HP AA-RS2WC-TE Installation Manual

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hp StorageWorks

core switch 2/64

Product Version: 4.1.x

Third Edition (June 2003)

Part Number: AA-RS2WC-TE

This installation guide provides procedures for setting up, configuring, and managing the Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch 2/64 power pak.

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Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Equipment Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

High Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Firmware Version 4.0 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Port Side of Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Core Switch 2/64 Fibre Channel Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Blower Assembly Side of Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cabling Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Fibre Optic Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Managing Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Cable Management Tray and Cable Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Cabling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Management Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Optional Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Optional Hardware Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Managing and Monitoring the Core Switch 2/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Managing the Core Switch 2/64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Supported Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

2 Installing and Configuring the

Core Switch 2/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Installation and Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Unpack and Verify Carton Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Selecting an Operating Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Cooling Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Installing the Switch as a Stand-alone Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Removing the Chassis Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Installing the Core Switch 2/64 on a Flat Surface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Installing the Core Switch 2/64 in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Pre-installation Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Items Required for Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Important Rack Mount Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Installing the Core Switch 2/64 in a 9000 Series, 42U Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Attaching the Rack Mount Shelf Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

For Rails with Square Holes—Attaching the Retainer Nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

For Rails with Round Holes—Attaching the Clip Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Attaching the Upper Rack Mount Bracket Assemblies to the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Finalizing the Rack Mount Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Sliding the Switch into the Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Securing the Chassis to the Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Reinstalling the Chassis Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Installing the Switch in the Optional HP System/e Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Powering On for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing the Power Cord Retainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Connecting Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Running POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Checking POST Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Core Switch PID Format Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Important Information on Checking the Core Switch PID Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Configuration Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Preset Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Configuring Core Switch 2/64 Network Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Setting Network Addresses via a Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Connecting the Core Switch 2/64 to the LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Modifying Domain IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Specify Custom Status Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Connecting SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Saving the System Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Backing up the Switch Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Restoring the System Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Setting Up Speed Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Powering the Core Switch 2/64 On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Operating Information for System Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Port Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Control Processor Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

About the CP Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Available Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Services Controlled by the CP Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Determining the Status of the CP Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Power Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

AC Power Input Connectors and AC Power Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Blower Assemblies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

WWN Card and Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Managing Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Reviewing Default Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Core Switch 2/64 Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Default Fabric Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Default Virtual Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Interpreting LED Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

16-Port Card LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

CP Card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Power Supply LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Blower Assemblies LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

WWN Card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Interpreting POST Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Performing Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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Environmental Status and Maintenance Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

chassisShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

slotShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

sensorShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

psShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

fanShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

errShow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

4 Installing Core Switch 2/64 FRUs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

FRU Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Notifying the Switch of a Hot Swap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Checking FRU Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Display Switch Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Display Slot Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Display Component Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Display Power Supply Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Display Blower Assembly Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Display Failed Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

16-Port Card or Filler Panel Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

16-Port Card Precautionary Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Time and Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Replacing a Filler Panel or 16-port Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Recommendations for Cable Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

CP Card Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Time and Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Confirming a Failed CP Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Recording Critical Switch Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Replacing a Filler Panel or CP Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

About the CP Card (or RTC) Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Verifying Operation of the New CP Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Power Supply Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Replacing the Power Supply or Filler Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Blower Assembly Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Time and Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Replacing the Blower Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Replacing SFPs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Cable Management Tray Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Time and Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Replacing the Cable Management Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

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Replacing the WWN Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Replacing the Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

5 Running Routine Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Backing Up System Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Restoring the System Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Upgrading Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Verifying Optional Software Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Enabling Licensed Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

A Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Core Switch 2/64 Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

System Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

System Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Facility Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Data Transmission Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Port Card Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Fibre Channel Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Memory Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

POST and Boot Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Extensive Information on the PID Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Recommended Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Evaluation Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Data Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Empirical Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Update Plan Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Online Update Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Offline Update Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Bringing Devices Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Update Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Online Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Offline Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Hybrid Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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PID Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Detailed Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

HP/UX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

IBM AIX Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

B Regulatory Compliance Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with FCC Logo—United States Only 202

Modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Network and Serial Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Class B Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Spécification ATI Classe A (France). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Germany Noise Declaration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

VCCI EMC Statement (Japan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Harmonics Conformance (Japan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Taiwanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

BSMI EMC Statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

RRL EMC Statement (Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Laser Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Laser Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Compliance with CDRH Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Compliance with International Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Laser Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Laser Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Certification and Classification Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Product Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Usage Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Battery Replacement Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Battery Disposal Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Regulatory Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

