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IBM System Networking SAN24B-5

Installation, Service, and User Guide

Service information: 2498-F24, 249824G

GA32-2213-00

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Summary of Contents for RedBooks SAN24B-5

Page 1: ...d User Guide Service information 2498 F24 249824G GA32 2213 00 Read Before Using This product contains software that is licensed under written license agreements Your use of such software is subject t...

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Page 3: ...IBM System Networking SAN24B 5 Installation Service and User Guide Service information 2498 F24 249824G GA32 2213 00...

Page 4: ...ESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A...

Page 5: ...tportal Search for the product Machine type or product name and then follow links for Downloads More detailed instructions are available through the Accessing firmware updates and OS documentation upd...

Page 6: ...t the vendor for the accessibility information about its products Related accessibility information You can view the publications for this product in Adobe Portable Document Format PDF using the Adobe...

Page 7: ...When you send information to IBM you grant IBM a nonexclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you Read this first v...

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Page 9: ...e switch 14 Creating a serial connection 15 Setting the switch IP address 15 Setting the switch date and time 16 Inter Switch Link ISL Trunking 18 Switch Status Policy 19 Installing SFP transceivers a...

Page 10: ...l for Interference VCCI Class A Statement 50 Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Statement 50 Korea Communications Commission KCC Class A Statement 50 Russia Elec...

Page 11: ...s 12 7 Attach 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 21 11 Port side LEDs...

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Page 13: ...operation 28 6 Management options for the SAN24B 5 30 7 Power supply and fan assembly status LED behavior 34 8 Switch dimensions 39 9 Facility requirements 39 10 Power supply specifications 40 11 Envi...

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Page 15: ...tention 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 devices...

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

Page 26: ...ber matrix Brocade product name IBM product name IBM machine type and model number Brocade 6505 SAN24B 5 2498 Model F24 249824G Brocade 6510 SAN48B 5 2498 Model F48 Brocade DCX 8510 4 SAN384B 2 2499 M...

Page 27: ...c 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 This chapter pr...

Page 28: ...AN configuration a three step point and click task v Real time power monitoring enables users to monitor real time power usage of the fabric at the switch level v Port to port latency minimized to 800...

Page 29: ...LED 8 FC ports 4 7 3 USB port 6 Serial console port Note The two LEDs on the serial console port are nonfunctional Nonport side of the switch Figure 2 shows the non port side of the switch which cont...

Page 30: ...3 Power supply and fan assembly LED 6 Captive screw 4 SAN24B 5 Installation Service and User Guide...

Page 31: ...with 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 du...

Page 32: ...equirements are met v At a minimum adequate cooling requires that you install the switch with the intake side facing the cool air aisle Exhaust is through the port side of the switch v All equipment i...

Page 33: ...as described in the Fabric OS Administrator s Guide v For easier maintenance label the fiber optic cables and record the devices to which they are connected v Keep LEDs visible by routing port cables...

Page 34: ...the supporting surface 3 Place the switch on a flat sturdy surface 4 Provide power to the switch as described in Providing power to the switch on page 14 Attention Do not connect the switch to the net...

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: ...r brackets to the front brackets on page 12 4 Attaching the rear brackets to the cabinet rails on page 13 Note The illustrations in this section show the SAN48B 5 switch Procedures and positioning are...

Page 37: ...3 to attach the left front bracket 2 to the left side of the switch Installing the switch in the cabinet Complete the following steps to install the switch in the cabinet 1 Position the switch in the...

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: ...to the system It is the responsibility of 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...

Page 41: ...6 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 The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that...

Page 42: ...he time zone for a switch using the tsTimeZone command The tsTimeZone command allows you to perform the following tasks v Display all of the time zones supported in the firmware v Set the time zone ba...

Page 43: ...ble address as the active NTP server The rest are stored as backup servers that can take over if the active NTP server fails The principal or primary FCS switch synchronizes its time with the NTP serv...

Page 44: ...ich is password 2 Enter the tsClockServer command switch admin tsclockserver ntp1 ntp2 In the syntax ntp1 is the IP address or DNS name of the first NTP server which the switch must be able to access...

Page 45: ...L Long Wavelength LWL and Extended Long Wavelength ELWL optical media Note For a listing of transceivers compatible with this product v Go to the IBM SAN web page www ibm com systems storage san v Sel...

