Dell M8428-k User Guide

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15 November 2010
Dell M8428-k
Hardware Reference Manual 
						

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Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  vii
How this document is organized  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  vii
Supported hardware and software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  vii
What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  vii
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Command syntax conventions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Command examples  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Notice to the reader  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  x
Industry resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  x
Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  x
Chapter 1 Introducing the Dell M8428-k
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Dell M8428-k overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NPIV mode and full fabric mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NPIV mode hardware considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Top view  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Labeling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ISL trunking groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Optional features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Unpacking and installing the Dell M8428-k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2 Configuring the Dell M8428-k
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 
						

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Modifying the converged network switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Dell M8428-k CLI to set the IP address. . . . . . . . . . . 12
Configuring for FCoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the switch to the Ethernet management network  . . . . 14
Connecting the switch to the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Changing from NPIV aggregator mode to full fabric mode . . . . . . . . 17
Changing to full fabric mode using the browser-based GUI  . . . 17
Changing to full fabric mode using the command line  
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Changing from full fabric mode to NPIV aggregator mode . . . . . . . . 18
Changing to NPIV mode using the browser-based GUI . . . . . . . 18
Changing to NPIV mode using the command line interface . . . 19
Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3 Operating the Dell M8428-k
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Interoperability  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Accessing the converged network switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Interpreting POST results  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Interpreting LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Switch module status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Port status LEDs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Locating the serial number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removing and replacing the converged network switch  . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix A Dell M8428-k specifications
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
NPIV Mode default port mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Processor and memory specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Facility requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electrical  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Architectural specification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Supported mezzanine cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Fibre Channel standards compliance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 
						

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Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
KCC Statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
BSMI statement (Republic of Taiwan)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
CE statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Canadian requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Laser compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
China RoHS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Regulatory certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    vii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    vii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    vii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   viii
•Notice to the reader  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   ix
•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    x
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    x
How this document is organized
This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as 
possible.
The document contains the following components:
•Chapter 1, “Introducing the Dell M8428-k,” describes the converged network switch and 
explains its basic concepts and features. This chapter also provides instructions for unpacking 
the switch module from its shipping container, and references to the appropriate publication 
for installing the module into the Blade Server Enclosure.
•Chapter 2, “Configuring the Dell M8428-k” describes how to change the converged network 
switch’s IP address, connect the module to the Ethernet network and fabric, change between 
NPIV mode and full fabric mode, and backing up the switch module configuration.
•Chapter 3, “Operating the Dell M8428-k,” provides details about monitoring and replacing a 
switch module.
•Appendix A, “Dell M8428-k specifications,” is a product specification reference.
Supported hardware and software
This document includes information specific to the Dell M8428-k only.
What’s new in this document
This is a new document. 
						

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Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this 
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names 
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements 
Identifies keywords and operands 
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis 
Identifies variables 
Identifies paths and Internet addresses 
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output 
Identifies command syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed 
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
Command examples
This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the switch module command line 
interface, but does not describe the commands in detail.
commandCommands are printed in bold.
--option, optionCommand options are printed in bold.
-argument, arg Arguments.
[ ] Optional element.
variableVariables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined
 or 
enclosed in angled brackets < >.
...Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example, 
--show WWN 
| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example: 
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Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of 
increasing severity of potential hazards. 
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference 
to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause 
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely 
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions 
or situations.
Key terms
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online 
dictionary at: 
http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary
Notice to the reader
This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These 
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.
These references are made for informational purposes only.
Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products
Dell, Inc. PowerEdge
Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Solaris
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Novell, Inc SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 
						

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Additional information
This section lists additional industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful.
Industry resources
For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site 
provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre 
Channel, storage management, and other applications:
http://www.t11.org
For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web 
site:
http://www.fibrechannel.org
Getting technical help
Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including 
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:
1. General Information
•Switch model
•Switch operating system version
•Software name and software version, if applicable
•Error numbers and messages received
•supportSave command output
•Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately 
following the problem, and specific questions
•Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results
•Serial console and Telnet session logs
•syslog message logs
2. Switch Serial Number
The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label, 
as illustrated below.:
3. World Wide Name (WWN)
Use the licenseIdShow command to display the WWN of the chassis.
If you cannot use the licenseIdShow command because the switch is inoperable, you can get 
the WWN from the same place as the serial number.
*FT00X0054E9*
FT00X0054E9