Redbooks Paper
Entry SAN Switches:
SAN16B-2 Implementation
Overview
This Redpaper details the basic installation, configuration, and use of an entry level SAN with
the IBM® TotalStorage® 16B-2 Fibre Channel switch. For this discussion we use two IBM
Thinkcentre machines running Windows® as host servers, each with two host bus adapters
(HBAs). To connect to the 16B-2 switches the Windows servers use QLogic QLA2300 HBAs.
Storage is supplied by an IBM TotalStorage DS400 with six 36.4 GB disk drives.
You can find further information about the 16B-2 (including the interoperability matrix) at the
following Web site:
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/san/b_type/san16b-2/express/index.html
Jon Tate
Peter Mescher
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006. All rights reserved.
ibm.com/redbooks
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Before you begin
Make sure that you have the following items before you begin:
An IP addresses ready to assign to the switches and the DS400 controllers.
Ethernet cables ready to integrate the SAN with your network switch. This is the switch the
servers are connected to that you use in the SAN installation.
The servers’ host names (defined during server installation), and can assign a name to the
SAN.
An “unzip” utility such as PKZIP or WinZip.
If you install the DS400 and switches in a rack, follow the guide Rack Installation Instructions
for the DS400 system, and 2109 16B-2 Installation and User’s Guide. These instructions
accompany the DS400 system and the 16B-2 switch.
Install HBAs
For this procedure, we assume that servers are already configured with the operating system
and are connected to the network switch according to network settings appropriate to your
environment.
Installation of the HBAs varies by server type; however, the following steps summarize the
general process:
1. Turn off the server, and remove the power cable.
2. Remove the server outer cover.
3. Remove the blank cover, if present, from the PCI bus slots.
4. On the outside of the box that the HBA is packed in, there should be a sticker with the
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