User's Guide

Installing HyperFabric
Installing HyperFabric Switches
Chapter 3
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Without the Rail Kit
As mentioned earlier, HP strongly recommends installing the HF2 switch using the rail
kit (described in the previous section, “With the Rail Kit” on page 55).
When you install the HF2 switch, you will be putting the front of the switch—the end
with the flanges (“wings”)—at the back of the rack. The steps for installing the HF2
switch without using the rail kit are as follows:
Step 1. Prepare the rack for switch installation.
Step 2. Insert the HF2 switch into the rack, with the front of the switch snug against the back of
the rack.
Step 3. Align the two holes in each flange on the switch’s front with the holes in the rack frame.
Step 4. Fasten each flange of the switch to the rack by putting a screw in each of the four holes
in the flanges. Be sure to use screws with over-sized heads.
Step 5. Tighten all of the screws so that the HF2 switch is firmly mounted in the rack.
Step 6. For each port that will be connected to an HyperFabric adapter in an HP 9000 system,
attach the cable from the corresponding adapter. Remember, your connections must be
copper-to-copper and fibre-to-fibre, including cables.
Step 7. Connect the switch to the Ethernet network.
Step 8. Plug the switch’s power cord into the rack’s power distribution unit (PDU), if it has one.
Alternatively, you can plug a power cord that is compatible with your country’s
requirements into a power strip or outlet that you want to use for the switch. (In this
case, you are responsible for obtaining a compatible power cord.)
Step 9. Power on the HF2 switch by plugging the power cord into the AC inlet on the back of the
switch. (There is no power switch.)
Step 10. Once the power is on, check these LEDs on the integrated Ethernet management LAN
adapter card (in the top slot of the switch):
✓ The “Operating/Fault” LED shows solid green.
✓ The “Power A” and “Power B” LEDs show solid green.
✓ The “Ethernet Port Main” and “Ethernet Port Aux” LEDs are showing solid green
(connected) or flashing green (Ethernet traffic is flowing to the switch). See
Figure 3-2 or Figure 3-3 below for the locations of the LEDs.
Step 11. On the integrated 8-port fibre card (in the middle slot of the switch), check that for each
switch port that is connected to an HF2 adapter, the LED on the port shows as solid
green (see Figure 3-2 on page 53 or Figure 3-3 on page 54). This means the connection is
operational.
Step 12. On the switch module in the expansion slot (the bottom slot of the switch), check that for
each switch port that is connected to a HyperFabric adapter, the LED on the port shows
as solid green (see Figure 3-2 on page 53 or Figure 3-3 on page 54). This means the
connection is operational.
For more detailed information about the switch’s LEDs, see “HF2 Switch LEDs” on
page 126.
Step 13. If you want to install another HF2 switch without using the rail kit, go to step 1.