Fibre Channel

Switches
Module 4
33072-rev0702

2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice

Objectives
Identify the switches that HP supports in a SAN
environment
B-Series products
M-Series products
C-Series products

Supported Fibre Channel switches

HP branded

Enterpris
e

Cisco branded
MDS 9513 Director Switch

SAN Director 4/256

StorageWorks Director 2/140

MDS 9509 Director Switch
SAN Director 2/128

MDS 9506 Director Switch

StorageWorks Switch 4/32 StorageWorks Edge 2/32 MDS-9216A Fabric Switch

Midrange

StorageWorks Switch 4/16

MDS-9216i Fabric Switch

BL p-Class 4Gb SAN SwitchBL p-Class 4Gb SAN Switch MDS 9140 Fabric Switch
StorageWorks Switch 4/8

Entrylevel

StorageWorks Edge 2/12

MSA SAN Switch 2/8

B-Series

MDS 9120 Fabric Switch

MDS 9020 Fabric Switch

M-Series

C-Series

B-Series
product family

4Gb SAN Switch for

HP p-Class BladeSystem
Physical integration within enclosure
Zero footprint
4Gb auto-sensing SAN connectivity
High availability
Redundant switches within the
enclosure
Models
Base
Full fabric
Power pack

Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch

for HP c-Class BladeSystem
Superior performance 4Gb Fibre Channel
switch designed exclusively for HPs most
flexible compute architecture

Up to 16 internal (server) ports

Up to eight SAN facing ports
Up to 1:1 subscription ratio
Up to six switches per enclosure
Non-blocking architecture
Dynamic Path Selection and ISL Trunking

High availability features

Redundant, hot swap switch configuration
Supports redundant dual-port Fibre Channel
mezzanine cards for HP BladeSystem c-Class
Hot code activation and firmware loads
Fabric Watch for proactive error capture

Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch

for HP c-Class BladeSystem
12-port

Full Fabric (12 ports in any

internal/external combination; 2 SFPs)
24-port

Full Fabric (16 internal, 8

external; 4 SFPs)
24-port

Full Fabric Power Pack (16

internal, 8 external; 4 SFPs)
12-port

Full Fabric Upgrade (no SFPs

included)

HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8

8-port 2Gb array embedded
Fibre Channel switch
Centralized management
tools
Supports 2Gb transfer

HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/16

Sixteen high performance auto-sensing 1, 2, and 4Gb/s
Fibre Channel ports
Fully non-blocking
128Gb switching bandwidth
4Gb full duplex per port
Full SAN scaling capabilities
4 port incremental POD licenses to scale from 8 to 16 ports
Hot-code load activation

HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32

Can be placed within the fabric or at the edge
Ships with 16 active ports
High-performance auto-sensing 1,2, or 4Gb/s Fibre Channel
ports

Scalable
Optional eight-port license increases the active ports to 24
or 32
Optional Power Pack software bundle

HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128

and 4/256
Up to 256 x 1, 2, and 4Gb/s universal auto-sensing ports
Uses ISL Trunking and Advanced Performance Monitoring
Highly available
Hot-swappable Field-Replaceable Units
Redundant control processors
Concurrent hardware and software upgrades

14U rack-mount enclosure

HP StorageWorks Serial Port

Switch 4/16
Required Cable :
HP P/N XHP-000027

Need A PC with:
HyperTerminal Utility
Tip: Any straight-through serial cable (DB9 female to female) with only
pins 2, 3 and 5
Available COM port
9600 Baud
8 bits
No parity
One stop bit
No hardware flow control

Setting Initial IP Address on HP

StorageWorks

Use the COM port:

To set IP address:
Input the data using ipAddrSet command
Copy the IP Address to the label provided on the front panel
To reset the switch configuration parameters to Brocade default:
Enter the configDefault command

Upgrading the Firmware

firmwareDownload
Download the firmware file from source
Logon to the switch as `admin via telnet
Type the command
FirmwareDownload (Immediate`Return will force interactive
mode)
Host IP Address
Username = `root
Protocol = <rshd |ftp>
Password (mandatory if Ftp is used)
Filename (e.g. v2.6.0)
fastboot

