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HP DC SAN Backbone Director SwitchHardware Reference Guide

AbstractThis document provides information about setting up, configuring, and maintaining the HP DC SAN Backbone Director Switch(DC SAN Director). It is intended for system administrators and technicians with knowledge of SANs and DC SAN Directors.

HP Part Number: 5697-3045Published: December 2013Edition: 10

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Contents1 DC SAN Director overview..........................................................................6

Power Pack..............................................................................................................................6Features..................................................................................................................................6Hardware components .............................................................................................................7

Port side of the DC SAN Director...........................................................................................8Non-port side of the DC SAN Director..................................................................................10

DC SAN Director blades.........................................................................................................11High availability.....................................................................................................................13Reliability..............................................................................................................................13Serviceability.........................................................................................................................13Software features....................................................................................................................14Security.................................................................................................................................14Network manageability...........................................................................................................15Optional software licenses.......................................................................................................15Optional hardware kits............................................................................................................16

2 DC SAN Director installation......................................................................19Time and items required for installation......................................................................................19Site preparation and unpacking the DC SAN Director.................................................................19Items included with the DC SAN Director...................................................................................21Installing the DC SAN Director in the 14U Rack Mount Kit............................................................21

14U Rack Mount Kit parts list...............................................................................................21Attaching the shelf brackets.................................................................................................23Removing the chassis door..................................................................................................24Installing the chassis in the cabinet.......................................................................................24Replacing the chassis door..................................................................................................27

Powering on the DC SAN Director............................................................................................28Port numbering.......................................................................................................................29Managing cables...................................................................................................................30Installing transceivers and attaching cables................................................................................30Using the optional HP DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link cable kit...............................................31

3 DC SAN Director login and configuration....................................................39Configuration overview............................................................................................................39Establishing a serial connection and logging in to the DC SAN Director........................................39Configuring IP addresses.........................................................................................................40

Default IP addresses and password......................................................................................40Establishing an Ethernet connection...........................................................................................41Customizing a switch name......................................................................................................41Customizing a chassis name....................................................................................................42Setting the domain ID.............................................................................................................42Verifying the Port Identifier mode and connecting to the fabric......................................................42Enabling software licenses.......................................................................................................43Backing up the configuration....................................................................................................43

4 Monitoring DC SAN Director system components..........................................45Monitoring Director blade status...............................................................................................45Monitoring control processor blade (CP8) status.........................................................................57Monitoring core switch blade (CR8) status.................................................................................58Monitoring power supply status................................................................................................60Monitoring blower assembly status............................................................................................61Monitoring WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN card status.......................................................62

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5 Replacing DC SAN Director FRUs...............................................................64Replacing the chassis door......................................................................................................64

Removing the chassis door..................................................................................................64Installing the chassis door...................................................................................................64

Replacing the cable management comb....................................................................................65Removing a cable management comb..................................................................................65Installing a cable management comb...................................................................................65

Replacing a Director blade......................................................................................................66Removing a Director blade..................................................................................................66Installing a Director blade...................................................................................................67

Replacing a Director blade filler panel......................................................................................68Removing a filler panel.......................................................................................................68Installing a filler panel........................................................................................................68

Replacing a control processor blade (CP8).................................................................................69Determining whether to replace a core switch blade...............................................................70Recording critical DC SAN Director information.....................................................................70Removing a control processor blade (CP8)............................................................................72Installing a control processor blade (CP8).............................................................................73Verifying operation of the new CP blade...............................................................................73

Replacing a core switch blade (CR8).........................................................................................75Determining whether or not to replace a CP blade.................................................................75Removing a core switch blade (CR8)....................................................................................75Installing a core switch blade (CR8).....................................................................................76

Replacing a power supply.......................................................................................................77Removing a power supply...................................................................................................77Installing a power supply....................................................................................................77

Replacing a blower assembly...................................................................................................78Removing a blower assembly...............................................................................................78Installing a blower assembly................................................................................................78

Replacing the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN card............................................................79Determining whether or not to replace a WWN card.............................................................79Removing the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN card........................................................81Installing the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN card.........................................................82

Replacing SFPs, SFP+s, mSFPs, and XFPs...................................................................................83Removing and replacing an mSFP optical transceiver...................................................................83

Removing an mSFP optical transceiver..................................................................................83Replacing an mSFP optical transceiver..................................................................................84

Replacing the DC SAN Director chassis.....................................................................................84Verifying the need to replace the chassis...............................................................................85Recording critical DC SAN Director and SAN information.......................................................85Disconnecting from the network and the fabric.......................................................................89Removing components from the chassis.................................................................................89Installing the replacement chassis.........................................................................................89Installing components into the new chassis............................................................................90Downloading the configuration............................................................................................90Configuring the new chassis serial number............................................................................91Verifying that the system is operating correctly.......................................................................92Reconnecting to the network and the fabric...........................................................................93Verifying that the configuration of the fabric is correct.............................................................95Cable routing table............................................................................................................96

6 Support and other resources......................................................................98HP technical support...............................................................................................................98

Subscription service............................................................................................................98Documentation feedback....................................................................................................98

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Related information.................................................................................................................98HP websites......................................................................................................................98Rack stability.....................................................................................................................99

Typographic conventions.......................................................................................................100Customer self repair..............................................................................................................100

A Technical specifications...........................................................................101General specifications...........................................................................................................101System architecture...............................................................................................................102System size and weight.........................................................................................................103System blade and FRU weights...............................................................................................104Facility requirements.............................................................................................................104Power specifications..............................................................................................................105

DC SAN Director.............................................................................................................105Power cords.........................................................................................................................106

Power cords (Japan, Denan)..............................................................................................109Environmental requirements....................................................................................................109Fibre Channel port specifications............................................................................................110Data transmission ranges.......................................................................................................110

B Intelligent blades....................................................................................111B-series MP Router blade (FR4-18i) overview.............................................................................111

Items included with the FR4-18i blade.................................................................................111Optional items.................................................................................................................111Installing and configuring the FR4-18i blade........................................................................111

Installing the FR4-18i blade in the Director......................................................................111Configuring FCIP and FC Routing Services and enabling the ports.....................................113Cabling the FR4-18i blade............................................................................................113Recommendations for cable management.......................................................................114

HP DC Switch Encryption FC blade (FS8-18) overview................................................................114Optional items.................................................................................................................114Installing and configuring the FS8-18 blade.........................................................................114

Installing the FS8-18 blade............................................................................................114Configuring the FS8-18 blade........................................................................................115Cabling the FS8-18 blade.............................................................................................115Recommendations for cable management.......................................................................115

HP Multi Protocol Extension blade (FX8-24) overview.................................................................115FX8-24 features................................................................................................................116

HP StoreFabric Enhanced Multi Protocol Extension Blade (FX8-24E) overview................................117DC SAN Director 10/24 FCoE blade (FCOE10-24) overview.....................................................118

Features of the FCOE10-24 blade......................................................................................118C Regulatory information............................................................................120

Turkey RoHS material content declaration.................................................................................120Ukraine RoHS material content declaration..............................................................................120Warranty information............................................................................................................120

D Environmental regulation compliance........................................................121China RoHS.........................................................................................................................121

Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) Disclaimer..........................................................121TS/HS Dual Language Sheet.............................................................................................121

E Port numbering templates.........................................................................124DC SAN Director templates....................................................................................................124

Glossary..................................................................................................133Index.......................................................................................................137

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1 DC SAN Director overview

IMPORTANT: You can upgrade your HP DC SAN Backbone Director to an HP SN8000B 8-slotBackbone Director Switch. For details, see the HP SAN DC and DC04 Director Switch to an HPSN8000B slot and 4-slot Director Switch Upgrade Guide.

Power PackThe DC SAN Backbone Director Power Pack model (part numbers AK857A, AK857B, and AK857C)represents the next generation of advanced Fibre Channel (FC) enterprise-class platforms used tointelligently interconnect storage devices, hosts, and servers in a SAN.The DC SAN Director is the highest-performance and highest-scalability enterprise-class productoffered by HP. It satisfies the most demanding RAS, performance, and scalability requirements,while delivering investment protection, interoperability, and fabric-based intelligence advantages.

