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Ensure that you have the items listed below. You can either set the IP address of your switch manually or you can use 
a DHCP server. If you are going to use a static IP address, write the network values in the spaces provided.

Complete the steps in this guide to install and setup your SAN24B-5 switch in a single-switch configuration using 
EZSwitchSetup. See the 

IBM System Networking SAN24B-5 Installation, Service, and User Guide

 and the 

Fabric OS 

Administrator’s Guide

 (located on the IBM Publications CD) if you want to choose a different setup.

Attention: 

Refer to the 

Safety and environmental notices

 section of the 

IBM System Networking SAN24B-5  Installation, 

Service, and User Guide

 before starting any installation of this product.

IBM

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 System

 

Networking SAN24B-5 Quick Start Guide

Getting ready

Values to record:

Fixed IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) for the switch (no DHCP server):_________________________________________

Subnet mask value  ____________________________________________________________________________

Default Gateway value__________________________________________________________________________

Switch World Wide Name (WWN): located on the switch ID pullout:  ______________________________________

Items required:

- Ethernet connection (hub or switch) 

- Ethernet and Fibre Channel cables

- Host computer with an installed HBA 

- Setup computer

- Standard screw driver 

- Disk array with Fibre Channel ports

- Browser that allows pop-up windows

- Optical transceivers (SFPs)

- EZSwitchSetup CD

Installing and starting EZSwitchSetup

1. Insert the 

EZSwitchSetup CD 

into the CD-ROM drive of your setup computer. The installer will autostart in about one 

minute.

2. Follow the EZSwitchSetup onscreen directions. Installation will take a few minutes after you click 

OK

.

3. Wait for EZSwitchSetup to start, which should happen automatically after it is installed.

    

For Windows and Linux instructions, refer to the 

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide

.

4. On the 

EZSwitchSetup Introduction

 screen, choose the option that matches your setup configuration:

    - Ethernet connection. This option uses the Ethernet LAN connection you will use for running EZSwitchSetup Manager.
    - Direct connection to the switch with a serial cable.  Most users will find it more convenient to use the Ethernet 

connection.

5. Click 

Next

. The 

Connect Cables

 screen is displayed.

Powering up and connecting cables to the switch

1. Connect the power cord    to the switch and then 

to the power source. The power and status LEDs 
display amber then green. This can take from one 
to three minutes.

2. Connect the switch and the setup computer to the 

same LAN, using Ethernet cables (  ,   ) and an 
Ethernet hub or switch (  ). Be sure the Ethernet 
hub or switch is connected to a power source (  ).

3. If you want to use a serial connection for setup, 

connect your setup computer COM port (  ) to the 
serial port on the switch, using the serial cable (  ) 
shipped with the switch.
The serial connection settings are as follows:
• Bits per second: 9600
• Databits: 8
• Parity: none
• Stop bits: 1

• Flow control: none

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4. Click 

Next

.

- If you chose to use the Ethernet connection, the 

Discover Switch

 screen is displayed. Enter the switch 

WWN, following the instructions on the 

Discover Switch

 screen. After completing switch discovery, the 

Set 

Switch IP Address

 screen is displayed.

- If you chose to use the serial port connection, the 

Set Switch IP Address

 screen is immediately displayed.

The 

Connect Cables

 screen shows you the connections you need to make.

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