HP StorageWorks MSA 2.8 SAN Switch User Manual

user guide

hp StorageWorks

remote switch

version 3.1.x/4.1.x

Product Version: 3.1.x/4.1.x

Third Edition (June 2003)

Part Number: AA-RTS7C-TE

This document describes Remote Switch fabric functions with the aid of a “bridging device” or
network-bridge. The network-bridge supports both a Fibre Channel physical interface, as well
as a secondary non-Fibre Channel IP physical interface.

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HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
Third Edition (June 2003)
Part Number: AA-RTS7C-TE

contents

About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Equipment Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1 Remote Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

About Remote Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing Remote Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing Remote Switch Using Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing Remote Switch Using Advanced Web Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using Remote Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Configuring a Remote Switch Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Accessing the Switch using Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Contents

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

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about this

guide

This user guide provides information to help you install and configure the Remote
Switch.

“About this Guide” topics include:

■ Overview, page 6

■ Conventions, page 7

■ Rack Stability, page 10

■ Getting Help, page 11

About this Guide

About this Guide

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About this Guide

Overview

This section covers the following topics:

■ Intended Audience

■ Prerequisites

Intended Audience

This book is intended for use by system administrators who are experienced with
the following:

■ StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN switches

■ Fabric Operating System V3.0 or later

Related Documentation

For a list of related documents included with this product, see the Related
Documents section of the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16 Version 3.1.x/4.1.x
Release Notes.

For the latest information, documentation and firmware releases, please visit the
following HP StorageWorks website:

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

For information about Fibre Channel standards, visit the Fibre Channel
Association web site, located at:

http://www.fibrechannel.org

Prerequisites

Before you install or configure software, make sure you consider the items in the

Conventions section that follow.

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Conventions

Conventions consist of the following:

■ Document Conventions

■ Text Symbols

■ Equipment 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 <monospace, italic font>
Website addresses Blue, underlined sans serif font text, for

Element Convention

Bold

Italics

Monospace font
COMMAND NAMES are uppercase

monospace font unless they are case
sensitive

example:

http://www.hp.com

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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 death.

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