Brocade Communications Systems S3-1002483-03 manual

53-1002 483-03 2 1 November 20 12 ® Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide Suppor ting Multi-Ser vice IronW are v02.9.00a[...]

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Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide iii 53-1002483-03 Contents About This Document Suppor ted har dware and sof tware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Document conv entions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix T ex t fo rmatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIr on RX-4 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Preparing the installation sit e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Unpacking a BigIr on RX-4 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Chassi[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide v 53-1002483-03 Understanding ho w the management port functions. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Connecting a BigIr on RX Series switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 4-port 1 0 Gigabit Ethernet module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 1 6 -port 10 Gig abit Ethernet[...]

vi Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing a switch f abric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 09 Remo ving a switch fabric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Installing a new switch fabric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 0 Replacing a fiber -opti[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide vii 53-1002483-03 Loading and saving configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Replacing the startup config uration wi th the running configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46 Replacing the running configuration wit[...]

viii Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 53-1002483-03 K orea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 64 Class A stateme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 64 Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide ix 53-1002483-03 About This Document In this chapter • Suppor ted har dware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix • Document conv entions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix • T rademark ref e[...]

x Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Notes, cautions, and danger notices The f ollowing notices and stat ements are used in thi s manual. They are list ed below in or der of increasing sev erity of pot ential hazards. NOTE A not e pro vides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes im por tant info rmation, or pr ov id[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide xi 53-1002483-03 Related publications The f ollowing Br ocade documents supplement the inf o rmation in this guide and can be locat ed at http://www .brocade.com/ethernetpr oducts : • BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide • Iron ware MIB R eference Getting technical help To c o n t a c t Te [...]

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Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 1 53-1002483-03 Chapter 1 Product Overview In this chapter • Product ov er vie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 • Hardw are f eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

2 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 Hardware features The BigIr on RX Series switches are composed of the f ollowing major har dware components: • Chassis • Management modules • Interface modules • Switch fabric module • Power s upp li es • Cooling syst em, which is com posed of tem[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 3 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 FIGURE 2 BigIron RX-8 chassis 1 Interface slot 1 1 0 Interface slot 7 2 Interface slot 2 11 Interface slot 8 3 Interface slot 3 12 Management slot 1 4 Interface slot 4 13 Management slot 2 5 Switch fabric s lot 1 1 4 Power supply slot 1 6 Switch fabric s lot 2[...]

4 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 FIGURE 3 BigIron RX-16 chassis 1 Inter face slot 1 10 Inter face slot 10 19 Switch fabric s lot 3 2 Inter face slot 2 11 Inter face slot 11 20 Switch fabric slot 4 3 Inter face slot 3 12 Inter face slot 12 2 1 Management slot 1 4 Inter face slot 4 13 Inter fa[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 5 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 BigIron RX-4 Upon shipment fr om the fac tory , the f ollo wing comp onents are installed in the BigIr on RX-4 chassis as described: • T wo switch fabric modules. • A slot blank in each int er face module slot. The sl ot blank cove rs a slot that does not [...]

6 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 BigIron RX-8 Upon shipment fr om the fac tory , the f ollo wing comp onents are installed in the BigIr on RX-8 chassis as described: • T wo switch fabric modules. • A slot blank in each int er face module slot. The sl ot blank cove rs a slot that does not[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 7 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 Figure 1 , Figure 2 , and Figure 3 show the BigIr on RX Series chassis and the slots into which y ou install the various modules. Y ou must install the primar y power supplies and the redundant pow er supplies as described in the figures. Figure 1 , Figure 2 ,[...]

8 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 PCMCIA slots The PCMCIA slots suppor t a flash PC card. The flash PC car d provides storage sp ace in addition t o the system’s flash memory . A flash PC card can st ore syst em files, i ncluding bo ot images, s tar tup configuration f iles, running conf ig[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 9 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 Interface modules Y o u can install up t o 1 6 BigIron RX Serie s interf ace modu les in t he BigIro n RX Series chassis as described: • BigIron RX -4: Suppor ts up to 4 int er face modules • BigIron RX -8: Suppor ts up to 8 int er face modules • BigIron[...]

10 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 A t wo 10-G ig a bi t Et he r ne t mo d ul e contains two physical por ts, th rough which you can connect your BigIron RX Series switch to o ther networ k devices at a speed of 1 0 Gigabits. Into a ph ysical por t, you must insert a fiber-op tic module pro v[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 11 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 The follo wing optic modules versions are available fr om Brocade: • Shor t wa velength (8 6 – 300 mete rs) – Br ocade part number 1 0G-XFP-SR • Long wa velength (1 0 kilometers) – Brocade part num ber 10G-XFP-LR • Extra long wa velength (40 kilom[...]

12 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 High speed fans requirements • TheBigIron RX 1 6 requires upgrading of the rear fan modules to NI-X-1 6-F AN-EXH- A modules. If the BigIr on RX switch is no t upgraded to suppo r t NI-X-1 6-F AN-EXH-A modules when 1 6x1 0G modules are in the BigIr on RX sy[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 13 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 NOTE The device will be FE or GE capable, but will on ly display that is GE t o indicate the maximum speed capability of the module. NOTE The actual speed will be displa y ed once the link is seen and the por t auto-senses the speed of the SFP . Y o u can iss[...]

