Configuration Procedures - HP FlexFabric 5700 Series Configuration Manual

To transmit the storage traffic of the SANs in VSAN 100, configure the interfaces connecting the
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four FCF switches to the SANs to allow VSAN 100. To transmit the storage traffic of VSAN 100
within VLAN 4001, map VLAN 4001 to VSAN 100.
• To avoid physical loops in the LAN, enable STP on the Ethernet interfaces connecting Switch A and
Switch B to the LAN and the server. To prevent STP from blocking the interfaces that are responsible
for forwarding storage traffic on Switch A and Switch B, disable STP on the interfaces connecting
the four FCF switches.
The SANs are complex. HP recommends that you use the dynamic mode to build the fabric and use
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FSPF for FC routing.
To make the server be able to access the resources in the disk device, configure the members in the
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default zone to access each other.
• To increase the bandwidth for the link between Switch A and Switch C and implement link backup
and load sharing, configure Ethernet link aggregation group 1.
To increase the bandwidth for the link between Switch B and Switch D and implement link backup
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and load sharing, configure Ethernet link aggregation group 2.

Configuration procedures

Configuring Switch A
1. Enable the advanced mode:
# Configure the switch to operate in advanced mode. (Skip this step if the switch is operating in
advanced mode.)
<SwitchA> system-view
[SwitchA] system-working-mode AdvancedBridge
Do you want to change the system working mode? [Y/N]:y
The system working mode is changed, please save the configuration and reboot the system
to make it effective.
# Save the configuration.
[SwitchA] save
The current configuration will be written to the device. Are you sure? [Y/N]:y
Please input the file name(*.cfg)[flash:/startup.cfg]
(To leave the existing filename unchanged, press the enter key):
Validating file. Please wait...
Saved the current configuration to mainboard device successfully.
[SwitchA] quit
# Reboot the switch.
<SwitchA> reboot
Start to check configuration with next startup configuration file, please
wait.........DONE!
This command will reboot the device. Continue? [Y/N]:y
Now rebooting, please wait...
2. Configure VLANs and interfaces:
# Create VLAN 1001 and VLAN 4001, which are intended to transmit Ethernet traffic and storage
traffic, respectively.
<SwitchA> system-view
[SwitchA] vlan 1001
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