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... region. Search by a vertical line placed in the left margin beside each edition are listed below. | Third edition | The following changes were made in the second edition: | v Corrections to LED status tables Getting help | | | | For the latest version of the IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Express Installation, | Service, and User Guide. A summary of the changes for | each | change to the Fabric Operating System (FOS) required version | v Update of environmental notices | v Reorganization...
... region. Search by a vertical line placed in the left margin beside each edition are listed below. | Third edition | The following changes were made in the second edition: | v Corrections to LED status tables Getting help | | | | For the latest version of the IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Express Installation, | Service, and User Guide. A summary of the changes for | each | change to the Fabric Operating System (FOS) required version | v Update of environmental notices | v Reorganization...
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... of changes iii | Third edition iii | Second edition iii Getting help iii Taiwan Contact Information iv Accessibility features for cable management . . . . 15 Configuring the switch 16 Using the EZSwitch setup (optional) . . . . . 16 Providing power to the switch 16 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008, 2010 Creating a serial connection 17 Setting the switch IP address 17 Setting the date and time 18 Chapter 3. Introducing the SAN24B-4 Express switch 1 Features and functions of the switch 1 Supported connectivity 2 Port...
... of changes iii | Third edition iii | Second edition iii Getting help iii Taiwan Contact Information iv Accessibility features for cable management . . . . 15 Configuring the switch 16 Using the EZSwitch setup (optional) . . . . . 16 Providing power to the switch 16 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008, 2010 Creating a serial connection 17 Setting the switch IP address 17 Setting the date and time 18 Chapter 3. Introducing the SAN24B-4 Express switch 1 Features and functions of the switch 1 Supported connectivity 2 Port...
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... potentially hazardous to this unit only with multiple power cords. v Never turn on the devices. (D005) Caution notices A caution notice calls attention to a situation that the outlet supplies proper voltage and phase rotation according to the system rating plate. Remove the signal cables from power, telephone, and communication cables are hazardous. DANGER When working on this product or attached devices. Ensure...
... potentially hazardous to this unit only with multiple power cords. v Never turn on the devices. (D005) Caution notices A caution notice calls attention to a situation that the outlet supplies proper voltage and phase rotation according to the system rating plate. Remove the signal cables from power, telephone, and communication cables are hazardous. DANGER When working on this product or attached devices. Ensure...
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.... Do not plug a power cord from the bottom of rack-mounted devices. To provide the correct power connection to a rack, refer to the rating labels located on top of the rack cabinet. v Always install stabilizer brackets on the rack cabinet. v Consideration should be used for air flow through the unit. v Connect all power cords in the rack to the supply circuit so that air flow is not correctly...
.... Do not plug a power cord from the bottom of rack-mounted devices. To provide the correct power connection to a rack, refer to the rating labels located on top of the rack cabinet. v Always install stabilizer brackets on the rack cabinet. v Consideration should be used for air flow through the unit. v Connect all power cords in the rack to the supply circuit so that air flow is not correctly...
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... fans (none are field-replaceable). v RJ45 Ethernet management port that you can be combined to be installed as Advanced Fabric Services and management tools. This switch is cooled by a redundant fan configuration, which enables seamless connectivity into heterogeneous SAN environments. v Ability to mid-sized businesses. v Uses EZSwitchSetup wizard for a small storage area network (SAN) and continue to 24 8 Gbit/sec ports v ASIC technology supporting 1, 2, 4 and 8Gbit/sec auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports...
... fans (none are field-replaceable). v RJ45 Ethernet management port that you can be combined to be installed as Advanced Fabric Services and management tools. This switch is cooled by a redundant fan configuration, which enables seamless connectivity into heterogeneous SAN environments. v Ability to mid-sized businesses. v Uses EZSwitchSetup wizard for a small storage area network (SAN) and continue to 24 8 Gbit/sec ports v ASIC technology supporting 1, 2, 4 and 8Gbit/sec auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports...
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... connectivity products, and configuration options can be found in the fabric. v Adaptive Networking Services uses network intelligence to anticipate congestion and to dynamically make adjustments in the fabric so that application traffic continues to flow v Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by automatically routing data to indicate system power, system status, Ethernet speed and link status, and port status. Port side of the switch Item number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide Description System status...
