Lenovo QLogic 20-Port 8 Gb and 4 8 Gb SAN Switch Modules Owner’s Manual

Lenovo QLogic 20-Port 8 Gb and 4 8 Gb SAN Switch Modules

Product Guide (withdrawn product)

The QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Modules for BladeCenter are a high-speed addition to the BladeCenter switch portfolio. Each module helps enable scalability in storage area network (SAN) size and complexity while maintaining ease of management. These modules are full-fabric Fibre Channel (FC) switches which enables high performance SAN connectivity of up to 8 Gbps.
Figure 1 shows the QLogic 20-port 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module.

Did you know?

The switch connects to the midplane directly, without having to use cables or small form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules. By eliminating these components for up to 14 servers, the resulting savings alone cover the BladeCenter chassis investment.
These switch modules are licensed to operate in either full-fabric mode or intelligent pass-thru mode. These modules allow BladeCenter integration with any open-standards-based SAN, whether it is an enterprise opensystem fabric functionality using the full-fabric mode or the module with transparent switching functionality using the intelligent pass-thru mode.

Part number information

Table 1 shows the part number to order these modules.
Table 1. Part number and feature code for ordering

Each part number includes the following items:

• One QLogic 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module, or QLogic 20-port 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module.
• The Documentation CD.
• The Documentation CD The IBM Important Notices document.

Each switch comes without small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) modules, and they must be ordered additionally. Table 2 lists the part numbers that are supported.
Table 2. Supported SFPs and SFPs+ for QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Modules

Features

The QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module have the following features:

• Six external autosensing Fibre Channel ports (2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 8 Gbps for 8 Gb SFP+ transceivers, and 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, or 4 Gbps for 4 Gb SFP transceivers) that operate at a maximum speed of 8 Gbps

• The QLogic 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module has 14 internal Fibre Channel ports that operate as F_ports (fabric ports) at 2, 4, or 8 Gbps, depending on FC expansion cards installed into blades

• The QLogic 20-port 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module has 14 internal Fibre Channel ports that operate as F_ports (fabric ports) at 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 8 Gbps, depending on FC expansion cards installed into blades and the I/O module bays the switch is installed in:
  When installed in an MSIM (BladeCenter H only) or MSIM-HT (BladeCenter HT only), the internal ports operate at up to 8 Gbps When installed in standard I/O module bays 3 or 4, the internal ports operate at up to 4 Gbps When installed in a BladeCenter T chassis, the internal ports operate at 2 Gbps

• Two internal full-duplex 100 Mbps Ethernet interfaces

• External ports that can operate as F_ports (fabric ports), FL_ports (fabric loop ports), or E_ports (expansion ports) Power-on self-test diagnostics and status reporting

• Support for Non-Disruptive Code Load Activation (NDCLA)

• Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)

• Support for standards-based FC-SW2 interoperability

• Error detection

  • Cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
  • 8-byte and 10-byte conversion
  • Parity
  • Long frame and short frame
  • D_ID mismatch
  • S_ID mismatch

• Frame bundling

  • No frame bundling (frames are intermixed from different source ports)
  • Soft lockdown (The I/O module waits for the sequence to be completed or a gap in the frame traffic to occur before it services requests from a different port.)

• Configurable Fabric Address Notification (FAN)

• Support for up to 239 switches depending on the configuration

• 8 Gb switch fabric aggregate bandwidth: 320 Gbps at full duplex

• Maximum frame size: 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload)

• Nonblocking architecture to prevent latency

• Support for the Call Home function Support for Domain Name Service (DNS)

• Support for Internet Protocol (IP) Version 6

• Support for Internet Protocol security (IPsec)

• Support for separate trap community strings for each trap address

• Support for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3

• Support for vital product data (VPD)

• Optional SFP+ modules
  The following software feature comes with the switch module:

• QuickTools Web interface
  The switch supports the following fabric management (all management connections go through the management module):

• Web interface through QuickTools

• Command-line interface (CLI) through the Telnet program

• Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application

• Switch SNMP agent, which enables a network management workstation to receive configuration values, traffic information, and FC failure data through SNMP and the Ethernet interface

Supported BladeCenter chassis and expansion cards

The QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Modules are supported in the BladeCenter chassis as listed in Table 3. The switch module fits in a standard I/O bay (bays 3 & 4) and, with the addition of the Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM) in the BladeCenter H and HT, can also fit in a high-speed I/O bay (bays 7-10). Installing both QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Modules in the one chassis is not supported.

