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Blade Server Switch Module
SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide
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A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel
Identified Subassemblies and
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Order Number: C39674-004

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  • Page 1 ® Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide ® A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel Identified Subassemblies and Products Order Number: C39674-004...
  • Page 2 Intel products are not designed, intended or authorized for use in any medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications or for any other application in which the failure of the Intel product could create a situation where personal injury or death may occur. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1 Introducing the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW ....1 Specifications and features ..........2 Related publications.
  • Page 4 Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...

  • Page 5: Safety And Regulatory Information

    Important Safety Instructions Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions. See Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information on the Resource CD and/or at http:\\support.intel.com. Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Lesen Sie zunächst sämtliche Warn- und Sicherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument, bevor...

  • Page 6: General Safety

    • Do not work alone under hazardous conditions, or near equipment that has hazardous voltages. • Disconnect all power before: Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...

  • Page 7: Handling Electrostatic Discharge-Sensitive Devices

    — Performing a mechanical inspection — Working near power supplies — Removing or installing main units • Before you start to work on the machine, unplug the power cord. If you cannot unplug it, ask the customer to power-off the wall box (that supplies power to the machine) and to lock the wall box in the off position. •...
  • Page 8 2. First, remove power cords from outlet. 3. Attach signal cables to connectors. 3. Remove signal cables from connectors. 4. Attach power cords to outlet. 4. Remove all cables from devices. 5. Turn device ON. viii Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 9 xx CAUTION: If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same or an equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer.
  • Page 10 To avoid personal injury, before lifting the unit, remove all the blades to reduce the weight. xx CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...

  • Page 11: Regulatory Specifications And Disclaimers

    Regulatory specifications and disclaimers Safety compliance USA: UL 60950 - 3rd Edition/CSA 22.2. No. 60950 Canada: cUL certified - 3rd Edition/CSA 22.2. No. 60950- for Canada (product bears the single cUL mark for U.S. and Canada) Europe: Low Voltage Directive, 73/23/EEC TUV/GS to EN60950 2nd Edition with Amendments, A1 = A2+A3+A4 International:...

  • Page 12: Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices (Usa)

    English translation of the notice above: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled "Digital Apparatus," ICES-003 of the Canadian Department of Communications. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 13 BSMI (Taiwan): The BSMI Certification number and the following warning is located on the product safety label which is located visibly on the external chassis. RRL Korea: English translation of the notice above: Device User’s Information Class A device This device complies with RRL EMC and is operated in a commercial environment so that distributors or users pay attention to this point.
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  • Page 15: Introducing The Intel Blade Server Switch Module Sbcefcsw

    1. The second MAC address label is on the right side of the switch module. You will need this information when you register your switch module with Intel. See Figure 1 on page 7 for the location of the switch module labels that contain the MAC address and serial number information.

  • Page 16: Specifications And Features

    — Soft lockdown - Soft lockdown causes the switch module to wait for either the sequence to be completed or a gap in the frame traffic to occur before servicing requests from a different port. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 17 • Configurable Fabric Address Notification Fabric Address Notification (FAN), as described in FC-FLA, is sent out by the fabric after an initialization event (usually a loop initialization port) to each attached NL_Port. The purpose of the FAN is to inform the attached NL_Ports of the fabric node name, port name, and fabric address.
  • Page 18 • Distance: 2 meters to 10 • Cable: Fibre Channel 100- kilometers M6-SN-I (50 µm multimode) • Safety: DHHS 21 CFR(J), • Wavelength: 830 to 860 nm IEDC 825-1 CENELEC EN 60825-1, VDE Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...

  • Page 19: Related Publications

    This publication is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW Reource CD. It describes how to use the SAN Utility application, describes how to start the Telnet CLI, and lists the CLI commands and their usage.

  • Page 20: Notices And Statements Used In This Book

    This multilingual publication is provided in PDF on the Resource CD. It contains translated versions of the caution and danger statements that appear in the documentation. ® Depending on your blade server model, additional publications might be included on the Intel Blade Server Chassis SBCE Resource CD.
  • Page 21 For more information about the components of the information panel, see Chapter 3, “Information panel LEDs ® and external Fibre Channel ports,” on page 17 For more information about the MAC address, see the Intel ® Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Management and User’s Guide provided on the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCWSW Resource CD.
  • Page 22 Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...

