HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8, StorageWorks MSA SAN switch 2/8 Installation Manual
hp StorageWorks
MSA SAN switch 2/8
Product Version: 1.0
First Edition (December 2002)
Part Number: 308999-001
installation
guide
The HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8 is a high-performance, 2 Gb/s, 8 port Fibre
Channel switch used to connect the Modular SAN Array 1000 storage device to hosts and
Enterprise Backup Solutions in a Storage Area Network.
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MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide
First Edition (December 2002)
Part Number: 308999-001
contents
About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Equipment Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1 About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Firmware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Panel Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Optical Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Contents
2 Installing the MSA SAN Switch 2/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Verifying Carton Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the MSA SAN Switch 2/8 in the MSA1000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing an SFP Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3 Configuring the MSA SAN Switch 2/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Entering Initial Configuration Settings through the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Accessing the CLI through the Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Accessing the CLI through the Ethernet Port (via a Telnet Session) . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting the MSA SAN Switch 2/8 to the Ethernet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Completing MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Verifying Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4 Managing the MSA SAN Switch 2/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Command Line Interface (CLI) Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Web Tools Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Optional Management Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ISL Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fabric Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Advanced Performance Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Extended Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Displaying the Optional Feature Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Enabling Licensed Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
LED Activity Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switch Readiness LED Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Port Speed LED Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Port Status LED Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MSA SAN Switch 2/8 POST and Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
POST Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Disabling POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Diagnostic Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5 Backing Up Configuration Data and Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Backing Up System Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Restoring System Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Downloading New Switch Firmware through the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Determining Your Firmware Version through the CLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Performing a Firmware Upgrade through the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Downloading New Switch Firmware through Web Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Determining Your Firmware Version through Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Performing a Firmware Upgrade through Web Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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A Regulatory Compliance Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Federal Communications Commission Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Class A Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Network and Serial Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Class A Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
China Taiwan Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Laser Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Laser Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Compliance with CDRH Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Compliance with International Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Laser Product Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Laser Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
B Electrostatic Discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Grounding Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
C I/O Connection Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Ethernet Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
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Figures
1 An MSA SAN Switch 2/8 installed in the primary slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2 MSA SAN Switch 2/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Carton contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Removing the Fibre Channel I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5 Inserting the MSA SAN Switch 2/8 into the vacant slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Removing the blanking panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7 Installing an SFP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8 CLI initial menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9 Initial Web Tools display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10 LED locations on the MSA SAN Switch 2/8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
11 Web Tools initial Fabric View menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
12 Firmware Upgrade tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tables
1 Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 System Assigned Switch Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Serial Port Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4 Switch Readiness LED Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5 Port Speed LED Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6 Port Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7 Laser Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8 Serial Port Cabling Pin Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9 Ethernet Port Cabling Pin Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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about this
guide
This installation guide provides information to help you install, configure, and
manage the HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8.
About this Guide topics include:
■ Overview, page 8
■ Conventions, page 9
■ Rack Stability, page 11
■ Getting Help, page 12
About this Guide
About this Guide
7MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide
About this Guide
Overview
This section discusses the following topics:
■ Intended Audience
■ Related Documentation
Intended Audience
This book is intended for use by customers and authorized service providers who
are experienced with the following:
■ Configuration aspects of customer Storage Area Networks (SAN)
■ Customer host environments, such as Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare
Related Documentation
In addition to this guide, HP provides several additional supporting documents for
this switch.
TM
, OpenVMSTM, or Tru64 UNIX
TM.
TM
, LinuxTM,
The following documents are available on both the HP StorageWorks SAN
Switch Documentation CD, included in the shipping carton with the switch, and
the HP website.
■ HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Procedures User Guide
■ HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Reference Guide
■ HP StorageWorks Web Tools User Guide
■ HP StorageWorks ISL Trunking User Guide
■ HP StorageWorks Zoning User Guide
■ HP StorageWorks MIB Reference Guide
■ HP StorageWorks QuickLoop User Guide
■ HP StorageWorks Advanced Performance Monitoring User Guide
■ HP StorageWorks Extended Fabric User Guide
■ HP StorageWorks Fabric Watch User Guide
For information about SANs, refer to the HP StorageWorks SAN Design
Reference Guide, available at the HP website.