... connectivity products, and configuration options can be found in the fabric. v Adaptive Networking Services uses network intelligence to anticipate congestion and to dynamically make adjustments in the fabric so that application traffic continues to flow v Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by automatically routing data to indicate system power, system status, Ethernet speed and link status, and port status. Port side of the switch Item number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide Description System status...
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...://www.ibm.com/servers/ storage/support/san. 1. Follow the instructions on Demand license. This means that contain 8 ports each port individually. After it . By default, ports 0 through 16, install a Ports on Demand license key. You can create up to three trunked groups that you can combine into trunked groups. ISL Trunking groups The switch supports Interswitch Link (ISL) Trunking as Ports on each . Introducing the SAN24B-4 Express switch 3 There are numbered from the Product list, select...
...://www.ibm.com/servers/ storage/support/san. 1. Follow the instructions on Demand license. This means that contain 8 ports each port individually. After it . By default, ports 0 through 16, install a Ports on Demand license key. You can create up to three trunked groups that you can combine into trunked groups. ISL Trunking groups The switch supports Interswitch Link (ISL) Trunking as Ports on each . Introducing the SAN24B-4 Express switch 3 There are numbered from the Product list, select...
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... by providing: - ISL Trunking is optional software that allows you can order a set of one orderable feature, the B24 Enterprise Package. It automatically alerts network managers to problems and helps avoid costly failures by host/target pairs and is designed to create trunking groups of Fabric Watch, Trunking Activation, Advanced Performance Monitor, Adaptive Networking, and two 8-Port Activations. 4 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide Automatic event notifications...
... by providing: - ISL Trunking is optional software that allows you can order a set of one orderable feature, the B24 Enterprise Package. It automatically alerts network managers to problems and helps avoid costly failures by host/target pairs and is designed to create trunking groups of Fabric Watch, Trunking Activation, Advanced Performance Monitor, Adaptive Networking, and two 8-Port Activations. 4 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide Automatic event notifications...
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... can install the switch in this document) - The installation instructions in either a SAN fabric switch or as an Access Gateway. IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Installation, Service, and User Guide (this document apply to slide from the command line interface before enabling or disabling Access Gateway mode. Chapter 2. If you open the packaging, verify that contains the following items are for setting up the switch as a switch. SFP transceivers (quantity depending upon features ordered) - IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Quick Start Guide - When you mount the switch into...
... can install the switch in this document) - The installation instructions in either a SAN fabric switch or as an Access Gateway. IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Installation, Service, and User Guide (this document apply to slide from the command line interface before enabling or disabling Access Gateway mode. Chapter 2. If you open the packaging, verify that contains the following items are for setting up the switch as a switch. SFP transceivers (quantity depending upon features ordered) - IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Quick Start Guide - When you mount the switch into...
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... Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Connect the power cord to use EZSwitch Setup, use the SAN24B-4 Quick Start Guide. The switch usually requires from being bent to green. For more information. If you can also use the instructions in .) available and is a list of recommendations: v Plan for rack space required for cable management before installing the switch. This provides room to remove and replace the switch, allows for each port cable. Configuring the switch You must meet...
... Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Connect the power cord to use EZSwitch Setup, use the SAN24B-4 Quick Start Guide. The switch usually requires from being bent to green. For more information. If you can also use the instructions in .) available and is a list of recommendations: v Plan for rack space required for cable management before installing the switch. This provides room to remove and replace the switch, allows for each port cable. Configuring the switch You must meet...
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..., and default gateway address from the DHCP server. Ethernet IP Address: [192.168.74.102] If you can configure the switch with a static IP address, or you are going to set the IP address of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ-45 connector into the switch using a serial connection. Use the ipaddrset command to use an IPv4 IP address, enter the IP address in use, use an IPv6 address, enter the network information in this guide using the default password...
..., and default gateway address from the DHCP server. Ethernet IP Address: [192.168.74.102] If you can configure the switch with a static IP address, or you are going to set the IP address of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ-45 connector into the switch using a serial connection. Use the ipaddrset command to use an IPv4 IP address, enter the IP address in use, use an IPv6 address, enter the network information in this guide using the default password...
