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Contents About this document How this document is organized ...v Supported hardware and software ...v What's new in this document ...v Document conventions ...vi Additional information...vii Getting technical help ...viii Document feedback ...ix Chapter 1 Introducing the SAN I/O Module Dual function and access gateway configurations ...1 Determining module configuration ...1 Features...2 Full Fabric Switch mode...2 Access Gateway mode ...3 Ports on Demand (POD) ...3 Hardware Description ...4 Port side ...4 Nonport side...5 Labeling ...6 SFPs ...6 ISL trunking groups ...6 Optional features...7 Unpacking and installing the SAN I/O Module ...7 Cabling guidelines...8 Chapter 2 Configuring the SAN I/O Module Items required ...9 Modify the SAN I/O Module IP address ...10 Using the SAN I/O Module CLI to set the IP address...10 Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address ...11 Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address ...12 Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the Ethernet network ...13 Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the fabric ...13 Changing from Fabric Switch mode to Access Gateway mode ...15 4424 Blade Server SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual 53-1000571-01 Rev. A iii

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4424 Blade Server SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual
iii
53-1000571-01 Rev. A
Contents
About this document
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1
Introducing the SAN I/O Module
Dual function and access gateway configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Determining module configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Full Fabric Switch mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Access Gateway mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Ports on Demand (POD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Nonport side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ISL trunking groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Optional features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Unpacking and installing the SAN I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cabling guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2
Configuring the SAN I/O Module
Items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Modify the SAN I/O Module IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using the SAN I/O Module CLI to set the IP address. . . . . . . . .10
Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the Ethernet network . . . . . . . .13
Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Changing from Fabric Switch mode to Access Gateway mode . . . .15