Contents
Aboutthisguide .......................... 9
Intendedaudience...................................... 9
SANSwitchrelateddocumentation............................... 9
HPBladeSystemc-Classrelateddocumentation.......................... 9
BeforeyoucontactHPTechnicalSupport ............................ 9
HPcontactinformation................................... 10
Documentconventionsandsymbols ............................. 10
Subscriptionservice ..................................... 11
OtherHPwebsites...................................... 11
Documentationfeedback ................................... 11
1Overview ............................ 13
8GbSANSwitchfeatures.................................. 13
Component identification................................ 14
Portsideofthe8GbSANSwitch........................... 14
Internalportssummary................................. 15
8GbSANSwitchredundancy.............................. 15
8GbSANSwitchlicensing ............................... 15
ISLtrunkinggroups..................................... 16
Supportedoptionalsoftware................................. 16
AdditionalsoftwarefeaturesinHPBladeSystemc-ClassPowerPack+models ............ 16
SupportedSFPtransceiveroptions .............................. 17
2Setup ............................. 19
Shippingcartoncontents .................................. 19
Installationandsafetyconsiderations............................. 20
Installingmultipleswitches ............................... 20
Electricalconsiderations ................................ 20
Environmentalconsiderations .............................. 20
Installthe8GbSANSwitch................................. 20
OA power verification ................................. 22
CheckLEDs...................................... 22
Set the switch Ethernet IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
UsingEnclosureBayIPAddressing(EBIPA) ........................ 23
UsingexternalDHCP.................................. 24
SettingtheIPaddressmanually ............................. 24
Configurethe8GbSANSwitch ............................... 25
Items required for configuration ............................. 25
ConnecttotheCommandLineInterface.......................... 25
Settingthedateandtime................................ 26
Verifyinginstalledlicenses ............................... 26
ModifyingtheFCdomainID(optional).......................... 27
Disablingandenablingaswitch............................. 27
Disablingandenablingaport.............................. 28
UsingDynamicPortsOnDemand(DPOD)......................... 28
DPODcommands ................................... 28
Verifying the configuration ............................... 29
Backing up the configuration .............................. 30
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