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user's guide version 3.0 isl trunking www.hp.com - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 2
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ISL Trunking Overview 2-1 Installing ISL Trunking through Telnet 2-1 Installing ISL Trunking through Web Tools 2-2 Chapter 3 Using ISL Trunking Overview 3-1 Administering ISL Trunking 3-1 Frequently Asked Questions about ISL Trunking 3-4 Glossary Index ISL Trunking User's Guide iii - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 4
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supported for the HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B, FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B, and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B products using Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later. About This Guide This guide provides the following information about ISL Trunking: Chapter 1 Introducing ISL Trunking Chapter 2 Installing - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 6
Web site at http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B: • HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started Guide (A7346-90902) • HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Installation and Reference Guide • Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0 • Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 7
the supportShow telnet command • Detailed description of the problem • Topology configuration • Troubleshooting steps already performed Getting Software Updates For information on obtaining software updates contact your HP account representative or technical support. ISL Trunking User's Guide vii - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 8
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Link (ISL) Trunking is an optionally licensed product available on the FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, and FC 16B switches with Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later. ISL Trunking is managed using telnet commands or the Web Tools interface. The ISL Trunking feature allows up to four ISLs, connections - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 10
destination. Load sharing multiple ISLs to connect two switches was established by a round robin algorithm that the ISLs connecting two switches. Although FSPF compliant switches ensure fixed routing paths, the performance of other parts of SAN fabric. Because the full bandwidth of each - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 11
, at the frame level, across a set of available links between two adjacent switches to establish a trunking group. Ports that must be configured as E_ports. • Ports must reside in the same contiguous four-port groups. For example: 0-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15. • Ports must be set to User's Guide 1-3 - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 12
across the trunk are dynamically distributed at the frame level across the ISLs in the trunking group, while preserving in-order delivery. 1-4 ISL Trunking User's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 13
the telnet command to log onto the switch (see the user's guide provided with the hardware for details), using an account that has administrative privileges. 2. Determine whether a ISL Trunking license is already installed on the switch, type licenseShow on the telnet command line. A list displays - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 14
ISL Trunking switchdisable 6. Enable the switch by entering the following command: switchenable Installing ISL Trunking through Web Tools To enter the ISL Trunking license key using the Web Tool user interface, do the following 1. Launch the Web browser, enter the switch name or IP address in the - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 15
disabling the trunking, enabling and disabling ports of a switch, setting the speed of a port, and debugging a trunking link failure. Administering ISL Trunking The ISL Trunking feature is administered using telnet commands, or through Web Tools (an optionally licensed product). You can also attach - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 16
Use this command to configure a port to be enabled or disabled for ISL Trunking. To enable port 5 for ISL Trunking, enter: portCfgTrunkport 5, 1 To disable port 5 for ISL Trunking, enter: portCfgTrunkport 5, 0 Use this command to enable or disable trunking on all ports of a switch. To enable - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 17
options through the Trunk Information Tab and the Port Settings Tab on the Switch Administration interface. For information on how to install and use Web Tools for the ISL Trunking feature, refer to the Web Tools User's Guide. Use the Web Tools Trunk Information tab to view a summary of trunk groups - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 18
number of trunks I can No. have on one switch? Is there a limit on the number of trunks I can No. have between a pair of switches? Is it possible to trunk between a switch and an No. edge devices host or storage? Should the same across all ISL links within a trunk. 3-4 ISL Trunking User's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 19
8b/10b Encoding An encoding scheme that converts each 8-bit byte into 10 bits. Used to balance ones and zeros in high-speed transports. Address Identifier A 24 facility that supports multicast group set of services. A shared 100 MBps Fibre Channel transport structured as a loop. Can support - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 20
. Connectionless service for control traffic between switches, with notification of delivery or nondelivery of data between the E_Ports. A specified set of delivery characteristics and attributes for frame delivery. Comma A unique pattern (either 1100000 or 0011111) used in 8B/10B encoding to - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 21
Topology, SAN, Cascade. A feature that enables private and public hosts to access public targets anywhere on the fabric, provided they are in the same Fabric Assist zone. This feature is available only when both QuickLoop and Zoning are installed on the switch. ISL Trunking User's Guide Glossary - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 22
initialization of Fibre Channel switches in order to create a multi-switch Fibre Channel fabric. Fibre Channel A protocol service that supports communication between Fibre Channel service Transport providers. See also FSP. Fill Word Firmware An IDLE or ARB ordered set that is transmitted during - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 23
transmission of an ordered set over a Fibre Channel HP FC 6164, consisting of six Silkworm 2250 switches cabled together and configured to handle traffic as a seamless group. IOD ISL ISL Trunking Isolated E_Port In-order Delivery; a parameter that, when set Information Unit; a set of information as - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 24
Link Services A AL_PA values in an arbitrated loop. A set of devices connected in a loop to that is based on 1300mm lasers and supports link speeds of 1.0625 Gbps. May configuration and device information. The MIB types provided with HP Brocade switches are described in the MIB Reference Manual - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 25
the fabric in a loop configuration through an FL_Port. See also Set A transmission word that uses 8B/10B mapping and begins with the K28.5 character. Ordered sets Ordered sets are used transport of frames. A set of information transmitted across series of tests run by a switch after it is turned on. - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 26
gateway. See also Distributed Fabrics. Request Rate The rate at which requests arrive at a servicing entity. See also Service Rate. Route Routing As applies to a fabric, the communication path between two switches. May also apply to the specific path taken by an individual frame, from source to - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 27
; a switch service that stores the configuration of the switch by F_Ports. • Arbitrated loop - Multiple NL_Ports connected in a loop. A mode in which private devices can communicate with public devices across the fabric. Transmission A 10-bit character encoded according to the rules of the 8B/10B - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 28
U_Port UDP ULP ULP_TOV Unicast Web Tools Well-known Address Universal Port; a switch port that can operate as a G_Port, A specified set of zones. Enabling a configuration enables all zones in that Configuration configuration. See also Defined Configuration, Enabled Configuration. Zoning A - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 29
ISL Trunking User's Guide L load balancing 1-2 M manage trunking 3-3 master 1-4 members, group 1-3 O overview trunking 1-1 P port speed 1-3 trunking 1-3 R routing with trunking 1-2 without trunking 1-2 S support, technical vii supportShow telnet command vii switch administration 3-3 switchCfgTrunk - HP StorageWorks 8B | ISL Trunking User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 30
T technical support vii telnet commands administering 3-2 installation 2-1 portCfgTrunkport 3-2 supportShow command vii trunkDebug 3-2 trunkshow 3-2 trunking administration 3-3 advantages 1-1 groups 1-3 management 3-3 masters 1-4 overview 1-1 port 1-3 W Web Tools installation license key 2-2 Index
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