Factory Default Settings

configDefault
The configDefault command is used to reset some of the switch
functional configuration parameters to their default values. All the
parameters are set to defaults except the following:
World Wide Name
Ethernet MAC address
Ethernet IP address and subnetmask
IP gateway address
OEM customization
SNMP configuration
Zoning configuration
Quickloop configuration
License keys
System name
Password (firmware 2.6 and higher)

arning: Configdefault resets the switch to factory defaults, not hp defa

Configuration Parameters
Switch:admin> configure
Configure
Fabric parameters (yes,y,no,n): [no]
Virtual Channel parameters(yes,y,no,n): [no]
Arbitrated Loop parameters(yes,y,no,n): [no]
System service (yes,y,no,n): [no]

M-Series
product family

McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP pClass BladeSystem

Eight internal, two external facing Fibre Channel ports
1/2/4Gb auto-sensing ports
ISL trunking, zoning, binding, and authentication
RJ45 port for management
Two switches per blade enclosure
Redundancy built into enclosure

HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12

HotCAT on-line, non-disruptive firmware load and activation
FlexPort non-disruptive scalability in four-port increments
All ports are auto sensing 1 or 2GB
Four hot-plug SFP transceivers ship standard

Single integrated power system and cooling

Online diagnostics
Fault isolation tools for network-wide activity

HP StorageWorks Edge Switch

2/32
2Gb transfer rate with no
head-of-line blocking
Non-blocking crossbar
technology for large-fabric
support without performance
hits
Flexible deployment through
support for Fibre Channel and
FICON
Benefits
Highly available
High performance
Expandable
Manageable
Secure
Scalable
Flexible

HP StorageWorks Director 2/140

Protocol-independent architecture
32 ports standard
Upgradeable to 140 ports in four-port increments
99.999% availability, certified to Mil-Spec 217-F
Redundant power supplies and cooling fans
Hot swapping for all FRUs
Non-disruptive firmware activation
Automatic fault detection and isolation
Optional call-home and
email notifications

C-Series
product family

Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch

Entry-level access to high-performance SAN technology
20 4Gb non-blocking Fibre Channel ports
Non-disruptive software upgrades
CLI or Cisco Fabric Manager
Full compatibility with the entire Cisco MDS product family
1U form factor

Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer

Fabric Switches
Cisco MDS 9120 and 9140 Fabric Switch
20-port and 40-port configurations in a 1U chassis
Fabric Manager and Device Manager are standard
VSAN technology
ACLs, Fibre ChannelC, and fabric-wide QoS

Comprehensive security framework

Sophisticated diagnostics
Redundant hot swappable
power and fans
Hot swappable SFPs
Front to back airflow

Cisco MDS 9140

Fabric Switch

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multilayer

Fabric Switches
Cisco MDS 9216i and 9216A Fabric Switch
Sixteen 2Gb Fibre Channel ports standard (9216A)
Fourteen 2Gb Fibre channel ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports standard
(9216i)
Integrated Fibre Channel and IP Storage Services
Fibre Channel Switch
iSCSI router
SAN Extension Gateway

Supports MDS 9000 Storage Services modules

Expansion capability
to 64 ports
Supports 4Gb and 10Gb
Fibre Channel modules

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer

Directors
Cisco MDS 9506, 9509, and 9513 Director Switch
Multilayer integration
Fibre Channel, FICON, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel IP in one
system

Virtual SAN technology

6-slot, 9-slot, and 13-slot configurations
Up to 44 10Gb autosensing Fibre Channel ports per chassis
528 1/2/4Gb
1584 ports per rack
2.2TB of fully redundant bandwidth

Cisco 4-Port 10-Gbps Switching

Module

Fibre channel standard 10-Gbps interfaces

High-performance ISLs
Intelligent network services
Integrated hardware-based VSANs and Inter-VSAN Routing
(IVR)
Advanced FICON features
Comprehensive security framework

Switch Management
Web
http and/or https
Telnet
Open and SSH capable
Software
Proprietary with highest level of
function, likely to require additional
license
Serial cable
It is requires for initial set up
It is not recommended for everyday
management

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