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Part number: 5697-7483

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Contents

Aboutthisguide .......................... 9

Intendedaudience...................................... 9

SANSwitchrelateddocumentation............................... 9

HPBladeSystemc-Classrelateddocumentation.......................... 9

BeforeyoucontactHPTechnicalSupport ............................ 9

HPcontactinformation................................... 10

Documentconventionsandsymbols ............................. 10

Subscriptionservice ..................................... 11

OtherHPwebsites...................................... 11

Documentationfeedback ................................... 11

1Overview ............................ 13

8GbSANSwitchfeatures.................................. 13

Component identiﬁcation................................ 14

Portsideofthe8GbSANSwitch........................... 14

Internalportssummary................................. 15

8GbSANSwitchredundancy.............................. 15

8GbSANSwitchlicensing ............................... 15

ISLtrunkinggroups..................................... 16

Supportedoptionalsoftware................................. 16

AdditionalsoftwarefeaturesinHPBladeSystemc-ClassPowerPack+models............ 16

SupportedSFPtransceiveroptions .............................. 17

2Setup ............................. 19

Shippingcartoncontents .................................. 19

Installationandsafetyconsiderations............................. 20

Installingmultipleswitches ............................... 20

Electricalconsiderations ................................ 20

Environmentalconsiderations .............................. 20

Installthe8GbSANSwitch................................. 20

OA power veriﬁcation ................................. 22

CheckLEDs...................................... 22

Set the switch Ethernet IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

UsingEnclosureBayIPAddressing(EBIPA) ........................ 23

UsingexternalDHCP.................................. 24

SettingtheIPaddressmanually ............................. 24

Conﬁgurethe8GbSANSwitch ............................... 25

Items required for conﬁguration ............................. 25

ConnecttotheCommandLineInterface.......................... 25

Settingthedateandtime................................ 26

Verifyinginstalledlicenses ............................... 26

ModifyingtheFCdomainID(optional).......................... 27

Disablingandenablingaswitch............................. 27

Disablingandenablingaport.............................. 28

UsingDynamicPortsOnDemand(DPOD)......................... 28

DPODcommands ................................... 28

Verifying the conﬁguration ............................... 29

Backing up the conﬁguration .............................. 30

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3Managingthe8GbSANSwitch................... 31

Managementfeatures ................................... 31

Maintainingthe8GbSANSwitch .............................. 32

Installingdustcoversinemptyports ........................... 32

ReplacinganSFPtransceiver .............................. 32

Diagnostictests .................................... 33

Poweringonandoff.................................... 33

InterpretingLEDactivity................................... 34

LEDindicators..................................... 34

LEDpatterns ....................................... 34

ModulestatusLEDpatterns ............................... 35

PortlinkstatusLEDpatterns ............................... 35

POST and boot speciﬁcations ................................ 36

POST ........................................ 36

Boot......................................... 36

InterpretingPOSTresults ................................ 36

Firmwareupdate...................................... 37

Abouttheresetbutton ................................... 37

Rebootingtheswitch.................................. 38

Replacingafaulty8GbSANSwitch ............................. 38

ARegulatorycomplianceandsafety.................. 41

Regulatorycompliance................................... 41

FederalCommunicationsCommissionnoticeforClassAequipment.............. 41

Modiﬁcations................................... 41

Cables...................................... 41

Regulatory compliance identiﬁcationnumbers ....................... 41

Laserdevicecompliance ................................ 41

Certiﬁca tion and classiﬁcationinformation....................... 42

Laserproductlabel................................. 42

Internationalnoticesandstatements ............................. 42

Canadiannotice(avisCanadien) ............................ 42

ClassAequipment................................. 42

Europeanunionregulatorynotice ............................ 43

BSMInotice...................................... 43

Japanesenotice.................................... 43

Koreannotice..................................... 44

Safety .......................................... 44

Batteryreplacementnotice ............................... 44

Taiwanbatteryrecyclingnotice ............................. 44

Powercords...................................... 45

Japanesepowercordstatement ............................. 45

B Electrostatic discharge ...................... 47

Howtopreventelectrostaticdischarge ............................ 47

Groundingmethods .................................... 47

CSANSwitchtechnicalspeciﬁcations ................ 49

General speciﬁcations ................................... 49

Weightandphysicaldimensions............................... 50

Environmentalrequirements................................. 50

SupportedSFPs ...................................... 51

SupportedHBAs...................................... 51

Glossary............................. 53

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Index ............................... 61

