User manual HP STORAGEWORKS FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCHES

[. . . ] The information is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for Hewlett-Packard Company products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements for such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Printed in the U. S. A. HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3. 1. x/4. 1. x User Guide Third Edition (June 2003) Part Number: AA-RTS7C-TE contents About this Guide. [. . . ] WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manually handling material. HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3. 1. x/4. 1. x User Guide 9 About this Guide Rack Stability Rack stability protects personnel and equipment. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, be sure that: The leveling jacks are extended to the floor. The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks. In single rack installations, the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack. In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled. Only one rack component is extended at any time. A rack may become unstable if more than one rack component is extended for any reason. 10 HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3. 1. x/4. 1. x User Guide About this Guide Getting Help If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website: http://www. hp. com. HP Technical Support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP website: http://www. hp. com/support/. From this website, select the country of origin. Note: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored. Be sure to have the following information available before calling: Technical support registration number (if applicable) Product serial numbers Product model names and numbers Applicable error messages Operating system type and revision level Detailed, specific questions HP Storage Website The HP website has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access storage at: http://www. hp. com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage. html. From this website, select the appropriate product or solution. HP Authorized Reseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller: In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518 In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868 Elsewhere, see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers: http://www. hp. com. 11 HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3. 1. x/4. 1. x User Guide About this Guide 12 HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3. 1. x/4. 1. x User Guide Remote Switch This chapter provides the following information: 1 About Remote Switch, page 14 Installing Remote Switch, page 15 Using Remote Switch, page 17 Configuring a Remote Switch Fabric, page 18 Accessing the Switch using Telnet, page 18 Remote Switch is an optionally licensed product that runs on HP StorageWorks SAN Switches, version 3. 0. x/4. 0. x or later. The Remote Switch fabric functions with the aid of a "bridging device" or network-bridge. The network-bridge supports both a Fibre Channel physical interface as well as a secondary non-Fibre Channel FCIP physical interface. Note: Remote Switch is supported when used with HP StorageWorks Data Replication Manager (DRM) only. HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3. 1. x/4. 1. x User Guide 13 Remote Switch About Remote Switch The Remote Switch fabric environment functions as an E_Port. The network-bridge accepts Fibre Channel frames from one side of a Remote Switch fabric, tunnels them across the network, and then passes them to the other side of the Remote Switch fabric. Switches can be cascaded together to form a fabric that, from the viewpoint of the connected hosts and storage devices, interact the same as locally connected switches. Enter the following at the command line: licenseAdd "key" "key" is the license key provided to you, enclosed in quotation marks. The license key is case sensitive and must be entered exactly shown. Verify the license was added by entering the following on the command line: licenseShow If the Remote Switch license is listed, the feature is installed and immediately available. If the license is not listed, repeat step 3. HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3. 1. x/4. 1. x User Guide 15 Remote Switch Installing Remote Switch Using Advanced Web Tools To install Remote Switch using Web Tools: 1. Enter the switch name or FCIP address in the Location/Address field, and press Enter. Advanced Web Tools launches, displaying the Fabric View. Click Admin on the relevant switch panel. [. . . ] Remote Switch is supported over Fibre Channel for the following gateway devices: ATM IP SONET DWDM Most of these gateway devices include a large number of buffers to cover data transfer over WAN. A separate extended fabric license is not required to operate the switch at distances much greater than 100 kilometers. This can be achieved when the switch operates over an FCIP WAN connection. In addition to normal switch configuration options, you can configure the following parameters depending on the gateway requirements: R_A_TOV: Resource Allocation Timeout Value E_D_TOV: Error Detect Timeout Value dataFieldSize: Maximum FC data field reported by the fabric BB_Credit: Number of Buffer-to-Buffer credits for Nx_Port devices NoClassF: Enable/Disable class F traffic Suppress Class F Traffic: Disable class F traffic Accessing the Switch using Telnet Use telnet commands to set the following: R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV values Data field size 18 HP StorageWorks Remote Switch Version 3. 1. x/4. 1. x User Guide Remote Switch You must disable the switch prior to entering the configure telnet command. [. . . ]