Electrical considerations
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Environmental considerations
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Rack mount considerations
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Cabling considerations
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Items required for installation
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Installing the switch as a standalone device
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Installing the switch using the SAN Switch Rack Mount Kit
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Before you begin
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important information about the plenum
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Installation and safety guidelines
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Installing the HP SAN Switch Rack Mount Kit in your HP custom rack
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Installing the plenum (if required)
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Securing the switch to the outer rails
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Cabling and configuring the SAN Switch
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Connecting the SAN Switch to the fabric
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EZSwitch Setup (optional)
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Obtain required items
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Powering on the 8-Gb SAN Switch
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Making a serial connection
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Setting the switch IP address
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DHCP
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Setting a static IP address
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Connecting an Ethernet cable and opening a Telnet session
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Setting the domain ID
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Setting the switch date and time
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About setting time zones
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Setting the time zone
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Synchronizing local time using Network Time Protocol (NTP)
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Verifying the configuration
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Backing up the configuration
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3 Managing the 8-Gb SAN Switches
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Configuring the Encryption SAN Switch
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Configuring the FCoE Converged Network Switch
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8-Gb SAN Switch LEDs
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8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch LEDs
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8/40 SAN Switch LEDs
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8/80 SAN Switch LEDs
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Port side LED activity for the 8/80 SAN Switch
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Nonport side LED activity for the 8/80 SAN Switch
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Port side LED activity for the Encryption SAN Switch
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Port side LED activity for the FCoE Converged Network Switch
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Nonport side LED activity for FCoE Converged Network Switches
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Interpreting POST results
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Maintaining the 8-Gb SAN Switches
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Installing an SFP
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Diagnostic Tests
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Installing Field-Replaceable Units
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8/8 SAN Switch and 8/24 SAN Switch FRU units
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8/40 SAN and FCoE Converged Network Switch FRU units
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Verifying fan assembly FRU replacement
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Fan assembly
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Fan assembly LEDs
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Replacing the 8/40 SAN Switch power supply and fan assembly
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8/80 SAN Switch and Encryption SAN Switch FRU units
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