HP DC04 SAN Director Switch Hardware Reference Guide

Contents
1 DC04 SAN Director overview......................................................................6
Features..................................................................................................................................6
Hardware components..............................................................................................................7
Port side of the DC04 SAN Director.......................................................................................8
Non-port side of the DC04 SAN Director..............................................................................10
DC04 SAN Director blades.....................................................................................................11
High availability.....................................................................................................................12
Reliability..............................................................................................................................12
Serviceability.........................................................................................................................13
Software features....................................................................................................................13
Security.................................................................................................................................14
Network manageability...........................................................................................................14
Optional software licenses.......................................................................................................14
Optional hardware kits............................................................................................................17
2 DC04 SAN Director Installation..................................................................19
Time and items required for installation......................................................................................19
Site preparation, unpacking the DC04 SAN Director...................................................................19
Items included with the DC04 SAN Director...............................................................................20
Installing the DC04 SAN Director in a rack ...............................................................................21
Rack mount kit contents.......................................................................................................21
Torque requirements......................................................................................................22
Installing the cabinet hardware............................................................................................23
Installing the DC04 SAN Director in the cabinet.....................................................................25
Installing the DC04 SAN Director shipping brackets...............................................................26
Powering on the DC04 SAN Director........................................................................................29
Port numbering.......................................................................................................................29
Managing cables...................................................................................................................30
Installing transceivers and attaching cables................................................................................31
Using the optional HP DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link cable kit...............................................31
3 DC04 SAN Director login and configuration................................................38
Configuration overview............................................................................................................38
Establishing a serial connection and logging on to the DC04 SAN Director...................................38
Configuring IP addresses.........................................................................................................39
Default IP addresses and password......................................................................................39
Establishing an Ethernet connection...........................................................................................40
Customizing a switch name......................................................................................................41
Customizing a chassis name....................................................................................................41
Setting the domain ID.............................................................................................................41
Setting the date and time.........................................................................................................42
Setting the date.................................................................................................................42
Setting the time zone..........................................................................................................43
Synchronizing local time.....................................................................................................43
Verifying the Port Identifier mode and connecting to the fabric......................................................43
Enabling software licenses.......................................................................................................44
Backing up the configuration....................................................................................................44
4 Monitoring DC04 SAN Director system components......................................46
Monitoring Director blade status...............................................................................................46
Monitoring control processor blade (CP8) status.........................................................................58
Monitoring core switch blade (CR4S-8) status.............................................................................60
Monitoring power supply status................................................................................................61
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