Establishing A Serial Connection To The Brocade Dcx 8510-8 - Brocade Communications Systems Backbone DCX 8510-8 Hardware Reference Manual

Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-8

FIGURE 6 Configuration tasks

Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-8

To establish a serial connection to the console port on the Brocade DCX 8510-8, complete the
following steps.
1. Verify that the Brocade DCX 8510-8 is powered on and that POST is complete by verifying that all
power LED indicators on the port, control processor, and core switch blades display a steady green
light.
2. Remove the shipping cap from the CONSOLE port on the active CP. Use the serial cable provided
with the Brocade DCX 8510-8 to connect the CONSOLE port on the active CP to a computer
workstation. The active CP blade is indicated by an illuminated (blue) LED.
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