Manual Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4

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  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 1

    ® 53-1002554-0 1 *53-1002554-01* 53-1002554-0 1 22 Au gust 20 12 Brocade VDX 8 7 70-4 QuickStar t Guide ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 2

    2 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Copyright © 20 12, Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporat ed. Broc ade, Brocade Assuran ce, the B-wing symbol, B igIron, DCX, F abric OS, F astIron, MLX, Ne tIron, SAN Health, Serve rIron, T urboIr on, VCS, and VDX are regist ered trademarks, an d AnyIO, Br ocade One ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 3

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 3 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 In this guide • Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 • Saf ety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 • Danger ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 4

    4 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Introduction Y ou can set up and install the Br ocade VDX 8 770-4 in the following ways: • As a standalone unit on a flat sur face • In a four -pos t rack with the Intake Duct Kit • In a four - post rack • In a two-post telecomm unications (T elco) rack This manua ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 5

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 5 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 CAUTION The Brocade VDX 87 70-4 with DC pow er sources are in tended f or installation in restricted access areas only . A restricted access area is a location where access can be gained only by service per sonnel through the use of a special tool, lock and k ey , or ot ...

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    6 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Danger notices A danger notice calls att e ntion to a situation that is po tentially lethal or e xtremely hazardous to people. A lightning bolt symbol accompanies a danger notice to represent a danger ous electrical condition. Read and comply with the f ollowing danger no ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 7

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 7 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 1 Port side of the Brocade VDX 8 770-4 (sample configuration) Brocade VDX 8770-4, nonport side Figure 2 displays a sam ple configuration of the nonport side view of the Br ocade VDX 8 770 -4. 1 Manageme nt module sl ot 1 7 Line card slot 4 2 Manageme nt module sl ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 8

    8 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 2 Nonport side of the Brocade VDX 87 70-4 (sample configuration) Items included with the Brocade VDX 8770-4 The Bro c ade VDX 8 7 70-4 ships with the follo wing items: • Br ocade VDX 8 770-4 chassis, populated with: (management modules, switch fabric modules, and ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 9

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 9 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 • Accessory kit containing the follo wing items: - Console cable (RS-232 serial cable: The RS-232 cable has an adapt er at one end that can be remov ed to pro vide an RJ-45-style connector .) - Wrist strap (ESD gr ou nding strap) - Gro und lug kit - SFP extraction t o ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 10

    10 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 2. Ensure that dedicat ed electrical branch cir cuits with the following charact eristics are available: • Up t o four dedicat ed fused 200–2 40 V AC, 50 –60 Hz feeds or -48 VDC (one per power supply) • One cable f or each power supply CAUTION Use a separate bran ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 11

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 11 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 . CAUTION For the DC input circuit t o the system of a Br oc ade VDX 8 770-4 (3000 W power supply), make sure there is an 80 Am p circuit break er , minimum -48 VDC, doubl e pole, on the input lugs t o the power supply . The input wiring for the connection t o the swit ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 12

    12 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 CAUTION For the N E BS-complia nt installation of a Brocade VDX 8 770-4 with A C or DC systems, use a gr ound wire of at least 2 A WG. The gr ound wire should have an agency -appro ved crimped connecto r (provided with the device) attac h ed to one end, with the o ther e ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 13

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 13 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Switch slots Switch slots are coded and numbered t o dif ferentiat e betw een management module slo t s, switch fabric module slots, and line card slo ts. Management modules (MM) must be instal led only in slots M1 and M2. Switch fabric modules (SFM) must be installed ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 14

    14 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 1 0. Before you apply pow er to the switch, you can install the MM, SFM, and line card modules as w ell as pow er supplies to speed up y our installati on. Ref er to the f o llowing tasks for information on inser ti ng thet various modules. Port numbering The Bro cade VD ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 15

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 15 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 5 Inserting a management module Inserting a switch fabric module For this pr ocedure, refer t o “ESD precautions” and Figure 6 . Complete the f ollowing steps t o inser t the SFM. 1. Unpac k the new SFM and remove it fr om the anti-st atic bag. 2. Inspect th ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 16

    16 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 6 Inserting a switch fabric module Inserting a line card For this pr ocedure, refer t o “ESD precautions” and Figure 7 . Co mpl ete th is proc ed ur e to in se r t a n ew li ne ca rd. 1. Unpack the new line card and remo ve it from the anti-static bag. 2. Insp ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 17

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 17 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 7 Inser ting a line card (48x10G card shown) Inserting power supplies The switch can be powered with ei ther AC or DC power suppl ies. They are sligh t ly different in appearance and in the wa y that the power cord is at tached. Follo w the procedure below f or ...

