IBM SAN384B, 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
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . iv
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Safety notices and labels . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Caution notices . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Safety labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Attention notices . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Rack safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Rack installation . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Rack relocation (19" rack). . . . . . . . . xx
Safety inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Removing AC power . . . . . . . . . . xxi
External machine checks . . . . . . . . . xxi
Internal machine checks . . . . . . . . . xxi
Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . xxii
About this document . . . . . . . . xxiii
Who should read this document . . . . . . . xxiii
Product documents . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
Brocade documents . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii
IBM and Brocade product matrix . . . . . xxiv
Accessibility features for SAN384B . . . . . xxiv
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . 1
Overview of the SAN384B . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SAN384B blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
High availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Network Manageability. . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2. Installing a SAN384B in a
cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ordering the lift tool . . . . . . . . . . . 11
World trade locations . . . . . . . . . . 12
United States locations . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing a SAN384B in a 2109 C36 cabinet. . . . 14
Time required . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unpacking and assembling the lift tool . . . . 15
Unpacking the SAN384B . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing the port-side exhaust kit. . . . . . 18
Torque requirements . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the exhaust kit hardware . . . . . 20
Installing the SAN384B into the cabinet . . . . 24
Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chassis slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cable organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 3. Starting and configuring the
SAN384B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Providing power to the SAN384B . . . . . . . 35
Connecting the SAN384B and host with a serial
cable
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . 36
Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . 36
Logging off the serial console port and
disconnecting the serial cable
. . . . . . . 37
Establishing an Ethernet connection . . . . . . 38
Customizing the switch name . . . . . . . . 38
Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . 38
Setting the Domain ID. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting the date . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting the time zone . . . . . . . . . . 39
Synchronizing local time . . . . . . . . . 40
Verifying the PID mode and connecting to the fabric 41
Software licenses
. . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing transceivers and attaching cables . . . . 41
Managing cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Verifying correct operation and backing up the
configuration .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fabric OS firmware updates . . . . . . . . . 43
Downloading and installing firmware . . . . 44
Powering off the SAN384B . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 4. Monitoring system
components . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Port or application blade status. . . . . . . . 45
Control processor blade (CP8) status . . . . . . 53
Core switch blade (CR4S-8) status . . . . . . . 55
Power supply status . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Blower assembly status . . . . . . . . . . 57
WWN card status . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 5. Removing and installing
components . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing and installing the chassis door . . . . 61
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing the chassis door . . . . . . . . 61
Removing and installing cable management finger
assemblies .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . 62
Removing a cable management finger assembly 62
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