Brocade Communications Systems DCX Backbone Hardware Installation Manual page 4

Assembling the rack hardware................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
Installing the device in the rack................................................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Cable Management.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Requirements and precautions..........................................................................................................................................................................................................47
Qualified cables for the FC8-64 port blade................................................................................................................................................................................48
Installing ICL cables (optional)........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Logging In and Configuring the DCX Backbone....................................................................................................................................................... 51
Items required...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
Providing power to the DCX Backbone.........................................................................................................................................................................................52
Configuring the Brocade DCX...........................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Establishing a serial connection and logging on to the Brocade DCX............................................................................................................................. 53
Logging in to the serial console port...............................................................................................................................................................................................54
Configuring the IP addresses.............................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable............................................................................................................................56
Connecting an Ethernet cable and opening a Telnet session...............................................................................................................................................56
Customizing a switch name................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Customizing a chassis name..............................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Setting the domain ID........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Setting the date and time.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Setting the date...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
Setting the time zone................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Synchronizing local time.............................................................................................................................................................................................................59
Verifying the PID mode and connecting to the fabric..............................................................................................................................................................59
Software licenses.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
Installing transceivers and attaching cables................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Managing cables..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration..............................................................................................................................................61
Powering off the Brocade DCX......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Monitoring System Components.................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
Monitoring overview...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................63
Determining the status of a port, application, or encryption blade.....................................................................................................................................63
Determining the status of a control processor blade (CP8).................................................................................................................................................. 72
Determining the status of a core switch blade (CR8)...............................................................................................................................................................74
Determining the status of a power supply.................................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Determining the status of a blower assembly.............................................................................................................................................................................77
Determining the status of a WWN card......................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Removal and Replacement Procedures.......................................................................................................................................................................83
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83
Removal and replacement of the chassis door.......................................................................................................................................................................... 83
Time and items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 83
Removing a chassis door........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 83
Replacing a chassis door............................................................................................................................................................................................................84
Removal and replacement of the cable management comb................................................................................................................................................84
Time and items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 85
Removing a cable management comb................................................................................................................................................................................ 85
Replacing a cable management comb................................................................................................................................................................................. 86
Removal and replacement of the port, application, and encryption blades....................................................................................................................86
Time and items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 86
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