HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Installation and Reference Guide 2-15
Installing and Configuring the HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B
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On the FC 16B, logon to the switch with administrative privileges and enter
the following telnet commands:
1. switchDisable
2. interopMode 1
3. switchEnable
On the Director FC-64 switch, the following steps must be completed to configure the
switch for interoperability:
Step 1: Verify Unique Domain IDs
Step 2: Select a Single Surestore FC-64 Director as Principal Switch
Step 3: Verify Unique Zone Names
Step 4: Verify Brocade Product Zoning Configurations
Step 5: Verify Zone Naming Conventions
Step 6: Verify Operating Mode
Step 7: Verify Surestore FC-64 Director Switches’ Operating Parameters
Step 8: Verify Firmware Version
Step 9: Verify EFC Manager Version
Step 10: Verify Private Loop Targets on Brocade Products are Translated to Fabric
Step 11: Add Switches to Fabric
Step 12: Complete Zoning Activities
Step 13: Save Active Zone Set
For complete instructions on configuring the HP Director FC-64 switch see “Checklist for
Merging Fabrics” in the Merging Heterogeneous Fabrics Instructions white paper on the
FC 16B documentation CD-ROM.
HP Surestore VA 7400
The FC 16B also can support a 2Gb connection to an HP Surestore Virtual Array 7400. Set
the port speed to 2Gb using the telnet command
portCfgSpeed.
Use the Virtual Front Panel (VFP) on the VA 7400 and configure the device as follows:
1. Change the controller port data rate to 2 Gbits/s
a. To change the port data rate to 2 gigabits/second for controller 1, enter:
vfpmgr -S 2 -c 1
When prompted to reset, enter no.
b. To change the port data rate for controller 2, enter:
vfpmgr -S 2 -c 2
When prompted to reset, enter no if additional settings must be changed. If all
changes have been made, enter
yes to reset the array.
2. Change the controller port topology.
