Items Required For Installation - Brocade Communications Systems 300 Reference Manual

NOTE
You should not use tie wraps with optical cables because they are easy to over tighten.

Items required for installation

The following items are required for installing and connecting the Brocade 300 for use in a network
and fabric:
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Plan for rack space required for cable management before installing the switch.
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Leave at least 1 m (3.28 ft) of slack for each port cable. This provides room to remove and
replace the switch, allows for inadvertent movement of the rack, and helps prevent the
cables from being bent to less than the minimum bend radius.
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If you are using Brocade ISL Trunking, consider grouping cables by trunking groups. The
cables used in trunking groups must meet specific requirements, as described in the
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.
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For easier maintenance, label the fiber optic cables and record the devices to which they
are connected.
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Keep LEDs visible by routing port cables and other cables away from the LEDs.
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Use hook and loop straps to secure and organize fiber optic cables.
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Workstation with an installed terminal emulator, such as HyperTerminal
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Unused IP address and corresponding subnet mask and gateway address
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Serial cable (provided)
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Ethernet cable
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SFPs and compatible cables, as required
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Access to an FTP server for backing up the switch configuration (optional)
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