14 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 • LEDs • 2 4 1-Gi gabit Ethernet por ts 48-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet interface module (Mini RJ 21 Copper) The int er face modules are hot swappable, which means you can remo ve and replace them without pow ering down the syst em. Figure 9 shows the 48-por [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 15 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 High speed fans requirements • TheBigIron RX 1 6 requires upgrading of the rear fan modules to NI-X-1 6-F AN-EXH- A modules. If the BigIr on RX switch is no t upgraded to suppo r t NI-X-1 6-F AN-EXH-A modules when 48x1G modules are in the BigIr on RX syst e[...]

16 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 Figure 10 sho ws the switch fabric module’s front panel. FIGURE 1 0 Switch fabric module front panel The front panel includes two LEDs, which Ta b l e 7 describes. Power supplies The BigIron RX Series switches support the follo wing power supply options: ?[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 17 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 Each pow er supply has three LEDs on its faceplate that pro vide status for the in put power , output powe r and notification of alarms sent. If the inpu t pow er and output pow er LEDs are on (a steady green), the pow er supply is pr oviding po wer t o th e [...]

18 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 FIGURE 12 Fan component locations for the BigIron RX-8 FIGURE 13 Fr ont fan component locations for the BigIron RX-16 1F a n m o d u l e 1 Fr ont fan assembly 1 1[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 19 53-1002483-03 Hardware features 1 FIGURE 1 4 Rear fan component locations f or the BigIron RX-16 Upon system startup, the fans in the BigIr on RX Series switches operate at high speed, then the management module lo wers the f an speed t o low speed. By default, the BigIr on RX Series switch p[...]

20 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Supported software features 1 CAUTION T o avoid o verheating of the BigIro n RX Series chas s i s , d o n ot r e m o v e m o re th an o n e f a n a t a ti me . Rack mount kit The BigIr on RX Series switches are shipped eq uipped f or mounting in a standard 19 -inch (EIA3 10 -D)[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 21 53-1002483-03 Chapter 2 Installing the BigIron RX Series Switch In this chapter • Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 • Installing a BigIr on RX-4 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

22 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installation precautions 2 CAUTION Do not install the de vice in an envir onment where the operating ambient temperature might ex ceed 40 o C (104 o F). CAUTION Make sure the air flo w around the fr ont, sides , and back of the device is not restricted . CAUTION If you do not i[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 23 53-1002483-03 Installation precautions 2 DANGER If the ins tallation requir es a dif ferent pow e r co r d than the one supplied with the device, mak e sure you use a po wer cord displa ying the mark of the safety agency that defines the regulations for po wer cor ds in your country . The mar[...]

24 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 CAUTION For the DC in put circuit t o the system, mak e su re there is a UL - Listed 30 am p circuit break er , minimum -48Vdc, doub le pole, on th e in pu t to th e ter m i na l bl o ck . The input wiring for connection to the pr oduct should[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 25 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 Installation location Before installing the switch, plan its location and orientati on relati ve t o other devic es and equipment. For cooli ng purposes, allow a mi nimum of six inches of space be tween the sides, fr ont, and the back of the ch[...]

26 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 Preparing to mount a BigIr on RX-4 chassis in a rack Because of the weight of a fully loaded Bi gIro n RX-4 chassis, Brocade reco mmends mounting a chassis in a rack before installing the modules and AC power supplies if necessary . In a stand[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 27 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 FIGURE 1 6 Positioning t he screws in a rack 3. Starting with the chassis that you w ant to mount in the lowes t position in the rack, mount the chassis in the rack as shown in Figure 1 7 . With two or more people lifting the chassis, slip the [...]

28 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 NOTE T o provide better gr ounding of the chassis to the rack, attach the chassis to the rack using star washers. Additionally , if any single hole gr oundin g lugs are used star washers shall be used as a means to pre vent r otation of the lu[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 29 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 The BigIron RX-4 chassis ships with the required switch fabric modu les installed. CAUTION If you do no t install a module in a sl ot, you must lea ve the slo t bl ank installe d in the slot . If yo u run the BigIron RX-4 chassis with an un co [...]

30 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 FIGURE 18 Installing a module in a BigIron RX-4 chassis NOTE When inser ting the module into the chassis, ma ke sure that the f aceplate do es not ov erlap with the faceplat e of an adjacent interface module. 4. Push the eject ors in until the[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 31 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 CAUTION Carefully follo w the mechanical guides on each side of the pow er supply slot and mak e sure the pow er supply is properly inse r ted in the gui des. Nev er inser t the po wer supply upside do wn. FIGURE 19 Installing a power supply in[...]

32 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 FIGURE 20 Connecting a power cord t o the power supply in a Bi gIron RX-4 chassis DANGER If the ins tallation requir es a dif ferent pow e r co r d than the one supplied with the device, mak e sure you use a po wer cord displa ying the mark of[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 33 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch 2 1. Use a flat-blade screwdriv er to remo ve the tw o scre ws holding the transparent cover ov er the power supply lugs. FIGURE 2 1 T he BigIron RX-4 DC pow er supply 2. Use a Phillips head scre wdriver to remov e each of the power lugs. 3. Crim[...]

34 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch This section describes the follo wing tasks: • “Preparing the installation site” • “Unpacking a BigIron RX-8 switch” • “Chassis lif ting guidelines for BigIr o n RX-8 switches” • “Installi[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 35 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 3. Remo ve the strap that secures the shipping carton to the pallet. 4. Remo ve the plastic cover and shipping carton. 5. Sav e the shipping car ton, pallet , and packing mat erials in case you need t o mo ve or ship the chassis at a later time[...]

