IBM SAN768B-2, User Manual

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About this document
This document describes how to install and service the IBM System Storage
®
SAN768B-2 fabric backbone product (Machine type 2499-816). Throughout this
document, the product is referred to as the
SAN768B-2 , or more generically as
system , device , or chassis , where appropriate.
The sections that follow provide information about:
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“Who should read this document”
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“Product documents”
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“Brocade documents”
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“Accessibility features for SAN768B-2” on page xxiv
Who should read this document
This document is intended for trained service representatives who are responsible
for installing and servicing the SAN768B-2, and for network administrators
responsible for maintaining and using the SAN768B-2.
Product documents
These listed documents contain information related to this product. The
documentation may be printed material, on the documentation CD that is shipped
with the product, or available on the web through the IBM Support Portal or IBM
Publications Center.
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IBM System Storage SAN768B-2 Installation, Service, and User Guide , GA32-0893
(this document, which is also available in accessible HTML format on the
documentation CD)
v Safety Notices
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IBM Systems Environmental Notices and User Guide , Z125-5823
v IBM Warranty
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Implementing an IBM/Brocade SAN with 8 Gbps Directors and Switches , (an IBM
Redbook), SG24-6116
Note: This publication was written for earlier products, but many of the
practices still apply.
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IBM System Storage FIPS 140-2 Security Seal Application Procedures (GA32-2220-00),
available online only for this optional feature.
Brocade documents
IBM switches and directors use software licensed from Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc. You can find information related to the software that supports the
SAN768B-2 in the documents on the CD-ROM supplied with this product. More
recent versions of the Fabric Operating System (FOS) documentation may be
available to match the version of FOS that you have installed. The publication CD
includes information on how to locate and download the latest versions of FOS
documentation and firmware updates.
Brocade Fabric OS
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2011, 2014
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