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Chapter 1. Introducing the SAN48B-5

The IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 is a 48-port auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps as
well as 10 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) switch for Fibre Channel Storage Area
Networks (SANs). The SAN48B-5 is an enterprise-class switch that is designed to
handle the large-scale SAN requirements of an enterprise, and can also be used to
address the SAN requirements of small to medium-sized workgroups.

The switch's 48 ports in a one rack-unit (1U) height enable the creation of very
dense fabrics in a relatively small space.

The SAN48B-5 offers Ports on Demand (POD) licensing as well. Base models of the
switch contain 24 ports, and up to two additional 12-port POD licenses can be
purchased. The switch provides excellent overall value as the foundation of a SAN
with the ability to grow with an organization’s SAN needs.

The SAN48B-5 supplies Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)
performance and scalability requirements of an enterprise switch along with
interoperability and ease-of-use advantages.

The switch can also be configured in Access Gateway mode that lets you configure
your Enterprise fabric to handle additional N_Ports instead of domains. By
reducing the number of domain IDs and ports you simplify configuration and
management in a large fabric. Switches in AG mode are logically transparent to the
host and the fabric. You can increase the number of hosts that have access to the
fabric without increasing the number of switches.

The switch's depth of less than 18 inches allows for greater installation flexibility.

This chapter provides the following information:

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“Switch capabilities”

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“Switch components” on page 2

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“Port side of the switch” on page 3

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“Nonport side of the switch” on page 4

Switch capabilities

The SAN48B-5 offers the following features and capabilities:

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Up to 48 auto-sensing ports of high-performance 16 Gbps technology in a single
domain

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Ports on Demand scaling from 24 to 36 or 48 ports

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2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel switch and router ports

2, 4, and 8 Gbps performance is enabled by 8 Gbps SFP+ transceivers

– 4, 8, and 16 Gbps performance is enabled by 16 Gbps SFP+ transceivers

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10 Gbps manual set capability on FC ports (requires the optional 10 Gigabit
FCIP/Fibre Channel license)
– 10 Gbps performance is enabled by 10 Gbps SFP+ transceivers
– Ports can be configured for 10 Gbps for metro connectivity (on the first eight

ports only)

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Page 9: ...reating a serial connection 14 Setting the switch IP address 15 Setting the switch date and time 16 Inter Switch Link ISL Trunking 19 Installing SFP transceivers and connecting cables 19 Fabric OS Nat...

Page 10: ...or Interference VCCI Class A Statement 46 Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Statement 46 Korea Communications Commission KCC Class A Statement 46 Russia Electro...

Page 11: ...ach the rear bracket to the cabinet rail 13 8 Installing a 16 Gbps SFP with pull tab shown without cable attached 20 9 SFP with wire bail latch 20 10 Installing a cable 20 11 Port side LEDs 24 12 Non...

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Page 13: ...operation 26 6 Management options for the SAN48B 5 28 7 Power supply and fan assembly status LED behavior 30 8 Switch dimensions 35 9 Facility requirements 35 10 Power supply specifications 36 11 Envi...

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Page 15: ...and attention notices in the sections that follow v Note These notices provide important tips guidance or advice v Attention notices on page xviii These notices indicate potential damage to programs...

Page 16: ...ace dangerous voltage on the metal shell If any of the conditions are not as described STOP Ensure the improper voltage or impedance conditions are corrected before proceeding D003 DANGER An electrica...

Page 17: ...e v Connect any equipment that will be attached to this product to properly wired outlets v When possible use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables v Never turn on any equipment when th...

Page 18: ...accompanied by the classification of the laser as defined by the U S Department of Health and Human Services for example Class I Class II and so forth Read and comply with the following caution notice...

Page 19: ...r To remove all electrical current from the device ensure that all connections to dc power are disconnected at the dc power input terminals C031 Safety labels As an added precaution safety labels are...

Page 20: ...device or system or to data An exclamation point symbol may accompany an attention notice but is not required A sample attention notice follows Attention Do not bend a fibre cable to a radius less th...

Page 21: ...tomer to ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock R001 part 1 of 2 CAUTION v Do not install a unit in a rack where the internal rack ambient temperatures w...

Page 22: ...that the route that you choose can support the weight of the loaded rack cabinet Refer to the documentation that came with your rack cabinet for the weight of a loaded rack cabinet Verify that all do...

Page 23: ...r translated environmental statements and information regarding product recycling and disposal This document may be provided either in printed version or on the product documentation CD See Removing t...

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Page 25: ...versions may also be available through the IBM Support Portal www ibm com supportportal Enter your product machine type 2498 or name in the search field and then select Documentation from the displaye...