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Conventions
Conventions consist of the following:
■ Document Conventions
■ Text Symbols
■ Equipment Symbols
Document Conventions
The document conventions included in Tab le 1 apply in most cases.
Table 1: Document Conventions
Cross-reference links Figure 1
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Element Convention
Text Symbols
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 Underlined sans serif font text:
Bold
Italics
Monospace font
COMMAND NAMES are uppercase
monospace font unless they are case
sensitive
http://www.hp.com
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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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
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 personal injury from electrical shock
hazards, do not open this enclosure.
Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a network
interface connection.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the
equipment, do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors
into this receptacle.
Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols
indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component. Contact with
this surface could result in injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from a hot component,
allow the surface to cool before touching.
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Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the
presence of multiple sources of power.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical
shock, remove all power cords to completely disconnect power
from the power supplies and systems.
Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the
component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to
handle safely.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the
equipment, observe local occupational health and safety requirements
and guidelines for manually handling material.
Rack Stability
Rack stability protects personal 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 have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service
provider or access our website at
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 at
Be sure to have the following information available before calling:
http://www.h p.com
http://www.h p.com
.
.
■ Technical support registration number (if applicable)
■ Product model names, numbers, and serial numbers
■ Exact text of any 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
appropriate product or solution.
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 at
http://www.hp .com
http://www.hp.c o m
.
. From this website, select the
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About the MSA SAN
Switch 2/8
The HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8 is a high-performance, 2 Gb/s,
8 port Fibre Channel switch, designed specifically for installation in the Modular
SAN Array 1000 (MSA1000) storage device, to connect the MSA1000 to hosts
and Enterprise Backup Solutions in a Storage Area Network (SAN).
The MSA1000 provides two slots for embedded interconnect devices. The
MSA1000 ships standard with one Fibre Channel I/O Module in the primary slot
and a blanking panel in the secondary slot. Available embedded interconnect
options include the provided Fibre Channel I/O Module, an MSA HUB 2/3, and
this MSA SAN Switch. If a redundant configuration is needed, two MSA SAN
Switches may be installed in the MSA1000.
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Figure 1: An MSA SAN Switch 2/8 installed in the primary slot
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About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
Each switch is assigned a system-generated name, dependant on the slot in which
it is installed.
Table 2: System Assigned Switch Names
MSA1000 Sot Location Switch Name
Primary (rear-left)
Secondary (rear-right)
MSA1000 Controller Name
MSA1000 Controller Name
-switch1
-switch2
Note: The first portion of the switch name is the name assigned to the MSA1000
Controller installed in the associated controller slot.
This chapter provides the following information:
■ MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Firmware Features
■ MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Hardware Features
■ MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Panel Description
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MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Firmware Features
■ Universal and self-configuring optical ports for the following protocols:
— E_Port (expansion port)
— F_Port (fabric port that is not loop capable)
— FL_Port (fabric port that is loop capable)
■ Automatic re-routing through the Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) algorithm
■ Application Programming Interface (API) that allows applications to interface
with switch services
■ Per port statistics for diagnosing and isolating problem ports without
disrupting switch operations
■ Per port error detection and fault isolation that automatically disables failing
ports and restarts when the problem is resolved
■ Industry standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Management Information Base (MIB) support
About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
■ Automatic self-discovery that discovers and registers host server and storage
devices
■ Zoning functionality that provides a means to allocate storage controllers to
groups of computers
Zoning allows you to create logical subsets of the fabric to accommodate
closed user groups or to create functional user groups within a fabric.
For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Zoning User Guide. This
guide is included on the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch Documentation CD.
■ Web Tools graphical user interface, for managing the switch from a browser
such as Internet Explorer
For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Web Tools User Guide.
This guide is included on the Documentation CD.
■ Fabric Operating System provides a command line interface (CLI), for
managing the switch through either a workstation connected to the serial port
or through a telnet session on the Ethernet port
For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric Operating System
Procedures User Guide. This guide is included on the Documentation CD.
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About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Hardware Features
MSA SAN Switch hardware support includes:
■ Embedded design specifically for the MSA1000
■ Hot-pluggability
The switch can be installed or replaced without power cycling the MSA1000.
