Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class user guide (5697-0960, May 2011)
Table Of Contents
- Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
- Contents
- About this guide
- 1 Overview
- 2 Setup
- Shipping carton contents
- Installation and safety considerations
- Install the 8Gb SAN Switch
- Set the switch Ethernet IP address
- Configure the 8Gb SAN Switch
- Items required for configuration
- Connect to the Command Line Interface
- Setting the date and time
- Verifying installed licenses
- Modifying the FC domain ID (optional)
- Disabling and enabling a switch
- Disabling and enabling a port
- Using Dynamic Ports On Demand (DPOD)
- DPOD commands
- Verifying the configuration
- Backing up the configuration
- 3 Managing the 8Gb SAN Switch
- A Regulatory compliance and safety
- B Electrostatic discharge
- C SAN Switch technical specifications
- Glossary
- Index
About this guide
This guide provides information 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, such as Microsoft Windows or Linux
• Command Line Interface (CLI) commands
• Advanced Web Tools graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring the switches through a sup-
ported 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: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Scroll to the storage section of the web page and select Storage Networking for HP StorageWorks
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:
http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation
Before you contact HP Technical Support
Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP:
• Technical support registration number (if applicable)
• Product serial number
• Product model name and number
• Applicable error messages
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