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C Electrostatic Discharge Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Grounding Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

D Setting Up and Configuring Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Setting Up and Installing Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Connecting Modems to the Core Switch 2/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Setting Up a Remote Modem System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Verifying the Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Figures

1 Port side of the Core Switch 2/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2 Blower side components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3 Releasing the crate from the pallet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4 Core Switch 2/64 carton contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

5 Sequence for detaching the chassis door from the hinges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

6 Installing the left and right rack mount shelf brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

7 Installing the retainer nuts on the rails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

8 Attaching the left and right flat upper rack mount brackets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

9 Attaching L-shaped brackets to rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

10 Attaching the upper rack mount bracket to the L-shaped brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

11 Securing the chassis port side to rack rails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

12 Installing the mounting brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

13 Installing the Tinnerman clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

14 Installing the rubber washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

15 Assembling the outer rails (HP Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

16 Assembling the inner rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

17 Installing switch into the HP rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

18 Installing power cord retainers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

19 Power cord connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

20 CP card serial port location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

21 Connecting of a fiber cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

22 16-port card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

23 CP card LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

24 Power supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

25 Blower assembly LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

26 WWN card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

27 Filler panel for port cards (version that has ejectors). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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28 Filler panel for port card slots (version that does not have ejectors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

29 Alignment guides in card slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

30 Sample output for logging into switch 0 from a serial console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

31 Sample output for the hashow command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

32 Logging in to switch 0 from a serial console, then failing over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

33 Backing up the configuration for logical switch 0 and switch 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

34 Aligning the CP card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

35 Sample output for hashow command before redundancy is achieved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

36 Sample output for the slotshow command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

37 Sample output for the version and firmwareshow commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

38 Sample output for the firmwaredownload command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

39 Sample output for logging in to switch 0 from a serial console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

40 Sample output for the configshow Command with “fabric” as filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

41 Sample output for downloading configuration to both logical switches . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

42 Power Supply and Filler Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

43 Replacing the blower assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

44 Replacing a fiber cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

45 Cable management tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

46 Core Switch 2/64 with two modems connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

47 Remote modem setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Tables

1 Port Side Component Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Blower Side Component Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 Core Switch 2/64 Orderable Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4 Core Switch 2/64 Carton Contents Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

5 Core Switch 2/64 Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

6 Default Fabric Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

7 Virtual Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

8 16-Port Card LED Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

9 Control Processor Card LED Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

10 Power Supply LED Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

11 Blower Assembly LED Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

12 Core Switch 2/64 System Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

13 Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

14 Component Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

15 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

16 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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17 Serial Port Pin Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

18 Modem Serial Port Pin Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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This user guide provides information to help you:

■ Set up and configure StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64

■ Maintain and operate the switch

■ Contact technical support for additional assistance

Intended Audience

This book is intended for use by customers who purchased the Core Switch 2/64, the Core Switch 2/64 power pak, and for authorized service providers who are experienced with the following:

■ Configuration aspects of customer Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric

■ Customer host environments, such as Windows or IBM AIX

■ Web Tools Graphical User Interface (GUI), for configuring the switch via a

supported Web browser

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guide

Conventions

Conventions consist of the following:

■ Document Conventions

■ Text Symbols

Document Conventions

The document conventions included in Table 1 apply in most cases.

Table 1: Document Conventions

Cross-reference links Blue text: Figure 1 Key and field names, menu items,

buttons, and dialog box titles File names, application names, and text

emphasis User input, command and directory

names, and system responses (output and messages)

Variables Website addresses Blue, underlined sans serif font text:

Element Convention

Bold

Italics

Monospace font COMMAND NAMES are uppercase

monospace font unless they are case sensitive

<monospace, italic font>

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Text Symbols

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 loss of life.

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

could result in damage to equipment or data.

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

of information.

Equipment Symbols

About this Guide

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

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 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.

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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 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 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.

Rack Stability

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.

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Getting Help

If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website:

HP Technical Support

In North America, call technical support at 1-800-652-6672, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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

Outside North America, call technical support at the nearest location. Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website under support:

Be sure to have the following information available before calling:

■ Technical support registration number (if applicable)

■ Product serial numbers

■ Product model names and numbers

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

http://www.hp.com

About this Guide

■ Applicable error messages

■ Operating system type and revision level

■ Detailed, specific questions

HP Storage Website

The HP website has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access storage at:

http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html

From this website, select the appropriate product or solution.

