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ProLiant Linux Installation Overview & Planning

HP Fabric Clustering System 24-Port Switch

Chapter 2

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Twelve T-25 Torx screws for attaching rails and support bracket to rack

Twelve clip nuts for mounting in a 10000 Series rack

Twelve clip nuts for mounting in a Rack System/E rack

Two power cables, IEC C14

This installation guide

Important Safety Instructions booklet

Limited Warranty and Material Limitations Documentation

HP Fabric Clustering System 24-Port Switch

376227-B21 HP 24-port 4x Fabric Copper Switch

Figure 2-1

Front View of Switch

Figure 2-2

Rear View of 24-Port Switch

Figure 2-3

Stylized View of Switch Connectors

Install HP Fabric Clustering System Switches

This section describes how to install the switch in a standard HP rack. 

If the switch is already installed in a rack, proceed to “Remove Shipping Sleeve” on page 23.

Power Plug

Power Plug

Console Port

Management Port

(24) Switch Cluster Connections

Summary of Contents for 376227-B21 - ProLiant InfiniBand 4x Fabric Copper Switch

Page 1: ... Fabric Copper Switch Installation Guide Integrity Server Networking HP UX 11iv2 ProLiant Server Networking Linux Manufacturing Part Number 393235 001 March 2005 Printed in the US Copyright 2004 2005 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P ...

Page 2: ...ranty terms applicable to your Hewlett Packard product and replacement parts can be obtained from your local Sales and Service Office U S Government License Proprietary computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed ...

Page 3: ...es 12 Rack Mount Preparation 12 Installing the Switch 12 Remove Shipping Sleeve 14 Remove Support Bracket if installed 15 Attach Cable Guides Cables 15 Cable Routing and Bend Limits 16 Attach Cables 16 Attach to other HP Fabric Clustering System devices 17 Internet Protocol over InfiniBand IPoIB 17 2 ProLiant Linux Installation Overview Planning About InfiniBand 19 Kit Contents 19 HP Fabric Cluste...

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Page 5: ...finiBand product category About InfiniBand InfiniBand is an industry standard high speed packet based interconnect for node to node communications InfiniBand provides higher speed lower network latency and uses less CPU than other industry standard protocols for example Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet Instead of using a traditional bus based technology InfiniBand is built around switched fabric...

Page 6: ...HP Fabric Clustering System Host Channel Adapter HCA AB286A PCI X 133Mhz adapter with 2 two 4X fabric copper interfaces The AB286A product is for use in high performance technical computing clusters AB345A PCI X 133Mhz adapter with 2 two 4X fabric copper interfaces The AB345A product is for use in database clusters and includes features specifically required to support and integrate with the Oracl...

Page 7: ...HP Fabric Clustering System Support Guide for additional information You can manage it using its Command Line Interface CLI a text based interface accessible through a direct serial connection Telnet over IP or SSH over IP The installation procedure for the HP Fabric Clustering System installs the Switch Host Channel Adapter HCA cables cable guide and gets the system up and running HP Fabric Clust...

Page 8: ...or specific instructions on adapter installation see system specific documentation on installing networking adapters for each server that adapters will be installed into On Line Addition and Replacement OL of HP Fabric adapters is supported on HP Fabric Clustering System version B 11 23 02 or newer with a couple of limitations see On Line Addition and Replacement Operations OL on page 10 Confirm t...

Page 9: ... Adapter The adapter comes pre configured You do not have to set any jumpers or connectors The firmware for the HCA is compiled into the driver and the driver will download the current version onto the HCA if an older version is on the card Step 1 Access the system card bay If the system is running shut it down by executing shutdown h Respond y to the continue to shutdown prompt Wait for the syste...

Page 10: ... is specified or not critical resource analysis routines are run before an OLA R operation to ensure that the current OLA R operation does not interrupt the normal working of the system in other words to identify critical errors The data critical errors are typically not critical to the system but they may be critical to the user Hence the user need to decide whether or not to use the f option for...

Page 11: ...d Supptd HW AB286A For the AB345A HP PCI X 2 port 4X Fabric DB Adapter Integrity servers only IB4X 01 B 11 23 03 PCI X InfiniBand Supptd HW AB345A Choose Mark for Install from the Actions menu this chooses the highlighted software You can also install the IPoIB software at this time as it is part of this same bundle to enable it to be functional It can also be installed later if you choose to not ...

Page 12: ...U clearance 2 Open the box remove the switch rail brackets and parts bag 3 Place the switch on a secure clean surface 4 Open the plastic bag containing mounting parts and locate 12 T 10 Torx screws for attaching the rails to the switch 8 T 25 Torx screws and clips for attaching the rails to the rack NOTE It is highly recommend that two people install the switch but it can be installed with one how...