FeaturesKey features of the DC SAN Director include:

• Up to 512 ports in a single chassis, providing high port density for a scalable solution to drivehigh-port-count SAN configurations.

• Support for high-performance Director blades running at 1, 2, 4, 8, or 10 Gb/s, enablingflexible system configuration.

• Supports 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s autosensing FC ports. Trunking technology groups up to eightports to create high-performance 64 Gb/s ISL trunks between switches.10 Gb/s ports (FC10-6) are 10 Gb/s only.

• Dual-redundant CP blades (CP8) and core switch blades (CR8) provide high availability andenable nondisruptive software upgrades.

• Data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data compression capabilities through theFS8-18 encryption blade.

• Redundant and hot-swappable CP8 and CR8 blades, power supplies, blower assemblies, andWWN cards enable a high availability platform for mission critical SAN applications.

• ICL through CR8 blades.

• Universal ports self-configure as E_Ports, F_Ports, FL_Ports, Ex_Ports, and M_Ports:

10 Gb/s (FC10-6) are E_Ports only.◦◦ Ex_Ports are supported on the FR4-18i router blade, FX8-24/FX8-24E Extension blade,

and on the FC8-xx blades with Integrated Routing license installed. 10 Gb/s CEE portsare supported on the FCOE10-24 blade.

◦ Ships FICON and FICON Cascading ready. FICON CUP is available, but requires anoptional license.


Hardware componentsThe DC SAN Director features a modular and scalable mechanical construction that allows a widerange of flexibility in installation, fabric design, and maintenance. The chassis can be mountedwith the cables facing the front of the equipment rack or to the rear, and consists of the following:

• Up to eight hot-swappable Director blade assemblies can be configured in a single chassis,delivering up to 512 FC ports.

• Two slots for CP blades (CP8):

A single active CP8 blade can control all 512 ports in the chassis.◦◦ The standby CP8 blade assumes control of the DC SAN Director if the active CP fails.

• Two slots for core switch blades (CR8):

CR8 blade interconnects all Director blades.◦◦ Two ICL connectors per blade to connect to another DC SAN Director chassis.◦ Both CR8 blades are active.

• Modular hot-swappable Director blades:

16-port, 8-Gb/s blades (FC8-16)◦◦ 32-port, 8-Gb/s blades (FC8-32)◦ 48-port, 8-Gb/s blades (FC8-48)◦ 64-port, 8-Gb/s blades (FC8-64)◦ 6-port, 10-Gb/s blades (FC10-6)

• Modular hot-swappable application blades:

◦ FR4-18i, 18-port (16 FC and 2 GbE), up to four blades per chassis, supporting FCRservices and FCIP.

• Modular hot-swappable FS8-18 encryption blade: 16-port, up to 4 blades per chassis,supporting data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data-compression capabilities.

• FX8-24 application blade: 12 8Gb/s-FC ports, 10 1-GbE ports, and 2 10-GbE ports, up totwo blades per chassis with Fabric OS 6.4.x and later, supporting FCR Services and FCIP.Supports IPsec encryption over one 10 GbE port.

• FX8-24E application blade: 12 8Gb/s-FC ports, 10 1-GbE ports, and 2 10-GbE ports, up totwo blades per chassis with Fabric OS 7.1.0a and later, supporting FCR Services and FCIP.Supports IPsec encryption over both 10 GbE ports.

• FCOE10-24 application blade: 24 CEE port blade, up to two blades per chassis.

NOTE: FR4-18i, FC10-6, FC8-48, FC8-64, FS8-18, FX8-24, FX8-24E, and FCOE10-24blades require 220 VAC. Install the FCOE10-24 blade in the same chassis only with FC8-xxand/or FC10-6 blades. It is not supported in the chassis with any other blades.

• The modular hot-swappable FRUs are the following:

Three blower assemblies◦◦ Up to four power supplies

At 240 VAC, two power supplies are required to provide redundancy, although the DCSAN Director can be fully powered with a single power supply at 240 VAC.

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At 120 VAC, four power supplies are required when using the FR4-18i blade.

◦ Two redundant WWN cards on the non-port side, to maintain chassis-specific informationsuch as WWNs, IP addresses, and summary status information for each Director bladeand power supply through LEDs

◦ 4-Gb and 8-Gb SFP optical transceivers (4-Gb SFPs operate at 1 Gb, 2 Gb, or 4 Gb.8-Gb SFPs operate at 2 Gb, 4 Gb, or 8 Gb.)

◦ XFP optical transceivers (10-Gb/s)◦ 10-Gb SFP optical transceivers

• All blades are serviced from the port side of the DC SAN Director. Blowers, power supplies,and power cables are serviced from the non-port side.

• Improved cable management using a re-designed cable management comb and chassis door.

• Constant intake and FRU temperature monitoring.

• Redundant AC primary power connections to ensure high availability. Each power supply hasits own connector. Therefore, the number of primary power connections varies from two tofour.

Port side of the DC SAN Director

NOTE: Airflow in the DC SAN Director is from the non-port (non-cable) side to the port (cable)side and out the exhaust vent.

Figure 1 (page 9) shows a sample configuration of the port side of the DC SAN Director.


Figure 1 Port side of the DC SAN Director (sample configuration)

2. Core switch blade (CR8)1. Exhaust vent

4. FC8-48 Director blade3. CP blade (CP8)

5. Cable management comb

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Non-port side of the DC SAN DirectorFigure 2 (page 10) shows a sample configuration of the non-port side view of the DC SAN Director.

Figure 2 Non-port side of the DC SAN Director (sample configuration)

2. Power supply1. WWN bezel (logo plate)

3. Blower assembly


DC SAN Director bladesTable 1 (page 11) describes the Director, CP, and core switch blades that are available for theDC SAN Director.

Table 1 Blades available for the DC SAN Director

FunctionNameDescription

The CP8 blade provides for management of all other blades in theDC SAN Director. There are two CP8 blades for redundancy. This

CP8DC SAN Director CP blade

CP blade is compatible with the SN8000B 8-Slot SAN BackboneDirector, SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director, DC SAN BackboneDirector, and DC04 SAN Director.

The CR8 blade contains the ASICs for switching between Directorblades. Every Director blade connects to every core switch blade.

CR8DC SAN Director core switch blade

There are 512 total ports for Director blades. Each core switchblade connects to 128 backplane ports. Core switch blades haveadditional front port connectivity to connect multiple chassis andbackplane connections for the storage server blade. This coreswitch blade is compatible with the DC SAN Director only.

This core blade allows you to upgrade your HP DC SAN BackboneDirector Switch chassis to a 16 Gb capable DCX8510 platform(HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director).

CR16-8HP StoreFabric DC SAN BackboneDirector 16 Gb Core Processor Blade

A 16-port Director blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s portspeeds. This Director blade is compatible with the DC04 SANDirector, 4/256 SAN Director or DC SAN Director.

FC8-1616-port 8-Gb/s Director blade

A 32-port Director blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s portspeeds. This Director blade is compatible with the 4/256 SAN


Director, the DC SAN Backbone Director, and the DC04 SANDirector.

A 48-port Director blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s portspeeds. This Director blade is compatible with the 4/256 SAN


Director, the DC SAN Backbone Director, and the DC04 SANDirector.

A 64-port Director blade supporting 2, 4 and 8-Gb/s port speeds.This Director blade is compatible with the DC04 SAN Director,


DC SAN Backbone Director, SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director, andSN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director.

NOTE: This blade cannot be in the same chassis with anFCOE10-24 blade.

A 6–post Director blade supporting 10 Gb/s port speed. The bladeprovides 10 Gb/s ISLs. This Director blade is compatible with the


4/256 SAN Director, DC SAN Backbone Director, and the DC04SAN Director.

The FR4-18i blade integrates 16 physical FC SFP ports supportingFCR Services and 2 physical GbE SFP ports supporting FCIP. Each

FR4-18iB-series MP Router blade (FC router blade)

of the 2 physical GbE ports can support up to 8 virtual E_Ports.This Director blade is compatible with the 4/256 SAN Director,the DC SAN Backbone Director, and the DC04 SAN Director.

