IBM 2498-24E, Инструкция по установке, обслуживанию и эксплуатации

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Nonport side of the switch
The nonport side of the switch is used solely for air flow. There are no features on
this side.
Supported fabric configurations
The switch is supported as an edge device in fabrics of up to 239 switches.
Additional port activation
The switch can be purchased with 8, 16, or 24 licensed ports. As your needs
increase, you can activate unlicensed ports by purchasing and installing the
additional 8 port activation feature. After it has been installed, the license appears
under the
licenseShow command as Ports on Demand license .
The additional ports are ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. The license
might be part of the licensed paper pack supplied with switch software, or you can
purchase the license separately from IBM, who will provide you with a key to
unlock it.
By default, ports 0 through 7 are enabled on the switch. To enable ports 8 through
16, install a Ports on Demand license key. To enable ports 16 through 24, install
another Ports on Demand license.
After you have installed the license keys, you must enable the ports. You can do so
without disrupting switch operation by using the
portEnable command on each
port individually. Alternatively, you can disable and reenable the switch to activate
all ports simultaneously.
To install the additional port activation license, you can either use the supplied
license key or generate a license key. Typically the switch is shipped with a paper
pack that specifies the transaction key to use with the Software License Keys link.
Use this transaction key at the IBM Support Portal, www.ibm.com/supportportal:
v Search for the product Machine type or product name, and then follow links for
Downloads
.
v On the Downloads tab, select License request .
v
Follow the instructions on the page that displays.
ISL Trunking groups
The switch supports Interswitch Link (ISL) Trunking as a licensed feature. When
this feature is enabled, create Trunked groups of up to 8 contiguous ports. This
means that you can create up to three trunked groups that contain 8 ports each.
The Fibre Channel ports on the switch are numbered from left to right and
color-coded within groups of eight to indicate which ports you can combine into
trunked groups.
Chapter 1. Introducing the SAN24B-4 switch
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