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About this document This document is intended for use by systems administrators and technicians experienced with networking, Fibre Channel, and storage area network (SAN) technologies. It describes how to install, service, and use the IBM System Storage™ SAN40B-4 (2498 Models 40B and E40). Throughout this document, the product is referred to as the SAN40B-4 , or simply the switch to apply to both models. This document has been created to include information specific to SAN40B-4 switches running on Fabric OS version 6.1.0. This document does not support all Fabric OS versions. It is specific to Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later. To obtain information about a Fabric OS version other than v6.1.0, refer to the documentation specific to your Fabric OS version. The sections that follow provide information about: v "Product documents" v "Brocade documents" v "Getting help" on page xx v "How to send your comments" on page xxi Product documents The following documents contain information related to this product: v IBM System Storage SAN40B-4 Installation, Service, and User's Guide, GA32-0581 (this document) v IBM System Storage SAN40B-4 Quick Start Guide, GA32-0586 v IBM Systems Safety Notices, G229-9054 v IBM System Storage SAN 2498 Statement of Limited Warranty, GA32-0584 Brocade documents IBM b-type switches use software licensed from Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. You can find information related to the software that supports the director in the following documents on the CD-ROM supplied with this product: Brocade Fabric OS v Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v Fabric OS Command Reference Manual v Fabric OS MIB Reference Manual v Fabric OS Message Reference Manual v Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide v Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide v SAN Glossary Brocade Fabric OS optional features v Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v Web Tools Administrator's Guide © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008 xix

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About
this
document
This
document
is
intended
for
use
by
systems
administrators
and
technicians
experienced
with
networking,
Fibre
Channel,
and
storage
area
network
(SAN)
technologies.
It
describes
how
to
install,
service,
and
use
the
IBM
System
Storage
SAN40B-4
(2498
Models
40B
and
E40).
Throughout
this
document,
the
product
is
referred
to
as
the
SAN40B-4
,
or
simply
the
switch
to
apply
to
both
models.
This
document
has
been
created
to
include
information
specific
to
SAN40B-4
switches
running
on
Fabric
OS
version
6.1.0.
This
document
does
not
support
all
Fabric
OS
versions.
It
is
specific
to
Fabric
OS
v6.1.0
or
later.
To
obtain
information
about
a
Fabric
OS
version
other
than
v6.1.0,
refer
to
the
documentation
specific
to
your
Fabric
OS
version.
The
sections
that
follow
provide
information
about:
v
“Product
documents”
v
“Brocade
documents”
v
“Getting
help”
on
page
xx
v
“How
to
send
your
comments”
on
page
xxi
Product
documents
The
following
documents
contain
information
related
to
this
product:
v
IBM
System
Storage
SAN40B-4
Installation,
Service,
and
User’s
Guide
,
GA32-0581
(this
document)
v
IBM
System
Storage
SAN40B-4
Quick
Start
Guide
,
GA32-0586
v
IBM
Systems
Safety
Notices
,
G229–9054
v
IBM
System
Storage
SAN
2498
Statement
of
Limited
Warranty
,
GA32-0584
Brocade
documents
IBM
b-type
switches
use
software
licensed
from
Brocade
Communications
Systems,
Inc.
You
can
find
information
related
to
the
software
that
supports
the
director
in
the
following
documents
on
the
CD-ROM
supplied
with
this
product:
Brocade
Fabric
OS
v
Fabric
OS
Administrator’s
Guide
v
Fabric
OS
Command
Reference
Manual
v
Fabric
OS
MIB
Reference
Manual
v
Fabric
OS
Message
Reference
Manual
v
Fabric
OS
Troubleshooting
and
Diagnostics
Guide
v
Access
Gateway
Administrator's
Guide
v
EZSwitchSetup
Administrator's
Guide
v
SAN
Glossary
Brocade
Fabric
OS
optional
features
v
Fabric
Watch
Administrator’s
Guide
v
Web
Tools
Administrator’s
Guide
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2008
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