Brocade Communications Systems SILKWORM 4016 Quick user guide

Publication Number: 53-1000175-01

Publication Date: 1/30/2006

SilkWorm 4016

Hardware Reference Manual

Supporting Fabric OS v5.0.4

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Document History

The following table lists all versions of the SilkWorm 4016 Hardware Reference Manual.

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Contents

About This Document

How This Document Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Supported Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

What’s New in This Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Document Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Text Formatting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Brocade Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Optional Brocade Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Other Industry Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Getting Technical Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Document Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Chapter 1 Introducing the SilkWorm 4016

SilkWorm 4016 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Switch Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Weight and Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Additional Port Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Port Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Nonport Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

ISL Trunking Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Brocade Optional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

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Chapter 2 Installing the Brocade SilkWorm 4016

Unpacking the SilkWorm 4016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Preparing the Blade Server for the SilkWorm 4016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Inserting a SilkWorm 4016 into the Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Chapter 3 Configuring the Brocade SilkWorm 4016

Items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Configuring the SilkWorm 4016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Creating a Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Connecting to the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Setting the Switch IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Creating an Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Completing the Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Activating Ports on Demand (POD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Activating Ports with a POD License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Removing POD-licensed Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Connecting to the Switch Using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Chapter 4 Operating the Brocade SilkWorm 4016

Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Port Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Operating System Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Accessing the SilkWorm 4016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Interpreting POST Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Interpreting LED Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Removing and Replacing the SilkWorm 4016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Chapter A Brocade SilkWorm 4016 Specifications

Weight and Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Facility Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Architectural Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Supported HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

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Fibre Channel Standards Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

FCC Warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

MIC Statement (Republic of Korea). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

VCCI Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

BSMI Statement (Chinese) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

CE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Canadian Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Laser Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Regulatory Certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Index

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About This Document

This document is a hardware reference manual, written for SAN administrators who are using any blade

server that supports the Brocade SilkWorm 4016. It provides the information needed to understand the

installation, configuration, and maintenance of the Brocade SilkWorm 4016 switch module. This

document is specific to Brocade Fabric OS version 5.0.4 and the specified switch.

“About This Document” contains the following sections:

•“How This Document Is Organized” on page v

•“Supported Hardware and Software” on page vi

•“What’s New in This Document” on page vi

•“Document Conventions” on page vi

•“Additional Information” on page vii

•“Getting Technical Help” on page ix

•“Document Feedback” on page x

How This Document Is Organized

This document is organized to help you find the particular information that you want as quickly and

easily as possible. It provides specific information about the SilkWorm 4016.

As a hardware reference, this document begins with a brief overview of the SilkWorm 4016 before

proceeding to details of the switch.

The document contains the following components:

•Chapter 1, “Introducing the SilkWorm 4016,” provides the basic concepts and a description of the

switch.

•Chapter 2, “Installing the Brocade SilkWorm 4016,” explains the process used to insert the switch

into a PowerEdge 1855.

•Chapter 3, “Configuring the Brocade SilkWorm 4016” describes how to connect to the switch and

change the IP address.

•Chapter 4, “Operating the Brocade SilkWorm 4016,” provides more detail about configuring and

replacing a SilkWorm 4016.

•Appendix A, “Brocade SilkWorm 4016 Specifications,” is a product specification reference.

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Supported Hardware and Software

This document has been created to include information specific to the SilkWorm 4016 switch module

running Brocade Fabric OS version 5.0.4. This switch was designed specifically to work with a blade

server chassis.

This document does not support all 5.x Fabric OS versions: it is specific to the Fabric OS v5.0.4. To

obtain information about a different Fabric OS version, refer to the documentation specific to your

Fabric OS.

What’s New in This Document

This is a new document. For further information, see the Brocade Fabric OS v5.0.4 release notes.

Document Conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.

Text Formatting

The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:

bold text Identifies command names

Identifies GUI elements

Identifies keywords and operands

Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

italic text Provides emphasis

Identifies variables

Identifies paths and Internet addresses

Identifies document titles

code text Identifies CLI output

Identifies syntax examples

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed letter

case: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command letter case is often all lowercase.

Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case sensitive.

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

The following notices appear in this document.

Note

A note provides a tip, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information.

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