Brocade 5100 Installation And Configuration; Items Included With The Brocade 5100; Installation And Safety Considerations; Electrical Considerations - Brocade Communications Systems 5100 Hardware Reference Manual

Brocade 5100 Installation and Configuration

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Items included with the Brocade 5100............................................................................ 13

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Installation and safety considerations............................................................................. 13

● Installing a standalone Brocade 5100............................................................................. 15
● Cabinet installation for a Brocade 5100.......................................................................... 16
● Brocade 5100 configuration............................................................................................ 16
Items included with the Brocade 5100
The following items are included with the standard shipment of the Brocade 5100. When you open the
Brocade 5100 packaging, verify that these items are included in the package and that no damage has
occurred during shipping:
• The Brocade 5100 switch, containing two power supply/fan assembly units
• One accessory kit containing:
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Installation and safety considerations
You can install the Brocade 5100 switch in the following ways:
1. As a standalone unit on a flat surface.
2. In an EIA cabinet using a fixed-rail rack mount kit. The optional fixed-rail rack mount kit can be
ordered from your switch retailer.
3. In an EIA cabinet using an optional slide-rail rack mount kit. The optional slide-rail rack mount kit
can be ordered from your switch retailer. When mounting into a slide-rail rack, you can mount the
chassis to slide from either the port side or the non-port side.
4. In an EIA cabinet using an optional mid-mount rack kit for switches. The optional mid-mount rack kit
for switches can be ordered from your switch retailer.

Electrical considerations

To install and operate the switch successfully, ensure the following:
Brocade 5100 Hardware Reference Manual
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Serial Cable with an RJ-45 connector
6 ft. Power Cord
Rubber feet, required for setting up the switch as a standalone unit
Brocade Family Doc CD
Brocade 5100 QuickStart Guide
EZSwitchSetup CD
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