HP MDS 8Gb User Manual

Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Guide

Abstract

This document provides information about setting up, configuring, and maintaining the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class. It is intended for system administrators and technicians with knowledge of SANs and Cisco switches.

Part number: 5697-0339 First edition: November 2010

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WARRANTY STATEMENT: To obtain a copy of the warranty for this product, see the warranty information website:

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Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Guide

1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Switch features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Component identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Port side of the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Internal ports summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Switch redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Switch licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PortChannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Optional hardware kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Shipping carton contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installation and safety considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing multiple switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

OA power verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Login and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setting the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Resetting the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Configuring the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Items required for configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting to the Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Verifying installed licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Modifying the FC domain ID (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

On-Demand Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Disabling and enabling a port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Verifying the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Backing up the configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Recovering the admin password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4 Managing the Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Maintaining the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installing dust covers in empty ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Replacing an SFP transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Replacing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Powering on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

POST steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Boot tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Interpreting LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

LED patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5 Support and Other Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Contacting HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

HP contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

HP Insight Remote Support Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Downloading Cisco NX-OS Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Subscription service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Related information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Other HP websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

A Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

General specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Supported SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Supported HBAs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

B Regulatory Compliance and Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Regulatory compliance notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Federal Communications Commission notice for Class A equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Regulatory compliance identification numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Laser device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Laser safety warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Certification and classification information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Laser product label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

International notices and statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Canadian notice (avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Class A equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

European Union notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

BSMI notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Japanese notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Korean notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Battery replacement notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Taiwan battery recycling notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Japanese power cord statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Electrostatic discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Preventing electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Grounding methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Dutch notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Czechoslovakian notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Estonian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Finnish notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

French notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

German notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Greek notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Hungarian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Italian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Latvian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Lithuanian notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Polish notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Portuguese notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Slovakian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Slovenian notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Spanish notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Swedish notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figures

1 Identifying components

2 Cisco MDS 8GB Fabric Switch external ports

Tables

Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Guide 5 3 Carton contents 4 Releasing the installation handle 5 Installing the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch into an interconnect bay 6 Installing an SFP 7 Identifying LEDs

1 Optional hardware 2 Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch management features 3 Connecting via a management station 4 Port link status LED patterns 5 Document conventions 6 General specifications 7 Physical dimensions 8 Environmental requirements

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1 Overview

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (referred to hereafter as the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch) is a FC switch that supports link speeds of up to 8 Gb. The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch can operate in a fabric containing multiple switches or as the only switch in a fabric.

Switch features

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch provides the following features:

• Fully integrated, embedded FC SAN design that connects directly to the HP BladeSystem c-Class

enclosure midplane

• On-Demand Port Activation Licensing enables you to activate an additional 12 ports

• Easy to manage HP Storage Essentials and HP Systems Insight Manager support

• Fully compatible with the HP C-series family of multilayer directors and fabric switches

• Sixteen internal 8/4/2 Gbps auto-sensing FC interconnect technology with the following

characteristics:

• Independent automatic negotiation to the highest common speed for each server FC port connected to the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch

• Universal self-configuring ports, which can become F_Ports (fabric enabled)

• Eight external 8/4/2 Gbps FC SFP ports, with the following characteristics:

• Automatic negotiation to the highest common speed of all devices and switches connected to the port

• Port interface-compatible SFP transceivers

• Universal self-configuring ports, which can become F_Ports (fabric enabled), FL_Ports, E_Ports, TE_Ports, FX_Ports, or SD_Ports

• Heterogeneous support for mixed storage fabrics

• Power supplied and controlled by the BladeSystem enclosure

• Identification to HP chassis management via HP specified SEEPROMs

• Hot-swap capability

• Compatible with redundant and dual redundant Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch configurations in

BladeSystem c-Class

• Hot code activation

• Real-time clock

• SFP port monitoring

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Component identification

scale: 3/8" = 1"

Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch

EXT 8

EXT 7

EXT 6

EXT5

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Figure 1 identifies the physical components of the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch.

Figure 1 Identifying components

1 Midplane connector

3 Installation handle 4 UID and Health LEDs)

Port side of the switch

Figure 1 identifies Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch external ports (ports EXT 1 through EXT 4 and ports EXT

5 through EXT 8).

Figure 2 Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch external ports

1 Left bank—EXT 1, EXT 2, EXT 3

and EXT 4

NOTE:

See Interpreting LED activity for complete information on Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch LEDs.

