HP DC04 SAN Director Switch Hardware Reference Guide

• Route the cables to both the left and right sides of the switch through the cable management
fingers.
• Route port cables and other cables away from the LEDs to ensure that the LEDs are visible.
Figure 14 Vertical cable management finger assemblies
Installing transceivers and attaching cables
Follow these steps to install SFPs, SFP+s, mSFPs (FC8-64 port card only), or XFPs (FC10-6 port card
only) and cables to the DC04 SAN Director.
NOTE: Use mSFP optical transceivers only with the FC8-64 port blade. While they will fit in other
blades, this configuration is unsupported and will generate an error. 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 eight ports). The ports and cables used in trunking groups must meet specific requirements. 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. Insert
the transceiver into the port until it is firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks.
Transceivers are keyed so that they can only be inserted with the correct orientation. If the
transceiver 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 with
the slot in the transceiver. Insert the cable into the transceiver until the latching mechanism
clicks.
Cables are keyed so that they can be inserted in only one way. If a cable does not slide in
easily, 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 Brocade DC SAN 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 kit
Each DC SAN Director requires a license for ICL connectivity. To connect two DC04 SAN Directors
together without using FC ports on the port blades, purchase two optional HP DC SAN Director 8
Inter-Chassis Link LTUs. To connect a DC04 SAN Director to a DC SAN Director, purchase an
optional HP DC SAN Director 8 Inter-Chassis Link LTU and either another HP DC SAN Director 8
Inter-Chassis Link LTU or a DC SAN Director Switches 16 Inter-Chassis Link LTU. In either case,
purchase the appropriate number of DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link Cable Kits, which contain
the ICL cables.
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