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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series ..........................2-9 EGIONS ........................2-9 ETWORK NTERFACES ..........................2-11 OWER UPPLIES AC P ........................2-12 OWER UPPLIES ..............................2-12 ........... 2-12 BOUT EDUNDANT OWER UPPLIES AND OWER UPPLY AILURE ......................2-13 OOLING YSTEM AND CES 2000 S ....................2-13...
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Contents CES 2000 S .................4-5 ONNECTING A ERIES WITCH .....................4-6 NSTALLING A IBER PTIC ODULE ......................4-6 ABLING A IBER PTIC ODULE ......................4-6 LEANING IBER PTIC ODULES HAPTER ETTING AMILIAR CES 2000 S ERIES WITCH ..............5-1 ANAGEMENT PPLICATIONS CLI .........................5-1 OGGING ON HROUGH THE .............................5-1...
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series ....................7-3 ISPLAYING FLASH NFORMATION ....................7-5 ISPLAYING ERSION NFORMATION ..................7-5 ACKING P THE URRENT OFTWARE MAGES .......................7-5 IRTUAL NTERFACE ODULE ’ ...............7-6 PGRADING THE EVICE ONITOR AND MAGES CES 2000 S ....7-6...
In order to meet these challenges, the NetIron Carrier Ethernet Switch (CES) 2000 Series was purpose-built to offer flexible, secure and advanced processing capabilities in a compact form factor. The NetIron CES 2000 Series is a compact 1 RU, multi-service edge/aggregation switch with a powerful set of capabilities chosen to combine performance with rich functionality at the edge of the network.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Audience This guide is designed for network installers, system administrators, and resellers who will install the NetIron hardware. This guide assumes a working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing concepts.
Figure 2.2 Product Overview The NetIron CES 2000 Series is a compact 1 RU, multi-service edge/aggregation switch with a powerful set of capabilities that combine performance with rich functionality at the network edge. The NetIron CES 2000 Series switch offers network planners a broad set of high performance IPv4, Classic Layer 2, Provider Bridge (PB) and Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) functionalities in the same device.
To convert your NetIron CES 2000 Series, you need an upgrade kit. The kit includes a Dual Inline Package (DIP) key, Multi-Service IronWare software, upgrade instructions, and other items. Alternatively, you can order an NetIron CES 2000 Series device with the ME_PROM or the L3_PROM software already installed.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Figure 2.5 NetIron CES 2024F Device Combo 100/1000 Fiber 24 Port Fiber 24 Fiber Ports uplink/downlink Ports 21 23 14 16 18 20 22 24 NetIron CES 2048C NetIron CES 2048C has 48-ports of 10/100/1000 RJ45 with 4 combination 100/1000 Hybrid Fiber (HF) ports, and a required AC power supply.
38 40 42 44 46 48 20 22 24 28 30 32 34 36 Control Features Each NetIron CES 2000 Series front panel has a combination of the following control features: • Serial management interface (the port labeled Console) •...
This section describes the port types in the NetIron CES 2000 Series. 10/100/1000 Mbps Ports The 100/1000 ports on the NetIron CES 2000 Series use auto-sensing and auto-negotiating to determine the speed (10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the port at the other end of the link and adjust port speed accordingly.
See “Installing or Replacing a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Module” on page 6-5. The 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports use 10-Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable (XFP) MSA-compliant transceivers. Table 2.4: LEDs for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Ports Position...
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Table 2.5: SFP-Compliant Transceivers for the 100/1000 Ethernet Interface Module Part Number Description E1MG-LHB 1000Base-LHB SFP optic, single-mode fiber, LC connector, 150km Maximum Reach E1MG-BXD 1000Base-BXD SFP optic single-mode fiber, 1490nm, LC connector.