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Figures

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Brocade8GbSANSwitchcomponents ...................... 14

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8GbSANSwitchexternalports.......................... 14

3 Cartoncontents ................................ 19

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Releasing th

einstallationhandle ......................... 21

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InstallingtheBrocade8GbSANSwitchintoaninterconnectbay ........... 22

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Verifyingpower-onLEDs............................. 23

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InstallinganSFP ................................ 33

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IdentifyingLEDs ................................ 34

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LocatingtheResetbutton............................. 38

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Class1laserproductlabel............................ 42

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Tables

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Documentconventions.............................. 10

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Brocade8GbSANSwitchcomponents ...................... 21

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Identifying8GbSANSwitchexternalports..................... 14

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Optional soft

warekits.............................. 16

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OptionalLongWave4GbSFPs.......................... 17

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HP 8Gb Short W

aveB-SeriesFCSFP+1Pack,ordernumberAJ716A ......... 17

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HP4GbShortWaveB-SeriesFCSFP1Pack,ordernumberAJ715A .......... 17

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Brocade8GbSANSwitchcomponents ...................... 19

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Releasemechanismcomponents ......................... 21

10 Power-onLEDs ................................. 23

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8GbSANSwitchmanagementfeatures ...................... 31

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Connectingwithamanagementstation ...................... 32

13 SFPcomponents ................................ 33

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FrontpanelLEDindicatorsduringnormaloperation ................. 34

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ModuleStatusLEDpatternsduringnormaloperation................. 35

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Port li

nkstatusLEDpatterns............................ 35

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Locatingtheresetbutton............................. 38

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General speciﬁcations.............................. 49

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8GbSANSwitchphysicaldimensions....................... 50

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Envi

ronmentalrequirements ........................... 50

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About this guide

This guide provides i nformation about setting up and conﬁguring the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP

BladeSystem c-Class. Throughout this guide the short product name is used, 8Gb SAN Switch.

Intended audience

This guide is intended for system administrators and technicians with knowledge of:

• Conﬁguration

aspects of customer Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric

• Customer host environments, s uch as Microsoft Windows or Linux

• Command Line Interface (CLI) commands

• Advanced Web

Tools graphical user interface (GUI) for con ﬁguring the switches through a

supported web browser

SAN Switch related documentation

SAN Switch-related documents and other SAN infrastructure documentation, including white papers and

best practices documents, are available at: h

ttp://www.hp.com/support/m anuals

Scroll to the storage section of the web page and select Storage Networking for HP StorageW orks

products.

IMPORTANT:

For late-breaking, supplemental information, access the latest version of the

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS

release notes

for the 8Gb SAN Switch.

HP BladeSystem c-Class related documentation

HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure user documentation, including white papers and best practices

documents, are available at:

h

ttp://www.hp.com/g o/bladesystem/documentation

Before you contact HP Technical S upport

BesuretohavethefollowinginformationavailablebeforeyoucallHP:

• Technical suppor t registration number (if applicable)

• Product serial number

• Product model name and number

• Applicable error messages

• Third-party hardware or software

• Operating system type and revision level

For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.

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HP contact information

For the name of th

e nearest HP authorized reseller:

• In the United States, see the HP US service locator web page:

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http://www.hp.com/service_locator

• In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide (in English) web page:

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http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

• Call 1-800-HP-INVENT (1-800-4 74-6836). This service is available 24 hours a day , 7 days a

week. For continuous quality improvement, calls m ay be recorded or monitored.

