Configuring The Device - Broadcom Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Installation Manual

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Configuring the device

The device must be configured before it is connected to the fabric, and all of the configuration commands must be entered
through the active CP blade. The device configuration includes the following parameters:
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IP address and subnet mask for the chassis
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IP addresses, host names, subnet masks, and gateway addresses for both control processor (CP) blades
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Switch name
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Domain ID for the device (optional)
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WWN for the device
The device WWN is initially set by the factory to match the license ID (which is based on the chassis serial number). The
WWN can be changed but the license ID cannot be modified.
The configuration information is mirrored to the standby CP blade, which allows the current configuration to remain
available even if the active CP blade fails. The configuration information for the device is stored in the WWN cards and the
flash memory of the CP blades. The configuration can be backed up to a workstation (uploaded) and then downloaded to
the active CP blade if necessary.
NOTE
If the Brocade FS8-18 encryption blade is installed, refer to the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide for
the procedures to configure the encryption functions.
The following figure illustrates the flow of the basic configuration tasks.
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