Page 26: ...product and model number matrix Brocade product name IBM product name IBM machine type and model number Brocade 6510 SAN48B 5 2498 Model F48 Brocade DCX 8510 4 SAN384B 2 2499 Model 416 Brocade DCX 85...

Page 27: ...fabric to handle additional N_Ports instead of domains By reducing the number of domain IDs and ports you simplify configuration and management in a large fabric Switches in AG mode are logically tra...

Page 28: ...etwork and enables a wide range of value added applications including Advanced Web Tools and Zoning Optional Fabric Services include Adaptive Networking with QoS Extended Fabrics Enhanced Group Manage...

Page 29: ...d with RJ45 for speed and activity status v SEEPROM for switch identification v Voltage monitoring v Fan monitoring v Temperature monitoring v Real time clock RTC with battery v The EZSwitchSetup wiza...

Page 30: ...contains the combination power supply fan assemblies These assemblies include the AC power receptacle and AC power switch 1 Power supply fan assembly 2 2 Power supply fan assembly 1 1 2 b48f007 Figur...

Page 31: ...h the switch The following items are included with the standard shipment of the switch When you open the packaging verify that these items are included in the package and that no damage occurred durin...

Page 32: ...v All equipment in the rack should force air in the same direction to avoid intake of exhaust air v A maximum of 102 cubic meters hour 60 cubic feet minute and a minimum of 74 8 cubic meters hour 44...

Page 33: ...ure and organize fiber optic cables Do not use tie wraps with optical cables they can be easily overtightened and can damage the optic fibers Items required for installation The following items are re...

Page 34: ...h on page 14 Attention Do not connect the switch to the network until the IP address is correctly set For instructions on how to cable and configure the switch and how to set the IP address see Config...

Page 35: ...edure for use with the switch chassis Using screws longer than 3 16 in can damage the switch The different types of screws are listed in Table 3 Make sure that you tighten all screws used in this proc...

Page 36: ...nt brackets on page 12 4 Attaching the rear brackets to the cabinet rails on page 13 Attaching the front brackets to the switch Complete the following steps to attach the front brackets to the switch...

Page 37: ...switch in the cabinet Complete the following steps to install the switch in the cabinet 1 Position the switch in the cabinet as shown in Figure 5 on page 12 providing temporary support under the swit...

Page 38: ...e 6 2 Attach the brackets using four 6 32 x 1 4 in screws 4 3 Adjust the brackets to cabinet depth and tighten the screws to a torque of 9 in lb 10 cm kg 4 Repeat step 1 through step 3 to attach the l...

Page 39: ...t rear cabinet rail using two 10 32 x 5 8 in screws 4 and two retainer nuts 3 as shown in Figure 7 2 Repeat step 1 to attach the left rear bracket to the left rear cabinet rail and tighten all the 10...

Page 40: ...the customer to ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock D004 Follow these steps to power on the switch 1 Connect the power cords to both power supplies 2...

Page 41: ...led by default The SAN48B 5 supports both IPv4 and IPv6 Using DHCP to set the IP address When using DHCP the switch obtains its IP address subnet mask and default gateway address from the DHCP server...

Page 42: ...to perform the following tasks v Display all of the time zones supported in the firmware v Set the time zone based on a country and city combination or based on a time zone ID such as PST The time zo...

Page 43: ...ClockServer command accepts multiple server addresses in either IPv4 IPv6 or DNS name formats When multiple NTP server addresses are passed tsClockServer sets the first obtainable address as the activ...

Page 44: ...p1 ntp2 where ntp1 is the IP address or DNS name of the first NTP server which the switch must be able to access The second ntp2 is the second NTP server and is optional The entire operand ntp1 ntp2 i...

Page 45: ...transceivers have an attached pull tab and no latching wire bail To simplify insertion of the 16 Gbps SFP transceivers it is recommended to connect the cables first and then insert them as a unit into...

Page 46: ...the ridge on one side of the connector aligns with the slot in the transceiver see Figure 10 Then insert the cable into the transceiver until the latching mechanism clicks 4 Connect the other end of...

Page 47: ...ort NPIV v Fabric OS features available to the switch depend on whether the switch is configured in Access Gateway or Fabric OS Native mode For a list of available features for each mode refer to the...

Page 48: ...Enable to enable Access Gateway mode 5 Enter the ag modeShow command to verify that AG mode is enabled switch admin ag modeshow Access Gateway mode is enabled Disabling Access Gateway mode When you di...