Syntax: show media Power Supplies Each NetIron CES 2000 Series switch comes with one alternating-current (AC) power supply. All models have two power supply slots, enabling you to install a second power supply for redundancy. CAUTION: Changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series AC Power Supplies Figure 2.10 shows a rear view of a NetIron CES 2000 device containing one AC power supply. Figure 2.10 AC Power Supply Power Supply Fans DC Power Supplies Figure 2.11 shows the NetIron CES Series DC power supply.
6 Cooling Fans NetIron CES 2000 Series Fans The NetIron CES 2000 Series device cooling fans use pull configuration to move the air from the front to the back of the device. The fans in the NetIron CES Series switches include six four-speed fans that operate at low speed, medium speed, medium-high speed, and high speed based on the ambient temperature and configured or default temperature thresholds.
Installation WARNING: The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel. This chapter describes how to physically install a NetIron CES 2000 Series device. Information about configuring IP addresses and connecting network devices is in the chapter “Connecting a NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch to a Network Device”...
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Summary of Installation Tasks Follow the steps listed below to install your NetIron CES 2000 Series device. Details for each of the steps highlighted below are provided in this chapter and in the following chapter.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series WARNING: Disconnect the power cord from all power sources to completely remove power from the device. WARNING: Make sure to choose the appropriate circuit device depending on the number of AC power supplies installed in the chassis.
Installation Installing a Redundant Power Supply The NetIron CES 2000 Series device ships with one alternating-current (AC) power supply or direct-current (DC) power supply. All models have two power supply slots, enabling you to install a second power supply for redundancy.
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Connect the plug end of the power cord into an outlet. CAUTION: For the NEBS compliant installation of a NetIron CES 2000 Series devices with AC and DC system use a ground wire of at least 8 American Wire Gauge (AWG). The ground wire should have an agency-approved crimped connector (provided with the chassis) attached to one end, with the other end attached to building ground.
CAUTION: For the NEBS compliant installation of a NetIron CES 2000 Series devices with AC and DC system use a ground wire of at least 8 American Wire Gauge (AWG). The ground wire should have an agency-approved crimped connector (provided with the chassis) attached to one end, with the other end attached to building ground.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Reverse Rack Mount Position Figure 3.7 Reverse Rack Mount Position CAUTION: When attaching the chassis to the rack, star washers shall be used to provide better grounding of the chassis to the rack. Additionally if any single hole grounding lugs are used star washers shall be used as a means to prevent rotation of the lug.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series NOTE: The socket should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible. NOTE: If the outlet is not rated 115/120V, stop and get the appropriate cable for the outlet.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series LEDs for Power and Fans for the NetIron CES 2048 Models Table 3.3: LEDs for Power for the CES 2048 Models Position State Meaning Fan (labeled fn) Right side of...
WARNING: The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel. Assigning Permanent Passwords By default, the NetIron CES 2000 Series switch’s CLI is not protected by passwords. To secure CLI access, Brocade strongly recommends assigning passwords. (For additional information on security, see the Foundry Security Guide.)
Passwords can be up to 48 characters long. Configuring IP Addresses The NetIron CES 2000 Series switch implement separate data and control planes. This architecture affects how you assign IP addresses. Table 4.1 outlines the interfaces to which you can assign IP addresses.
How to assign an IP address to an interface or virtual interface over which user packets are routed Support of Sub-Net Masks The NetIron CES 2000 Series switch supports both classical IP network masks (Class A, B, and C sub-net masks, and so on) and Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) network prefix masks.
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series NetIron# configure terminal Privileged EXEC Level NetIron(config)# Global CONFIG Level Configure the IP address and mask for the management interface by entering the following commands: NetIron(config)# interface management 1 NetIron(config-if-mgmt-1)# ip address 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0 Syntax: enable [<password>]...
Enabling and Disabling the Interfaces By default, all NetIron CES 2000 Series interfaces are disabled. To enable an interface, you must enter the enable command at the appropriate interface configuration level of the CLI. For example, to enable the management...
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Installing a Fiber-Optic Module To connect a NetIron CES 2000 Series switch to another network device using a fiber port, do the following: • Install a fiber optic module (SFP transceiver or XFP as required by your interface module) WARNING: All fiber-optic interfaces use Class 1 Lasers.