The FS8-18 blade enables data cryptographic(encryption/decryption) and data-compression capabilities. It has

FS8-18HP DC Switch Encryption FC blade

16 FC optical SFP ports. This application blade is compatible withthe DC04 SAN Director, DC SAN Backbone Director, SN8000B4-Slot SAN Director, and SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director.

The FX8-24 blade enables FCIP functionality over existing IPinfrastructure. It has 12 FC ports, 10 1-GbE ports, and 2 10-GbE

FX8-24HP DC SAN Director MultiprotocolExtension blade

ports. This Director blade is compatible with the DC04 SAN

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Table 1 Blades available for the DC SAN Director (continued)

FunctionNameDescription

Director, DC SAN Backbone Director, SN8000B 4-Slot SANDirector, and SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director.

The FX8-24E blade enables FCIP functionality over existing IPinfrastructure. It has 12 FC ports, 10 1-GbE ports, and two 10-GbE.

FX8-24EHP StoreFabric Enhanced Multi ProtocolExtension Blade

This application blade is compatible with the DC SAN Director,and DC04 SAN Director. The blade supports IPsec encryption overboth 10-GbE ports. This Director blade is compatible with the DC04SAN Director, DC SAN Backbone Director, SN8000B 4-Slot SANDirector, and SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director.

The FCOE10-24 blade enables FCoE functionality over existingEthernet infrastructure utilizing CEE protocols. It has 24 10-GbE

FCOE10-24HP DC SAN Director 10/24 FCoE blade

ports. This application blade is compatible with the DC SANDirector and DC04 SAN Director.

NOTE: This blade cannot be used in the same chassis with anFC8-64 blade.


High availabilityThe following features contribute to the DC SAN Director high-availability design:

• Redundant, hot-swappable blades and FRUs

• Enhanced data integrity on all data paths

• FSPF re-routing around failed links

• Integration with SNMP managers

• Automatic CP failover

• Nondisruptive hot software code loads and activation

• Easy configuration, save, and restore

• Hot-swappable WWN cardsThe high-availability software architecture of the DC SAN Director provides a common frameworkfor all applications that reside on the system, allowing global and local states to be maintainedthrough any component failure. High-availability elements consist of the High Availability Manager,heartbeat, fault/health framework, replicated database, initialization, and software upgrade.The High Availability Manager controls access to the standby CP blade, facilitates softwareupgrades, prevents extraneous switchover activity, closes and flushes streams, provides flow controland message buffering, and supports a centralized active and standby state.

ReliabilityThe DC SAN Director uses the following error detection and correction mechanisms to ensurereliability of data:

• Data is protected by the Error Detection and Correction mechanism, which checks for EDFI,such as CRC, parity checking, checksum, and illegal address checking.

• POST

• Dual CP Blades that enable hot, nondisruptive fast firmware upgrades

• Each CP Blade contains one serial port and two Ethernet ports for management and for service.Offline CP Blade diagnostics and remote diagnostics simplify troubleshooting. The standbyCP Blade monitors diagnostics to ensure it is operational, in case a failover is required.

• Bus monitoring and control of blades and other FRUs

ServiceabilityThe DC SAN Director provides the following features to enhance and ensure serviceability:

• Modular design with hot-swappable components

• Flash memory that stores two firmware images per CP Blade

• USB port on CP blades for all tasks that formerly required an FTP/SCP server, includingsoftware and firmware upgrades

• NVRAM, containing the serial number, revision information, and part number information

• Background health-check daemon

• Memory scrubber, self test, and bus ping to determine if a bus is functioning

• RASlog messages

• SMI-S compliance

• Watchdog timers

• Status LEDs

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• Predictive diagnostics analysis through Fabric Watch

• SNMP (including version 3) integration with higher-layer managers

Software featuresThe Fabric OS allows any FC-compliant device to attach to the switches as long as it conforms tothe device login, name service, and related FC standards. Each operating environment requiresthat an FC HBA be available with a standards-compliant driver for correct interface to the fabric.Fabric OS consists of a set of embedded applications running on top of an embedded Linuxoperating system kernel. These applications include:

• Name server

• Alias server

• Zone server

• SNMP agent

• SMI-S compliant API

• Syslog auditing

• RCS

• NTP

• Tasks to manage address assignment, routing, link initialization, fabric initialization, linkshutdown, DC SAN Director shutdown, and the user interface

SecurityTable 2 (page 14) highlights some of the key security features available for the DC SAN Directorrunning Fabric OS 6.0.0b or later, and for other HP enterprise-class platforms running Fabric OS5.2.0 or later. For more information, contact HP.

Table 2 Security features

DescriptionSecurity Features

Login bannerDH-CHAP

Monitoring of attempted security breaches (via audit logging)SSHv2 (using AES, 3DES, RSA)

Monitoring of attempted security breaches (via Fabric Watch SecurityClass)

HTTPS (using AES)

FC security policies: DCC and SCCSNMPv3

Trusted Switch (FCS) for central security managementFC-SP

Management access controls (SNMPv3, Telnet, FTP, serial port, frontpanel)

Secure RPC

Hardware-enforced zoning by WWN and/or domain/port IDSecure file copy (SCP)

Default zoningTelnet disable

RSCN suppression and aggregationTelnet timeout

Configurable RSCN suppression by portIP filters (block listeners)

NTPv3 (to synchronize timestamps)Secure passwords (centralized control viaRADIUS/CHAP)

Event auditingMUAs (up to 255)

Change trackingRBAC


Table 2 Security features (continued)

DescriptionSecurity Features

Firmware change alerts in Fabric ManagerAdministrative domains/Virtual fabrics

Persistent port disableBoot PROM password reset

Persistent domain IDPassword hardening policies

E_Port disableUpfront login in WebTools

Network manageabilityThe DC SAN Director has a single domain and is managed as a single element with the optionalFM GUI application. The DC SAN Director responds to its own IP address and appears as aseparate entity to the Telnet protocol and SNMP.All management interfaces, such as Telnet, WebTools, standards compliant SMI-S, and ManagementServer, support a port N within blade M naming scheme.The DC SAN Director supports SNMPv1 and SNPMv3.When SNMP devices send SNMP messagesto a management console running SAN management software, the information is stored in a MIB.Fabric OS 6.x supports the latest Fibre Alliance FCMGMT and SMI MIBs. These MIBs provide theSAN administrator with information for monitoring the network. For more information, see theFabric OS MIB Reference Guide.

Optional software licensesDC SAN Director optional software kits are listed below:

• HP StoreFabric B-series 8Gb and 16Gb SAN Director Switch Fabric Vision LTU1

• HP DC SAN Director ICL Bundle KitIncreases the number of ports using four ICLs or cables that interconnect a maximum of twoDC SAN Director chassis. Each ICL Bundle Kit contains:

◦ Four 2-meter copper cables◦ Two ICL Licenses (one license required for each DC SAN Director)

• HP DC SAN Director Switches 16 Inter-Chassis Link LTUThis additional full duplex connection provides an additional 1 Tbit/sec of bandwidth anddoes not consume usable ports. ICL connections operate as hardware trunked ISLs.

NOTE: Each DC SAN Director requires a license for ICL connectivity. TA641A is supportedonly on the DC SAN Backbone Director. HP DC SAN Director ICL Cable Kit (AR480A) isrequired for the physical connection.

• HP Encryption Blade Performance UpgradeThe Encryption Blade has a standard capacity of 48 Gb/s of encryption processing power.Additional encryption processing power can be added for disk I/O by purchasing andinstalling an Encryption Blade Disk Performance Upgrade. When the performance upgradelicense is applied, encryption processing power of up to 96 Gb/s is available.

1. Fabric OS 7.2.0a or later

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• HP Multi Protocol Extension Blade 10GbE Peformance Upgrade LTUEnables10-GbE ports for the MP Extension Blade. Options for available Ethernet connectivityare:

◦ Ten 1-GbE ports and one 10-GbE port or◦ Two 10-GbE ports

• HP Multi Protocol Extension Blade Advanced Upgrade LTUThis optional license enables two advanced extension features: FCIP Trunking and AdaptiveRate Limiting.

