Creating A Serial Connection; Switch Ip Address - Brocade Communications Systems DS-5100B - Connectrix Switch - 8Gb Fibre Channel Hardware Reference Manual

3. After POST is complete, verify that the switch power and status LEDs on the left of the port side

Creating a serial connection

You will perform all basic configuration tasks in this guide using a serial connection.
Complete the following steps to create a serial connection to the switch.
1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on
2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit

Switch IP address

You can configure the Brocade 5100 with a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol) server to set the IP address of the switch. DHCP is enabled by default. The
Brocade 5100 supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
Using DHCP to set the IP address
When using DHCP, the Brocade 5100 obtains its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway
address from the DHCP server. The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that is on the
same subnet as the switch. If your DHCP server is not on the same subnet as the Brocade 5100,
use a static IP address.
Setting a static IP address
Perform the following steps to set a static IP address on the switch.
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of the switch are green.
the workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation is RJ-45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the end
of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ-45 connector into the RJ-45 serial port on
the workstation.
in a UNIX environment), and configure the application as follows:
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In a Windows environment:
Parameter
Bits per second
Databits
Parity
Stop bits
Flow control
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In a UNIX environment, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttya -9600
Value
9600
8
None
1
None
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