VLANs, for routing protocols, and other configuration areas. NOTE: By default, any user who can open a direct or Telnet connection to a NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch can access all these CLI levels. To secure access, you can configure Enable passwords or local user accounts, or you can configure the device to use a RADIUS or TACACS/TACACS+ server for authentication.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series enter part of a command, then enter “?” or press Tab, the CLI lists the options you can enter at this point in the command string. If you enter an invalid command followed by ?, a message appears indicating the command was unrecognized.
Getting Familiar With the NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch Management Applications Table 5.1: CLI Line Editing Commands (Continued) Ctrl-Key Combination Description Ctrl-C Escapes and terminates command prompts and ongoing tasks (such as lengthy displays), and displays a fresh command prompt.
The following command filters the output of the show who command so it displays only lines that do not contain the word “closed”. This command can be used to display open connections to a NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch. NetIron # show who | exclude closed...
Getting Familiar With the NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch Management Applications Searching and Filtering Output at the --More-- Prompt The --More-- prompt displays when output extends beyond a single page. From this prompt, you can press the Space bar to display the next page, the Return or Enter key to display the next line, or Ctrl-C to cancel the display.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series The filtered results are displayed: filtering... telnet Telnet by name or IP address To display lines that do not contain a specified search string (similar to the exclude option for show commands) press the minus sign key ( - ) at the --More-- prompt and then enter the search string.
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Getting Familiar With the NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch Management Applications Table 5.2: Special Characters for Regular Expressions (Continued) Character Operation The question mark matches on zero occurrences or one occurrence of a pattern. For example, the following regular expression matches output that contains "dg" or "deg":...
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Table 5.2: Special Characters for Regular Expressions (Continued) Character Operation A vertical bar separates two alternative values or sets of values. The output can match one or the other value.
2 x10-Gigabit Ethernet module (only on the NetIron CES 2024C and NetIron CES 2024F models). Replacing a Power Supply You can replace a power supply while the NetIron CES 2000 Series switch is powered on and running. The power supplies are located in slots at the rear of the NetIron CES 2000 Series switch.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Installation Precautions and Warnings Follow these precautions when installing a power supply in the NetIron CES 2000 Series switch. WARNING: Before beginning the installation, see the precautions in “Power Precautions” on page 3-3.
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Table 6.1: LEDs for Power State Meaning Fan (labeled Fn) The fan tray is powered on and is operating normal. The fan tray is not powered on, or has been removed.
The 2-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet modules may optionally be installed or replaced in the field on the NetIron CES 2024C and NetIron CES 2024F units. You can order the NetIron CES 2000 Series with a 2 x10-Gigabit module installed at the factory, or you can later upgrade your device.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Replacing a Fiber Optic Module You can remove an SFP or XFP from a port and replace it with a new one while the NetIron CES and CER 2000 Series devices device is powered on and running.
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series NOTE: The device must have an IP address. If the device does not already have an IP address, configure one by entering the ip address <ip-addr> <ip-mask> command at the global CONFIG level of the CLI.
Chapter 7 Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files This chapter describes the software images required to operate a NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch and how to load them onto the switch. The images required are described in Table 7.1. Table 7.1:...
• Displaying the Flash Memory and Version Information – This sub-section describes the commands that allow you to determine the contents of the NetIron CES 2000 Series switch’s flash memory and how to read the output of those commands. •...
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Displaying Flash Memory and Version Information Prior to upgrading the images on a NetIron CES 2000 Series switch, it is advisable to check the versions already installed. This allow you to determine which versions need to be upgraded. It is also useful to check the versions installed immediately after an upgrade has been done to make sure that you have installed the versions required in your installation.
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Indicates the Multi-Service IronWare image installed in the primary or (Primary or Secondary) secondary location in the NetIron CES 2000 Series Switches code flash. The image must be ce <xxxxx>. The actual image name depends on the version of software you have running on your switch.
