Brocade Communications Systems FastIron SuperX User Manual

Brocade FastIron X Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide v
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Troubleshooting network connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Support for digital optical monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Chapter 4 Managing the Chassis and Modules
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Displaying chassis status and temperature readings . . . . . . . . . . .85
Managing the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Configuring the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Monitoring the cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Displaying the Syslog configuration and static and dynamic buffers98
Syslog messages for PCI (hardware) errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Managing the switch fabric modules (FSX 800 and FSX 1600 only)99
Displaying management module CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Chapter 5 Using a Redundant Management Module
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
How Management module redundancy works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Management module redundancy overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Management module switchover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Switchover implications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Management module redundancy configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Changing the default active chassis slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Managing management module redundancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
File synchronization between the active and standby management
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Manually switching over to the standby management module108
Rebooting the active and standby management modules . . .109
Hitless management support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
What happens during a Hitless OS upgrade and Hitless switchover
110
How a Hitless OS upgrade and Hitless switchover impacts system
functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Syslog message for Hitless OS upgrade and Hitless switchover111
Layer 2 Hitless switchover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Monitoring management module redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Determining management module status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Displaying temperature information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Displaying switchover information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Chapter 6 Maintaining the Hardware
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Cleaning the fiber optic connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Brocade Communications Systems FastIron SuperX Specifications

General

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	FastIron SuperX
Category	Switch
Language	English