HP FlexFabric 5930-32QSFP+, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...HP FlexFabric 5930 Switch Series Installation Guide Part number 5998 4630 Document version 5W100 20131015 5998 4630 ...

Page 2: ...MATERIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompan...

Page 3: ...oving a fan tray 15 Installing removing a power supply 16 Installing a power supply 16 Removing a power supply 17 Connecting the power cord 19 Connecting the 650W AC power supply 19 Connecting the 650W DC power supply 19 Verifying the installation 20 Accessing the switch for the first time 21 Setting up the configuration environment 21 Connecting the console cable 21 Serial console cable 21 USB mi...

Page 4: ...Related information 36 Documents 36 Websites 36 Conventions 37 Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications 39 Chassis views 39 Technical specifications 40 Appendix B FRUs and compatibility matrixes 42 Hot swappable power supplies 42 Hot swappable fan trays 42 Appendix C Ports and LEDs 44 Ports 44 Console port 44 Management Ethernet port 44 USB port 45 QSFP port 45 LEDs 46 System status L...

Page 5: ...27A BJNGA AD0022 HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP TAA Switch Safety recommendations To avoid any equipment damage or bodily injury caused by improper use read the following safety recommendations before installation Note that the recommendations do not cover every possible hazardous condition Before cleaning the switch unplug all power cords from the switch Do not clean the switch with wet cloth or liqui...

Page 6: ...dity can cause poor insulation electricity creepage mechanical property change of materials and metal corrosion Lasting low relative humidity can cause washer contraction and ESD and bring problems including loose captive screws and circuit failure High temperature can accelerate the aging of insulation materials and significantly lower the reliability and lifespan of the switch For the temperatur...

Page 7: ...eptacle with protection earth PE to filter interference from the power grid Keep the switch far away from radio transmitting stations radar stations and high frequency devices Use electromagnetic shielding for example shielded interface cables when necessary Route interface cables only indoors to prevent signal ports from getting damaged by overvoltage or overcurrent caused by lightning strikes La...

Page 8: ...tch in a 19 inch rack Installation prerequisites The rack depth for the HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP TAA switches must be 1000 mm 39 37 in The distance between the front and rear posts of the rack must meet the requirements described in Table 4 Yes Ground the switch Install the switch Start Connect the power cord Verify the installation Power on the switch Operating properly...

Page 9: ...HP FlexFabric 5930 Using mounting bracket and chassis rails 405 mm 15 94 in 854 mm 33 62 in Mounting bracket and rack mounting rail kits The HP FlexFabric 5930 switches come with a pair of mounting brackets see Figure 2 a pair of chassis rails and a pair of slide rails see Figure 3 Figure 2 1U mounting bracket kit Figure 3 Rack mounting rail kit 1 Chassis rail 2 Slide rail Rack mounting procedures...

Page 10: ...2 2 Rear mounting position 3 Primary grounding point 4 Auxiliary grounding point 1 5 Front mounting position Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis 1 Align the mounting brackets with the screw holes in the rear mounting position see Figure 6 or front mounting position see Figure 7 2 Use M4 screws supplied with the switch to attach the mounting brackets to the chassis 3 Al...

Page 11: ...y grounding point 2 prepare a grounding cable yourself To connect the grounding cable to a chassis grounding point for example the primary grounding point 1 Choose a grounding point 2 Unpack the grounding cable and grounding screws You can use the cable and screws shipped with the switch only for connecting to the primary grounding point or auxiliary grounding point 1 3 Align the two hole groundin...

Page 12: ...n the screw holes in one slide rail with the cage nuts in the rack post on one side and use screws user supplied to attach the slide rail to the rack as shown in Figure 8 4 Repeat the preceding step to attach the other slide rail to the rack post on the other side Keep the two slide rails at the same height so the slide rails can attach into the chassis rails Figure 8 Installing the slide rails Mo...

Page 13: ...rack posts and make sure they are at the same level as the slide rails 5 Supporting the bottom of the switch align the chassis rails with the slide rails on the rack posts as shown in Figure 9 Work with another person to slide the chassis rails along the slide rails until the mounting brackets are flush with the rack posts 6 Use screws user supplied to attach the mounting brackets to the rack as s...