2 External SFP ports (Two

populated, six unpopulated

2 Right bank—EXT 5, EXT 6, EXT 7

and EXT 8

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Internal ports summary

Sixteen logical internal ports (numbered 1 through 16) connect sequentially to server bays 1 through 16 with the enclosure midplane. Server bay 1 is connected to Switch Port 1, Server bay 2 is connected to Switch port 2, and so forth.

Switch redundancy

The HP BladeSystem c-Class is engineered as a no-single-point-of-failure bladed solution. Attributes that contribute to switch redundancy include:

81 Overview

• Redundant power and cooling

• Redundant HP Onboard Administrator (OA) to ensure management access to the switch

NOTE:

The HP Onboard Administrator is the enclosure management module used to support and manage the HP BladeSystem c-Class and all managed devices used in the enclosure.

Switch licensing

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch integrates one of two license options that complement existing HP product lines:

• Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class, base, integrating 12 active ports (8

internal and 4 external) and two preinstalled short range SFPs.

• Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class, base, integrating 24 active ports (16

internal and 8 external) and four preinstalled short range SFPs.

For both models, the software components include Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco Device Manager.

IMPORTANT:

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch offers optional licenses that include Cisco Fabric Manager Server Package and Enterprise Package. For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Licensing Guide on the Cisco website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6029/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.ht ml

PortChannel

PortChannel is included by default in the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch.

NOTE:

For more information about PortChannel, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide on the Cisco website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.ht ml

Optional hardware kits

Table 1 shows optional hardware that supports the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch.

To find information on the additional options on the HP website:

1. Enter http://www.hp.com in your browser address field, and then press Enter.

2. Click Support & Drivers.

3. Click See support and troubleshooting information.

4. Click Options & Accessories.

5. Click Options and Accessories for Networking.

6. Enter Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch in the Enter Product Name/Number field, and then press the

button to the left of the field. The Product search results page appears listing a link to the product you searched for.

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7. Click the link.

Table 1 Optional hardware

Option Part number

Short range 4Gb FC SFP, 4 pack 500m AE379A

Short range 8Gb FC SFP+, 500m AJ906A

Long range 8Gb FC SFP+, 10km AJ907A

.5 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable AJ833A

1 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable AJ834A

2 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable AJ835A

5 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable AJ836A

15 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable AJ837A

30 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable AJ838A

50 m LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel Cable AJ839A

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Shipping carton contents

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class kit shipping carton (Figure 3) contains:

• One Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch with two or four SFPs installed. Models include:

• One Cisco MDS 8Gb 12-Port Fabric Switch with eight internal and four external active ports and two 8Gb short range SFPs installed

• One Cisco MDS 8Gb 24-Port Fabric Switch with sixteen internal and eight external active ports and four 8Gb short range SFPs installed

• One bag containing black, plastic SFP dust covers to insert in ports where SFP optical transceivers are

not installed

• Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Installation Instructions

Figure 3 Carton contents

1 Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch 2 Dust covers for empty SFP ports 3 Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for

HP BladeSystem c-Class Installation Instructions

Installation and safety considerations

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch is installed in the I/O bays in the rear of the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. For specific enclosure requirements, see the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide on the HP website:

http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00698286/c00698286.pdf

Installing multiple switches

When installing multiple switches, install and configure one Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch at a time. Each switch must be assigned a unique Ethernet IP address during configuration. Once the IP address on the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch is set, install additional switches in the enclosure. See the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide for help identifying your specific enclosure setup, available connections, and power requirements.

Electrical considerations

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch requires 55 watts. There are no other power requirements or provisions.

Environmental considerations

Ensure proper cooling and ventilation by verifying the following:

• The air vents on the enclosure are not blocked or restricted.

• The ambient air temperature at the front of the enclosure does not exceed 35°C (95°F) while the

switch is operating.

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IMPORTANT:

Make sure to insert the dust covers that ship with your Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch into any ports where SFPs are not installed, to help contain air flow in the BladeSystem chassis.

Installing the switch

CAUTION:

Properly ground yourself before handling the switch.

Do not install multiple switches at the same time with default addresses as this results in an address conflict. See

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch is a hot-pluggable device. The enclosure power can be on or off when inserting the switch.

To install the switch:

1. Locate the appropriate interconnect bay at the rear of the enclosure. For more information, see the HP

BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide or HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide provided with your enclosure.

2. Remove the slot cover, if installed.

”Setting the IP address” on page 15 for more information.

IMPORTANT:

Populate all enclosure I/O bays with the appropriate component; for example a switch, Pass-Thru, or one of the blank panels provided with the enclosure.

3. Press the handle latch to release the installation handle (see Figure 4).

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4. Align the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch with the appropriate interconnect bay according to the

specific configuration of the enclosure.

