Broadcom Brocade X6-8 Director Hardware Installation Manual page 3

53-1004105-13 Hardware Installation Guide
Items Required................................................................................................................................................................39
Providing Power to the Device.....................................................................................................................................39
Connecting the Power Cord to AC Power Supplies.................................................................................................40
Connecting to HVAC/HVDC Power Supplies........................................................................................................... 40
Using HVAC/HVDC Power Cords......................................................................................................................43
Establishing a Serial Connection to the Device......................................................................................................... 44
Configuring the IP Addresses...................................................................................................................................... 46
Establishing an Ethernet Connection to the Device.................................................................................................. 47
Setting the Domain ID................................................................................................................................................... 48
Setting the Date and Time............................................................................................................................................ 48
Setting the Time Zone.............................................................................................................................................. 49
Synchronizing the Local Time with an External Source........................................................................................... 50
Customizing the Chassis and Switch Name............................................................................................................... 50
Verifying Installed Licenses.......................................................................................................................................... 51
Verifying Correct Operation.......................................................................................................................................... 52
Backing Up the Configuration...................................................................................................................................... 52
Powering Down the Chassis.........................................................................................................................................53
Installing Transceivers and Cables..................................................................................................56
Supported Transceivers and Cables............................................................................................................................56
Port and Extension Blade Transceivers................................................................................................................... 57
Core Routing Blade Transceivers............................................................................................................................. 58
Time and Items Required.............................................................................................................................................. 59
Precautions Specific to Transceivers and Cables......................................................................................................60
Cleaning the Fiber-Optic Connectors.......................................................................................................................... 60
Cable Management.........................................................................................................................................................60
Installing an SFP+ Transceiver.....................................................................................................................................61
Replacing an SFP+ Transceiver................................................................................................................................... 62
Installing a QSFP Transceiver...................................................................................................................................... 64
Replacing a QSFP Transceiver..................................................................................................................................... 65
Verifying the Operation of New Transceivers............................................................................................................. 66
Monitoring the Device....................................................................................................................... 67
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Interpreting FC32-48 Port Blade LEDs.........................................................................................................................67
Interpreting FC32-64 Port Blade LEDs.........................................................................................................................70
Interpreting Extension Blade LEDs..............................................................................................................................72
Interpreting Core Routing Blade LEDs........................................................................................................................ 75
Interpreting Control Processor Blade LEDs............................................................................................................... 77
Interpreting WWN Card LEDs....................................................................................................................................... 79
Interpreting Power Supply LEDs.................................................................................................................................. 80
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Brocade X6-8 Director
Hardware Installation Guide
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