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Brocade Communications Systems FastIron SuperX User Manual

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iv Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide
53-1001723-02
Chapter 2 Installing the Chassis
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Unpacking a system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Lifting precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Power precautions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing extra shipment screws (FSX and FSX 800 only) . . . . . . . 47
Installing a chassis in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Installing mounting brackets on the FSX 1600 chassis . . . . . .50
Removing the slot panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Installing the management and interface modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Attaching a management station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Attaching a PC or terminal to the console port or 10/100/1000
copper port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Attaching a switch to an Ethernet port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Connecting AC power to the chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Connecting DC power to the chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Observing the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Displaying the module status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Chapter 3 Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Recovering from a lost password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
IPv4 devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
IPv6 devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Connecting a network device to a fiber port on the Brocade device
78
Automatic MDI or MDIX detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Using a CX4 transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Testing network connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Observing LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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