Page 14: ... securely connect this chassis ground to the earth so the faradism and leakage electricity can be safely released to the earth to minimize EMI susceptibility of the switch You can ground a switch by using a grounding strip at the installation site or the AC power cord connected to the switch NOTE The power and grounding terminals in this section are for illustration only Grounding the switch with ...

Page 15: ... recommends that you use the primary grounding point or auxiliary grounding point 1 on the HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP TAA switch because the grounding cable and grounding screw provided with the switch are applicable only to these two grounding points To use auxiliary grounding point 2 prepare a grounding cable yourself The connection method is the same as connecting to th...

Page 16: ...ay CAUTION Each of the HP FlexFabric 5930 switches requires two fan trays of the same model to function correctly Do not operate the system with one failed fan tray for more than 24 hours Do not remove the failed fan tray until you are ready for replacing it Do not operate the system without any fan tray for more than 2 minutes Do not operate the system outside of the temperature range 0 C to 45 C...

Page 17: ...until the fan tray is securely attached in the chassis see callout 2 in Figure 13 If the captive screw cannot be tightly fastened check the installation of the fan tray Figure 13 Installing an LSWM1HFANSC LSWM1HFANSCB fan tray Removing a fan tray WARNING Take out the fan tray after the fans completely stop rotating To avoid an unbalanced fan causing loud noise do not touch the fans even if they ar...

Page 18: ...tion guide Installing a power supply CAUTION Follow the forward inertia of the power supply when inserting it into the chassis and make sure the power supply has firm contact with the connectors on the backplane To prevent damage to the connectors inside the switch chassis insert the power supply gently If you encounter a hard resistance while inserting the power supply pull out the power supply a...

Page 19: ... or 650W DC power supply from the HP FlexFabric 5930 switch 1 Wear an ESD preventive wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is well grounded 2 Squeeze the tabs on the power cord connector with your thumb and forefinger and pull the connector out to remove the power cord as shown in Figure 18 3 Hold the handle on the power supply with one hand pivot the latch on the power supply t...

Page 20: ...ower cord 1 Press the tabs on the power cord connector with your thumb and forefinger 2 Pull the power cord connector out Figure 19 Removing the power supply 1 Pivot the latch to the right with your thumb 2 Pull the power supply out ...

Page 21: ... secure the power cord to the handle of the power supply Connecting the 650W DC power supply 1 Unpack the DC power cord identify the plug for connecting to the power supply orient the plug with the power receptacle on the power supply and insert the plug into the receptacle see Figure 21 The receptacle is foolproof If you cannot insert the plug into the receptacle re orient the plug rather than us...

Page 22: ...and the rack is stable The grounding cable is securely connected The correct power source is used The power cords are correctly connected All the interface cables are cabled indoors If any cable is routed outdoors verify that the socket strip with lightning protection and lightning arresters for network ports have been correctly connected ...

Page 23: ...ini console port by using the user supplied USB mini console cable The example uses a console cable to connect a console terminal PC to the serial console port on the switch Figure 22 Connecting the serial console port to a terminal Connecting the console cable Serial console cable A serial console cable is an 8 core cable with a crimped RJ 45 connector at one end for connecting to the serial cons...

Page 24: ...ed on connect the serial console cable to the PC before connecting to the switch and when you disconnect the cable first disconnect from the switch To connect to the configuration terminal through the USB mini console cable 1 Connect the standard USB Type A connector to the USB port of the configuration terminal 2 Connect the USB mini Type B connector to the USB mini console port of the switch 3 C...

Page 25: ...23 Figure 24 Device Driver Installation Wizard 6 Click Continue Anyway if the following dialog box appears Figure 25 Software Installation 7 Click Finish ...

Page 26: ...he following are the required terminal settings Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Emulation VT100 To set terminal parameters for example on a Windows XP HyperTerminal 1 Select Start All Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal The Connection Description dialog box appears 2 Enter the name of the new connection in the Name field and click OK ...

