Brocade FCoE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User’s Guide User Manual

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Brocade FCoE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter: Installation and User Guide

POST activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

POST-operation LED indications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Chapter 6. Configuring the switch module

Establishing a TCP/IP session through the management module. . . . . . . . .28

Enabling management through external ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Configuring the switch module through the Telnet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Connecting to the switch module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Accessing the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Configuring the switch module through the mini-USB interface . . . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting to the switch module using Web Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Initial configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Logging in to the switch module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Configuring for FCoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Resetting the Brocade FCoE Switch Module to factory defaults . . . . . . . . . .34

Chapter 7. Understanding Access Gateway

Disabling and enabling Access Gateway mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Chapter 8. Updating the firmware

Determining the level of switch module firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Obtaining the latest level of switch firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Downloading the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Resetting and restarting the switch module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Chapter 9. Parts

Chapter 10. Solving problems

Running POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

POST errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance

Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

IBM Taiwan product service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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