HP 9000 Virtual Library System - Manual (Page 40)

NOTE: Fibre Channel switch #1 is on the bottom and switch #2 is on the top. If present, Fibre
Channel switch #3 is on the bottom and switch #4 is on the top.
1. Connect the Fibre Channel switches to the nodes, base array enclosures, and Ethernet switches
if not already connected using
Table 9 (page 39) and Table 10 (page 39) .
2. If you are installing more than one array:
a.
Connect a Fibre Channel cable from Fibre Channel switch #1 to port 0 of each additional
RAID controller 1 (array 1, array 2, etc.) Use the switch #1 ports in this order: 19, 8,
18, 7, 17, 6, 16.
b. Connect a Fibre Channel cable from Fibre Channel switch #2 to port 0 of each additional
RAID controller 2 (array 1, array 2, etc.). Use the switch #2 ports in this order: 19, 8,
18, 7, 17, 6, 16.
3. If installing a second connectivity kit in rack 4:
a.
Connect a Fibre Channel cable from Fibre Channel switch #3 to port 0 of each additional
RAID controller 1 (array 13, array 14, etc.) Use the switch #3 ports in this order: 9, 19,
8, 18.
b. Connect a Fibre Channel cable from Fibre Channel switch #4 to port 0 of each additional
RAID controller 2 (array 13, array 14, etc.). Use the switch #4 ports in this order: 9, 19,
8, 18.
4. Secure together the Fibre Channel cables installed in this procedure and the Ethernet cables
installed previously with Velcro® ties. Route them to the right side of the rack.
Installing the VLS9000 Interswitch Link Kit
The following sections describe the procedures for configuring the Ethernet switches and installing
the interswitch link kit.
Reconfiguring Ethernet Switches
Before cabling the interswitch kit, establish a CLI session with each Ethernet switch to ensure that
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is enabled.
1.
Locate a null-modem (serial) cable provided with the VLS.
2. Connect one end of the serial cable to a PC or workstation and the other to the serial port on
the rear of an Ethernet switch in rack 1.
3. Establish a CLI session using a terminal emulation program, such as Windows Hyperterminal™.
4. At the prompt, select a baud rate between 9600 and 115200 with 8 data bits and no parity.
5. Press Enter twice to reach the command line, which reads HP ProCurve Switch 6600-24G.
6. Enter show spanning-tree. The screen displays the status of the spanning-tree protocol
and the options set.
This optional step serves as a check of the initial status before you make the change. If the
status of the protocol is Yes, you may skip this procedure.
7. Enter config. The command line now reads HP ProCurve Switch 6600-24G
(config)#
.
8. Enter spanning-tree force-version rstp-operation.
9. Enter spanning-tree. This turns on the spanning-tree protocol as configured.
10. Enter write memory. This writes the changes to non-volatile flash memory.
11. Enter show config. Verify that the commands in
Step 9 and Step 10 are present.
12. Enter exit.
13. Enter exit.
14. Enter exit.
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