Page 27: ...e serial port to be used from the Connect using list and click OK Figure 28 Setting the serial port used by the HyperTerminal connection 4 Set Bits per second to 9600 Data bits to 8 Parity to None Stop bits to 1 and Flow control to None and click OK ...

Page 28: ...26 Figure 29 Setting the serial port parameters 5 Select File Properties in the HyperTerminal window Figure 30 HyperTerminal window 6 On the Settings tab set the emulation to VT100 and click OK ...

Page 29: ... with the console port settings on the switch Power on the switch During the startup process you can access Boot ROM menus to perform tasks such as software upgrade and file management The Boot ROM interface and menu options differ with software versions For more information about Boot ROM menu options see the software matching release notes for the device After the startup completes you can acces...

Page 30: ...ic 5930 switches into a large virtual switch called an IRF fabric for flattened network topology and high availability scalability and manageability To set up IRF links between multiple switches use QSFP ports IRF fabric setup flowchart Figure 32 IRF fabric setup flowchart To set up an IRF fabric ...

Page 31: ...c setup This section describes issues that an IRF fabric setup plan must cover Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site Choose switch models and identify the number of required IRF member switches depending on the user density and upstream bandwidth requirements The switching capacity of an IRF fabric equals the total switching capacities of all member switches Plan the installation site...

Page 32: ...tches through IRF ports the logical interfaces for the connections between IRF member switches Each IRF member switch has two IRF ports IRF port 1 and IRF port 2 To use an IRF port you must bind at least one physical port to it When connecting two neighboring IRF member switches you must connect the physical ports of IRF port 1 on one switch to the physical ports of IRF port 2 on the other switch ...

Page 33: ... member switches are far away from one another choose the QSFP transceiver modules with optical fibers If the IRF member switches are all in one equipment room choose QSFP cables For more information about available QSFP cables and transceiver modules see QSFP port The following subsections describe several HP recommended IRF connection schemes and all these schemes use a ring topology Connecting ...

Page 34: ...c IRF settings After you install the IRF member switches power on the switches and log in to each IRF member switch see HP FlexFabric 5930 Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide to configure their member IDs member priorities and IRF port bindings Follow these guidelines when you configure the switches Assign the master switch higher member priority than any other switch Bind physical port...

Page 35: ... fabric and the remote network management station can reach each other 3 Use Telnet Web or SNMP to access the IRF fabric from the network management station See HP FlexFabric 5930 Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide 4 Verify that you can manage all member switches as if they were one node 5 Display the running status of the IRF fabric by using the commands in Table 5 Table 5 Displaying ...

Page 36: ...5930 switches requires two fan trays of the same model to function correctly Do not operate the system with one failed fan tray for more than 24 hours Do not remove the failed fan tray until you are ready for replacing it Do not operate the system without any fan tray for more than 2 minutes Do not operate the system outside of the temperature range 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 1 13 F degrees Failure to co...

Page 37: ...console cable has no problem and the terminal settings are correct Garbled terminal display If terminal display is garbled verify that the following settings are configured for the terminal for example HyperTerminal Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Parity none Stop bits 1 Flow control none Emulation VT100 ...

Page 38: ...ng you will receive email notification of product enhancements new driver versions firmware updates and other product resources Related information Documents To find related documents browse to the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website http www hp com support manuals For related documentation navigate to the Networking section and select a networking category For a complete list o...

Page 39: ...parated by vertical bars from which you select one choice multiple choices or none 1 n The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand sign can be entered 1 to n times A line that starts with a pound sign is comments GUI conventions Convention Description Boldface Window names button names field names and menu items are in bold text For example the New User window appears cli...

Page 40: ...ing capable device such as a router or Layer 3 switch Represents a generic switch such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch or a router that supports Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features Port numbering in examples The port numbers in this document are for illustration only and might be unavailable on your device ...

Page 41: ...FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP TAA switch comes with the power supply slots empty and the filler modules for the slots as accessories You can install one or two power supplies for the switch as needed In Figure 39 two 650W AC power supplies are installed For more information about installing and removing the power supply see Installing removing a The HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP HP ...