Table 3. BladeCenter chassis that support the QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Modules

Speed maximums with the QLogic 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module

• When the I/O module is installed in an MSIM (BladeCenter H) or MSIM-HT (BladeCenter HT) or switch bays 3 or 4 of a BladeCenter E, S, H or HT chassis, both the internal ports and external ports operate at speeds up to 8 Gbps.
• When the I/O module is installed in switch bays 3 or 4 of a BladeCenter T chassis, the internal ports operate at 2 Gbps, and the external ports operate at speeds up to 8 Gbps.

Speed maximums with the QLogic 20-port 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module

• When the I/O module is installed in an MSIM (BladeCenter H) or MSIM-HT (BladeCenter HT), both the internal ports and external ports operate at speeds up to 8 Gbps.
• When the I/O module is installed in switch bays 3 or 4 of a BladeCenter E, S, H or HT chassis, the internal ports operate at speeds up to 4 Gbps, and the external ports operate up to 8 Gbps.
• When the I/O module is installed in switch bays 3 or 4 of a BladeCenter T chassis, the internal ports operate at 2 Gbps, and the external ports operate at speeds up to 8 Gbps.

The QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Modules support the expansion cards listed in Table 4. Table 4 also lists the chassis bays in which the switch modules must be installed when used with each expansion card.

Table 4. Expansion card support and Chassis I/O bay support

• The internal ports of the QLogic 20-port 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module operate at speeds up to 4 Gbps (with BladeCenter T, the maximum is 2 Gbps)

Popular configurations

The QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module can be used in various configurations.

Installation in standard switch bays

Figure 2 shows the QLogic 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module that is installed in standard I/O bays in the BladeCenter chassis. The chassis is connected to the IBM System Storage DS3400. The servers in the chassis each have compatible CFFv or CIOv Fibre Channel expansion cards. The Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) functionality is provided by the external storage system.
Tip: Had the QLogic 20-port 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module been used in this configuration, the internal ports of the switch would operate at 4 Gbps

Figure 2. BladeCenter connected to an external IBM System Storage DS3400 storage solution using a CFFv card and standard I/O bays

Table 5 lists the parts that are used in this configuration.
Table 5. Components used as shown in Figure 2

Diagram reference|  Part number / Machine type| Description| Quantity
---|---|---|---
 ①|  Varies|  BladeCenter HS22, HS21, or other supported server|  1 to 14
 ②|  Varies|  Supported CIOv or CFFv expansion card (see   Table 4)|  1 per server
 ③|  Varies|  Supported BladeCenter chassis*|  1
 ④|  44X1905|  QLogic 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Modul|  1 or 2
 ⑤|  1726-41X or 1726-42X|  IBM System Storage DS3400 (Single or Dual Controller)|  1
 ⑥|  1727|  Optional IBM System Storage EXP3000 (Single or   Dual ESM)|  1 to 3
 Not shown|  39R6536|  DS3000 Partition Expansion License|  1

• The expansion card can be installed in servers in the BladeCenter S (8886). However, by doing so, you lose the ability to connect to the BladeCenter S Disk Storage Modules (DSMs). The Fibre Channel expansion card goes in place of the SAS expansion card that is needed to connect to the DSMs.
  This configuration also requires cabling between the chassis and the storage server and between the storage server and expansion units. (The cable part numbers are not listed in the table.)