Page 13: ... rail with 6 screws to each side of the switch in the locations shown in Figure 1 7 Screw locations are the same in the switch regardless of rail orientation Figure 1 7 Rail to Switch Attachment Locations Figure 1 8 Attach Rail to Switch Step 3 Repeat steps Steps 1 and 2 on the other side of the switch The two sliding rails should still be unattached Step 4 Loosely attach the switch with one screw...

Page 14: ...xed Rail Step 6 Attach the rails to the rack both sides as shown in Figure 1 11 CAUTION Keep switch supported until rail is attached to the rack Figure 1 11 Attach Sliding Rail to Rack Step 7 Securely attach all rails to the rack Remove Shipping Sleeve Underneath each power supply is a shipping sleeve Take the bezel off and remove the entire sleeve by gently pulling on the tab Replace the bezel Fi...

Page 15: ...nnectors and cables for both switch and HCA cabling Figure 1 14 Cable Guide with Cables Copper cables for InfiniBand should be securely attached to the rack enclosure HP recommends the use of a HP E7723B Cable Guide Installation Kit mounted in a horizontal fashion as depicted below in Figure 1 14 A second Cable Guide is in the kit and it can be installed in the horizontal or vertical position to b...

Page 16: ... properly oriented to fit onto the port receptacle as you attempt to insert the cable in the port do not twist the plug to achieve the correct orientation Instead reach back a few feet on the cable and twist the bulk cable to allow the plug to rotate to the proper orientation Doing this prevents the rotational forces from acting right at the plug terminations Table 1 1 Cable Installation Minimum B...

Page 17: ... into the locked position Internet Protocol over InfiniBand IPoIB In order to use the Internet Protocol over InfiniBand IPoIB the same patches need to be installed on each server used for IPoIB in the HP Fabric Clustering System For current patch requirement see the latest HP Fabric Clustering System for InfiniBand Support Matrix on http www docs hp com The ifconfig command provides information ab...

Page 18: ... 255 up There is no direct output from this command To confirm that the interface is UP run the ifconfig lan9000 command again Output Example lan9000 flags 843 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST inet 192 32 32 255 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192 32 32 255 Managing the IPoIB Interface See the section IPoIB Administration and Management in the HP Fabric Clustering System HP UX Administrator s Guide for a...

Page 19: ...iguring Basic Connectivity Attach Cables About InfiniBand InfiniBand is an industry standard high speed packet based interconnect for node to node communications InfiniBand provides higher speed lower network latency and uses less CPU than other industry standard protocols for example Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet Instead of using a traditional bus based technology InfiniBand is built around ...

Page 20: ...ns booklet Limited Warranty and Material Limitations Documentation HP Fabric Clustering System 24 Port Switch 376227 B21 HP 24 port 4x Fabric Copper Switch Figure 2 1 Front View of Switch Figure 2 2 Rear View of 24 Port Switch Figure 2 3 Stylized View of Switch Connectors Install HP Fabric Clustering System Switches This section describes how to install the switch in a standard HP rack If the swit...

Page 21: ...g the rails to the switch 8 T 25 Torx screws and clips for attaching the rails to the rack NOTE It is highly recommend that two people install the switch but it can be installed with one however it may be difficult to support and align the switch correctly in the rack rails with only one person Installing the Switch Step 1 Take one set of sliding brackets and separate them Each side arrives with t...

Page 22: ...he other side of the switch The two sliding rails should still be unattached Step 4 Loosely attach the switch with one screw through the front of each rail CAUTION Temporarily support the switch until the sliding rails are attached Figure 2 7 Loosely Attach Rail to Rack CAUTION Do not let the switch hang unsupported from only the fixed rail flanges Attach rail to switch in Bezel end the 6 location...

Page 23: ...2 9 CAUTION Keep switch supported until rail is attached to the rack Figure 2 9Attach Sliding Rail to Rack Step 7 Securely attach all rails to the rack Remove Shipping Sleeve Underneath each power supply is a shipping sleeve Remove the shipping sleeve only if the rack is in its final location If you plan to transport the rack leave the sleeve installed To remove the sleeve take the bezel off and r...

Page 24: ...e 1U space directly below the intended location of the switch The bracket is intended to support the front of the switch the end from which the power supplies are accessible and the cables are not accessible Ensure that the bracket orientation matches your intended switch mounting orientation Configuring Basic Connectivity 1 Attach the serial management cable a Connect the serial management cable ...

Page 25: ...ement port followed by the netmask For example HP config if mgmt ethernet ip address 10 10 0 22 255 255 255 0 g Set the default gateway for the management port Ask your system administrator for a gateway address For example HP config if mgmt ethernet gateway 10 10 0 1 h Enable the management port by entering no shutdown HP config if mgmt ethernet no shutdown i Save the configuration to preserve it...

Page 26: ...riented to fit onto the port receptacle as you attempt to insert the cable in the port do not twist the plug to achieve the correct orientation Instead reach back a few feet on the cable and twist the bulk cable to allow the plug to rotate to the proper orientation Doing this prevents the rotational forces from acting right at the plug terminations Attach cables to switches and HCAs assuring that ...

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