36 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 FIGURE 23 Removing the e xtra screws used for shipment Mounting a BigIron RX -8 chassis in a rack Follow the st eps given below to moun t a BigIr on RX-8, chassis in a rack. 1. Det ermine the position of each chassis in th e rack, for e x ampl[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 37 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 3. Starting with the chassis that you w ant to mount in the lowes t position in the rack, mount the chassis in the rack as shown in Figure 25 . With two or more people lifting the chassi s, slip the wide por tion of each k eyhole slot o ver the[...]

38 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 Although the slot blanks are different in size, the proc edure fo r removing them fr om the BigIron RX-8 chassis is the same . Theref ore, this section pr ovides one pr ocedure that applies to all slot blanks. Y o u will need a flat-head scre [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 39 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 Before installing a module in the BigIron RX-8 ch assis, ha ve the f ollowing on hand: • An ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection t o the ESD connect or on the BigIron RX-8 c hassis. DANGER For safe ty reasons, the ESD wrist s trap sh ou[...]

40 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 Installing power supplies in the BigIron RX-8 chassis The BigIr on RX-8 accommodat es three power su pplies ( AC o r DC) with one required and tw o redundant. It is shipped with one power supply . Y ou must purchase one or two additional power[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 41 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-8 chassis A C power is supplied through an A C power cor d that is in stalled at the re ar of the B igIron RX-8 chassis. 1. At the rear of the BigIr on RX-8 chassis, locat e the power receptacle where the pow[...]

42 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch 2 Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-8 chassis Y ou can use a DC power sour ce for the BigIr o n RX-8 chassis. This is suppor ted thr ou gh use of a DC-to-DC pow er supply. DC po wer must be supplied at 48 V and 30 A . The DC-to-DC supply pr ov[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 43 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 Final steps Follow the st eps listed below to complete the installation: • “ Attaching a management s tation” • “Po wering-on the po wer sour ce” • “V erifying proper operation” Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch This section [...]

44 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 • BigIr on RX-1 6 chassis with the appropriat e number of switch fabric modules already installed in the slot marked SF and slo t blanks installed in all o ther module slots. • Rack mount kit, including two L -shaped brackets and mounting[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 45 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 Installing a BigIron RX-16 chassis in a rack Preparing to mount a BigIr on RX-16 chassis in a rack K eep the following in mind when mounting a BigIr on RX-1 6 chassi s in a rack: DANGER A fully-populat ed BigIron RX -1 6 chassis is hea v y . T[...]

46 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 Mounting a BigIron RX-16 chassis in a rack Follow the st eps given below to moun t a BigIr on RX-16 chassis in a rack. 1. Det ermine the position of each chassis in th e rack, for e x ample, a chassis with the few est modules on top, a chassi[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 47 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 FIGURE 32 Mounti ng the BigIron RX-16 chassis in a rac k 4. Slide the chassis do wn so that the screw heads are in the narro w por tion of the k eyhole slo ts. 5. Tighten the scre ws to secure the chassis in place. NOTE T o provide better gr o[...]

48 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 Follow the steps given below t o remove a slot blank. 1. Loosen the scre ws on either end of the slot blank by hand or with a flat-head screwdriv er . 2. Pull the slot blank out of the chassis, an d store it in a saf e place for future use. I[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 49 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 Follo w the steps given belo w to install a module in the BigIr on RX-1 6 chassi s. 1. Put on the ESD wrist strap and ground yourself by inser ting the plug into the ESD connector on the chassis front. 2. R emov e the module from its packagin [...]

50 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 Populating a BigIron RX-16 chassis The sequence f or installing more than one card is import ant to ensure pr oper fit in the BigIron RX-1 6 chassis. A lwa ys fill the bottom slots in the BigIron RX-1 6 first. Begin b y filling the slots from[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 51 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 FIGURE 34 Installing a power supply in a BigIron RX-16 chassis CAUTION Carefully follo w the mechanical guides on each side of the pow er supply slot and mak e sure the pow er supply is properly inse r ted in the gui des. Nev er inser t the po[...]

52 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 3. Snap the cor d-retainer o ver the po wer plug to hold it in place. FIGURE 35 Connecting a power cord t o the powe r supply in a BigIron RX-1 6 chassis DANGER If the ins tallation requir es a dif ferent pow e r co r d than the one supplied [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 53 53-1002483-03 Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch 2 Follo w the step s given belo w to connect a DC po wer source. 1. Use a flat-blade screwdriv er to remo ve the tw o scre ws holding the transparent cover ov er the power supply lugs. FIGURE 36 The BigIron RX-8 and BigIron RX-16 DC pow er suppl[...]

54 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Attaching a management station 2 Attaching a management station Y o u can manage the BigIr o n RX Seri es syst em in the following wa ys: • Y ou can connect a PC or term inal to the mana ge ment module’s seri al (Console) port for a direct connection. F rom this int er face[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 55 53-1002483-03 Powering-on th e power source 2 • Baud: 9600 bp s • Data bits: 8 • Parity : None • Stop bits: 1 • Flow contr ol: None Attaching the management mo dule’s Ethernet Port to a network The management module’s 10 BaseT/10 0BaseTX /1 000BaseTX Ethernet (management) port ([...]

56 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2 Inser t th e other end into a 11 5V or 120V wall ou tlet. Repeat this step for each installed A C power supply . DANGER If the ins tallation requir es a dif ferent pow e r co r d than the one supplied with the device, mak e sure you use a po wer cor[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 57 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2 TA B L E 13 Desired and abnormal LED states af ter sys tem power on LED Desired state Meaning Abnormal state Meaning or action Management module Activ e The A ctive LED on one of the installed management modules should be on. The mod ule is functio n[...]