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HP Authorized Reseller

For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller:

■ In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518

■ In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868

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

http://www.hp.com

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Overview

The HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 is a high-performance switch for large SANs, providing 32 to 128-ports (a 128-port switch is configured as two 64-port switches in a single chassis).

The HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 is offered in two configurations: the 2/64 and 2/64 Power Pak. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 Version 4.1 Release Notes for a complete list of management features enabled on your specific switch.

Note: This guide refers to both models as the Core Switch 2/64, unless otherwise

noted.

This chapter provides the following information:

■ High Availability, page 20

■ Cabling Summary, page 27

■ Management Summary, page 29

■ Optional Hardware Kits, page 30

■ Managing and Monitoring the Core Switch 2/64, page 31

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Overview

High Availability

High availability features of this switch include:

■ Two redundant hot-swappable control processor (CP) cards with automatic

failover and non-disruptive software upgrades

■ Non-disruptive software upgrades for Fabric OS v4.1

■ Up to eight hot-swappable 16-port cards

■ Four hot-swappable power supplies (redundant pair configuration)

■ Three hot-swappable blower assemblies (two required for adequate cooling)

■ WWN card that is hot-swappable in Fabric OS V4.1

■ Two redundant AC inputs

The HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 includes the Fabric Operating System version 4.1 or later. It can operate as the only switch in a fabric or in a fabric containing multiple switches.

Firmware Version 4.0 Summary

The Core Switch 2/64 operates using Fabric Operating System (FOS) firmware Version 4.1 or later. The firmware supports:

■ High-speed data traffic using Interswitch Link (ISL) trunking technology

■ Automatic re-routing through the Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) algorithm

■ Application Programming Interface (API); a protocol that allows applications

to interface with switch services.

■ Per port statistics help technicians diagnose and isolate problem ports without

disrupting switch operations.

■ Error detection and fault isolation, automatically disables failing ports and

restarts when the problem is resolved.

Zoning functionality, provides a means to allocate storage controllers to groups of computers. Allows you to create logical subsets of the fabric to accommodate closed user groups or to create functional user groups within a fabric. For the most current information about the HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, visit the HP support Web site at:

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/products/san/fibreswitches/coreswitch2_64/index. html

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■ For information about product availability, configuration, and connectivity,

consult your HP account representative.

■ Industry standard Management Information Base (MIB) support.

■ Automatic self-discovery, discovers and registers host server and storage

devices.

■ Web Tools is a GUI to that manages the SAN from a browser, such as Internet

Explorer or Netscape.

Port Side of Chassis

The Fibre Channel ports support link speeds of 1 and 2 Gbits/sec (inbound and outbound), and automatically negotiate to the highest common speed of all devices connected to the port. They are compatible with short wave-length and long wave-length SFP (small form factor pluggable) transceivers, universal and self-configuring, and are capable of individually becomining FL_Ports (fabric loop ports), F_Ports (fabric ports), or E_Ports (expansion ports).

The Core Switch 2/64 consists of the following components:

■ A 14U chassis, designed for installation in a standard 19-inch rack. Up to two

switches may be mounted in a standard 42U rack.

Overview

■ Two 16-port cards per chassis, with:

— 16 optical ports per card, compatible with Small Form Factor Pluggable

(SFP) media

■ Two Control Processor (CP) cards, each with:

— One modem serial port with a DB-9 connector (full RS-232) — One terminal serial port with a DB-9 connector (RS-232 signal subset) — One IEEE compliant RJ-45 connector for use with a 10/100 Mbps

Ethernet connection

— A real-time clock (RTC) with a 10-year battery and 56 bytes of NVRAM

■ Four power supplies with built-in fans

■ Two AC power inlet connectors with AC power switches

■ A World Wide Name (WWN) card and bezel

■ Three blower assemblies for forced-air cooling, that flows from the blower

side of the chassis to the port side of the chassis

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Overview

Figure 1 identifies port side components. See Table 1 for component descriptions.

Slot #

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

6 58 79

SHR-2504A

Figure 1: Port side of the Core Switch 2/64

Note: Figure 1 shows a fully populated switch (eight 16-port cards installed).