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    18 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 8 Inserting a power supply Inserting an AC power supply For this pr ocedure, refer t o “ESD precautions” and Figure 8 . T o replace a pow er supply, com plete the following steps. DANGER High T ouch Current. Earth connection is e ssential before connecting the ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 19

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 19 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 T o replace a DC power supply , complete the follo wing steps. 1. Unpack the ne w power supply and re mo ve it from the anti-static bag . 2. Inspect the power supply f or damage. 3. Use a #1 Phillips scre wdriver to remov e the screw that secures the safety co ver o ve ...

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    20 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 6. Plug the other end of the c able into the power s ource. ATT ENTI ON Do not connect the switch to the network until the IP add resses are configured. Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-4 The Bro cade VDX 8 770-4 must be configured bef ore it is connect ed to ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 21

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 21 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 NOTE T o prot ect the serial por t from damag e, keep the co ver on the por t when not in use. T o establish a serial connection to th e serial (console) por t on the Brocad e VD X 87 70-4, com plete the f ollowing steps. 1. V erify that the Brocade VDX 8 770-4 is po w ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 22

    22 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Logging in to the serial console port Log in t o the Brocade VDX 8 770-4 t hrough the serial conn ection with the adm in user name. The default passwor d is passwor d . While you are not req uired to change the passw ord at the in itial login, Brocade recommends that you ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 23

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 23 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Assigning permanent passwords The fact or y -configured def ault accounts on the switch ar e admin and user . Use the defau lt administrative account as shown in Ta b l e 7 t o log in to the switch for the first time and to per form the basic configurati on tasks. The ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 24

    24 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 4. Use the chassis vir tual-ip command to set the IP address f or the chassis. switch(config-rbridge-id 1)# chassis virtual-ip 10.20.236.132/20 5. Use the ip address command to set the Ethernet IP address f o r the MMs. If you are going to use an IPv4 IP address, enter t ...

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 25 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Perform the f ollowing steps to establish an Et hernet connection to the Brocade VDX 87 70-4. 1. Remo ve the shipping plug from the Ethernet port on the active MM. 2. Inser t one end of an Ethernet ca ble into the Ethernet por t. 3. Connect the other end to an Ethernet ...

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    26 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Setting the date and time The MM maintains the current date and time inside a batter y-backed real-time clock (RT C) circuit. Dat e and time are used fo r logging events. S w itch operation does no t depend on the dat e and time; a Brocade VDX 87 70-4 with an incorrect d ...

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 27 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 switch# configure terminal Entering configuration mode terminal 3. Enter the ntp ser ver " IP v4 address " command , where IPv4 addr ess is the IP address of the first NTP ser ver in IPv4 format, which the swi tch must be able to access. The IPv4 address vari ...

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    28 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 If you w ant to show the clock and time zone se ttings, use the show clock [rbridge-id rbridge-id | all] command. switch# show clock Determining installed software licenses Cer tain licenses are fact or y installed on the Brocade VDX 8 770-4. T o determine which li cense ...

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 29 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Verifying correct operation Complet e the following st eps to verify c o rrect operation f or the Brocade VDX 87 70-4. 1. Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional. 2. If necessary, log in t o the switch by T elnet, using the admin account. 3. Enter t ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 30

    30 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Connecting network devices Y ou can connect your switch to a v ariety of network de vices. Ref er to the topics belo w for some specific requirements f or making these connections . Connecting to Ethernet devices For copper connections to a 1 0/1 00Base- TX or 100 0Base- ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 31

    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 31 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 T ransceivers are k eyed so that the y ca n only be in ser ted with the co rrect or ientation. If a transceiv er does not slide in easily , ensure that it is correctly oriented. 2. Po sition a cable so that the key (the ridge on one side of the cable conne c tor) is al ...

  • Brocade Communications Systems 8770-4 - page 32

    32 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 • Leav e at least 1 m (3.28 ft) of slack for each port ca ble. This pr ovides room t o remove and replace the Brocade VDX 8 770 -4, allows for inadv er tent mov ement of the rack, and helps prev ent the cables from being bent to less than the minimum bend radius. • T ...

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