Introducing Fabric Os Cli Procedures; About Procedural Differences; Scope And References - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base User Manual

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Introducing Fabric OS CLI procedures

This chapter contains procedures for configuring and managing an HP StorageWorks Storage Area
Network (SAN) using the Fabric OS Command Line Interface (CLI).
The guide applies to the following HP StorageWorks product models:
• HP StorageWorks switches: 4/8 SAN Switch, 4/16 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch
2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, and SAN Switch
4/32
These HP StorageWorks models contain a fixed number of ports (they are fixed-port switches). The
SAN Switch 4/32, 4/8 SAN Switch, and 4/16 SAN Switch allow you to license and activate extra
fixed ports with the Ports on Demand feature.
• HP StorageWorks directors: Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director
These HP StorageWorks models can contain a variable number of ports, which you install by plugging
port blades into the director chassis. The 4/256 SAN Director can have up to 256 ports; the Core
Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 can have up to 128 ports.

About procedural differences

As a result of the differences between fixed-port and variable-port devices, procedures sometimes differ
among HP StorageWorks models. Also, because the domain architecture of the Core Switch 2/64 differs
from that of the SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director, there are sometimes procedural
differences among these models. As new HP StorageWorks models are introduced, new features
sometimes apply only to those models.
When procedures or parts of procedures apply to some models but not others, this guide identifies the
specifics for each model. For example, a number of procedures that apply only to variable-port devices
are found in "Configuring Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN
page 87. Procedures that apply only to the SAN Switch 4/32 are labeled as such.
NOTE: When command examples in this guide show user input enclosed in quotation marks, the
quotation marks are required for versions of Fabric OS earlier than 4.0.0. They are optional in later
versions, unless specifically called for in the procedures.

Scope and references

Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by HP,
documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this guide. In some cases,
earlier releases of Fabric OS are documented to present considerations for interoperating with them.
The installation guides for HP StorageWorks products describe how to power up devices and set their IP
addresses. After the IP address is set, you can use the CLI procedures contained in this guide.
This guide provides only the level of detail required to perform the procedures. If you need more
information about the commands used in the procedures, see online help or the HP StorageWorks Fabric
OS 5.x command reference guide.
You can use several access methods to configure a switch:
• CLI
• A telnet session into logical switches
• A telnet session into active and standby CPs for director class switches
• A serial console, including active and standby CPs for director class switches
• An optional modem, which behaves like a serial console port
For CLI details, see the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x command reference guide.
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