When adding or replacing a switch, allow sufficient time to complete the
POST tests and the configuration tasks before using.
■ Redundancy
In redundant fabric configurations, you can install two MSA SAN Switches to
support the redundant MSA1000 controllers.
■ Single chip ASIC switch design
■ Eight ports
— Seven available 2-Gb/s Fibre Channel ports are compatible with Small
Form Factor Pluggable (SFPs) transceiver interconnects (Port 1 through
Port 7)
— One internal port (Port 0) for interfacing with the MSA1000 Array
Controller, using F_Port protocol
■ Per port automatic negotiation to the highest possible speed
■ One IEEE compliant 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet management port; able to
auto-sense a straight-through cable or crossover cable configuration
■ One DB-9 serial port
■ A total of 15 LEDs:
— One Switch Readiness LED
— One port status LED for each of the seven available ports
— One port speed LED for each of the seven available ports
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MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Panel Description
Figure 2 is an illustration of the MSA SAN Switch. The switch panel houses the
seven available fiber optic ports, the Ethernet port, the serial port, and the
corresponding LEDs.
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3
2
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About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
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6
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Figure 2: MSA SAN Switch 2/8
Item Description
1 Latch
2 Switch readiness LED
3 Optical ports (7)
4 Port status LED
5 Port speed LED
6 10/100 Ethernet port, RJ-45
7 Serial port, DB-9
8 Handle
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About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
LEDs
The LEDs on the switch provide activity or status information.
For detailed information on all of the switch LEDs, see “Configuring the MSA
SAN Switch 2/8.”
Optical Ports
All optical ports support full fabric capability, allowing the MSA SAN Switch to
link or cascade to other HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel switches, building a
highly scalable SAN fabric.
The optical ports are connected via Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) media,
which are universal and self-configuring.
Each optical port supports link speeds up to 2 Gb/s and, independent of the other
ports, automatically negotiates to the highest speed possible for the devices
connected to that port.
These ports conform to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Fibre
Channel, FC-PI specification for Fibre Channel SFP transceivers.
The optical ports are numbered from left to right and are color-coded into two
groups, indicating which ports can be used in the same ISL Trunking group.
ISL trunking is an optional feature that enables distribution of traffic over the
combined bandwidth of up to four ISLs between two directly connected switches,
while preserving in-order delivery. Ports 1 through 3 can be used in a three-port
trunking group and ports 4 through 7 can be used in a four-port trunking group,
creating aggregate bandwidths of 6 Gb/s and 8 Gb/s, respectively. For specific
information about ISL trunking, refer to the HP StorageWorks ISL Trunking User
Guide. This guide is included on the documentation CD, included in the shipping
carton.
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Ethernet Port
Serial Port
About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
This connector is used to connect the switch to the SAN management network.
Switch configuration and management tasks can be made through the Ethernet
port either by using a telnet connection to access the CLI or by using a standard
web browser to access the Web Tools graphical user interface.
By default, the switch is configured to use an IP address of 10.77.77.77.
See “Configuring the MSA SAN Switch 2/8” for information on setting the IP
address.
This connector is provided for switch configuration and management. You can
access the CLI through a terminal or terminal emulator connected to this port.
The MSA SAN Switch is designed to function directly out of its shipping carton,
only requiring the IP address to be set.
See “Configuring the MSA SAN Switch 2/8” for more information.
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About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
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Installing the MSA SAN
Switch 2/8
This chapter discusses the following topics:
■ Verifying Carton Contents, page 22
■ Installing the MSA SAN Switch 2/8 in the MSA1000, page 23
■ Installing an SFP Module, page 27
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Installing the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
Verifying Carton Contents
Unpack and inspect the MSA SAN Switch carton contents. Verify that the carton
contains the items shown in Figure 3 and listed in the supporting table.
Note: If any items are damaged or missing, contact HP or an HP Authorized reseller.
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Figure 3: Carton contents
Item Description
1 MSA SAN Switch 2/8 product accessory bag containing:
■ Printed
HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation
Guide
■ Documentation CD
■ License agreement
■ Warranty Information
2 HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8
3 RS-232 serial cable (straight through)
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