HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base, Administrator'S Manual

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NOTE: This is not true for the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16 Port 8Gb FC Blade. Since FC8 type
blades support EX_Ports, they are still retained in the configuration, but they are persistently disabled.
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director 48 Port 4Gb Blade and HP StorageWorks SAN Director
48 Port 8Gb FC Blade enabling exceptions
The HP StorageWorkds 4/256 SAN Director 48 Port 4Gb Blade is compatible only in the HP
StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director with the HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director 16 Port 4Gb Blade,
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director 32 Port 4Gb Blade, B-Series Multi-Protocol Router Blade, and HP
StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade.
Because the area IDs are shared with different port IDs, the HP StorageWorkds 4/256 SAN Director 48
Port 4Gb Blade and HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC Blade support only F_Ports and
E_Ports. They do not support FL_Ports.
Port swapping on an HP StorageWorkds 4/256 SAN Director 48 Port 4Gb Blade or HP StorageWorks
SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC Blade is supported only on ports 0–15. For the HP StorageWorks 4/256
SAN Director 16 Port 4Gb Blade and HP StorageWorks SAN Director 32 Port 8Gb FC Blades, port
swapping is supported on all 32 ports. This means that if you replace a 32-port blade where a port has
been swapped on ports 16–31 with a 48-port blade, the 48-port blade faults. To correct this, reinsert the
32-port blade and enter
portSwap
to restore the original area IDs to ports 16–31.
Blade terminology and compatibility
Before configuring a chassis, familiarize yourself with the platform CP blade and port blade nomenclature,
as well as the port blade compatibilities. Often in procedures, only the abbreviated names for CP and port
blades are used (for example, the HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director 16 Port 4Gb Blade). Table 70
lists CP and port blades, their abbreviated names, and their descriptions.
Table 70 HP StorageWorks enterprise-class platform terminology and abbreviations
Blade name Abbrev. Blade
ID
(slotsh
ow)
Definition
HP StorageWorks 4/256
SAN Director control
processor blade
CP4 16 The third generation CP blade provided with the
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director. This CP
supports 1, 2, 4, and 10 Gb/s port speeds, as
well as 16, 32, and 48-port blades.
Note: No 8 Gb/s support.
HP StorageWorks DC SAN
Backbone Director and HP
StorageWorks DC04 SAN
Director Switch control
processor blade
CP8 50 The CP blade provided with the HP StorageWorks
DC SAN Backbone Director. This CP supports 1,
2, 4, 8, and 10 Gb/s port speeds, as well as 16,
32, and 48-port blades.
Note: These blades are interchangeable between
the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director
and HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director
Switch.
HP StorageWorks DC SAN
Backbone Director Core
Blade
CORE8 52 A 16-port blade that provides 8 Gb/s connectivity
between port blades in the HP StorageWorks DC
SAN Backbone Director chassis.
Note: These blades are not interchangeable with
the HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch.
HP StorageWorks DC04
SAN Director Switch Core
Blade
CR4S-8 46 A 16-port blade that provides 8 Gb/s connectivity
between port blades in the HP StorageWorks
DC04 SAN Director Switch chassis.
Note: These blades are not interchangeable with
the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director.