58 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2 Inter face m odule Pwr On The module is receiving po wer . Off The module is not receivin g power . Y ou can do the f ollowing: • Make certain that the module is installed properly . For more inf ormation, ref er to “Installi ng BigIr on RX-4 mo[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 59 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2 Link On A link is established with the remote port. Off At this stage of the installation, you hav e not yet cabled the i nt erf ac e m od ul e p ort s , s o t h is LED will be off. Af ter cabling this por t, if this LED is off, a link is not establi[...]

60 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2 DC OK Green (ste ady) The power supply is providing DC power to the Big Iron RX Seri es chassis. Off The powe r supply is not supply ing pow er to the chassis. I f the AC OK LED is lit Green, then there i s a problem with the power supply and it mus[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 61 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2 If a problem persists af ter taking action described in this table, contact Br ocade for t echnical suppor t. Displaying the module status Af ter y ou hav e attached a PC or t erminal to th e manageme nt module’s Console por t or Ethernet por t and[...]

62 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2 If you do no t see this pr ompt, do the f ollowing. 1. Mak e sure the cable is securely connect ed to your PC or terminal and the Console port or Ethernet por t . 2. Check the settings in y our terminal emulation pr ogram. In addition to the session[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 63 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2 • CARD_ST A TE_FAILED – The m anagement m odule was unable to br ing up an in terface module properly . If you observe this status, mak e cer tain that the inter face module is installed properly . For more inf ormation, refer to “I nstalling B[...]

64 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Verifying proper operation 2[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 65 53-1002483-03 Chapter 3 Connecting a BigIron RX Series Switch to a Network Device In this chapter • Assigning passwor ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 • Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

66 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Assigning passwords 3 NOTE When you upgrade t o Release 02.2.0 1 or later , the old passw ords are still valid; how ev er , users must change their passwo rds t o follow the ne w f ormat to tak e advantage of this passw ord enhanceme nt. There are no new CLI commands f or this [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 67 53-1002483-03 Assigning passwords 3 For ex a mp l e : The CLI contains the f ollowing access le vels: • User EXEC – The le vel you ente r when you first st art a CLI session. At this lev el, you can view some system inf ormation but you cannot configure syst em or por t parameters. • Pr[...]

68 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Configuring IP addresses 3 NOTE Y ou must set the super-user passw ord bef o re you can set other types of passw ords. 4. Ent er the f ollowing commands t o set the por t configuration and read-only passwords: BigIron RX(config)# enable port-config-password <text> BigIron[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 69 53-1002483-03 Configuring I P addresses 3 Assigning an IP address to a management interface Instead of assigning a global IP address to the BigIron RX Series switch f or system management purposes, you no w assign an IP address to the ma nagement interface. The IP address is assigned to the a[...]

70 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Configuring IP addresses 3 Y ou must use the serial c onnection t o assign the first IP address. F or subsequent addresses, y ou also can use the CLI through T elnet or the We b man agement int er face. Y ou can use Iron View Networ k Manager to assign IP addresses t o vir tual[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 71 53-1002483-03 Understanding how the management port funct ions 3 Syntax: enable Y o u can disable each of th ese interfaces using the disable command at the appr opriate int er face configuration lev el of the CLI. For e xample, to disable the management por t, enter the disable command at th[...]

72 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Connecting a BigIron RX Series swit ch 3 The sections “Installing a fiber optic mo dule” on page 7 2 and “Cabling a fiber optic module” on page 73 pro v ide information about perf orming these tasks. Also refer to “Enhanced Digital Optical Monit oring” on pag e 73 f[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 73 53-1002483-03 Connecting a BigIron RX Series switch 3 T o install a fiber optic module into an Ethernet por t, do the f ollowing. 1. Put on the ESD wrist st rap and ground yourself by inser ting the plug into the ESD co nnector located in the upper right corner of the chassis fr ont. 2. R emo[...]

74 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Connecting a BigIron RX Series swit ch 3 Y ou can view the optical monitoring inf ormatio n using the show opt ic command as displa yed in the following: Syntax: show optic < slot > The < slot > variable specifies the slot in the swi tch chassis that you want t o mo[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 75 53-1002483-03 Connecting a BigIron RX Series switch 3 Troubleshooting ne twork connections Af ter yo u cable the fiber opt ic modules, you can ob serve cer tain LEDs to det ermine if the network connections are functioni ng properly . Ta b l e 1 5 outlines the LEDs relat ed to the network con[...]

76 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Testing network connectivity 3 Testing network connectivity Af ter yo u cable the fiber opt ic modules, you can test connectivity to o ther network de vices by pinging those devices. Y ou also can per form trace rout es. T o resolve problems that may arise with netw ork connect[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 77 53-1002483-03 Testing network connectivity 3 The CLI displa ys trace rout e information f or each hop as soon as the inf ormation is received. T racerout e requests display all response s to a give n TTL. In addition, if there are multiple equal-co st rout es to the destination, the Br ocade [...]