Page 42: ... 32 Fan tray slots 2 hot swappable on the rear panel Power supply slots 2 hot swappable on the rear panel AC input voltage Rated voltage 100 VAC to 240 VAC 50 or 60 Hz Max voltage 90 VAC to 264 VAC 47 to 63 Hz DC input voltage Rated voltage 40 VDC to 60 VDC Max voltage 40 VDC to 72 VDC Minimum power consumption Single AC input 175 W Dual AC inputs 190 W Single DC input 172 W Dual DC inputs 183 W M...

Page 43: ...HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP TAA Operating temperature 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F Operating humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Fire resistance compliance UL60950 1 EN60950 1 IEC60950 1 GB4943 ...

Page 44: ...ax output power 650 W For more information about the power supplies see HP A58x0AF 650W AC JC680A 650W DC JC681A Power Supplies User Guide Hot swappable fan trays Item Specifications LSWM1HFANSC for the HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP TAA switch Fans Two 40 40 56 mm 1 57 1 57 2 2 in fans Fan speed 21000 R P M Max airflow 70 CFM Airflow direction Back to front Fans draw air from...

Page 45: ...P M Max airflow 70 CFM Airflow direction Front to back Fans draw air from the network port side to the power supply side Input voltage 12 V Maximum power consumption 60 W Documentation reference HP LSWM1HFANSC LSWM1HFANSCB Installation Manual ...

Page 46: ... terminal emulation program Provides connection to an ASCII terminal Provides connection to the USB port of a local PC running terminal emulation program Management Ethernet port Every HP FlexFabric 5930 switch has one management Ethernet port You can connect this port to a PC or management station for loading and debugging software or remote management Table 8 Management Ethernet port specificati...

Page 47: ...needed Table 9 QSFP transceiver modules available for the HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP TAA switch Product Code Module description Central wavelength nm Fiber diameter μm Max transmission distance JG325A HP X140 40G QSFP MPO SR4 Transceiver 850 Multimode 50 125 OM3 100 m 328 08 ft JG661A HP X140 40G QSFP LC LR4 SM 10km 1310nm Transceiver Module 1310 Single mode 9 125 10km 6 2...

Page 48: ...To guarantee the functionality of the QSFP ports use only HP QSFP transceiver modules and cables The QSFP transceiver modules and cables available for this switch series are subject to change over time For the most up to date list of QSFP transceiver modules consult your HP sales representative or technical support engineer For QSFP transceiver module and cable specifications see Transceiver Modul...

Page 49: ... 40 Gbps Flashing green The port is sending or receiving data at 40 Gbps Steady yellow A transceiver module or cable has been correctly installed The port has a link and is operating at 10 Gbps Flashing yellow The port is sending or receiving data at 10 Gbps Off No transceiver module or cable has been installed or no link is present on the port Management Ethernet port LEDs A management Ethernet p...

Page 50: ...FANSC fan trays are used cool air flows in through the air vents in the fan tray panel and the power supply panels circulates through the chassis and the power supplies and exhausts at the network port side as shown in Figure 43 When LSWM1HFANSCB fan trays are used cool air flows in through the air vents in the network port side panel and the power supply panels circulates through the chassis and ...

Page 51: ...2QSFP HP FlexFabric 5930 32QSFP TAA chassis with LSWM1HFANSCB fan trays 1 Power supply air vents 2 Fan tray air vents 3 Network port side air vents IMPORTANT The chassis and the power supplies use separate air aisles Make sure both aisles are not blocked ...

Page 52: ... failure 34 G Grounding the switch 12 H Hot swappable fan trays 42 Hot swappable power supplies 42 I Installation tools 5 Installing the switch in a 19 inch rack 6 Installing removing a fan tray 14 Installing removing a power supply 16 IRF fabric setup flowchart 28 L LEDs 46 P Planning IRF fabric setup 29 Ports 44 Power supply failure 34 Powering on the switch 27 R Related information 36 S Safety ...