However, the Core Switch 2/64 actually ships with two 16-port cards installed in slots 1 and 2 only. To increase the number of ports, purchase the Core Switch 2/64 Port Module Upgrade Kit. See Table 3 for specific kit ordering information.

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Table 1: Port Side Component Descriptions

Item Summary

1 Power supply #4

2 Power supply #3

Powers right side of AC branch, slot 6 through slot 10.

Powers left side of AC branch, slot 1 through slot 5.

3 Power supply #2

Powers right side of AC branch, slot 6 through slot 10.

4 Power supply #1

Powers left side of AC branch, slot 1 through slot 5.

5 AC power switch

6 AC power connector

7 Grounding strap

connector

8 AC power connector

9 AC power switch

: 16-port card

Activates power supplies #2 and #4.

Connects power for right side of switch.

Attaches the ESD grounding strap supplied with the switch.

Connects power for left side of switch.

Activates power supplies #1 and #3.

The switch ships with two 16-port cards installed. Each card provides sixteen auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports, for a total of thirty two ports.

Overview

; CP card

< Exhaust vent

The switch ships with two CP cards per chassis. Each card houses a modem serial port, terminal serial port, and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port.

Vents air from the power supplies.

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Overview

Core Switch 2/64 Fibre Channel Ports

Fibre channel port specifications include:

■ Support full duplex link speeds at 2.125 Gbps or 1.0625 Gbps (inbound and

outbound).

■ Automatically negotiate to the highest common speed of all devices

connected to the port.

■ Operate with short wave length (780-850) and long wave length (1270-1350

nm) Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) media transceivers, and SFP-compatible cables.

■ Provide a SerDes (serializer/de-serializer), which accepts 10-bit wide parallel

data and serializes it into a high-speed serial stream.

■ Are capable of individually becoming fabric loop ports (FL_Ports ), fabric

ports (F_Ports), or expansion ports (E_Ports).

■ Use color-coded labels to indicate which ports are used in the same ISL

trunking group.

■ Conform to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Fibre Channel,

FC-PI specification for Fibre Channel SFP transceivers.

Blower Assembly Side of Chassis

Figure 2 identifies components on the blower assembly side of the chassis, which

provides access to the following components:

■ WWN card and bezel: Provides LED for monitoring switch from the blower

assembly side and persistently stores WWN, IP addresses, switch name, and serial number.

■ Blower assemblies: Includes three blower assemblies, individually

hot-swappable.

See Table 2 for component descriptions.

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Overview

2 3

5 6 7 8 9 10

Figure 2: Blower side components

SHR-2505A

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Overview

Table 2: Blower Side Component Descriptions

Item Summary

1 Port card and

CP card LEDs

2 WWN card and bezel

assembly

Indicate 16-port card and CP card status.

Monitors CP card, 16-port card and power supply status from the blower assembly side of the chassis. The WWN card also stores the chassis serial number and IP addresses assigned to the CP card slots.

3 Power supply LEDs

The three power supply LEDs include the power LED, predictive failure LED, and failure LED.

4 Blower power LED

5 Blower fault LED

6 Blower handle (1 of 3)

Indicates blower assembly power off or on.

Indicates blower assembly malfunctioning.

Use handle to remove a faulty blower assembly. See

Chapter 4, Installing Core Switch 2/64 FRUs, on

page 121 for complete replacement instructions.

7 Blower assembly #3

Provides cooling for the blower assembly side of the chassis

8 Blower assembly #2

Provides cooling for the blower assembly side of the chassis

9 Blower assembly #1

Provides cooling for the blower assembly side of the chassis

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Cabling Summary

The following sections describe cabling requirements.

Fibre Optic Cable Requirements

Each 16-port card slot supports up to sixteen fiber optic transceivers and cables that convert electrical signals to optical signals and back. Each SFP transceiver supports 850nm Short Wave Length (SWL) on multimode fiber optic cable, or 1310 nm Long Wave Length (LWL) on single mode fiber optic cable. The strength of the signal is determined by the type of SFP in use.

Managing Cables

It is important to plan how to route switch cables through the Core Switch 2/64, so that cables are not compromised. Follow these cabling guidelines:

■ Route fiber optic cables directly downwards, instead of across adjacent cards

or in front of the power supplies. This prevents having to disconnect cables when removing neighboring cards, and also keeps LEDs visible.