78 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Testing network connectivity 3 Ta b l e 16 defines the fields shown in the command output. TA B L E 16 Cable st atistics This line... Displays... Port The inte r face that was t ested. Speed The por t’s current line speed. Local pair The local link name. Pair Length The cable[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 79 53-1002483-03 Chapter 4 Managing the BigIron RX Series Chassis and Modules In this chapter • Managing the BigIro n RX Series chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 • Managing the cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

80 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Managing the BigIron RX Series chassis 4 ---POWERS --- AC Powers Are Used. Power 1: Installed (OK) Power 2: not present Power 3: not present Slot Power-On Priority: Slot1 (pri=1) Slot2 (pri=1) Slot3 (pri=1) Slot4 (pri=1) --- FANS --- Right Fan Tray: Fan 5: Status = OK, Speed = [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 81 53-1002483-03 Managing the BigIron RX Series chassis 4 Displaying the Syslog configuration and static and dynamic buffers For inf ormation about config uring Syslog, ref er to the BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide T o display the Syslog parameters currently in ef fect on a BigIr on RX Ser[...]

82 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Managing the BigIron RX Series chassis 4 Static and dynamic buffers The sof tware pr ovides tw o separate buffers: • Static – Logs pow er supply failures, fa n fail ures, and t e mperature warning or shutdo wn messages. • Dynamic – Logs a ll other message types . In the[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 83 53-1002483-03 Managing the cooling system 4 Y ou can spec ify the dynamic-buf fer k eyword to clear the dynamic buffer or the static-buffer key w o rd to clear the static buf f er . If you do not spec ify a buffer , both buf f ers are cleared. Managing the cooling system This section pro vide[...]

84 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Managing the cooling system 4 • If the t emperature of a management mod ule, the switch fabric module, and all interface modules falls belo w the low threshold f or a fan speed, the fan decreases its speed to the next lower speed . If the temperature of all mod ules falls bel[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 85 53-1002483-03 Managing the cooling system 4 Syntax: fan-threshold < module > [ low < high-thresh old >] [ med < low-threshold > < high-thres hold >] [ med-hi < low-thre shold > < high-threshold >] [ hi < low-threshold > < high-threshold >] For t[...]

86 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Managing the cooling system 4 Fan Speed Med-Hi: 51 - 60 Fan Speed Hi: 56 - 85 state = 0 (FAN_STATE_LOW) max_ts_shut_off_count = 3 shut_off_count = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 === Thermal Sensor Control Block (THERMAL_SENSOR_TEST_RULE_STANDBY_MP) === Fan Speed Low: -1 - 60 F[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 87 53-1002483-03 Managing the cooling system 4 Changing the temperat ure polling interval By default, the BigIr on RX Series system reads th e t emperature sensor on each module every 60 seconds. T o change the int erval at which the syst em reads the temperature senso rs on each module, enter a[...]

88 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Managing the interface modules 4 Syntax: show chassis For inf ormation about all output generated by the show chassis command,refer t o “Displa ying chassi s status an d tem peratu re reading s” on page 79. Displaying temperature warnings If the t emperature of a module e x[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 89 53-1002483-03 Managing the interface modules 4 Configuring interface module boot parameters The Ethernet inter face module has its o wn syst em software and boots after the management module boots. By default, the fo llowing boo t-related e vents occur: • The BigIron RX Series syst em synch[...]

90 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Managing the interface modules 4 Synchronizing the interface module s’ IronWare images during bootup By default, the BigIr on RX Series system checks the Iro nWare images in the int er face module’s flash memory during boot to ensure they are the same as the IronW are im ag[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 91 53-1002483-03 Managing the interface modules 4 Syntax: no lp disable-lp-sync-check Changing the boot source By default, the interface modules boot fr om the primar y IronW are image located in the inte r face modules’ flash memory . If desired, you can change the boot source of one or all i[...]

92 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Managing the interface modules 4 The < slot-nu mber > parameter specifies the BigIron RX ch assis slot number that contains the interface module that will undergo an immediat e boot. Y ou can specify 1 – 4 f or BigIron RX-4, 1 – 8 for BigIron RX-8 or 1 – 1 6 for Big[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 93 53-1002483-03 Managing the interface modules 4 Specifying an immedi ate interactive boot T o specify an immediate interactive boot f o r the interface module installed in slot 1 , enter the follo wing command at the Privileged EXEC leve l of the CLI: BigIron RX# lp boot system interactive 1 S[...]

94 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Managing the interface modules 4 The all | < slot-number > parameter specifies that the automatic boot applies t o all interface modules in the BigIr on RX Series chassis or to an int er face module in the specified chassis slo t number only . Y ou can specify 1 – 4 f o[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 95 53-1002483-03 Managing the interface modules 4 Af ter y ou enter this command, the syst em ente rs the interface module’s monit or mode. For exam ple, to boo t from the primary IronW are imag e in the interface module’s flash memory, enter the f ollowing command at the monit or prom pt: L[...]

96 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Enabling and disabling m anagement module CPU usage calculations 4 Disabling and reenabling power to the switch fabric modules If needed, y ou can disable pow er to a specified sw itch f abric module and then reenable it. For exam ple, to d isable power t o the SFM, enter the f[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 97 53-1002483-03 Displaying management module CPU usage 4 NOTE When finished gathering statisti cs f or debugging purposes, Br oc ade recommends disabling the usage av eraging calculations, which are CPU-intensive and can af fect the per formance of the management module. Displaying management m[...]

98 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Removing MAC address entries 4 A probl em could exi st if the CPU usage is distribut ed unev enly to one task, other than the idle task, for a prolonged period. If this si tuation occurs, contact Brocade’s technical suppor t f or assistance. Removing MAC address entries Y o u[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 99 53-1002483-03 Chapter 5 Maintaining a BigIron RX Series Switch In this chapter • Replacing a management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 • Monit oring the st atus of an I2C failur e on a manage ment module . . . . . . 10 1 • Replacing an int er[...]

