Table Of Contents - HP HPE FM 2072 Installation Manual

Contents
About this document........................................................................................................ 6
Documentation..................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Product Overview..............................................................................................................7
Part Numbers..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Checklist.............................................................................................................................. 8
Pre-Installation................................................................................................................10
Verify Site Requirements......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Unpack the Fabric Module.......................................................................................................................................................................................10
Verify Equipment Delivered................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Cables and Transceivers...........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Record the MAC Address.........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Installation Considerations......................................................................................................................................................................................11
Installing HPE FM 2072..................................................................................................13
Rack Mounting the Fabric Module......................................................................................................................................................................13
Establishing a Management Connection.........................................................................................................................................................16
Powering the FM 2072 Up or Down..................................................................................................................................................................17
Configuring the Fabric Module............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Connecting the Composable Fabric...................................................................................................................................................................18
Configuring the Fabric and Fabric Module using Composable Fabric Manager......................................................................18
Overview: Network Port Cabling and Port Type.......................................................19
Creating a Composable Fabric Using FM 1006 Passive Interconnect Modules
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About Connecting a Fabric through FM 1006 Modules........................................................................................................................ 21
FM 1006 Passive Interconnect Module...........................................................................................................................................................21
FM 1006 Cabling Guidelines and Restrictions............................................................................................................................................ 22
Cables for FM 1006.....................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Connecting Fabric Ports to an FM 1006.........................................................................................................................................................23
Expanding the Fabric using Multiple FM 1006 Devices........................................................................................................................ 24
Creating a Direct Connect Composable Fabric...........................................................25
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Using the Rack Mounting Assembly with Fixed Thumb Screw Bracket..................................................................... 13
Using the Rack Mounting Assembly with Hinged Thumb Screw Bracket................................................................. 14
Establishing a Console Connection...................................................................................................................................................17
Establishing a Management Network Connection using an IPV6 Link-Local Address......................................17
FM 1006 Composable Fabric Example...........................................................................................................................................23