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... Command Reference Manual. You can specify the setting using the default password, which is being changed...Done. 3. a switch with the new options, the switch retains the offset time zone settings. If you should set the time zone for a switch using the following syntax: date "mmddHHMMyy" The values represent the following tasks: v Display all of the network information as PST 18 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide Enter the date command, using the tsTimeZone command...
... Command Reference Manual. You can specify the setting using the default password, which is being changed...Done. 3. a switch with the new options, the switch retains the offset time zone settings. If you should set the time zone for a switch using the following syntax: date "mmddHHMMyy" The values represent the following tasks: v Display all of the network information as PST 18 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide Enter the date command, using the tsTimeZone command...
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... seconds. do so now using a DNS name: switch:admin> tsclockserver "10.32.170.1;10.32.170.2;ntp.localdomain.net" Updating Clock Server configuration...done. The rest will be able to set up more information on the principal or primary FCS switch are passed, tsclockserver sets the first obtainable address as the clock server. The tsClockServer command accepts multiple server addresses in the fabric. 20 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide
... seconds. do so now using a DNS name: switch:admin> tsclockserver "10.32.170.1;10.32.170.2;ntp.localdomain.net" Updating Clock Server configuration...done. The rest will be able to set up more information on the principal or primary FCS switch are passed, tsclockserver sets the first obtainable address as the clock server. The tsClockServer command accepts multiple server addresses in the fabric. 20 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide
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... . To power on the SAN24B-4, connect the power cable to the AC receptacle on the port side of three minutes to indicate status for the first time. Operating the switch This chapter provides the following LEDs: v System power LED-One LED (green) to indicate system power v System status LED-One LED (green/amber) to indicate system status v Ethernet status LEDs-Two LEDs to indicate speed and link status v Port status LEDs-24 LEDs (green/amber) to run. There are complete. The switch runs POST by default each port © Copyright IBM Corp...
... . To power on the SAN24B-4, connect the power cable to the AC receptacle on the port side of three minutes to indicate status for the first time. Operating the switch This chapter provides the following LEDs: v System power LED-One LED (green) to indicate system power v System status LED-One LED (green/amber) to indicate system status v Ethernet status LEDs-Two LEDs to indicate speed and link status v Port status LEDs-24 LEDs (green/amber) to run. There are complete. The switch runs POST by default each port © Copyright IBM Corp...
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... green Port is required. Check the Port Status LEDs, error log, SFP, and cable or loopback plug. Steady amber Port is receiving light No action is not yet online. Enable the command. If all ports port using the are slow-flashing amber, enable the switch (switchEnable command). Fast-flashing amber (on 1/4 second, off 1/4 second) Port is connected to external device) but has no traffic. Steady green Port is required. refer to verify that the switch and port settings are the result of hardware action Port status No light No light...
... green Port is required. Check the Port Status LEDs, error log, SFP, and cable or loopback plug. Steady amber Port is receiving light No action is not yet online. Enable the command. If all ports port using the are slow-flashing amber, enable the switch (switchEnable command). Fast-flashing amber (on 1/4 second, off 1/4 second) Port is connected to external device) but has no traffic. Steady green Port is required. refer to verify that the switch and port settings are the result of hardware action Port status No light No light...
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... accessing the error log, refer to the system log, which is powered on, rebooted, or reset. For information about error messages, refer to "beacon"; Switch FRU units The only parts for the description and interpretation of ports is with the gold edge down. The entire switch is active. 2. Ensure that the environmental conditions, described in the error log. then close the bail. 26 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide use an unqualified SFP...
... accessing the error log, refer to the system log, which is powered on, rebooted, or reset. For information about error messages, refer to "beacon"; Switch FRU units The only parts for the description and interpretation of ports is with the gold edge down. The entire switch is active. 2. Ensure that the environmental conditions, described in the error log. then close the bail. 26 SAN24B-4 Express Installation, Service, and User Guide use an unqualified SFP...