NOTE: The optional Advanced Extension license is available on the DC SAN BackboneDirector for the MP Extension Blade (AP865A) on an individual SAN Director slot basis.

• HP Data Center Fabric Manager Professional+

• HP B-series Server Application Optimization LTU ALL

• HP Director FICON CUP LTU*Provides CUP management function designed to enable mainframe applications to performconfiguration, monitoring, management, and statistics collection.*Supported in XP Storage array environments only.

NOTE: Contact your local HP representative for information on supported Fabric OS versions.

• HP DC Switch MultiProtocol Extension Blade FICON CUP Upgrade LTU*This optional license supports IBM TotalStorage z/OS Global Mirror and FICON Tapeapplications over extended FCIP distances.*Supported on the FX8-24 and FX8-24E blades only.

• HP MP Blade Performance Extension LTUActivates the high performance extension services for either IP or FC connectivity in the B-seriesMP Router Blade (FR4-18i). IP and FC extension services are mutually exclusive. This optionalso includes the Encryption Services license.

• HP SAN Backbone Director Integrated Routing LTU

• HP Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise

NOTE: For the latest information about supported software components, see the productQuickSpecs available from the HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/sn8000b/quickspecs.

Optional hardware kitsTable 3 (page 16) lists the DC SAN Director optional hardware kits.

Table 3 DC SAN Director orderable hardware

Part number1Accessory

Power Supply

AK863A, AK863BOne HP DC SAN Director Power Supply

Director blades

AK858A, AK858B,AK858C

HP SAN Director 16 Port 8-Gb FC blade (FC8-16)


http://www.hp.com/go/sn8000b/quickspecs

Table 3 DC SAN Director orderable hardware (continued)






BK798A, BK798BHP DC SAN Director 64 Port 8-Gb FC Blade (FC8-64)

AK861A, AK861BHP SAN Director 6 Port 10-Gb FC blade (FC10-6)

AG461A, AG461BHP B-series Multiprotocol Router blade (FR4-18i)

AR945A, AR945BHP DC Switch Encryption FC blade (FS8-18)

AP865A, AP865BHP DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade (FX8-24)

C8R46AHP StoreFabric Enhanced Multi Protocol Extension Blade (FX8-24E)

AP866A, AP866BHP DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade (FCOE10-24)

HP DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link Cable Kit

AR480AFour 2-meter copper cables used to connect two DC SAN Directors via an ICL License

NOTE: This kit is required for TA641A.

Optical transceivers

AJ715AHP 4Gb Short Wave B-series FC SFP 1 Pack

AK870AHP 4Gb Long Wave B-series FC SFP 1 Pack-10km

AN211AHP 4Gb Extended Long Wave B-series FC SFP 1 Pack-30km

AJ716AHP 8Gb Short Wave B-series FC SFP+ 1 Pack

443756-B21HP BLc 10Gb SR XFP Opt Kit

443757-B21HP BLc 10Gb LR XFP Opt Kit

AJ717AHP 8Gb Long Wave B-series FC SFP+ 1 Pack-10km

BK789AHP 8Gb Short Wave B-series FC MiniSFP 1 Pack

AW538AHP 8Gb Extended Long Wave B-series FC SFP+ 1 Pack-25km

Optical cables (LC-LC type cables)

221692-B21HP 2 m Multi-mode OM2 LC/LC FC Cable





BK787AHP Multi-mode LC/LC Coupler 8 pack

Optical cables (LC-SC type cables)

221691-B21HP 2 m Multi-mode OM2 LC/SC FC Cable

221691-B22HP 5 m Multi-mode OM2 LC/SC FCCable




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Table 3 DC SAN Director orderable hardware (continued)


Optical cables (mSFP-LC type cables)

BK784AHP B-series 1.5 m MM OM3 mSFP/LC FC Cable

BK785AHP B-series 2.5 m MM OM3 mSFP/LC FC Cable

BK786AHP B-series 5 m MM OM3 mSFP/LC FC Cable1 RoHS, adopted by the European Union, restricts the use of certain hazardous materials in the manufacture of varioustypes of electronic and electrical equipment. To be compliant with this directive, HP introduced new RoHS-compliantproducts with new part numbers. In cases where there are two or more part numbers for a component, the most recentpart number represents the component that is ROHS-compliant. All RoHS-compliant part numbers listed in this documentare functionally equivalent to the corresponding products with old part numbers and are fully interchangeable.


2 DC SAN Director installationThis chapter provides information and instruction for installing a DC SAN Director.

Time and items required for installationYou can set up and install the DC SAN Director in the following ways:

• As a standalone unit on a flat surface.

• In a 19-in EIA cabinet, using the 14U Rack Mount Kit (ships with the DC SAN Director).Table 4 (page 19) describes the main installation and setup tasks and the estimated installationtime, based on a fully-populated DC SAN Director (512 FC ports). Configurations with fewerports may require less time. These time estimates assume a prepared installation site andappropriate power and network connectivity.

Table 4 Installation tasks, time estimates, and items required

Items requiredTimenl

Installation task estimate

A 1/2 in socket wrench (to remove pallet bolts)A #2 Phillips screwdriver (for cable management comb)

30 minutesPrepare the site and unpack the DCSAN Director

A pallet jackA hydraulic lift or assisted lift, able to raise to a minimumof 140 cm (55 in), with a minimum capacity of 113 kg(250 lb). The DC SAN Director with eight FC8-64 portcards installed (512 ports) weighs 159.2 kg (351 lb).

See Installing the DC Director in the 14U Rack MountKit (page 21).

30 minutesInstall rack mount kit

30 minutesMount and secure DC SANnl

Director in rack

Power cables and serial cable (provided in the DC SANDirector accessory kit)

20 minutesInstall power cables and power onthe DC SAN Director

SFP and XFP (10-Gb/s) optical transceivers30 minutesInstall SFP and XFP (10-Gb/s)nl

optical transceivers

Fiber optic cables, cable ties, and pillars60 minutesAttach fiber optic cables, cable ties,and cable guides

Serial cable (provided in the DC SAN Director accessorykit)A workstation computer with a serial port or terminal serverport and a terminal emulator application (such asHyperTerminal)

10 minutesEstablish serial connection, log onto DC SAN Director, and configureIP addresses

Three Ethernet addresses: one each for the DC SANDirector, CP blade, and Core switch blade

Ethernet cabling (optional) for Telnet access. All otherconfiguration parameters are optional. See the Fabric OSAdministrator's Guide for PID.

20 minutesInstall Ethernet cables and configurethe DC SAN Director name, policies,domain ID, PIDs, or additionalsystem parameters

Site preparation and unpacking the DC SAN DirectorIMPORTANT: For important safety guidelines before setting up the DC SAN Director, seeRegulatory compliance and safety notices (page 120).

The following steps are required to ensure correct installation and operation:

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1. Provide a space that is 14 rack units (14U) high, 61.29 cm (24.09 in) deep, and 43.74 cm(17.22 in) wide. 1U is equal to 4.45 cm (1.75 in).

2. Plan to install the DC SAN Director with the non-port side facing the aisle. The DC SAN Directorcan be installed facing either direction, if serviceability and cooling requirements are met.

3. Plan for cable management before installing the chassis (see Managing cables (page 30)).Cables can be managed in a variety of ways, such as being routed below the chassis, toeither side of the chassis, through cable channels on the sides of the cabinet, or by using patchpanels.

4. Ensure that dedicated electrical branch circuits with the following characteristics are available:• 200-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz (two branch circuits)

• 110-120 VAC, 50-60 Hz (up to four branch circuits)

• One power cable per power supply is required

• Protected by a circuit breaker in accordance with local electrical codes

• Supply circuit, line fusing, and wire size adequate to the electrical rating on the chassisnameplate

• Located close to the chassis and easily accessible

• Grounded outlets installed by a licensed electrician, compatible with the power cords

TIP: To maximize fault tolerance, connect each power cord to a separate power source.

5. Ensure that the air intake and exhaust vents have a minimum of 2 inches of airspace.6. Ensure that the air temperature on the air intake side is less than 40° C (104° F) during

operation.

