Setting The Switch Ip Address; Setting Up The Switch Ip Addresses Using A Serial Connection - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

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Setting the switch IP address

5. From the drop-down list, (see

Setting the switch IP address

After you cable the switch, you set up the switch IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Once the IP addresses
have been set they cannot be deleted, only edited. There are two ways that you can set the IP
addresses. You can use a serial connection described next or use an Ethernet connection with or
without using a DHCP server.
If you choose to set your switch IP address using DHCP, then there are several requirements to
consider:.
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At the conclusion of this procedure, you exit the EZSwitchSetup wizard and launch the
EZSwitchSetup Switch Configuration Manager.

Setting up the switch IP addresses using a serial connection

1. Verify that you are connected to the switch.
2. To set up IPv4 addresses, enter the requested information on the Setup Switch IP Address
3. Optional: To set up IPv6 addresses, enter the IPv6 address and CIDR block in the spaces
4. Click Next.
NOTE
IPv6 is not supported in RedHat Linux9 OS.
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numbers and then enter the last six alphanumeric digits of your switch's WWN. Each two
alphanumeric digits has to be separated by a colon.
To locate the WWN for your switch, refer to
EZSwitchSetup attempts to connect to the switch across the Ethernet cable using UDP. If the
connection is successful, the Set Switch IP Address screen is displayed.
If the switch discovery fails, see
The switch must come to you pre-configured with the DHCP client turned on
The DHCP server must be on the same subnet as your setup computer and the Brocade switch.
The Brocade switch must have firmware version 6.0 or higher.
screen.
provided.
EZSwitchSetup verifies that the switch is accessible over the Ethernet connection and that no
other switch has the same IP address. The switch returns its unique World Wide Name (WWN).
If the setup is successful, a confirmation screen is displayed (shown in
You can remove the serial cable from the switch, as long as you do not need to go back and
revise any of the information you entered. You should set it aside in case you lose network
connectivity.
Figure 8 on page 12) choose the Brocade switch's WWN prefix
"Getting technical help"
Table 2 on page 15 for details on how to recover your switch.
on page ix.
Figure 7).
EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide
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