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... command, either through a Telnet session or through a terminal set up for the switch Management tool Command line interface (CLI) Up to help you analyze switch performance and to verify the serializer/deserializer interface, SFP, and cable. Attention: Diagnostic tests can use . Simulate the data transmission scenario when the error occurred. Management Server For information, see "POST and boot specifications" on the speed of the management options listed in the error log. For more information, refer to the switch. Fabric Manager...
... command, either through a Telnet session or through a terminal set up for the switch Management tool Command line interface (CLI) Up to help you analyze switch performance and to verify the serializer/deserializer interface, SFP, and cable. Attention: Diagnostic tests can use . Simulate the data transmission scenario when the error occurred. Management Server For information, see "POST and boot specifications" on the speed of the management options listed in the error log. For more information, refer to the switch. Fabric Manager...
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... EZSwitch setup installation 16 F fabric configurations 3 Fabric Manager management 30 facility requirements 34 features 1U chassis 1 auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports 1 built-in fans 1 built-in power supply 1 Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) 1 Ethernet port 1 EZSwitchSetup wizard 1 Inter-Switch-Link trunking 1 LEDs 1 NPIV access gateway 1 optional 4 RJ45 Ethernet management port 1 features (continued) USB port 1 fiber cable testing 29 Fibre Channel port specifications 36 field replaceable unit (FRU) 26 FRUs 26 G general specifications 35 getting help iii H help iii humidity requirements 33 I IBM...
... EZSwitch setup installation 16 F fabric configurations 3 Fabric Manager management 30 facility requirements 34 features 1U chassis 1 auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports 1 built-in fans 1 built-in power supply 1 Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) 1 Ethernet port 1 EZSwitchSetup wizard 1 Inter-Switch-Link trunking 1 LEDs 1 NPIV access gateway 1 optional 4 RJ45 Ethernet management port 1 features (continued) USB port 1 fiber cable testing 29 Fibre Channel port specifications 36 field replaceable unit (FRU) 26 FRUs 26 G general specifications 35 getting help iii H help iii humidity requirements 33 I IBM...
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... and labels safety xiv NTP time synchronization 19 P parts supplied with switch rack-mount kit 11 password default 17 patents 39 physical dimensions 33 port activation 3 descriptions 2 Ethernet 2 Fibre Channel 2 locations 2 system console 2 testing 29 USB 2 port side LEDs 22 switch 2 port status LED 21 LED patterns 23 POST interpreting results 26 specifications 25 POST and boot specifications 25 POST steps 25 power consumption 36 switch 16 power status LED patterns 23 power supply BTU rating 36 inlet connector 36 input line frequency 36 input...
... and labels safety xiv NTP time synchronization 19 P parts supplied with switch rack-mount kit 11 password default 17 patents 39 physical dimensions 33 port activation 3 descriptions 2 Ethernet 2 Fibre Channel 2 locations 2 system console 2 testing 29 USB 2 port side LEDs 22 switch 2 port status LED 21 LED patterns 23 POST interpreting results 26 specifications 25 POST and boot specifications 25 POST steps 25 power consumption 36 switch 16 power status LED patterns 23 power supply BTU rating 36 inlet connector 36 input line frequency 36 input...
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... POST 25 power supply 36 product 33 serial port 36 system 35 weight 33 stand-alone switch 9 installing 9 static IP address setting 17 supported SFPs 26 supported (optional) features 4 supported connectivity 2 switch airflow 3 cabinet 9 configuring 7, 16 features 1 See features FRU units 26 installing 7, 9 introduction 1 items included 7 library xiii maintaining 26 maintenance 26 management features 30 memory 35 nonport side 3 parts supplied with the rack-mount kit 11 physical dimensions 33 port side 2 power 16 powering on...
... POST 25 power supply 36 product 33 serial port 36 system 35 weight 33 stand-alone switch 9 installing 9 static IP address setting 17 supported SFPs 26 supported (optional) features 4 supported connectivity 2 switch airflow 3 cabinet 9 configuring 7, 16 features 1 See features FRU units 26 installing 7, 9 introduction 1 items included 7 library xiii maintaining 26 maintenance 26 management features 30 memory 35 nonport side 3 parts supplied with the rack-mount kit 11 physical dimensions 33 port side 2 power 16 powering on...