Chapter
1.
The
Brocade
4
Gb
SAN
switch
module
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
and
information
about:
v
Setting
up
and
installing
or
replacing
the
Brocade
®
20-port
4
Gb
SAN
Switch
Module
for
IBM
®
Eserver
®
BladeCenter
™
and
the
Brocade
10-port
4
Gb
SAN
Switch
Module
for
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
v
Configuring
the
switch
module
through
the
Telnet
interface
v
Configuring
the
switch
module
through
the
Advanced
Web
Tools
interface
For
installation
details,
see
Chapter
2,
“Installing
and
replacing
a
switch
module,”
on
page
11.
For
additional
information
about
switch
modules
and
other
BladeCenter
components,
see
the
BladeCenter
documentation.
Notes:
1.
The
Brocade
20-port
4
Gb
SAN
Switch
Module
for
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
and
the
Brocade
10-port
4
Gb
SAN
Switch
Module
for
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
are
referred
to
throughout
this
document
as
the
Brocade
switch
module
or
the
switch
module.
2.
All
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
units
are
referred
to
throughout
this
document
as
the
BladeCenter
unit.
3.
The
illustrations
in
this
document
might
differ
slightly
from
your
hardware.
4.
The
sample
screens
that
appear
in
this
document
might
differ
slightly
from
the
screens
that
are
displayed
by
your
system.
Screen
content
varies
according
to
the
type
of
BladeCenter
unit
that
you
are
using
and
the
firmware
versions
and
options
that
are
installed.
5.
When
you
are
using
the
Brocade
switch
module
with
a
BladeCenter
T
unit,
the
internal
ports
operate
at
2
Gb,
and
the
external
ports
operate
at
up
to
4
Gb.
The
switch
module
is
a
Fibre
Channel
component
that
consists
of
20
ports:
v
14
internal
ports
to
connect
to
the
BladeCenter
unit
blade
server
bays
v
6
external
Fibre
Channel
user
ports
to
connect
to
external
Fibre
Channel
devices
You
can
manage
and
configure
the
switch
module
through
multiple
interfaces.
v
A
Telnet
connection
to
the
embedded
command-line
interface
(CLI)
For
more
information,
see
Chapter
4,
“Configuring
the
switch
module
through
the
Telnet
interface,”
on
page
25.
v
A
Web
browser
(Advanced
Web
Tools)
interface
For
more
information,
see
Chapter
5,
“Configuring
the
switch
module
through
the
Advanced
Web
Tools
interface,”
on
page
29.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
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