■ Leave at least one meter of slack for each fiber optic cable. This provides

room to remove and replace the 16-port card, allows for inadvertent movement of the rack, and helps prevent bending the cables.

■ Use the cable guides provided with the Core Switch 2/64 to group cables by

trunking ports (groups of four neighboring ports, or quads). These guides help to keep individual ports accessible by keeping the cables evenly spaced, and also provide clearance for the removal of a neighboring card.

Overview

■ Do not route cables in front of the exhaust vent (located at the top of the port

side of the chassis).

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Overview

Cable Management Tray and Cable Guides

The Core Switch 2/64 ships with two items to assist with cable management:

■ Cable management tray—The cable management tray is attached to the

bottom of the chassis, and routes the cables down below the chassis, or out the sides of the chassis.

■ Cable guides—A set of sixteen cable guides ship with the Core Switch 2/64.

Cable guides serve to keep the cables evenly spaced, and to hold them away from the 16-port cards, simplifying card replacement. Use the cable guides to organize the port cables into logical groups, (for example, according to port quads). The cable guides are free-floating and do not attach to the chassis.

Cabling Precautions

Follow these important cabling guidelines:

■ Do not route the cables in front of the air exhaust vent, which is located at the

top of the port side of the chassis.

■ Do not use tie wraps. Tie wraps are not recommended for optical cables

because they are easily overtightened, leading to potential ruptures in the cables.

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Management Summary

The Core Switch 2/64 can be managed in-band using Fibre Channel protocol, or out-of-band by connecting to the Ethernet port. The management functions allow the administrator to monitor fabric topology, port status, physical status, and performance statistics.

The Core Switch 2/64 is compatible with the following management interfaces:

■ Command Line Interface (CLI) through a telnet connection

■ Web Tools, an integrated GUI

■ SNMP applications

Optional Management Features

Refer to the HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 Version 4.1 Release Notes for a complete list of management and optional software features enabled on the switch.

Overview

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Overview

Optional Hardware Kits

Table 3 includes the optional hardware kits in support of the Core Switch 2/64,

see .

Table 3: Core Switch 2/64 Orderable Hardware

Accessory Part Number

Short wavelength SFP

Long wavelength SFP, 10 km

2m LC-to-LC Fibre Channel (fc) cable

2m LC-to-LC multi-mode fc cable

16m LC-to-LC fc cable

5m LC-to-LC multi-mode fc cable

50m LC-to-LC fc cable

15m LC-to-LC multi-mode fc cable

200m LC-to-LC fc cable

30m LC-to-LC multi-mode fc cable

50m LC-to-LC multi-mode fc cable

2m LC-to-SC fc cable

2m LC-to-SC multi-mode fc cable

16m LC-to-SC fc cable

5m LC-to-SC multi-mode fc cable

15m LC-to-SC multi-mode fc cable

30m LC-to-SC multi-mode fc cable

50m LC-to-SC multi-mode fc cable

SC female to SC female adapter

2m LC male to SC male adapter kit

A6515A* or 300834-B21**

A6516A* or 300835-B21**

C7524A*

221692-B21**

C7525A*

221692-B22**

C7526A*

221692-B23**

C7527A*

221692-B26**

221692-B27**

C7529A*

221691-B21**

C7530A*

221691-B21**

221691-B23**

221691-B26**

221691-B27**

C7534A*

* premerger HP part number ** premerger Compaq part number

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+ 212 hidden pages

HP AA-RS2WC-TE Installation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

contents

Figures

Tables

Intended Audience

Related Documentation

Conventions

Document Conventions

Table 1: Document Conventions

Text Symbols

Equipment Symbols

Rack Stability

Getting Help

HP Technical Support

HP Storage Website

HP Authorized Reseller

Overview

High Availability

Firmware Version 4.0 Summary

Port Side of Chassis

Figure 1: Port side of the Core Switch 2/64

Table 1: Port Side Component Descriptions

Core Switch 2/64 Fibre Channel Ports

Blower Assembly Side of Chassis

Figure 2: Blower side components

Table 2: Blower Side Component Descriptions

Cabling Summary

Fibre Optic Cable Requirements

Managing Cables

Cable Management Tray and Cable Guides

Cabling Precautions

Management Summary

Optional Management Features

Optional Hardware Kits

Table 3: Core Switch 2/64 Orderable Hardware