Preparing For The Brocade Dcx 8510-4 Installation; Table 2 Installation Tasks, Time, And Items Required - Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 Hardware Reference Manual

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Preparing for the Brocade DCX 8510-4 installation

TABLE 2
Installation task
Site preparation and unpacking Brocade
DCX 8510-4
Installing rack mount kit or
port side exhaust kit
Mounting and securing Brocade DCX
8510-4 in rack
Installing power cables and powering on
the Brocade DCX 8510-4
Establishing serial connection, logging on
to Brocade DCX 8510-4, and configuring IP
addresses
Installing an Ethernet cable, opening a
Telnet session, and configuring the
Brocade DCX 8510-4 domain ID, date and
time, and additional system parameters.
Verify and back up configuration.
Installing transceivers as needed
Attaching fiber-optic cables, cable ties, and
cable guides

Preparing for the Brocade DCX 8510-4 installation

NOTE
Read the safety notices before installation
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chassis.
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The following steps are required to ensure correct installation and operation.
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Installation tasks, time, and items required
"Power specifications" to plan for meeting power supply standards before installing the
"Managing cables" to plan for cable management.
Time estimate Items required
30 minutes 1/2-in. socket wrench (to remove pallet bolts).
#2 Phillips screwdriver
(for cable management comb).
Pallet jack.
Hydraulic lift or assisted lift, able to raise to a
minimum of 140 cm (55 in.), with a minimum
capacity of 113 kg (250 lb). The Brocade DCX
8510-4 weighs 68 kg (150 lb) with four
FC16-48 port cards installed (192 ports).
30 minutes Refer to the one or more of the following if you
are mounting the Brocade DCX 8510-4 in a
rack:
30 minutes
Brocade Port Side Exhaust Kit Installation
Procedure,
Mid-Mount Rack Kit (Backbone) Installation
Procedure, or
27-31 Inch Rail Rack Mount (Backbone) Kit
Installation Procedure.
20 minutes Power cables (provided in the Brocade DCX
8510-4 accessory kit).
20 minutes Serial cable (provided in the accessory kit).
Workstation computer with a serial port or
terminal server port and a terminal emulator
application (such as HyperTerminal).
Ethernet IP addresses for the Brocade DCX
8510-4 chassis and for both control processor
blades: total three addresses.
20 minutes Ethernet cabling (optional) for Telnet access.
Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.
20 minutes (longer SFP+, mSFP, and QSFP optical transceivers as
if using high-density needed.
port blades)
2-3 hours Fiber-optic cables, cable ties, and cable comb.
("Safety notices").
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