McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Installation Guide (AA-RW1XC-TE, November 2006)
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Fabric management workstation
Table 4 lists the requirements for fabric management workstations running McDATA Web Server.
Telnet workstations require an RJ-45 Ethernet port and an operating system with a Telnet client.
Environmental conditions
The switch requires the following operating conditions:
• Operating temperature range: 5–35°C (41–95°F)
• Relative humidity: 5–90%, non-condensing
Upgrading the interconnect switch
CAUTION: First installation of a SAN Switch into an Interconnect switch requires installation of the Fibre
Channel signal conditioning card into the Interconnect switch, which if not already installed, will result in
the loss of Ethernet network communication between the server blade network ports that are connected
through the Interconnect switch and the segment of Ethernet network infrastructure whose ports need to
communicate. For continued Blade server network communication and services availability, redirect critical
high-availability services or applications to the redundant network ports available on those Blade servers
that are connected through the redundant Interconnect switch in the enclosure.
To upgrade the Interconnect switch:
1. Turn off the Interconnect switch.
2. Remove the Interconnect switch.
3. Remove the Interconnect switch cover. Note that some models of the Interconnect switch require a
screwdriver to release a latch that loosens the cover.
4. Install the Fibre Channel signal conditioning card in the Interconnect switch, if not already installed.
5. Replace the Interconnect switch cover and insert the Interconnect switch back into the enclosure.
Table 4 Management workstation requirements
Component Requirement
Operating System Windows
®
Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP®
Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux® 3 and 4
Memory 256 MB or more
Processor 500 MHz or faster
Hardware
RJ-45 Ethernet port
Internet Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer
®
5.0 or later
Netscape® Navigator
®
4.72 or later
Mozilla™ 1.5 or later
Mozilla Firefox® 1.0.7 or later
Java 2 Runtime Environment to support the McDATA Web Server