Page 46: ...does not slide in easily ensure that it is correctly oriented Installing 8 Gbps SFP transceivers with wire bails 1 Making sure that the bail wire handle is in the unlocked position place the 8 Gbps SF...

Page 47: ...a list of F_Ports mapped to N_Ports by default refer to Access Gateway default port mapping on page 43 For general information and details on using Access Gateway refer to the Access Gateway Administr...

Page 48: ...Access Gateway mode will fail with the error Failed to clear Zoning Admin Domain configuration Use the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands 1 Before disabling a switc...

Page 49: ...ys if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode 2 Enter switchDisable to disable the switch Access Gateway mode can only be disabled or enabled when the switch is in a disabled state 3 Enter ag modeDisab...

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Page 51: ...red on it can take several minutes to boot and complete POST To power the switch off complete the following steps 1 Enter the sysShutDown command switch admin sysshutdown This command will shutdown th...

Page 52: ...rt LEDs one amber one green v One bicolor green amber port status LED for each port on the switch These LEDs are located above each pair of Fibre Channel ports v The serial console port LEDs do not li...

Page 53: ...nd functioning properly No action required Steady amber for more than five seconds A system fault has occurred This LED displays steady amber during POST this is normal and does not indicate a fault C...

Page 54: ...havior Table 5 Non port side LED patterns during normal operation LED name LED color Status of hardware Recommended action Power supply fan assembly status green No light Power supply fan is not recei...

Page 55: ...age 27 and Table 5 on page 28 for descriptions and interpretations of LED patterns If one or more LEDs do not display a healthy state verify that the LEDs on the switch are not set to beacon by enteri...

Page 56: ...e and to accelerate system debugging The switch automatically performs power on self test POST each time it is turned on Any errors are recorded in the system error log For more information about POST...

Page 57: ...ed Management tool Out of band support In band support Network Advisor option to purchase For information refer to the Network Advisor documentation set Ethernet or serial connection IP over Fibre Cha...

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Page 59: ...fan assembly is an optional feature for redundancy The power supply and fan assembly FRU units are hot swappable only if replaced one at a time and two are installed They are identical and fit into ei...

Page 60: ...dy green Power supply and fan assembly is operating normally No action is required Flashing green for more than 5 seconds Power supply and fan assembly is faulty for one of the following reasons v The...

Page 61: ...ould require less than two minutes to complete Items required The following items are required to replace a power supply and fan assembly v New power supply and fan assembly v A 1 Phillips head screwd...

Page 62: ...teps to replace a combined power supply and fan assembly in the switch CAUTION The power supply switch must be in the off position switched to the O symbol when inserting it in the chassis Damage to t...

Page 63: ...C003 Local regulations may require removing the battery prior to disposing of or recycling this product Complete these steps to remove the battery 1 Disconnect all power and communication cables 2 Rem...

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Page 65: ...he slightly increased width which requires a slim rail rack mount kit for mounting Weight with one power supply and fan assembly and no SFP s installed 7 82 kg 17 25 lb Facility requirements Table 9 p...

Page 66: ...Specification Value Maximum output per power supply 150 watts 12 VDC AC input power draw Idle no optics 60 W Maximum fully populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics 80 W AC input voltage 85 264 VAC nominal 1...

Page 67: ...X_Port and D_Port System architecture Nonblocking shared memory switch System processor PowerPc 440Epx 667 MHz ANSI Fibre Channel protocol FC PH Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standar...

Page 68: ...when using long distance transport system such as DWDM Memory specifications The switch has three types of memory devices boot flash compact flash and main memory The size of each is listed in Table 1...

Page 69: ...ta bits and no parity with flow control set to None Table 15 lists the serial cable pinouts Table 15 Serial cable pinouts Pin Signal Description 1 Not supported N A 2 Not supported N A 3 UART1_TXD Tra...

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Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...nd 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 required to take adequate mea...

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Page 79: ...s xxiii facility requirements 39 fan assembly location 3 Fibre Channel port specifications 42 port status LED 27 Fibre Channel ports location 3 Field replaceable units 33 FRUs See Field replaceable un...

Page 80: ...S safety labels xiii notices xiii rack xix xx serial connection creating 15 serial port location 3 specifications 43 setting date 16 17 IP address 15 time 16 time zone 16 SFP SFP installing 19 site pl...

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Page 82: ...Part Number 98Y2647 Printed in USA GA32 2213 00 1P P N 98Y2647...

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