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6. Press the installation handle into the latch to lock the switch in place.

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OA power verification

As defined earlier, the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator is the enclosure management tool that manages the devices contained within the enclosure. The OA provides a single point from which to perform basic management tasks on switches or server blades installed in the enclosure.

IMPORTANT:

HP recommends reading the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure User Guide and the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide in sequence to gain an overall understanding of the enclosure system.

Once the switch is installed in a supported interconnect bay, the OA verifies that the switch type matches the mezzanine cards present on the servers. If there is no mismatch, the OA powers up the switch. If the switch does not power up, check the enclosure and switch status using the OA web interface. For more information, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide.

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Setting the IP address

Obtain the following items to set the IP address using a serial connection:

• Computer with a terminal application such as HyperTerminal in a Windows environment or TERM in a

UNIX environment

• Null modem serial cable

To set the IP address:

1. Verify that the enclosure is powered on.

2. Identify the active OA in the BladeSystem.

3. Connect via Telnet or a null modem serial cable from your computer to the serial port of the active OA.

4. If using an OA serial port, configure the terminal application as follows:

• In a Windows environment:

• Baud rate—9600 bits per second

• 8 data bits

•None (No parity)

•1 stop bit

•No flow control

• In a UNIX environment, enter: tip /dev/ttyb –9600

5. Log into the OA.

6. Identify the interconnect bay number where the switch is installed.

7. Enter the following at the OA command line:

connect interconnect x

Where x is the interconnect bay number where the switch is installed. If you are using the switch for the first time, the switch setup utility starts automatically. If this is not the

first time the switch has been used, enter the setup command at the system prompt.

8. Create a password for the system administrator. (There is no default password.)

NOTE:

Be sure to use a strong password. For detailed information, see the “Configuring User Accounts” section in the Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Security Configuration Guide.

9. Follow the instructions in the switch setup utility to configure the IP address, netmask, and other

parameters for the switch.

NOTE:

For complete information about the switch setup utility, see the Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

10. When you have finished with the switch setup utility, log out and disconnect the serial cable.

Resetting the IP address

To reset the IP address:

1. Log in to the CLI.

2. Enter config t to enter the configuration mode.

3. Enter int mgmt 0.

4. Enter ip address <ip> <mask>.

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5. Enter exit.

6. Enter ip default-gateway <default-gw>.

7. Enter exit to exit the configuration mode.

The IP address is now reset.

8. Enter show int mgmt 0 to verify your new settings.

Configuring the switch

The Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch must be configured to ensure correct operation within a network and fabric. For instructions about configuring the switch to operate in a fabric containing switches from other vendors, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide on the HP website:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html

For more information about the CLI, see the Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

Items required for configuration

The following items are required for configuring and connecting the Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for use in a network and fabric:

• Switch installed in the enclosure

• IP address and corresponding subnet mask and gateway address recorded in ”Setting the IP address”

on page 15

• One Ethernet cable

• SFP transceivers and compatible optical cables, as required

• Access to an FTP server for backing up the switch configuration (optional)

Connecting to the Command Line Interface

To make an Ethernet connection and log into the switch:

1. Connect your workstation to the Ethernet network containing the OA. If the OA is not on a network,

connect directly to the OA/iLO Ethernet port on the active OA.

IMPORTANT:

Verify that the switch is not being re-configured from any other connections during the remaining steps.

2. Open a telnet/SSH connection using the IP address set earlier.

The login prompt displays when the telnet connection locates the switch in the network.

3. Enter the user name, using the administrative account admin.

4. Enter the password.

5. Verify that the login was successful.

If the login is successful, the prompt displays the switch name.

Setting the date and time

Use the date and time for logging events. Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch operation does not depend on the date and time. A switch with an incorrect date and time value can function properly.

To set the date and time using the CLI:

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.

2. Issue the time and date command using the following syntax:

switch# clock set <HH:MM:SS> <DD> <Month in words> <YYYY>

where:

• HH is the hour; valid values are 00 through 23.

• MM is minutes; valid values are 00 through 59.

• SS is seconds; valid values are 00 through 59.

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HP MDS 8Gb User Manual

Contents

1 Overview

Switch features

Component identification

Port side of the switch

Internal ports summary

Switch redundancy

Switch licensing

PortChannel

Optional hardware kits

2 Installation

Shipping carton contents

Installation and safety considerations

Installing multiple switches

Electrical considerations

Environmental considerations

Installing the switch

OA power verification

3 Login and Configuration

Setting the IP address

Resetting the IP address

Configuring the switch

Items required for configuration

Connecting to the Command Line Interface

Setting the date and time