100 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing a management module 5 NOTE W h e n a m a n a g e m e n t s w i t c h e s o v e r f r o m a c t i v e ( r e m o v e a c t i v e ) t o s t a n d b y, i t w i l l s e n d o u t t h e s y s l o g messages or traps such as PSU failure or LP/SNM remo val. This section pro [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 101 53-1002483-03 Monitoring th e status o f an I2 C failure on a management m odule 5 Installing a new management module Y o u can install a management module while the BigIr o n RX Series chas sis is pow ered on and running. NOTE The BigIro n RX Series management module is dedica t ed, which m[...]

102 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Monitoring the status of an I2 C failure on a manage ment module 5 At the first o ccurrence of an I2C f ailure in the syst em, the Global I2C Err o r Indicator (GIEI) flag is set. The GIEI sev erity is set to major on the first occurrence of an err or det ection. The GIEI flag[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 103 53-1002483-03 Monitoring th e status o f an I2 C failure on a management m odule 5 If the GIEI sev erity changes from the time the GIEI set to major , then the first syslog message in the static section of the l og is updated t o reflect this. A copy of the updated first syslog message is al[...]

104 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing an interface module 5 Modification to show chassis command outputs If the system detects a major sev e rity I2C failure, then the output from the show chas sis command will change to prev en t the management modul e fr om accessing de vices through the I2C serial bus[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 105 53-1002483-03 Replacing an interface module 5 NOTE A BigIron RX Series int er face module is dedicated, wh ich means that you must install it in the BigIr on RX Series chassis o nly . If you attempt to install a BigIron RX Series int er face module in another Brocade chassis or an interface [...]

106 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing an interface module 5 CAUTION If you do not inst all a module i n a slot, y o u must k eep the slot blank in place. If you run the chassis with an uncov ered slot, the system ma y overheat. Installing a new interface module Y ou can install a new interface module whi[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 107 53-1002483-03 Replacing an interface module 5 For ex a mp l e : copy tftp lp < ip-addr > rlb02200k.bin mon copy-boot < slot number > copy tftp lp < ip-addr > rlp02200k.bin primary < slot number > 9. Go t o config mode and turn off the module f or interactive mod e. Bi[...]

108 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing an interface module 5 FIGURE 40 Installing a module in a BigIron RX-8 chassis FIGURE 4 1 Installing a module in a BigIron RX-1 6 chassis 1I n t e r f a c e m o d u l e 1I n t e r f a c e m o d u l e 1 1[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 109 53-1002483-03 Replacing a switch fabric module 5 Replacing a switch fabric module Y ou can remove a switch f abric module while it is powered on and running and replace it with a new one. NOTE A BigIron RX Series switch fabric module is d edica ted, which means that it functi ons properly in[...]

110 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing a fiber-optic transceiver 5 6. Install a new switch fabric module in the slot. For inf ormation about per f orming this task, ref er to “Installing a new switch fabric module” on page 1 1 0. Installing a new switch fabric module The switch fabric modules on the B[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 111 53-1002483-03 Replacing a fiber- optic transceiver 5 Removing a fiber-optic transceiver Y ou can remove a SFP (also called a mini-GBIC) or a n XFP transceiver from a por t wh ile the BigIron RX Series chassis is pow ered on and running. Before remo ving a fiber -optic transceiver , have the [...]

112 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing a power supply 5 3. Gently insert the fiber-optic module int o the port until the module clicks into place. The fiber-o ptic modules are k eyed t o prev ent incorrect inser tion. Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver Follow the steps given below t o cable a fiber-optic m[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 113 53-1002483-03 Replacing a power supply 5 Replacing a power supply T o replace a power supply , you need the following: • A new po wer supply (A C or DC), which y ou can orde r from B rocade • A small flathead or Phillips sc rewdriver (BigIr on RX-4 only) DANGER The power supplies are hot[...]

114 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing cooling system com ponents 5 1 0 . Connect the pow er to its A C or DC source. 11 . Obser ve the LEDs on the po wer supply fr ont panel: • For a DC Supply , the DC IN and DC OUT LEDs should be green whic h indicates the power supply is providing pow er to the chass[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 115 53-1002483-03 Replacing cooling system com ponents 5 • An ESD wrist strap with a plug f or connection to the ESD connector on the BigIron RX Series chassis DANGER For safe ty reasons, the ESD wrist s trap sh ould contain a 1 meg ohm series resis tor . Replacing the rear f an assemblies in [...]

116 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing cooling system com ponents 5 4. Inser t the new fan into the fan slot and push th e enclosure in until the fac ep late is f lu sh wi th the chassis. Pushing the enclosure in seats the fan connec tor with the c hassis connect or . 5. Secure the fan t o the chassis by [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 117 53-1002483-03 Replacing cooling system com ponents 5 FIGURE 43 Removing a BigIron RX-1 6 front fan assembly 4. Inser t the new fan assembly into the f an slot and push the enclosure in until the f aceplate is flush with the chassis. Pushing the enclosure in seats the fan connect or with the [...]

