Brocade Communications Systems 300 Hardware Installation Manual page 4

Slide Rack Mount Kit (XBR-R000070)........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Safety precautions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Time and items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Parts list............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Installing the device.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Installing the 1U and 2U Non-Port Side Fixed-Mount Rack Kit (15"-20") for Four-Post Racks (XNA-000072 and XNA-100072)
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Time and items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Parts list............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Attaching the front brackets.......................................................................................................................................................................................................49
Installing the device in the rack................................................................................................................................................................................................ 51
Attaching the rear brackets to the front brackets.............................................................................................................................................................. 52
Attaching rear brackets to the rack posts.............................................................................................................................................................................53
Initial Setup and Verification.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Items required for initial setup............................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Providing power to the switch............................................................................................................................................................................................................55
Creating a serial connection................................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Setting the switch IP address............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Using DHCP to set the IP address.........................................................................................................................................................................................56
Setting a static IP address..........................................................................................................................................................................................................56
Date and time settings.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Time zones....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Local time synchronization........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 58
Setting the date...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Setting time zones.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Synchronizing local time using NTP......................................................................................................................................................................................59
Monitoring the Device..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Powering the Brocade 300 on and off.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Interpreting LED activity.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
Brocade 300 LEDs...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
LED locations.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 61
LED patterns....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
POST and boot specifications...........................................................................................................................................................................................................63
POST.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 64
Boot.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64
Interpreting POST results.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Maintaining the Brocade 300............................................................................................................................................................................................................64
Installing an SFP............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Diagnostic tests.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)............................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Brocade 300 Technical Specifications........................................................................................................................................................................ 69
System specifications............................................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Fibre Channel............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Ethernet....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
LEDs.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Other............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70
Weight and physical dimensions...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Environmental requirements.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 70
Power supply specifications (per PSU).......................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
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Brocade 300 Hardware Installation Guide
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