Brocade Communications Systems VDX 6940 Series Hardware Installation Manual page 4

Installing the Universal Two-Post Rack kit (XBR-R000294)......................................................................................................................................................... 48
Installation requirements............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Time and items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Flush-front mounting.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Mid-mounting....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Initial Configuration............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Configuration overview...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
Items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Providing power to the device........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Connecting an AC power cord................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 60
Connecting a power cord to a 500W DC power supply..........................................................................................................................................................60
Connecting a power cord to a 1100W DC power supply.......................................................................................................................................................... 62
Grounding the device using two-hole ground lug........................................................................................................................................................................63
Verifying operation.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Establishing a serial connection........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 66
Assigning permanent passwords ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................66
Changing the default account passwords .........................................................................................................................................................................................67
Configuring the device IP address................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Using DHCP to set the IP address........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 67
Setting a static IP address...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................67
Stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration............................................................................................................................................................................................................68
Setting stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration........................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Changing the RBridge ID......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69
Changing the VCS ID.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Setting the date and time ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Time zones..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70
Time synchronization.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Synchronizing local time using NTP.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Setting the clock (date and time) manually..........................................................................................................................................................................................71
Setting the time zone.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................71
Network device connections................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 71
Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 72
Workstations, servers, or routers.............................................................................................................................................................................................................72
Network device..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................72
Testing connectivity.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................72
Operation.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
Interpreting LED activity.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................73
LED locations.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................73
Port-side LED patterns.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
Non-port-side LED patterns for VDX 6940-36Q...................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Non-port-side LED patterns for VDX 6940-144S......................................................................................................................................................................79
POST and boot specifications...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................80
POST..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Boot........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 80
Interpreting POST results.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................81
Diagnostic tests............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 81
Device management................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 81
Powering off the device......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
Thermal operations.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 82
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