Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6610 Installation Manual page 4

Installing the device................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Desktop installation.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Rack mount installation............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Two-post rack mount installation............................................................................................................................................................................................31
Four-post rack mount installation...........................................................................................................................................................................................36
Connecting devices in a traditional stack...................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Stacking ports and trunks...........................................................................................................................................................................................................40
Stacking configuration requirements..................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Stacking cables...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................41
Stack size.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Stacking topologies...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Connecting devices in a mixed stack..............................................................................................................................................................................................44
ICX 6610 stacking ports and trunks..................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
ICX 6450 stacking ports and trunks..................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Stacking configuration requirements..................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Stacking cables...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
Stack size.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Stacking topologies...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Connecting ICX 6610 devices in the backbone.............................................................................................................................................................. 53
Connecting a peripheral device to an ICX 6610 and to another peripheral device...........................................................................................53
Extended distance stacking.......................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Attaching a PC or terminal.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Powering on the system.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Power supplies for the Brocade ICX 6610..................................................................................................................................................................................55
Installing and replacing a power supply unit....................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Installing an AC power supply.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Installing a DC power supply.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Installing or replacing fan trays.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Checking Network Devices and Testing Connectivity.............................................................................................................................................. 63
Assigning permanent passwords..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Setting passwords......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Recovering from a lost password............................................................................................................................................................................................64
Configuring IP addresses.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Devices running Layer 2 software.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Devices running Layer 3 software.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Connecting network devices.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 68
Connectors....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Cables.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68
Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs.................................................................................................................................................................. 68
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers................................................................................................................................................................ 69
Connecting a network device to a fiber port.......................................................................................................................................................................70
Testing connectivity................................................................................................................................................................................................................................72
Pinging an IP address.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 72
Observing LEDs............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 72
Tracing a route.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................75
Troubleshooting network connections........................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Digital optical monitoring............................................................................................................................................................................................................75
Virtual cable testing.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................75
Managing the ICX 6610 Hardware...............................................................................................................................................................................79
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