  • Page 23: Installing And Replacing A Switch Module

    2 Installing and replacing a switch module Figure 2 shows the switch-module bay locations in the SBCE unit. Server chassis rear view Switch-module bay 3 Switch-module bay 4 TP00710 Figure 2. SBCE unit rear view You must install switch modules only in switch-module bays 3 and 4 of the SBCE unit. At least one switch module is required when you install the Fibre Channel Expansion Card in the blade server.

  • Page 24: Installation Guidelines

    You do not need to turn off the SBCE unit to install or replace any of the hot-swap modules on the rear of the SBCE unit. • For a list of supported options for your SBCE unit, contact your Intel Support Representative. System reliability considerations Attention: To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure that: •...

  • Page 25: Installing A Switch Module

    Installing a switch module xx CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: • Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation.
  • Page 26 If you have not already done so, touch the static-protective package that contains the switch module to an SBCE unpainted metal part of the unit for at least 2 seconds. Remove the switch module from its static-protective package. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 Ensure that the release lever and latch on the switch module is in the open position (perpendicular to the module). Figure 4 shows how to install a switch module in the rear of the SBCE unit. Figure 4. Installing a switch module Slide the switch module into the switch-module bay until it stops.

  • Page 28: Removing Or Replacing A Switch Module

    SFP module. Pull the release latch toward the bottom of the switch module, as shown in Figure 5. The module moves out of the bay approximately 0.64 cm (0.25 inch). Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 29 Figure 5. Fibre Channel switch module release latch Attention: If you do not replace the switch module, you must insert a filler module into the empty bay within 1 minute. Slide the switch module out of the bay and set it aside. Within 1 minute, place either another switch module or a filler module in the bay.
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  • Page 31: Information Panel Leds And External Fibre Channel Ports

    LEDs on the switch module. In addition, this section provides a description of each LED and their and ® diagnostic flash patterns. See the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Management and User’s Guide for more information about diagnostic flash patterns.
  • Page 32 LED is at the bottom of port 1. When a port fault LED is lit, it indicates that the external port has failed the internal, external, or online port diagnostics tests that are performed with the SAN Utility or CLI. For more Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 33 ® information, see the diagnostic section of the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Management and User’s Guide. Table 2. Switch module LED diagnostic flash patterns LED activity • The LED is off during initialization and POST or when there is a system fault.
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  • Page 35: Configuring The Switch Module Through The Telnet Interface

    In addition, to access and manage your switch module from an external environment, you might need to enable certain features, such as the external ports and external management over all ports. See the applicable Intel® Blade Server Chassis SBCE publications on the Resource CD for more information. For ®...
  • Page 36 Figure 9. Active Session from Same Client window In the Inactive session timeout value field, select the timeout value for this Web session and click Start New Session. The SBCE management module main window opens. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 37 Figure 10. Management Module window In the left navigation pane under Switch Tasks, click Management. The Switch Management window opens.
  • Page 38 Figure 11. Switch Management window Click the link for either Switch Module 3 or Switch Module 4. A window similar to the one in Figure 12 on page 25 opens. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 39 Figure 12. Switch Management window showing switch module 3 example Verify that the IP address is the same in the Current IP Configuration and New Static IP Configuration sections. Scroll down and click Advanced Switch Management. A window similar to the one in Figure 13 on page 26 opens.
  • Page 40 To start a Telnet session, scroll down to the Start Telnet/Web Session section and click Start Telnet Session. The switch module Telnet Login window opens, as shown in Figure 14 on page 27. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 41 Figure 14. Fibre Channel Switch Module Telnet Login window 10. At the Login prompt, type the initial default user ID, USERID and press Enter. At the Password prompt, type the initial default password, PASSW0RD (the sixth character is a zero, not the letter O). The user ID and password are case sensitive.

  • Page 42: Establishing A Telnet Session In A Command-Line Window

    To open online help, type help and press Enter. ® Continue with “CLI command format” on page 30. For more information about using the CLI, see the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Management and User’s Guide. Establishing a Telnet session in a command-line window...
  • Page 43 For switch module bay 3: telnet 192.168.70.129 For switch module bay 4: telnet 192.168.70.130 A Command Prompt window opens. Figure 16. Command Prompt window Login prompt, type the initial default user ID, USERID and press Enter. At the Password At the prompt, type the initial default password, PASSW0RD (the sixth character is a zero, not the letter O).