• If you have purchased a Care Pack (service upgrade), call 1-800-633-3600. For more information

about Care P acks, refer to the HP website:

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http://www.h

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Table 1 Document conventions

Convention

Element

Blue text: Table 1

Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses

Blue, underlined text: http://www.hp.com

website addresses

Bold text

• Keys that are pressed

• Text typed into a GUI element, such as a

box

• GUI elements that are clicked or selected,

such as menu and list items, buttons, tabs,

or check box es

Italic te

xt

Text emph

asis

Monospace text

• File and directory names

• System output

• Code

• Commands, their arguments, and

argument values

Monospace, italic text

• Code variables

• Command variables

Monospace, bold text

Emphasized monospace text

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About this guide

IMPORTANT:

Provides clarifying information or speciﬁc instructions.

NOTE:

Prov ides additional information.

TIP:

Provides helpfu

l hints and shortcuts.

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After subscribing, locate your products by selecting Business supp ort and then Storage under Product

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About this guide

1Overview

The Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (referred to in the rest of this manual as the

8Gb SAN Switch) is a Fibre Channel (FC) switch that s upports link speeds of up to 8 Gbps. The 8Gb

SAN Switch can operate in a fabric containing multiple switches or as the only switch in a fabric.

NOTE:

In this document, the Brocade 8G b SAN Switch refers to those B rocade FC switch modules compatible

with the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure only.

This chapter provides the following information:

•

8Gb SAN Switch features, page 13

•

ISL trunking groups, page 16

•

Supported optional software,page16

•

Additional soft ware features in HP BladeSystem c-Class Power Pack+ models,page16

• Supported SFP transceiver options,page17

8Gb SAN Switch features

The 8Gb SAN Switch provides the following features:

• Fully integrated, embedded FC SAN design that connects directly to the HP BladeSystem c-Class

enclosure midplane

• Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD), which automatically detects port connections, assigns port

licenses, and enables ports

• Easy-to-manage HP Storage Essentials Systems Insight Manager support

• Full compatibility with HP StorageWorks B-Series switches and Brocade fabrics

• Sixteen internal 1/2/4/8 Gbps auto-sensing Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFPs) with the

following characteristics:

• Independent automatic n e gotiation to the highest com m on speed for each server FC port

connected to the switch

•Universalself-conﬁguring por ts, which are capable of becoming F_Ports (fabric enabled)

• Eight external 1/2/4/8 Gbps FC SFP por ts, with the following characteristics:

• Automatic neg otiation to the highest com m on speed of all devices connected to the port

• Port-interface-compatib le SFP transceivers, both shor t-wavelength (SWL) and long wavelength

(LWL)

•Universalself-conﬁguring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Por ts, FL_Ports (fabric

loop enabled), or E_Ports (expansion ports)

• Heterogeneous support for mixed storage fabrics

• Power supplied and controlled by the BladeSystem enclosure

• Identiﬁcation to HP chassis management with HP speciﬁed SEEPROMs

• Hot-swap capability

• Compatibility with redundant and dual redundant switch conﬁgurations in c-Class BladeSystem

• Hot code activation

• Real-time clock

• SFP port monitoring

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Component ident

iﬁcation

Figure 1 and Table 2 identify the p hysical components of the 8Gb SAN Switch.

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Table 2 Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch com ponents

Item

Description

1

Midplane connector

2

Eight external SFP ports

3

Installation handle

4

Unit ID (UID), Health, and Status LEDs

5

Reset button

Port side of the 8Gb SAN Switch

Figure 2 and Table 3 identify 8Gb SAN Switch external ports (ports 17 through 20, and ports 21

through 0).

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Tab l e 3 Identifying 8Gb SAN Switch external por ts

Item number

Description

1

Left bank—ports 17, 18, 19, 20

2

Right bank—ports 21, 22, 23, 0

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Overview

NOTE:

Refer to Interpreting LED activity , page 34 for complete information on 8Gb SAN Switch LEDs.

