Grounding the Switch................................................................................................................................ 24
Installing and Removing Components...................................................................................................... 25
Installing the ESD Grounding Strap..................................................................................................... 25
Installing and Removing Power Supply Units......................................................................................27
Installing and Removing Fan Modules.................................................................................................28
Chapter 4. Connecting the IBM SAN48C-6 Switch................................................. 30
Preparing for Network Connections.......................................................................................................... 30
Connecting the Console Port.....................................................................................................................30
Connecting the Console Port to a PC................................................................................................... 30
Connecting a Modem to a Console Port...............................................................................................31
Connecting the Management Ports........................................................................................................... 32
Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port...........................................................................................................32
Removing and Installing Cables into SFP Transceivers...................................................................... 32
Removing and Installing SFP Transceivers..........................................................................................33
Maintaining SFP Transceivers and Fiber-Optic Cables........................................................................34
Powering Up the Switch.............................................................................................................................35
Chapter 5. Technical Specications......................................................................37
Switch Specications.................................................................................................................................37
General Power Supply Specications........................................................................................................38
Power Supply Requirement Specications............................................................................................... 38
Component Power Requirements and Heat Dissipation ......................................................................... 39
Transceiver Specications.........................................................................................................................39
Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceivers........................................................................................................ 39
Appendix A. Cable and Port Specications........................................................... 46
Cables and Adapters..................................................................................................................................46
Console Port...............................................................................................................................................46
Console Port Pinouts............................................................................................................................46
Connecting the Console Port to a Computer Using the DB-25 Adapter............................................. 46
Connecting the Console Port to a Computer Using the DB-9 Adapter............................................... 47
Out of Band Ethernet Management Port................................................................................................... 47
Supported Power Cords and Plugs............................................................................................................49
Standard Power Cords..........................................................................................................................49
Jumper Power Cord..............................................................................................................................49
Fibre Cable Specications....................................................................................................................50
Appendix B. Site Planning and Maintenance Records........................................... 51
Site Preparation Checklist......................................................................................................................... 51
Contact and Site Information.................................................................................................................... 52
Chassis and Network Information.............................................................................................................52
Notices................................................................................................................54
Trademarks................................................................................................................................................ 55
Homologation statement...........................................................................................................................55
Electronic emission notices.......................................................................................................................55
Federal Communications Commission Statement..............................................................................55
Industry Canada Compliance Statement............................................................................................ 55
Australia and New Zealand Class A Statement................................................................................... 56
European Union Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive..................................................................56
Germany Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive............................................................................. 56
People's Republic of China Class A Statement....................................................................................57
Taiwan Notice....................................................................................................................................... 58
Taiwan Contact Information.................................................................................................................58
Japan Voluntary Control Council for Interference Class A Statement............................................... 58
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Statement..........................58
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