IBM System Storage SAN06B-R Quick Start Manual

Ensure that you have the items listed below. You can either set the IP address of your switch manually or you can use a DHCP server. If you are going to use a static IP address, write the network values in the spaces provided.

Complete the steps in this guide to install and set up your IBM SAN06B-R extension switch in a single-switch configuration using EZSwitchSetup. See the and the (located on the IBM Publications CD) if you want to choose a different setup.

Refer to the section of the

before starting any installation of this product.

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Values to record:

Items required:

Fixed IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) for the switch (no DHCPserver):_________________________________________

Subnet mask value ____________________________________________________________________________

Default Gateway value__________________________________________________________________________

Switch World Wide Name (WWN): located on the switch ID pullout: ______________________________________

-Ethernet connection (hub or switch) -Ethernet and Fibre Channel Cables

-Standard screw driver -Optical transceivers (SFPs)

-Browser with pop-up windows enabled

-EZSwitchSetup CD -Setup computer

-Host computer with an installed HBA -Disk array

Installing and starting EZSwitchSetup

1. Insert the into the CD-ROM drive of your setup computer. The installer will autostart in about 1 minute.

2. Follow the EZSwitchSetup directions for installation. Installation will take a few minutes after you click .

3. Wait for EZSwitchSetup to start, which should happen automatically after it is installed.

For Windows and Linux instructions, refer to the .

4. On the EZSwitchSetup screen, choose the option that matches your setup configuration:

Ethernet connection. This option uses the Ethernet LAN connection you will use for running EZSwitchSetup

Manager.

Direct connection to the switch with a serial cable.

Most users will find it more convenient to use the Ethernet connection.

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EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide

Introduction

5. Click . The screen is displayed.Next Connect Cables

Powering up and connecting cables to the switch

4. Click .

• If you chose to use the Ethernet connection, the screen is displayed. Enter the switch WWN, following the instructions on the screen. After completing switch discovery, the

screen is displayed.

• If you chose to use the serial port connection, the screen is immediately displayed.

Discover Switch

Set Switch IP Address

The screen shows you the connections you need to make.

Connect Cables

1. Connect the power cord to the switch and then to a power source (1). The power and status LEDs display amber then green. This can take from one to 3 minutes.

•Databits: 8

•Parity: none

•Stop bits: 1

•Flow control: none

2. Connect the switch and the setup computer to the same LAN, using Ethernet cables (3, 5) and an Ethernet hub or switch (2). Be sure the Ethernet hub or switch is connected to a power source (6)

3. If you want to use a serial connection for setup, connect your setup computer COM port (7) to the serial port on the switch, using the serial cable shipped with the switch (4). The serial connection settings are as follows.

•Bits per second: 9600

Setting the switch password

1. Click on the EZManager screen. The screen is displayed.

2. Create a new administrator account password in the screen.

3. Enter a new name for the switch (optional step).

4. Adjust the date and time for your time zone (optional step).

5. Click .

Next Welcome to Switch Configuration Set Parameters

Set Parameters

Configuring the zones and selecting devices

1. Select on the screen and then click .

Typical Zoning is the default zone configuration.

2. Enter the number and types of devices that you are connecting to the switch in the screen.

EZSwitchSetup uses these values to automatically configure the ports on your switch.

Typical Zoning Select Zoning Next

Device Selection

Connecting devices

The screen displays a graphical representation of the switch with the device connections based on the information that you entered when you configured zones and performed device selection. The screen shows the connections as missing until you connect the devices that you specified.

Configure Ports and Connect Devices

1. Install the SFP transceivers in the Fibre Channel ports on the switch to match the ports shown on the screen.

a. Remove any protector plugs from the SFP transceivers

you are going to use.

b. Position and insert each SFP transceiver until it is

firmly seated.

c. Close the latching bale (if any). Repeat for the other

ports.

2. Make the physical connections to your host and storage devices. Match the physical connections to the connections shown on the screen.Configure Ports and Connect Devices

a. Remove plastic protector caps from the cable ends (if any),

and position the cable connector so that it is oriented correctly.

b. Insert the cable connector into the SFP until it is firmly seated

and the latching mechanism clicks.

c. The screen shows

missing, valid, and invalid connections as you cable the switch. Note that it can take up to 15 seconds for the connection to display as a valid connection. Verify that the connections all display green and then click .

Configure Ports and Connect Devices

3. The screen will display this message: “Congratulations—you’ve successfully completed the setup!”

4. Click to exit setup. If you used the serial connection for setup, you can remove the serial cable.

Additional configuration options, such as custom zoning, are available from EZManager. See the

for more information on custom zoning, and other switch configuration and management

options.

Finish

EZSwitchSetup

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Setting the switch IP address

1. Enter the required information in the screen.

2. If prompted to install Active X or a version of the Java runtime environment, do so. Reboot the setup computer, if required.

3. Click . The screen is displayed.

4 Click to confirm the addresses. The screen is displayed.

5. Click .

SetSwitch IP Address

Next Confirm IP Address Next Continue Configuration Continue with EZManager

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