McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Installation Guide (AA-RW1XA-TE, June 2005)

McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem installation guide 7
About this guide
This guide provides information about:
• Becoming acquainted with the switch features and capabilities
• Installing and configuring a McDATA
®
4Gb SAN Switch
• Planning a fabric including devices, device access, performance, multiple chassis fabrics, switch
services, fabric security, and fabric management.
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting switch problems
Intended audience
This guide is intended for individuals who are responsible for installing and servicing storage area network
equipment.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for installing or using this product include:
• Knowledge of operating systems
• Knowledge of related hardware/software
Related documentation
In addition to this guide, please refer to other documents for this product:
• McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem release notes AA-RW1ZA-TE
• McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem quick setup instructions A8001-90001
• McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide AA-RW20A-TE
These and other HP documents can be found on the HP documents web site:
http://www.hp.com/support/.