118 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing cooling system com ponents 5 • An ESD wrist strap with a plug f or connection to the ESD connector on the BigIron RX Series chassis DANGER For safe ty reasons, the ESD wrist s trap sh ould contain a 1 meg ohm series resis tor . Follo w the step s given below t o re[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 119 53-1002483-03 Replacing cooling system com ponents 5 FIGURE 45 Removing a fan from a BigIron RX-8 switch 4. Inser t the new fan assembly into the f an slot and push the enclosure in until the f aceplate is flush with the chassis. Pushing the enclosure in seats the fan connect or with the cha[...]

120 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Replacing cooling system com ponents 5 FIGURE 46 Air filter removal and re placement for BigIron RX-8 3. Pull the air filt er out of the chassis and discard. 4. Insert the replacement air filter b y sliding it along the metal guides. The filter is mark ed with an arro w . The [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 121 53-1002483-03 Chapter 6 Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files In this chapter • Sof tware images req uired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1 • Sof tware image naming con ventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

122 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Software images required 6 NOTE < xxxxx > is a variable that ref e rs to the release-spec ific inf ormation as described in "So f tware Image Naming Conventions". Specific contents of this fi eld are determined b y release and are described in the relev ant rel[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 123 53-1002483-03 Software image naming conventions 6 FPGA image The FPGA image is name d "MBRIDGE" and serves as the interface between the management module and the backplane. It is lo aded on the management module only . Startup configuration file The Star tup configuration f ile con[...]

124 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Displaying flash memory and version information 6 Release types XX contains the major release number , for e xample, 01 or 02 . Y contains the minor release number , for examp le, 1 or 2 . ZZ contains the maintenance re lease number , for exam ple, 00 or 01 . x is an optional [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 125 53-1002483-03 Displaying flash memory and version information 6 o LP IronWare Image (Primary for LP Image Type 0) Version 2.5.0T157, Size 2000853 bytes, Check Sum 1e45 Compiled on Oct 20 2007 at 00:05:04 labeled as rlp02500 o LP IronWare Image (Secondary for LP Image Type 0) Version 2.5.0T15[...]

126 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Displaying flash memory and version information 6 Compiled on Oct 20 2007 at 00:05:04 labeled as rlp02500 o IronWare Image (Secondary) Version 2.5.0T157, Size 1999406 bytes, Check Sum 04f4 Compiled on Oct 10 2007 at 17:15:40 labeled as rlp02500 o Boot-Monitor Image Version 2.5[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 127 53-1002483-03 Displaying flash memory and version information 6 LP Kernel Image (Monitor for LP Image T ype 0) Indicates the in terfa ce module Bo ot-Monitor imag e stored in the management module’s code flash. The management module st ores these images only; it does not run the images. T [...]

128 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Displaying flash memory and version information 6 Displaying version information Y ou can displa y version i nfo rmation f or a BigIron RX Series switch using the e command as shown in the fo llowing: BigIron RX# show version HW: BigIron RX Router Boot-Monitor Image Indicates [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 129 53-1002483-03 Displaying flash memory and version information 6 BigIron RX-16 CHASSIS (Serial #: Not Exist, Part #: Not Exist) RX-BI-SFM3 Switch Fabric Module 1 (Serial #: PR23050164, Part #: 31523-100A) FE 1: Type fe200, Version 2 FE 2: Type fe200, Version 2 FE 3: Type fe200, Version 2 RX-B[...]

130 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Upgrading the BigIron RX Series software 6 Boot : Version 2.7.3T155 Copyright (c) 1996-2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Compiled on Aug 27 2010 at 01:23:18 labeled as rlb02703 (307473 bytes) from boot flash Monitor : Version 2.7.3T155 Copyright (c) 1996-2010 Brocade C[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 131 53-1002483-03 Upgrading th e BigIro n RX Series software 6 • “Downgrading fr om version 02.5.00 (or lat er) to a pre-02.5.00 version” For interface modules running version s earlier than 02.3.00 Under normal cond itions, a back re vision interfac e module can be placed in a BigIr on RX[...]

132 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Upgrading the BigIron RX Series software 6 Downgrading from version 02.5.00 (o r later) to a pre-02.5.00 version The proc edure fo r downgrading the software im ages from version 02.5.00 (or lat e r) to a pre-02.5.00 version are the same as for previous v ersions. When per f o[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 133 53-1002483-03 Using unified software images to upgrade images 6 The < TFTP-ser ver -ip-addr > variable is the IP address for the TFTP ser ver y ou are downloading the image from. The < image-name > variable is the name of the unified sof tware image you w ant to do wnload to the [...]

134 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Using unified software images to upgrade images 6 The < TFTP-ser ver -ip-addr > variable is the IP address f or the TFTP ser ver y ou are downloading the image from. The < image-name > variable is the name of the unified sof tw are image you want t o download to th[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 135 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 The lp-no-boot paramet er specifies that you do not w a nt to do wnload the inter face module boot image. The lp-sec parameter specifies that int er face image be copied t o the secondary location in flash. The mp-n o- boot parameter specifies t[...]

136 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 Basic tasks in the software upgrade process Follo w the st eps given belo w to upgrade all o r some of the BigIr on RX Series software images. 1. Det ermine the v ersions of the software images currently installed and running on the BigIron RX [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 137 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 4. If you want t o upgrade other sof tware images, go to the appr opriate upgrade section f or information. If you ha ve completed upgrading the sof tware images, you must reboot the management module to complete the upgrad e process. F or more [...]