Syntax: show version The highlighted lines in the output indicate the versions currently running boot, monitor and Multi-Service IronWare images for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Switches. The fields are described in Table 7.3 except for the following: The "HW:" line indicates the hardware ("NetIron CES") and the type of software package enabled on the unit. The type of software package enabled on the system can be one of the following: •...
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series The <slot-number> parameter specifies the chassis slot number of the virtual interface module to which you want to open an rconsole session. For the NetIron CES 2000 Series switch, this should always be 1. Syntax: enable Syntax: exit Syntax: Ctrl-X"...
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NOTE: You can name the configuration file when you copy it to a TFTP server. However, when you copy a configuration file from the server to a NetIron CES 2000 Series switch, the file is always copied as “startup-config” or “running-config”, depending on which type of file you saved to the server.
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• copy running-config tftp <tftp-ip-addr> <filename> – Use this command to upload a copy of the running configuration from the NetIron CES 2000 Series switch to a TFTP server. • copy tftp startup-config <tftp-ip-addr> <filename> – Use this command to download a copy of the startup- config from a TFTP server to a switch.
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You can use an SNMP management application such as Brocade's IronView Network Manager or any third-party SNMP management application to save and load a NetIron CES 2000 Series switch's configuration. To save and load configuration information using such an SNMP management application, use the following procedure.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Diagnostic Error Codes and Remedies for TFTP Transfers If an error occurs with a TFTP transfer to or from a NetIron CES 2000 Series Switch, one of the following error codes are displayed.
Los procedimientos de este manual se han hecho para personal de servicio cualificado. Table 7.5: NetIron CES 2000 Upgrade Part Numbers Upgrade Prom Description NI-CES2024-MEU Metro Edge Premium upgrade for NetIron CES 2000 Series 24-port models NI-CES2024-L3U L3 Premium upgrade for NetIron CES 2000 Series 24-port models NI-CES2048-MEU...
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Hardware Installation You need a Phillips-head screwdriver and an ESD wrist strap to perform this procedure. You also need a static- free work area. To perform the upgrade: Remove the power cable(s) from the device.
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Un mensaje de precaución le advierte sobre un posible peligro que pueda dañar el equipo. Las siguientes son precauciones utilizadas en este manual. CAUTION: Remove the power cord from a power supply before you install it in or remove it from the device.
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series CAUTION: Ensure that the device does not overload the power circuits, wiring, and over-current protection. To determine the possibility of overloading the supply circuits, add the ampere (amp) ratings of all devices installed on the same circuit as the device.
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series CAUTION For DC power supplies (part number RPS9-DC), use a grounding wire of at least 12 American Wire Gauge (AWG). VORSICHT Benutzen Sie für DC-Netzteile (Teilenummer RPS9-DC) einen Erdungsdraht mit wenigstens 12 AWG (American Wire Gauge).
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Un avertissement attire votre attention sur un risque possible de blessure ou de décès. Ci-dessous, vous trouverez les avertissements utilisés dans ce manuel. WARNING: The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel.
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Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series WARNING: Power supplies are hot swappable. However, Brocaderecommends that you disconnect the power supply from AC power before installing or removing the supply. The device can be running while a power supply is being installed or removed, but the power supply itself should not be connected to a power source.
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Japan The following statement applies to the NetIron CES 2000 Series Switches. English Translation of above statement This is Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council For Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI).
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Table 1 provides the maximum power calculations for the NetIron CES 2000 Series chassis. Table C.1: Maximum Power Calculations at 100-240 VAC NetIron Chassis Amps Watts BTUs Per Hour NetIron CES 2024C 1.45...
Foundry Hardware Installation Guide for the NetIron CES 2000 Series Electromagnetic Approvals • FCC Part 15, Subpart B (Class A) • EN 55022 (CE mark) (Class A) • EN55024 (CE mark) (Immunity) for Information Technology Equipment • ICES-003 (Canada) (Class A) •...
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