  • Page 44: Cli Command Format

    CLI command format The information in this section gives an overview of the CLI command format. ® For detailed information about using CLI commands, see the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW Management and User’s Guide on the Resource CD.

  • Page 45: Installing The Intel

    You can use the SAN Utility application to access and configure the switch modules. The SAN Utility can be installed on a network management workstation, which is either an Intel server compute blade or an external network management workstation configured with one of the operating systems described in “System requirements”...

  • Page 46: Uninstalling The San Utility On A Microsoft* Windows* 2003 Platform

    CD- ROM drive is transferred to the blade server. If your network management workstation is a Intel Server Platform SB-HE blade server, to associate the keyboard port, mouse port, and video port with the blade server, press the keyboard/mouse/video select button.

  • Page 47: Installing The San Utility On A Red Hat* Linux* Platform

    Complete the following steps to install the SAN Utility on a network management workstation that is configured with Red Hat Linux: If your network management workstation is a Intel Server Platform SB-HE blade server, to associate the CD-ROM drive with the blade server, press the CD/diskette/USB select button on the blade server. For the location of the CD/diskette/USB button, see the documentation that comes with the blade server.

  • Page 48: Uninstalling The San Utility On A Red Hat* Linux* Platform

    When you have successfully installed the SAN Utility and the default fabric view does not exist, the SAN Utility - Topology window (referred to as the Topology window) opens, as shown in Figure 19 on page 35. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 49 Figure 19. Topology window. If the default fabric view file exists, the Enter Default File Password for Loading File window opens, as shown in Figure 18 on page 32. Complete the following steps to start the SAN Utility and add a new fabric: At the Default file password prompt, type the password and click Load View File.

  • Page 50: Changing The Password For The Default Fabric View

    The default password is for the switch module and is stored in the switch module ® firmware. If you want to use a Telnet command set to grant user and authority levels, see the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Management and User’s Guide for more information.

  • Page 51: Setting User Preferences

    OK to save your changes. Click NOTE If you lose the password for the account, contact your Intel Support Representative. Setting user preferences Use the Preferences window to perform the following tasks: • Change the location of the working directory that you will use to save files.

  • Page 52: Using Online Help

    In addition to the menu bar, each window has context-sensitive menus that open when you right-click in the ® graphic window. See the information about opening the Faceplate window and pop-up window in the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Management and User’s Guide.
  • Page 53 You can use the fabric tree to access any fabric or switch using the Topology or Faceplate window. You can click a fabric entry to open the Topology window from the fabric tree. You can click a switch entry to open the Faceplate window from the fabric tree.
  • Page 54 When you click the handle or double-click the entry, the entry expands to show its member switches. These fabric tree elements are shown in Figure 25 on page 41. Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 55 To open the Topology window from the fabric tree, click a fabric entry. • Top open the Faceplate window from the fabric tree, click a switch entry. ® See the Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Management and User’s Guide for information about using the Faceplate and Topology windows.
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  • Page 57: A Getting Help And Technical Assistance

    A Getting help and technical assistance This appendix contains information about where to go for additional information about Intel products, what to do if you experience a problem with your Intel product, and whom to call for service, if it is necessary. Before you call Before you call, make sure that you have taken these steps to try to solve the problem yourself: •...
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  • Page 59 Index bay locations 9 command line interface (CLI) 1 compatible options Web site 10 components information panel 17 major 6 configuration menus 17 data window and tabs 39 default fabric view 36 diagnostic flash patterns of LEDs 19 error detection feature 2 external ports characteristics 3 Fibre Channel 3...
  • Page 60 2 IP address 21 !(Fibre Channel switch fault) 18 activity 19 diagnostic flash patterns 19 front view 17 heartbeat 18 OK 18 port activity 18 port fault 18 port logged-in 18 Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...
  • Page 61 major components of switch module 6 management module configuration settings 21 external ports 28 management workstation 21 media access control (MAC) address 1 Microsoft Windows 2000 installing SAN Utility 31 uninstalling the SAN Utility 32 OK LED 18 online help 38 options installing 10 Web site 10...
  • Page 62 Enter Default File Password for Loading File 35 faceplate 39 preferences 37 SAN Utility 33 Set New Password 36 topology 39 windows in SAN Utility command line inteface shell 28 working status indicator 39 Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW: Installation Guide...

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