Installation in BladeCenter H high-speed switch bays

Figure 3 shows tFhe QLogic 20-port 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module installed in MSIMs in the BladeCenter H chassis. The chassis is connected to the IBM System Storage DS3400. The servers in the chassis each have compatible CFFh Fibre Channel expansion cards. The RAID functionality is provided by the external storage system. In this configuration the internal ports of the Switch Module operate at 8 Gbps.

Figure 3. BladeCenter H connected to an external IBM System Storage DS3400 storage solution

Table 6 lists the parts that are used in this configuration.
Table 6. Components used as shown in Figure 3

Diagram reference| Part number / machine type| Description| Quantity
---|---|---|---
①| Varies| BladeCenter HS22, HS21, or other supported server| 1 to 14
②| Varies| Supported CFFh expansion card (see Table 4)| 1 per server
③| 8852| BladeCenter H chassis| 1
④| 39Y9314| Multi-switch Interconnect Module| 1 or 2
⑤| 88Y6406| QLogic 20-port 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module| 1 or 2
⑥| 1726-41X or 1726-42X| IBM System Storage DS3400 (Single or Dual Controller)| 1
 ⑦| 1727| Optional: IBM System Storage EXP3000 (Single or Dual ESM)| 1 to 3
Not shown| 39R6536| DS3000 Partition Expansion License| 1

This configuration also requires cabling between the chassis and the storage server and between the storage server and expansion units. (The cable part numbers are not listed in the table.)

Connectors and LEDs

The front panel of the QLogic 20-port 8 Gb and 4/8 Gb SAN Switch Module contain the following components, as shown in Figure 4:

• Information LEDs that display the status of the I/O module and its network connections.
• Six external Fibre Channel ports to connect Fibre Channel   devices and switches. These ports are labeled 0, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 (from top to bottom) on the I/O module.
  
  Figure 4. Front panel of the I/O module

Table 7 lists the LEDs on the front panel and their meanings. Table 7. LEDs on the front panel

indicates that the module is working properly.
! (I/O module fault)| This amber LED is at the top right of the I/O module on the front panel. This LED indicates that the I/O module has a fault. If the I/O module fails the POST, this fault LED is lit.
External port logged-in (LOG)| There are six green external port logged-in (LOG) LEDs. When one of these LEDs is lit, it indicates that there is a connection (or link) to a device on that port.
External port activity (TX/RX)| There are six green external port activity (TX/RX) LEDs. When one of these LEDs flashes, it indicates that data is being received or transmitted (that is, activity is occurring) on that port. The flash frequency is proportional to the amount of traffic on that port.
External port fault (!)| There are six amber external port fault (!) LEDs. When an external port fault LED is lit, it indicates that the external port has failed the internal, external, or online port diagnostics tests.

Operating environment

The environment has the following temperature and altitude:

• Operating:
  • 10 – 52 °C (50 – 125 °F) at an altitude of 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft)
  • 10 – 49 °C (50 – 20 °F) at an altitude of 0 to 3,000 m (0 to 10,000 ft)
• Non-operating:
  • 40 – 65 °C (-40 – 149 °F) at an altitude of 0 to 12,000 m (0 to 39,370 ft)

The environment has the following humidity levels:

• Operating: 8% to 80%, noncondensing
• Non-operating: 5% to 80%, noncondensing

Related publications

For more information, see the following documents:

• QLogic 8 Gb Intelligent Pass-thru Module and 20-port 8 Gb SAN Switch Module Installation and User’s Guide http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5079302
• IBM US Announcement Letter BladeCenter support options expand with new selection of higher capacity QLogic products http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS108-862
• BladeCenter Interoperability Guide http://lenovopress.com/bcig
• BladeCenter Products and Technology, SG24-7523 http://lenovopress.com/sg247523

Related product families

Product families related to this document are the following:

• Embedded SAN Switches
• Blade Storage Modules

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