CAUTION: A fully-populated DC SAN Director (eight FC8-64 port cards, 512 ports) weighsapproximately 159.2 kg (351 lb) and requires a hydraulic or assisted lift to install it.

7. Remove the upper portion of the packing crate while the DC SAN Director is still in the shippingarea, to reduce clutter at the installation site:a. Remove the straps securing the carton to the pallet.b. Lift the top of the crate off the pallet. Leave the foam on top of the chassis to hold the kits

in place during transportation to the installation area. Save the shipping crate and relateditems for any future shipping requirements.

8. Transport the chassis on the pallet to the installation area using a pallet jack or other assistedlift. The plastic pallet cannot fit through doorways that are less than 91 cm (36 in) wide.

9. Remove the 14U rack mount kit, accessory kit, packing foam, and anti-static plastic from thechassis and set aside.

10. Remove the chassis door from the DC SAN Director. See Removing the chassis door (page 24).11. Remove the cable management comb. See Removing a cable management comb (page 65).12. Position the pallet so that the bottom of the chassis is level with the installation surface.13. If the chassis is on a pallet jack or lift, stabilize the pallet jack or lift to prevent it from moving

during the transfer.14. Unscrew the four bolts holding the DC SAN Director to the pallet and remove the brackets.15. Gently slide the chassis onto the final installation surface, ensuring that it remains supported

during the transfer.16. Ensure that the chassis is oriented so that the non-port side has access to intake air (cool).17. Reinstall the cable management comb. See Installing a cable management comb (page 65).18. Reinstall the chassis door. See Installing the chassis door (page 64).

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Items included with the DC SAN DirectorTable 5 (page 21) lists the items included with the standard shipment of the DC SAN Director.

Table 5 DC SAN Director shipping carton contents

The chassis includes:• Two CP blades (CP8)

• Two Core switch blades (CR8)

• Blade slot filler panels (for slots not filled by blades)

• One WWN card and bezel

• Two power supplies and power supply filler panels

• Three blower assemblies

• One cable management comb

• Chassis door

The accessory kit includes:• HP DC SAN Backbone Director Quick Start Instructions

• ESD grounding straps

• Two AC power cords appropriate to the country of installation

• Two power cord retainers

• RS-232 serial cable

14U rack mount kit (includes rear brackets and bottom support rails)

HP B-series 2G USB Drive

IMPORTANT: Order SFP transceivers separately. The DC SAN Director 8Gb port blades supportHP transceivers labeled B-series FC SFP only. For more information on supported transceivers, seethe HP website: http://www.hp.com .

Installing the DC SAN Director in the 14U Rack Mount KitAllow approximately one hour to unpack and install your DC SAN Director using the 14U RackMount Kit supplied with your unit. Before you begin, obtain the following tools:

• A torque wrench with a #2 Phillips screwdriver tip

• A flathead screwdriver

• A hydraulic or assisted lift with a minimum raise of 140 cm (55 in) and a minimum capacityof 113 kg (250 lb)

CAUTION: A fully-populated DC SAN Director (eight FC8-64 port cards, 512 ports) weighsapproximately 159.2 kg (351 lb) and requires a hydraulic or assisted lift to install it.

14U Rack Mount Kit parts listTable 6 (page 21) and Figure 3 (page 22) identify the hardware provided in the 4U rack mountkit that ships with your DC SAN Director.

Table 6 Items supplied with the 14U rack mount kit (DC SAN Director)

QuantityDescriptionItem

For all types of installations

1Left rack mount shelf bracket (rail brackets may differ from the illustration)A

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Table 6 Items supplied with the 14U rack mount kit (DC SAN Director) (continued)

QuantityDescriptionItem

1Right rack mount shelf bracket (rail brackets may differ from the illustration)B

610-32 x 5/8 in (1.58 cm) panhead Phillips screw, washer (torque to 32 in-lb,37 cm-kgs)

C

For cabinets that have rails with round holes

610-32 clip nutD

161/4-20 x 1/2 in (1.27 cm) panhead Phillips screw, with lock washer (torqueto 80 in-lb, 92 cm-kgs)

E

For cabinets that have rails with square holes

610-32 retainer nutF

161/4-20 x 1/2 in (1.27 cm) panhead Phillips screw, with glue (torque to 80in-lb, 92 cm-kgs)

G

160.375 in (0.953 cm) alignment washerH

Figure 3 14U Rack Mount Kit contents


Attaching the shelf bracketsAttach the left and right rack mount shelf brackets (Items A and B) to the cabinet rails adjustableends installed on the side of the rack on the intake air aisle.1. Locate the shelf brackets in the 14U Rack Mount Kit.2. Locate and loosen the adjusting screws on the brackets (see Figure 4 (page 23), items A and

B) to allow for adjustment to cabinet depth.

Figure 4 Left and right shelf brackets installed on rails

3. Position shelf brackets with adjustable ends on the intake aisle side of the cabinet (seeFigure 5 (page 24)).• For rails with round holes:

Position the left and right rack mount shelf brackets (items A and B) and attach to thecabinet rails. Use eight screws with lock washers per bracket (four on each end). Tightenthe screws to a torque of 92 cm-kgs (80 in-lb).

• For rails with square holes:Position the left and right rack mount shelf brackets (Items A and B) and attach to thecabinet rails. Use eight screws with and alignment washers per bracket (four on eachend). Tighten the screws to a torque of 92 cm-kgs (80 in-lb).

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Figure 5 Shelf bracket and clip or retainer nut placement on cabinet rails

NOTE: Standard EIA rails have holes in sets of three; spaces between the holes are1.58 cm, 1.58 cm, and 1.27 cm (5/8 in, 5/8 in, and 1/2 in). If cables are to be routeddown through the cable management comb, allow space below the brackets for cablemanagement.

4. Tighten the adjusting screws on the rack mount shelf brackets to a torque of 37 cm-kgs (32in-lb).

5. Attach the clip or retainer nuts to the vertical rails on the exhaust aisle side of the cabinet (seeFigure 5 (page 24)). These clip nuts are used for securing the port side of the chassis to therack rails using 10-32 x 5/8-in screws. Use three clips on each rail. Place the clips in optimumlocations for securing the chassis to the rails.

NOTE: Do not align the clip or retainer nuts with the top or bottom holes of the mountingbracket because the door will interfere with the screw heads.

• For rails with round holes:Attach clip nuts (Item D) to each of the front rails.

• For rails with square holes:Attach retainer nuts (Item F) to each of the front rails.

CAUTION: Use the screws specified in the procedure. Using longer screws can damagethe chassis.

Removing the chassis doorSee Removing the chassis door (page 64) to remove the chassis door.

Installing the chassis in the cabinetTo install the DC SAN Director in the cabinet:


1. Use a lift to raise the chassis to the correct level.2. Move the lift as close as possible to the rack, with the air-intake side of the chassis facing the

front of the rack (see Figure 6 (page 26)).3. If applicable, lock the wheels of the lift.4. Gently slide the chassis onto the shelf brackets, ensuring that it remains supported during the

transfer.


5. Fasten the port side of the chassis to the cabinet rails. Use three 10-32 x 5/8 in (1.58 cm)screws (Item C) per rail. Tighten the screws to a torque of 37 cm-kgs (32 in-lb).

NOTE: Do not use the top or bottom holes of the DC SAN Director mounting bracket becausethe door will interfere with the screw heads.

Figure 6 Positioning the DC SAN Director for installation in a cabinet

2. Air-intake side of chassis1. Rack cabinet (shown without sheet metal)

Figure 7 Attaching port side of chassis to rack rails


Replacing the chassis doorYou must install the chassis door to ensure the DC Director meets EMI and other regulatorycertifications. Additionally, if you do not use ICL cables, you must insert EMI plugs in the ICL cableports to meet certification standards.

NOTE: The door is not hinged. It installs on the chassis by snapping the four ball studs locatedon the chassis into the receiving hardware on the door.

To replace the chassis door:1. Align the eight ball studs on the chassis with mounting hardware locations on the chassis door

while pushing the door straight into the chassis.2. Snap the door into place over the ball studs (see Figure 8 (page 28) and Figure 9 (page 28)).


