Broadcom Brocade X7-8 - Initial Setup and Verification; Configuration and Verification Task Guide

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X7-8 Director Hardware Installation Guide
Initial Setup and Verification
Configuration and Verification Task Guide
Before connecting the device to the fabric, perform the following tasks to initially configure and set up the device, verify
correct operation, and back up the configuration.
The configuration information is mirrored to the standby CP blade, which allows the current configuration to remain
available even if the active CP blade fails. The configuration information for the device is stored in the WWN cards and the
flash memory of the CP blades. The configuration can be backed up to a workstation (uploaded) and then downloaded to
the active CP blade if necessary.
NOTE
The device WWN is set by the factory to match the license ID (which is based on the chassis serial number).
Table 8: Configuration and Verification Tasks
Task Task Details or Additional Information
Establish a serial connection to the director. Connect a serial cable to the port labeled "Console" on the active CP blade
and use a terminal emulator program (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or
TERM, TIP, or Kermit in a UNIX environment) to log on to the console port
and device. The blue "Active" LED illuminates on the active CP blade.
Configure IP addresses for the device. Configure an IP address and subnet mask for a chassis management
connection.
Configure IP addresses, host names, subnet masks, and gateway
addresses for both control processor (CP) blades.
Establish an Ethernet connection to the device. Connect Ethernet cable to active CP blade Ethernet port labeled
"Management" and establish a connection.
Set a unique domain ID for the device. Disable the device using the switchDisable command, and then use
the configure command to step through prompts to configure a domain
ID. Use switchEnable to re-enable the device.
Set the date and time for the device. Use the date , tsTimeZone , and tsClockServer commands to set
date, time zone, and synchronize local time of device with the NTP server.
Customize the switch and chassis name for the device. Use the switchName command, followed by new name in quote marks (
switchName "bigswitch".)
Use the chassisname command followed by the new name in quote
marks ( "chassis_002").
Verify installed licenses and the license key Enter the license --show command to determine display enabled
licenses and the license key.
The license --show command displays a 'License Id," which is similar
to the switchWwn displayed in the output of the switchshow command.
You use the license --show command to determine enabled licenses
and license keys. chassis ID is the License Id/switchWwn.
Record the license key and chassis ID for future reference.
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