Table Of Contents - Brocade Communications Systems ICX 6430 Hardware Installation Manual

Contents
Brocade ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Stackable Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Preface..................................................................................................................................... 5
Document conventions......................................................................................5
Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 5
Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 5
Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 6
Brocade resources............................................................................................ 7
Getting technical help........................................................................................7
Document feedback.......................................................................................... 8
About This Document................................................................................................................ 9
Supported Software.......................................................................................... 9
What's new in this document............................................................................ 9
ICX6430 and ICX 6450 Overview.............................................................................................11
Hardware features...........................................................................................11
ICX 6430 models.................................................................................11
ICX 6450 models.................................................................................12
Network and management interfaces............................................................. 14
Console management interface ......................................................... 14
Out-of-band management interface.................................................... 15
System reset button............................................................................ 15
Network interfaces for ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices..................... 15
Specifying a port address....................................................................16
Port, system, and power status LEDs............................................................. 17
Power supplies................................................................................................21
Power supply usage............................................................................22
ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Installation........................................................................................ 23
Items included with the ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices............................... 23
Configuration requirements.............................................................................23
Summary of installation tasks......................................................................... 24
Installation precautions................................................................................... 24
General precautions............................................................................24
Lifting precautions............................................................................... 25
Power precautions.............................................................................. 25
Preparing the installation site.......................................................................... 26
Cabling infrastructure.......................................................................... 26
Installation location..............................................................................26
Rack-mount installation considerations...............................................26
Installing the device.........................................................................................26
Desktop installation............................................................................. 27
Rack mount installation....................................................................... 27
Wall mount installation........................................................................ 29
Connecting devices in a traditional stack........................................................ 31
Stacking ports and trunks....................................................................32
Stacking configuration requirements...................................................32
Stacking cables................................................................................... 33
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