Internal ports summary

Sixteen logical internal ports (numbered 1 through 16) connect sequentially to server bays 1 through 16

with the enclosure midplane. Server bay 1 is connected to Switch Port 1, Server bay 2 is connected to

Switch port 2, and so forth.

8Gb SAN Switch redundancy

The HP BladeSystem c-Class was engineered as a no-single-point-of-failure bladed solution. Attributes that

contribute to switch redundancy include:

• Redundant power and cooling

• Redund ant HP Onboard Administrator (OA) to ensure management access to the switch

NOTE:

The HP Onboard Administrator is the enclosure man agement module used to support and manage the HP

BladeSystem c-Class and all managed devices used in the enclosure.

8Gb SAN Switch licensing

The 8Gb SAN Switch integrates one of three license op tions that complement existing HP product lines.

Some 8Gb SAN Switch models ship with licenses that place limits on the number of domains that c an be

used. Models and their speciﬁclicensesareasfollows:

• Brocade 8/12 SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class, base, integrating 12 active ports (in any

combination of internal/external ports) and two shor t-wavelength SFPs. Software components

include a Full Fabric license, the Advanced Web Tools GUI and Zoning software

• Brocade 8/24 SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class, base, integrating 24 active por ts (16

internal and 8 externa l) and four short-wavelength SFPs. Software components include a Full

Fabric license, Advanced Web Tools GUI, and Zoning software

• Brocade 8/24 Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class, Power Pack, integrating 24 active

ports (16 internal and 8 external) and four short-wavelength SFPs. Software components include

a Full Fabric license, Advanced Web Tools GUI, and Zoning software plus these additional

softwar e features:

• Fabric Watch

•ISLTrunking

• Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)

•ExtendedFabric

IMPORTANT:

Upgrade the 8Gb SAN Switch by purchasing optional licenses; access the latest version of the

HP

StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide

to learn how to add a license.

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ISL trunking gr

oups

If your 8Gb SAN S

witch is licensed for interswitch link (ISL) trunking, use the trunking groups available on

the switch.

The FC ports are numbered from left to right, and are part of the same ISL trunking group. The trunking

group consists of the ports shown in Figure 2.

NOTE:

ISL Trunking i

s optional software that allows you to create trunking g roups of ISLs between adjacent

switches. ISL

trunking is available on the Brocade 8G b SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Power

Pack+ model,

or by purchasing the optional license described in ???. For more information about

trunking, re

fer to the latest version of the

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide

.

Supported optional sof tware

Table 4 lists the optional software kits and licenses, which can be activated by purchasing the

corresponding license key.

Table 4 Option al software kits

Option

Part number

Fabric Watch

324504-B2

1

Extended Fabrics

324505-B2 1

Advanced Performance M onitoring (APM)

324507-B2 1

HP B-series 8-24 Port ISL Trunking LTU

T5527A

HP B-series 8-24 Pt Adaptive Network LTU

T5524A

HP B-series 8-24 Power Pack+ Upgrade

T5521A

Fabric Manager

T4269A,

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Edition v5 Fabric Manager

Software

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Fabric Manager, v5 .x Base Edition

(10 doma ins)

Ad ditional software features in HP BladeSystem c-Class Power

Pack+ models

If you purchased the 8Gb SAN Switch for H P BladeSystem c-Class Power Pack+, it includes the following

optional software:

• ISL Trunking

• Fabric Watch

• Advanced Performance Monitoring

• Extended Fabrics

F or information on any of these features, refer to the latest version of the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS

administrator guide.

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Supported SFP tr

ansceiver options

Table 5 through Table 7 lists the only supported SFPs.