Figure 8 Aligning the DC SAN Director door with the chassis

Figure 9 Inserting DC SAN Director door on chassis ball studs

2. Mounting hardware1. Ball stud on chassis (outside view of door)

3. Ball stud on chassis (inside view of door)

Powering on the DC SAN Director

CAUTION: Use the supplied power cords. Ensure the facility power receptacle is the correct type,supplies the required voltage, and is properly grounded.

To power on the DC SAN Director:1. Connect the AC power cords to the power supply assemblies. One to four power cords are

required depending on electrical service.


2. Connect the power cords to a power source with voltage of 200 to 240 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz(typically two power cords) or to a power source with voltage of 110 to 120 VAC, 47 to 63Hz (two to four power cords).

TIP: HP highly recommends use of the high-voltage line (200 to 240 VAC) due to betterpower-conversion efficiency.

3. Turn the AC power switches on the power supplies to ON.The AC power switches light green when switched on and power is supplied.

4. The DC SAN Director performs a POST each time it is powered on. POST takes approximately10 minutes and is complete when indicator light activity indicates the operational state. Forinformation about LED patterns, see Monitoring DC Director system components (page 45).You can bypass POST by using the fastBoot command. You can also disable POST forsuccessive reboots on the DC SAN Director using the diagDisablePost command.

NOTE: To prevent a potential IP address conflict, do not connect the DC SAN Director tothe network until the IP addresses are configured. See DC Director log in andconfiguration (page 39).

Port numberingThe DC SAN Director uses the following port numbering method (see Port numberingtemplates (page 124)).

IMPORTANT: Slots are numbered 1 through 12, from left to right when facing the port side ofthe DC SAN Director. Control processor blades (CP8) can be installed in slots 6 and 7 only. Coreswitch blades (CR8) can be installed in slots 5 and 8 only.

• FC8-16 port blade: Ports are numbered from 0 through 15 from bottom to top.

• FC8-32 port blade: Ports are numbered from 0 through 15 from bottom to top on the left setof ports and 16 through 31 from bottom to top on the right set of ports.

• FC8-48 port blade: Ports are numbered from 0 through 23 from bottom to top on the left setof ports and 24 through 47 from bottom to top on the right set of ports.

• FC8-64 port blade: Ports are numbered from 0 through 31 from bottom to top on the left setof ports and 32 through 63 from bottom to top on the right set of ports. Trunking groups arepermitted with up to eight ports per group. The trunking groups are: 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, 24-31,32-39, 40-47, 48-55, and 56-63.

• FC10-6 port blade: Ports are numbered from 0 through 5 from bottom to top.

• FR4-18i router blade: The 16 physical FC ports on this blade are numbered 0 through 15from bottom to top. The two GbE ports are numbered from the bottom as Ge0 and Ge1. Theseports, when fully configured, enable 16 VE_Ports or VEX _Ports and appear in the switchShowcommand as ports 16 through 31.

• FS8-18 encryption blade: Ports are numbered from 0 through 15 from bottom to top.

• FX8-24 and FX8-24E port blades: Ports are numbered in groups. FC ports are numbered from0 through 11 in two vertical rows of six ports, starting from the bottom left and bottom rightin the lower group of 12 ports. They are labeled FC on the front panel diagram. The two10-GbE ports are 0 and 1 and are in the left-hand column above the FC ports. They are

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labeled 10GE on the front panel diagram. The 1-GbE ports are 0 through 9 and are in bothcolumns above the FC and 10GE ports. They are labeled GE on the front panel diagram.There are three FC trunking groups, defined as follows:

◦ Trunk group 0: FC ports 0, 1◦ Trunk group 1: FC ports 6, 7◦ Trunk group 2: FC ports 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11

• FCOE10-24 blade: Ports are numbered from 0 through 23 in two vertical rows, starting fromthe bottom left and ending at the top right.

Managing cablesThe cable management comb (see Figure 1 (page 9)) is attached to the chassis under the chassisdoor and allows for simple cable management. The comb can be installed without service disruption.Route cables down in front of the blades to keep LEDs visible. Leave at least one meter of slack foreach fiber optic cable to provide room to remove and replace blades.

IMPORTANT: Do not route the cables in front of the air exhaust vent, which is located at the topof the port side of the chassis.

NOTE: The FC8-64 high density port blade cannot use the standard LC cables because the pitchbetween optics in the new mSFP optical transceiver is smaller than in the standard SFPs. Patchcables and panels can be used to attach standard size cabling to the blade if necessary.Figure 10 (page 30) shows the mSFP to SFP patch cable. See Best Practices Guide: High DensityCable Management Solutions for cable management guidelines for high-density port solutions,cable and patch panel part numbers.

Figure 10 Patch cable

2. Duplex clip1. mini-SFP connector

4. Standard LC SFP connector3. 1.6 mm cable

See Table 3 (page 16) for a listing of the qualified mSFP optical cables for the FC8-64 port blade.If ISL Trunking is in use, group the cables by trunking group. The ports are color-coded to indicatewhich ports can be used in the same ISL Trunking group: eight ports marked with solid black ovalsalternate with eight ports marked with oval outlines. For information on supported cable speedsand distances, see Table 28 (page 110)

Installing transceivers and attaching cablesFollow these steps to install SFPs, SFP+s, mSFPs (FC8-64 port card only), or XFPs (FC10-6 port cardonly) and cables to the DC SAN Director.


NOTE: mSFP optical transceivers are compatible only with the FC8-64 port blade. While theywill fit in other blades, this configuration is unsupported and generates an error. The ports arecolor-coded to indicate which can be used in the same port group for trunking (trunking port groupscan be up to eight ports). The ports and cables used in trunking groups must meet specificrequirements. See the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for more information.

1. Position one of the optical transceivers so that the key is oriented correctly to the port. Insertthe transceiver into the port until it is firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks.Transceivers are keyed so that they can be inserted only with the correct orientation. If thetransceiver does not slide in easily, ensure that it is correctly oriented.

2. Position a cable so that the key (the ridge on one side of the cable connector) is aligned withthe slot in the transceiver. Insert the cable into the transceiver until the latching mechanismclicks.Cables are keyed so that they can be inserted in one way only. If a cable does not slide ineasily, ensure that it is correctly oriented.

3. Repeat step 1 and step 2 for the remaining ports.4. Organize the cables (see Managing cables (page 30)).5. Verify the DC Director and port status using the switchShow command.6. Verify fabric connectivity using the fabricShow command.

Using the optional HP DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link cable kitTo connect two DC SAN Directors together without using any FC ports on the port blades, purchasethe optional HP DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link cable kit. The kit increases the number of portsby interconnecting two DC SAN Director chassis.

NOTE: For Fabric OS 6.4.0 and later, three DC SAN Director chassis can be supported in atriangular ICL configuration, as long as the third chassis is housed in an immediately adjacentrack, so that the cables reach the ICL ports.

To connect a DC SAN Director to a DC04 SAN Director, purchase the following:• Two HP DC04 SAN Director ICL LTU

• One HP DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link Cable KitThe ICL cables and the ICL connectors (see Figure 11 (page 32)) are color-coded and labeled forease of installation.Figure 12 (page 33) through Figure 17 (page 38) show the acceptable cabling configurations forthe option. Connect the ICL cables in one of the configurations shown.

IMPORTANT: If ICL cables are not in use, the ports must have EMI plugs installed to meet EMIand other regulatory certifications.

NOTE: Connect the cables from the top connectors (ICL 1) of the CR8 blades in the first chassisto the bottom connectors (ICL 0) of the CR8 blades in the second chassis. Similarly, connect thecables from the bottom connectors (ICL 0) of the CR8 blades in the first chassis to the top connectors(ICL 1) of the CR8 blades in the second chassis.Pay special attention to this configuration when creating a 3-way connection between three chassis.The ports and cable connectors are color-coded to help ensure correct orientation.

The cables can cross between the slot 5 CR8 blade and the slot 8 CR8 blade provided thetop-to-bottom rule is followed.

