Establishing a First-Time Serial Connection................................................................................................................................................................................45
Configuring the IP Address.................................................................................................................................................................................................................46
Using DHCP to Set the IP Address....................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Setting a Static IP Address........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Setting the Date and Time...................................................................................................................................................................................................................46
Setting the Time Zone................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Establishing an Ethernet Connection..............................................................................................................................................................................................48
Setting the Domain ID...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................49
Verifying Correct Operation................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Backing Up the Configuration........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Powering Down the Device.................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
Installing Transceivers and Cables................................................................................................................................................................................52
Time and Items Required.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
Cleaning the Fiber-Optic Connectors............................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Managing Cables.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Installing an SFP+ Transceiver...........................................................................................................................................................................................................54
Replacing an SFP+ Transceiver........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 56
Verifying the Operation of New Transceivers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Monitoring the Device..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Interpreting Port-Side LEDs...............................................................................................................................................................................................................59
System Power LED...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
System Status LED.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................60
FC Port Status LED......................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
GbE Port Status LEDs.................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
Interpreting Nonport-Side LEDs...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Power Supply and Fan Assembly Status LED..................................................................................................................................................................62
Interpreting POST Results.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
Interpreting BOOT Results................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
Running Diagnostic Tests....................................................................................................................................................................................................................64
Power Supply and Fan Assembly..................................................................................................................................................................................65
Power Supply and Fan Assembly Overview............................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Identifying the Airflow Direction........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 66
Power Supply and Fan Assembly Task Guide............................................................................................................................................................................67
Time and Items Required.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................68
Removing a Power Supply and Fan Assembly.......................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Brocade 7810 Technical Specifications..................................................................................................................................................................... 72
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