Brocade Communications Systems FCX Series Step-By-Step Guide

DATA CENTER CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Configuring an iSCSI SAN Using Brocade FCX Switches 2
CONTENTS
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Getting Ready ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Installation .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Cabling Infrastructure .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Installation Location ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Rack Installation ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Power Connection .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Cabling ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Connecting switches in a stack ............................................................................................................................. 8
Cabling requirements for redundancy ................................................................................................................. 10
Basic Switch Setup and Configuration ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Powering On the System.............................................................................................................................................. 11
Connecting to a PC or Terminal................................................................................................................................... 11
Using the CLI ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Configuring IP Addresses............................................................................................................................................. 12
Assigning Passwords ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Attaching to the LAN .................................................................................................................................................... 14
Configuring the Stack .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation between switches ................................................................................. 16
Configuring the Switch for SAN................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Network Loop Prevention ............................................................................................................................................ 18
Symmetric Flow Control ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Jumbo Frames ............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Rate Limiting ................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Switch Configuration Dump ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Brocade Communications Systems FCX Series Specifications

General

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	FCX Series
Category	Switch
Language	English