Page 49: ...g each AC power switch to O All devices are returned to their initial state the next time the switch is powered on Attention Power is still supplied to the switch if either of the two power cords are...

Page 50: ...rt status LED port 0 2 System status LED 6 FC port status LED port 4 3 Ethernet port activity LED 7 FC port 4 4 Ethernet port speed LED 8 FC port 0 Note The two LEDs on the serial console port are non...

Page 51: ...g for details on the cause of status Contact IBM Ethernet Speed No light Port speed is 10 Mbps No action required Steady green Port speed is 100 Mbps No action required Ethernet Activity Link No light...

Page 52: ...oots by using the fastboot command or entering the diagDisablePost command to persistently disable POST For more information about these commands refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual POST T...

Page 53: ...errShow command For information about all referenced commands and on accessing the error log refer to the Fabric OS Administrator s Guide For information about error messages refer to the Fabric OS Me...

Page 54: ...Table 6 Management options for the SAN48B 5 Management tool Out of band support In band support Command Line Interface CLI Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions simultaneously For more info...

Page 55: ...ne at a time They are identical and fit into either slot Attention A new FRU must have the same part number P N as the FRU being replaced The manufacturing P N is located on the top of the FRU If a mi...

Page 56: ...ceable parts inside the power supply and fan assembly The cooling system relies on pressurized air do not leave either of the power supply and fan assembly slots empty longer than two minutes when the...

Page 57: ...d fan assembly Use one of the following methods to determine the status of the power supplies v Check the power supply and fan assembly status LED next to the On Off switch see Figure 12 on page 24 v...

Page 58: ...the other power supply will automatically switch to high speed to maintain adequate cooling 3 Unplug the power cord from the power supply and fan assembly that is being replaced 4 Using a Phillips he...

Page 59: ...a steady green ensure that the power supply is securely installed and seated properly 4 Optionally if using the Command Line Interface CLI enter the psShow command at the command line prompt to displa...

Page 60: ...riate Refer to the Environmental Notices and User Guide shipped with the product for more information on battery recycling and disposal b48f014 1 Figure 16 Location of battery holder 34 SAN48B 5 Insta...

Page 61: ...he slightly increased width which requires a slim rail rack mount kit for mounting Weight with two power supply and fan assemblies and no SFP s installed 9 2 kg 20 2 lb Facility requirements Table 9 p...

Page 62: ...VAC Auto volt Nominal 100 240 VAC 2 0A 47 63 Hz switch autosenses input voltage Input frequency Range 47 63 Hz Nominal 50 60 Hz Inrush current Limited to 50A peak 240Vac for any initial current surge...

Page 63: ...ble 12 General specifications Specification Description Configurable port types F_Port E_Port M_Port EX_Port and D_Port System architecture Nonblocking shared memory switch System processor PowerPc 44...

Page 64: ...0 Gbps 33 m 108 ft 82 m 269 ft 300 m 984 ft 550 m 1804 ft N A SFP 16 Gbps 15 m 49 ft 35 m 115 ft 100 m 328 ft 125 m 410 ft N A LWL SFP 8 Gbps N A N A N A N A 10 km 6 2 mi SFP 10 Gbps N A N A N A N A 1...

Page 65: ...the switch The switch uses an RJ45 connector for the serial port An RJ45 to DB9 adaptor cable is also provided with the switch Note To protect the serial port from damage keep the cover on the port w...

Page 66: ...16 Access Gateway default port mapping Total Ports F_Ports N_Ports Default port mapping 48 0 39 40 47 0 4 mapped to 40 5 9 mapped to 41 10 14 mapped to 42 15 19 mapped to 43 20 24 mapped to 44 25 29 m...

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Page 70: ...zed changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this dev...

Page 71: ...t folgendem Warnhinweis versehen werden Warnung Dieses ist eine Einrichtung der Klasse A Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funk St rungen verursachen in diesem Fall kann vom Betreiber verlangt wer...

Page 72: ...e user may be required to take corrective actions Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Statement Japanese Electronics and Information Technology Industries Associa...

Page 73: ...A Statement Australia and New Zealand Class A Statement Attention This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product might cause radio interference in which case the user might be requir...

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Page 75: ...s xxiii facility requirements 35 fan assembly location 4 Fibre Channel port specifications 39 port status LED 25 Fibre Channel ports location 3 Field replaceable units 29 FRUs See Field replaceable un...

Page 76: ...S safety labels xiii notices xiii rack xix xx serial connection creating 14 serial port location 3 specifications 39 setting date 16 17 IP address 15 time 16 time zone 16 SFP SFP installing 19 site pl...

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