Brocade Communications Systems 6520 User Manual

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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
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, “Brocade 6520 Introduction” provides an overview of the Brocade 6520 switch, a
feature list, and a look at the appearance of the switch.
• Chapter 2, “Brocade 6520 Installation and Configuration” provides the information needed to
install the switch into your network.
• Chapter 3, “Brocade 6520 Operation” discusses the day-to-day operational procedures for
using the switch.
• Chapter 4, “Removal and replacement of power supplies and fans” provides procedures for
removing and replacing the field-replaceable units (FRUs).
• Appendix A, “Brocade 6520 Specifications” provides tables of physical, environmental, and
general specifications, helpful for quick lookup.
• The Index points you to the exact pages on which specific information is located.
Supported hardware and software
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS 7.1.0, documenting all possible
configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
This document includes information specific to the Brocade 6520 running Brocade Fabric OS
version 7.1.0. and later.

Brocade Communications Systems 6520 Specifications

General

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	6520
Category	Switch
Language	English