Table 5 Optional Long Wave 4Gb SFPs

Option

Part number

HP4GbLongWaveB-SeriesFCSFP1Pack-10km

AK870A

HP 4Gb Long Wave B-Series FC SFP 1 Pack - 30km

AN211A

Table 6 HP 8Gb Short Wave B-Series FC SFP+ 1 Pack, order number AJ716A

Distance

OM2 Cable OM3 Cable

8Gb performan

ce

50 meters 150 meters

4Gb performance

150 m e t e r s 270 m e t e r s

2Gb performance

300 meters 500 meters

1Gb performan

ce

500 meters 860 meters

Table 7 HP 4Gb S

hort Wave B-Series FC SFP 1 Pack, order number AJ715A

Distance

OM2 Cable OM3 Cable

4Gb performance

150 m e t e r s 270 m e t e r s

2Gb performa

nce

300 meters 500 meters

1Gb performance

500 meters 860 meters

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18 O ve r vi ew

2 Setup

This chapter provides the following information:

•

Shipping car ton contents, page 19

•

Installation and safet y considerations, page 20

•

Install the 8Gb SAN Switch, page 20

•

Set the IP address, page 23

•

Conﬁgure the 4Gb SAN Switch,page25

Shipping ca

rton contents

Figure 3 and

Table 8 identify the 8 G b SAN Switch shipping carton contents:

• Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class installation instructions

• SFP dust covers (must be inserted in ports where Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) optical

transceiv

ers are not installed)

• Four Short Wavelengh (SWL) 8Gb SFPs, (in styrofoam p a cking)

• One Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch; models include:

• Brocade 8/

12 SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class with t welve active ports

• Brocade 8/24 SAN Swi tch for HP BladeSystem c-Class with sixteen internal and eight external

active por ts

• Brocade 8

/24 SAN Switch Power Pack+ for HP BladeSystem c-Class with sixteen internal and

eightexternalactiveports

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Table 5 identiﬁes 8Gb SAN Switch components.

Table 8

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch comp on en ts

Item

Description

1

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch, ships with four Short Wavelengh (SWL) 8Gb SFPs, (in

styrof

oam packing)

2

Dust covers for empty SFP ports

3

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class installation instructions

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Installation an

d safet y considerations

The 8Gb SAN Sw it

ch installs in the I/O bays in the rear of the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. Refer to

the appropriate BladeSystem Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide for speciﬁc enclosure requirements.

Installing multiple switches

If you do not have a DHCP server connected to the OA, install and con ﬁ gure one 8Gb SAN Switch at a

time. This is required so that Ethernet I P address con ﬂicts do not occur with duplicate d efault Ethernet IP

addresses.

IMPORTANT:

DHCP is enabled by default on this switch. In cases where DHCP is available, IP address conﬂicts will not

occur, simplifying multiple switch installations. See Using external DHCP,page24.

Each switch must be assigned a u nique Ethernet IP address during conﬁ guration. Once the default

Ethernet IP address on the 8Gb SAN Switch has been changed, you may install additional 8Gb SAN

Switches in the enclosure.

See the appropriate HP BladeSystem E nclosure Setup and Installation Guide for help identifying your

speciﬁc enclosure setup, available connections, and power requirements.

Electrical considerations

The 8Gb SAN Switch requires 35 watts, p rovided by the enclosure. No other power requirement or

provision exists.

Environm ental considerations

Ensure proper cooling and ventilation by verifying the following:

• Theairventsontheenclosurearenotblockedorrestricted.

• The ambient air temperature at the front of the enclosure d oes not exceed 35°C (95°F) while the

switch is operating.

IMPORTANT:

The dust covers that ship with your 8Gb SAN Switch

must

be inserted into any ports where SFPs are

not installed, to help contain air ﬂow in the BladeSystem chassis.

Install the 8Gb SAN Switch

Install the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch into the enclosure:

1. Locate the appropriate interconnect bay in the rear of the enclosure as speciﬁed in the appropriate

HP BladeSystem Enclosure Setup and Installation G uide provided with your enclosure.

IMPORTANT:

Populate all enclosure I/O bays with the appropriate component (for example a switch,

Pass-Thru, or one of the blank panels provided with the enclosure).

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