Contents
About This Document........................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Supported hardware and software......................................................................................................................................................................................................7
What's new in this document................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Document conventions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Notes, cautions, and warnings.....................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Text formatting conventions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Command syntax conventions....................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Document feedback..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Device Overview............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Hardware features................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
License options........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Port-side view...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Nonport-side view..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Device management options.............................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Preparing for the Installation..........................................................................................................................................................................................15
Safety precautions.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
General precautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
ESD precautions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Power precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Lifting and weight-related precautions................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Laser precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Facility requirements..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Quick installation checklist.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Pre-installation tasks.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Installation and initial conguration.........................................................................................................................................................................................18
Shipping carton contents.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Mounting the Device........................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Mounting options....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Precautions specic to mounting.....................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Standalone installation .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Installing the 1U, 1.5U, and 2U Mid-Mount Kit for Two-Post Racks (XBR-000165, XBR-000175, and XBR-R000292)................ 22
Time and items required.............................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Parts list............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Attaching the front brackets to the device........................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Attaching the device to a rack...................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Attaching the rear brackets to the rack..................................................................................................................................................................................25
Attaching the rear brackets to the device.............................................................................................................................................................................26
Installing the 1U and 2U Fixed-Mount Rack Kit for Four-Post Racks (XBR-R000162)........................................................................................27
Time and items required.............................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Parts list............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Attaching the front brackets.......................................................................................................................................................................................................30
Installing the device in the rack................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Attaching the rear brackets to the front brackets..............................................................................................................................................................32
Attaching the rear brackets to the rack posts.....................................................................................................................................................................33
Slide Rack Mount Kit (XBR-R000070)........................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
Brocade G610 Hardware Installation Guide
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