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Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 User Manual

Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4
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iv Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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Preparing for the Brocade DCX 8510-4 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unpacking and installing the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Items included with the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Providing power to the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chassis slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cable management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
High density cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Installing QSFP cables (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3 Logging In and Configuring the Brocade DCX 8510-4
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configuring the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . 24
Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the
serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Establishing an Ethernet connection to the
Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Customizing a switch name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Setting the domain ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting the date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting the time zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Synchronizing local time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Verifying the PID mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Determining installed software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Installing transceivers and attaching cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Installing SFP+ and mSFP transceivers and cables . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing QSFP transceivers and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Managing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration. . . . .35
Powering off the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 4 Monitoring System Components
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Monitoring overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 Specifications

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