IBM 2498B24 - System Storage SAN24B-4 Switch, Installation, Service And User Manual

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Contents
Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Summary of changes . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Third edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Second edition . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Taiwan Contact Information . . . . . . . . iv
Accessibility features for the SAN26B-4 Express . . iv
Accessibility features . . . . . . . . . . iv
Keyboard navigation . . . . . . . . . . iv
Vendor software . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Related accessibility information . . . . . . iv
IBM and accessibility . . . . . . . . . . iv
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . iv
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
About this document . . . . . . . . xiii
Product documents . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Brocade documents . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
IBM and Brocade product matrix . . . . . . xiv
Safety and environmental notices . . . . . . . xiv
Safety notices and labels . . . . . . . . . xiv
Rack safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . xxii
Chapter 1. Introducing the SAN24B-4
Express switch. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and functions of the switch . . . . . . 1
Supported connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Port side of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Nonport side of the switch . . . . . . . . . 3
Supported fabric configurations . . . . . . . . 3
Additional port activation . . . . . . . . . . 3
ISL Trunking groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Supported optional features . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2. Installing and configuring the
switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Items included with the switch . . . . . . . . 7
Installation and safety considerations . . . . . . 8
Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . 8
Environment considerations . . . . . . . . 8
Cabinet considerations . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing a stand-alone switch . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the switch into an EIA cabinet . . . . . 9
Time required . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Items required . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installation instructions . . . . . . . . . 10
Recommendations for cable management . . . . 15
Configuring the switch . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the EZSwitch setup (optional) . . . . . 16
Providing power to the switch . . . . . . . 16
Creating a serial connection . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the switch IP address . . . . . . . 17
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 3. Operating the switch . . . . 21
Powering the switch on and off. . . . . . . . 21
Interpreting LED activity . . . . . . . . . . 21
LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
LED patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
POST and boot specifications . . . . . . . . 25
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . 26
Switch FRU units . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Maintaining the switch . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Diagnostic tests . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Managing the switch . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Appendix. Product specifications . . . 33
Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . 33
Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . 33
Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 34
System specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fibre Channel port specifications . . . . . . . 36
Serial port specifications . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . 36
Supported SFPs and HBAs . . . . . . . . . 37
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . 42
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Class A Statement .
. . . . . . . . . . 42
Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance
Statement .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Avis de conformité à la réglementation
d'Industrie Canada .
. . . . . . . . . . 42
European Union EMC Directive Conformance
Statement .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Germany Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 43
People's Republic of China Class A Electronic
Emission Statement .
. . . . . . . . . . 44
Japan VCCI Council Class A Statement . . . . 44
Japan Electronics and Information Technology
Industries Association (JEITA) Statement
. . . 45
Korea Communications Commission (KCC)
Statement .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Russia Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class
A Statement .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Australia and New Zealand Class A Statement 45
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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