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Figure 11 ICL connectors on CR8 blade

2. Power LED1. Status LED

4. ATTN LED3. LINK LED

5. ICL connector


Figure 12 ICL connections (configuration 1)

2. Core switch blades (CR8)1. Chassis 1

4. Port blades3. Core Processor blades (CP8)

6. ICL connector (ICL 0)5. ICL connector (ICL 1)

8. Chassis 27. ICL cables


Figure 16 3-way ICL cable connections (configuration 1)

2. Core switch blades1. Chassis 1

4. Chassis 33. Chassis 2



Figure 17 3-way ICL cable connections (configuration 2)

2. Core switch blades1. Chassis 1

4. Chassis 33. Chassis 2


The same general configuration applies regardless of which backbone chassis is used. To keepall three chassis in the same rack, you can use any combination of DC SAN Directors and DC04SAN Directors, except three DC SAN Director chassis.

NOTE: For clarity, the two sets of cables are drawn differently in Figure 16 (page 37) andFigure 17 (page 38). One set is connected to the blades only in the low-order slots (slot 3 in theDC04 SAN Director and slot 5 in the DC SAN Director), and the other set is connected to theblades in the high-order slots (slot 5 in the DC04 SAN Director and slot 8 in the DC SAN Director).Keeping the sets apart minimizes cable confusion.


3 DC SAN Director login and configurationThis chapter provides information and instructions for configuring the DC SAN Director.

Configuration overviewNOTE: If an FS8-18 encryption blade is installed, see the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator'sGuide for information on configuring the encryption functions.

You must configure the DC SAN Director before it is connected to the fabric. All configurationcommands must be entered through the active CP blade. The DC SAN Director configurationincludes the following parameters:

• IP address and subnet mask for the chassis

• IP addresses, host names, subnet masks, and gateway addresses for both CP blades

• Switch name

• Domain ID for the DC SAN Director (optional)

• WWN for the DC SAN DirectorThe DC SAN Director WWN is initially set by the factory to match the license ID (which is basedon the chassis serial number). The WWN can be changed, but the license ID cannot be modified.The configuration information is mirrored to the standby CP blade, which allows the currentconfiguration to remain available even if the active CP blade fails. The configuration informationfor the DC SAN Director is stored in the WWN cards and the flash memory of the CP blades. Theconfiguration can be backed up to a workstation (uploaded) and then downloaded to the activeCP blade, if necessary.

Establishing a serial connection and logging in to the DC SAN DirectorTo establish a serial connection and log in to the DC SAN Director:1. Verify that the DC SAN Director is powered on and that POST is complete by verifying that

all power LED indicators on the port, control processor, and core switch blades display asteady green light.

2. Remove the shipping cap from the SERVICE port on the active CP, and then using the serialcable provided with the DC SAN Director, connect the SERVICE port on the active CP to acomputer workstation. The active CP blade is indicated by an illuminated (blue) LED.

NOTE: The SERVICE port is intended primarily for the initial setting of the IP address andfor service purposes.

3. Access the DC SAN Director using a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminalin a Windows environment or TERM in a UNIX environment).

4. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation (such as synchronizationprograms).

5. Open the terminal emulator application and configure as follows:For most Microsoft Windows systems:Bits per second—9600Databits—8Parity—NoneStop bits—1Flow control—NoneFor most UNIX systems, enter the following string at the prompt:

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tip /dev/ttyb -9600

When the terminal emulator application stops reporting information, press Enter.The following login prompt appears:CP0 Console Login:

6. Log in to the DC SAN Director as admin. The default password is password. At the initiallogin, the user is prompted to enter new admin and user passwords. Be sure to write downthe new passwords and keep this information in a secure location.Fabric OS (swDir)swDir login: adminPassword:Please change your passwords now.Use Control-C to exit or press 'Enter' key to proceed.Password was not changed. Will prompt again at next loginuntil password is changed.swDir:admin>

7. Modify passwords (optional step).Passwords can be 8 to 40 characters long. They must begin with an alphabetic character.They can include numeric characters, a period (.), or an underscore (_). Passwords arecase-sensitive, and they are not displayed when you enter them on the command line. To skipmodifying the password, press Ctrl+C. For more information on passwords, see the Fabric OSAdministrator's Guides.

Configuring IP addressesThe DC SAN Director requires three IP addresses, which are configured using the ipAddrSetcommand. IP addresses are required for both CP blades (CP0 and CP1) and for the single logicalswitch (shown as SWITCH under the ipAddrShow command) in the DC SAN Director.

Default IP addresses and passwordThe default IP addresses and host names for the DC SAN Director are:

• 10.77.77.75 / CP0 (the CP blade in slot 6 at the time of configuration)

• 10.77.77.74 / CP1 (the CP blade in slot 7 at the time of configuration)The default password is password.

IMPORTANT: Resetting an IP address while the DC SAN Director has active IP traffic, such asFabric Manager, Fabric Watch, SNMP, or other applications, can cause traffic to be interruptedor stopped.

To configure the IP addresses for both CP blades (from the active CP blade):1. Log in to the active CP as admin using the serial cable connection.2. Set up the DC SAN Director IP address by entering the ipaddrset -sw 0 command:

swDir:admin> ipAddrSet -sw 0

Enter the information at the prompts. Specify the -sw 0 IP address. There is no -sw 1 IPaddress.

NOTE: The addresses 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.0.255 are reserved and used internally bythe DC SAN Director. External IPs must not use these addresses.

3. Set up the CP0 IP address by entering the ipaddrset -cp 0 command:swDir:admin> ipAddrSet -cp 0

Enter the information at the prompts.

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4. Set up the CP1 IP address by entering the ipaddrset -cp 1 command:swDir:admin> ipAddrSet -cp 1

Enter the information at the prompts.The following is a sample IP configuration:swDir:admin> ipaddrset -sw 0Ethernet IP Address [0.0.0.0]: 123.123.123.120Ethernet Subnetmask [0.0.0.0]: 123.123.123.123Fibre Channel IP Address [0.0.0.0]: Fibre Channel Subnetmask [0.0.0.0]: Issuing gratuitous ARP...Done.Committing configuration...Done.

swDir:admin> ipaddrset -cp 0Host Name [cp0]:Ethernet IP Address [10.77.77.75]: 123.123.123.121Ethernet Subnetmask [0.0.0.0]: 123.123.123.123Gateway IP Address [0.0.0.0]: 123.123.123.124IP address is being changed...Done.Committing configuration...Done.

swDir:admin> ipaddrset -cp 1Host Name [cp1]:Ethernet IP Address [10.77.77.74]: 123.123.123.122Ethernet Subnetmask [0.0.0.0]: 123.123.123.123Gateway IP Address [0.0.0.0]: 123.123.123.124IP address of remote CP is being changed...Done.Committing configuration...Done.

5. Enter the reboot command to reboot the DC SAN Director.

NOTE: You can use the serial port to monitor error messages through a serial connection.After using the port, remove the serial cable and install the shipping cap on the port.

Establishing an Ethernet connectionNOTE: HP recommends connecting the CP blades to a private network/VLAN.

After using a serial connection to configure the IP addresses for the DC SAN Director (seeConfiguring IP addresses (page 40)), you can connect the active CP blade to the LAN.By establishing an Ethernet connection, you can complete the DC SAN Director configuration usingeither a serial session, Telnet, or management applications, such as Web Tools or Fabric Manager.To establish an Ethernet connection to the DC SAN Director:1. Remove the shipping plug from the Ethernet port on the active CP blade.2. Insert one end of an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port.3. Connect the other end to an Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T LAN.

The DC SAN Director can be accessed by remote connection using any of the managementtools, such as Telnet, Web Tools, or Fabric Manager.

4. To complete any additional DC SAN Director configuration procedures through a Telnetsession, log in to the DC SAN Director by Telnet, using the admin login. The default passwordis password.

Customizing a switch nameThe switch name of the DC SAN Director can be up to 15 characters long; can include alphabetic,numeric, and underscore characters; and must begin with an alphabetic character.

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NOTE: Changing the name causes a domain address format RSCN to be issued.

