 63 for connection information and refer to the HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide for information about the CLI.

File Transfer Protocol

FTP provides the command line interface for exchanging files between the switch and the management workstation. These files include firmware image files, configuration files, and log files.

Simple Network Management Protocol

SNMP provides monitoring and trap functions for the fabric. This switch supports SNMP versions 1 and 2, the Fibre Alliance Management Information Base (FA-MIB) version 4.0, and the Fabric Element Management Information Base (FE-MIB) RFC 2837. Traps can be formatted using SNMP version 1 or 2. Refer to the HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch SNMP Reference Guide for more information.

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Planning

Consider the following when planning a fabric:

■ Devices, page 22

■ Device access, page 22

■ Performance, page 24

■ Fabric security, page 25

■ Fabric management, page 25

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