To customize the switch name:1. Enter switchName followed by the new name in double quotation marks.

swDir:admin> switchName "swBrocadeDCX5"Committing configuration...Done.swBrocadeDCX5:admin>

2. Record the new name for reference.

Customizing a chassis nameFor Fabric OS 6.2.0 and later, the DC SAN Director chassis name can be up to 15 characterslong; include alphabetic, numeric, and underscore characters; and must begin with an alphabeticcharacter.1. Enter chassisName followed by the new name in double quotation marks.

nl

switch:admin> chassisname "DCX_chassis_1"

The software returns the following message:nl

Committing configuration...nl

Done.

2. Record the new name for reference.

Setting the domain IDEach switch in the fabric must have a unique domain ID. The domain ID can be set manually usingthe configure command or it can be set automatically. The default domain ID for the DC SANDirector is 1. Use the fabricShow command to view the assigned domain IDs.To set the domain ID:1. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the DC SAN Director.2. Enter the configure command.3. Enter y at the Fabric parametersprompt:

Fabric parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y

4. Enter a unique domain ID:Domain: (1.239) [1] 3

5. Complete the remaining prompts, or press Ctrl+D to accept the settings and exit.6. Enter the switchEnable command to re-enable the DC SAN Director.

Verifying the Port Identifier mode and connecting to the fabricBefore connecting the DC SAN Director to the fabric, verify that the PID mode on the DC SANDirector matches the other switches in the fabric. This parameter must be identical for all switchesin the fabric and is set using the configure command.To connect the DC SAN Director to the fabric:1. Add SFP optical transceivers (or XFP optical transceivers with an FC10-6 port card installed)

and cables to the FC ports.The ports are color-coded to indicate which can be used in the same port group for trunking.(Trunking port groups can be up to 8 ports.) The ports and cables used in trunking groupsmust meet specific requirements. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guides.


2. Position one of the optical transceivers so that the key is oriented correctly to the port. Insertthe transceiver into the port until it is firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks.Transceivers are keyed so that they can be inserted only with the correct orientation. If thetransceiver does not slide in easily, ensure that it is correctly oriented.

3. Position a cable so that the key (the ridge on one side of the cable connector) is aligned withthe slot in the transceiver. Insert the cable into the transceiver until the latching mechanismclicks.Cables are keyed so that they can be inserted one way only. If a cable does not slide in easily,ensure that it is correctly oriented.

4. Repeat step 1 through step 3 for the remaining ports.5. Organize the cables (see Managing cables (page 30)).6. Verify DC SAN Director and port status using the switchShow command.7. Verify fabric connectivity using the fabricShow command.

Enabling software licensesDepending on the model purchased, certain licenses are factory installed on the DC SAN Director.To determine which licenses are enabled, use the licenseShow command.swDir:admin> licenseshowAAbbccDDeeFFeeGG:Web licenseZoning licenseExtended Fabric licenseFabric Watch licensePerformance Monitor licenseTrunking licenseSecurity license

In this example, the license key is AAbbccDDeeFFeeGG. Keep a copy of the license key forreference.The 64-bit chassis ID is required to obtain and activate licenses for the DC SAN Director. Thechassis ID is available through the licenseIdShow command. The licenseShow andlicenseIdShow commands must be entered through the active CP blade. See the Fabric OSAdministrator's Guide.

Backing up the configurationSave all key configuration data for the DC SAN Director, including license key information, andupload it to a host for reference. HP recommends routine backups of the configuration to ensurethat the current configuration is available.After zoning configurations and other changes are complete, back up the configuration by enteringconfigUpload at the prompt. This command uploads the DC SAN Director configuration to theserver so that it is available for downloading to a replacement DC SAN Director.An easy way to back up configuration information is to enable logging on your Telnet session,and then run the following commands and save the output in a file on a secure host.

• configShow

• ipaddrShow

• licenseShow

• switchShowKeep copies of key data such as passwords, license keys, and IP addresses in a secure location.

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NOTE: Passwords are not saved in the configuration file, and are not uploaded during aconfigUpload.


4 Monitoring DC SAN Director system componentsThe DC SAN Director is engineered for reliability and requires no routine operational steps ormaintenance. This chapter provides information about determining the status of each componentusing LEDs and CLI commands.

Monitoring Director blade statusTo determine the status of a Director blade:1. Observe the LEDs on the blade.

• Figure 18 (page 46) shows the FC8-16.





• Figure 23 (page 51) shows the FR4-18i.

• Figure 24 (page 52) shows the FS8-18.

• Figure 25 (page 53) shows the FX8-24 and FX8-24E.

• Figure 26 (page 54) shows the FCOE10-24.The LED patterns may temporarily change during POST and other diagnostic tests. Forinformation about how to interpret the LED patterns, see Table 7 (page 54).

2. Enter the slotShow command to view blade status.Table 7 (page 54) describes the Director blade LED patterns and the recommended actions forthose patterns.

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Figure 18 FC8-16 Director blade

3. FC port1. Power LED

4. Port status LED2. Status LED

46 Monitoring DC SAN Director system components

Figure 21 FC8-64 Port blade

3. Fibre Channel LED1.Status LED

4. Port Status LED2. Power LED


Figure 23 FR4-18i Director blade




Figure 24 FS8-18 encryption blade




Figure 25 FX8-24 and FX8-24E blades

5. FC ports 0–51. 10-GbE ports 0–1

6. Power LED2. 1 GbE ports 0–3

7. Status LED3. 1 GbE ports 4–9

4. FC ports 6–11


Figure 26 FCOE10-24 FCoE blade

3. Power LED1. 10-GbE FCoE ports 12–23

4. Status LED2. 10-GbE FCoE ports 0–11

Table 7 Director blade LED descriptions

Recommended actionStatusColorLED purpose

No action requiredBlade has been enabled.Steady greenPower LED

Ensure blade is firmly seated.Blade has not been enabled.No light (LED is off)

Verify that the power LED is on.Blade is either healthy or doesnot have power.

No light (LED is off)Status LED


Table 7 Director blade LED descriptions (continued)


Ensure blade is firmly seatedand verify status with the

Blade is faulty.Steady amber

slotShow command. If LEDremains amber, contact HP.

Remove blade and reseat it. IfLED continues to flash, replaceblade.

Blade is not seated correctly oris faulty.

Slow-flashing amber (on 2seconds, then off 2 seconds)

Find out-of-bounds environmentalcondition and correct it.

Environmental range exceeded.Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2second, then off 1/2 second)

Verify that the power LED is on,verify the transceiver and cable.

Port has no incoming power, orno light or signal carrier isdetected.

No light (LED is off)FC Port Status

Allow 60 seconds for polling tocomplete.

Polling is in progress.

Verify the status of theconnected device.

Connected device is configuredin an offline state.

No action requiredPort is online (connected to anexternal device) but has notraffic.

Steady green

Verify that the correct device isattached to the DC SANDirector.

Port is online but segmented,indicating a loopback plug orcable or an incompatible switch.

Slow-flashing green (on 1second, then off 1 second)

No action requiredPort is in internal loopback(diagnostic).

Fast-flashing green (on 1/4second, then off 1/4 second)

No action requiredPort is online, with traffic flowingthrough port.

Flickering green

Reset port from workstationusing the portEnable or

Port is receiving light or signalcarrier, but it is not online yet.

Steady amber

portCfgPersistentEnablecommand.


Port is disabled due todiagnostic tests orportDisable or

Slow-flashing amber (on 2seconds, then off 2 seconds)

portCfgPersistentEnablecommand.portCfgPersistentEnable

command.

Change transceiver or resetswitch from workstation.

Transceiver or port is faulty.Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2second, then off 1/2 second)


Port is bypassed.Alternating green/amber

portCfgPersistentEnablecommand.

Verify that the power LED is on;verify the transceiver and cable.

Port has no incoming power, orno light or signal carrier isdetected.

No light (LED is off)1-GbE and10-GbE PortStatus (FX8-24and FX8-24E)

No action requiredPort is online but has no traffic.Steady green

No action requiredBeacon, used to identify specificports.

Slow-flashing green (on 1second, then off 1 second)

No action requiredPort is online, with traffic flowingthrough it.

Flickering green


Table 7 Director blade LED descriptions (continued)


Change the transceiver or resetthe switch from the workstation.

Transceiver or port is faulty.Fast-flashing ambe

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