138 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 T o u pgrade monitor and boot images simultaneously f or an interface, per form the f ollowing steps: 1. Place the new monit or and boot images on a TF TP server to which the BigIr o n RX system has access or on a PCMC IA flash card inser ted i[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 139 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 NOTE If you cop y the ne w IronW are image to all int er face modules using the all ke ywor d, the management module m akes a copy of the image (called lp-primar y-0 or lp-secondar y-0) and stores it in its code flash, t hereby synchronizin g th[...]

140 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 • If you want to retain the IronW are images in the interface module’s code flash, ent er the lp cont-boot no- sync < slot-number > c ommand at the Privileged EXEC pro mpt. Af ter the manageme nt module finishes booting, do the follo [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 141 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 . SL M1: RX-BI-MR Management Module Standby (Serial #: SA36060509, Part #: 35524-000B): Boot : Version 2.7.3T145 Copyright (c) 1996-2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Compiled on Jun 12 2010 at 01:44:54 labeled as rmb02703b394 (439602 byt[...]

142 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 The hitless OS upgrade is designed to allo w fo r upgrading the software in a system betw een two patch releases of the OS, which support this func tionality and have compatible data structures. A hitless Layer 2 OS downgrade ma y also be suppo[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 143 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 • The total time it takes f or t he hitless upgrade pr ocess to finish varies betw een appro ximately 1 and 1 0 minut es. This depends on the size of the MA C table, the number of OSPF and BGP neighbors and the size of the r outing table. R o [...]

144 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Upgrading images independently 6 4. The standb y management module is reset. 5. The activ e management module is rese t and the standb y management module assumes control as the activ e module. 6. Active console co ntrol is lost to the previous ly activ e management module as [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 145 53-1002483-03 Loading and saving configuration files 6 Loading the Multi-Se rvice IronWare software onto th e router Hitless Lay er 2 OS upgrade loads from the primary and secondar y images on the Management m o d u l e s . T h e fi r st s te p i n p e r fo r m in g a h i t l e ss L ay e r 2[...]

146 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Loading and saving configuration files 6 • Running configuration – This active conf iguration is in the system RAM but not yet sav ed to code flash. These changes co uld represent a shor t-term requirement or general configuration change. T o display this configuration, en[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 147 53-1002483-03 Loading and saving configuration files 6 Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server T o copy the star tup-config or ru nning-con fig fil e to or from a TFTP se r ver , use o ne of the following methods. NOTE Y o u can name the configuration file whe n you copy it to [...]

148 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Dynamic configuration loading 6 Dynamic configuration loading Y o u can load dynamic configuration commands (com mands that do not require a reload t o take effect) from a file on a TF TP ser ver int o the BigI r on RX Series switch’s running-config. Y ou can make configurat[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 149 53-1002483-03 Dynamic configuration loading 6 NOTE If you cop y-and-paste a configuration into a management session, the CLI ignores the “ ! “ instead of chang ing the CLI to the global CONF IG le vel. As a result, you might ge t different results if you copy-and-paste a configuration in[...]

150 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Using SNMP to save and load configuration information 6 BigIron RX(config)# interface ethernet 3/1 BigIron RX(config-if-e1000-3/1)# no ip add 10.10.10.1/24 BigIron RX(config-if-e1000-3/1)# ip add 10.10.10.69/24 BigIron RX-if-e1000-3/1) • Alwa ys use the end command at the en[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 151 53-1002483-03 Erasing image and configuration files 6 • < r w-community -string > is a read -write community str ing configured on the Br ocade devic e. • < device- ip-addr > is the de vice’s IP address. • < tftp-ip-addr > is the TFTP server’s IP address. • <[...]

152 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 File synchronization 6 • Flash code – The flash code c an include the f ollowing files: - monit or , which contains the mana gement modu le’s R eal Time Operating Syst em (RT OS). - primar y , which contains the management module’s primar y IronWare image. - secondar y[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 153 53-1002483-03 File synchronization 6 File synchronization between the management and interface modules An interface module can hav e two Ir onWare images: primary and se condar y . These images contain the lay er 1 – 3 sof tware that the int e r face modules run. These images reside in the[...]

154 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Scheduling a system reload 6 Specifying an immedi ate synchronization Y ou can immed iately synchronize the IronW are im ages between th e management module and one or all int er face modules. For e xample, to imm ediately synchr onize the Ir onWare images between the manageme[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 155 53-1002483-03 Scheduling a system reload 6 Reloading at a specific time T o schedule a system reload f or a specific time, use one of the f ollowing methods. T o schedule a system reload fr om the primar y flash modu le for 6:00:00 AM, J anuar y 19, 2004, enter the f ollowing command at the [...]

156 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Diagnostic error codes and remedies for TFTP transfers 6 Diagnostic error codes and re medies for TFTP transfers If an error occurs with a TFTP transfer t o or fr om a BigIr on RX Series switch, one of the f ollowing error c odes are display ed. TA B L E 2 8 Diagnostic error c[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 157 53-1002483-03 Chapter 7 Hardware Specifications In this chapter • Hardw are specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7 • Port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

158 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Hardware specifications 7 Ta b l e 3 2 lists the maximum po wer consumption , in watts, for BigIron RX Series modules. NOTE The maximum po wer consum ption table reflec ts the measured maximum power consumption of different line card types. The chassis, cooling sy st em, pow e[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 159 53-1002483-03 Hardware specifications 7 NOTE The DC input PSU has a -40VDC to -60VDC oper ating range with -48VDC as the nominal input vol t ag e . Physical dimensions Ta b l e 3 3 provides the physical dimensions for the BigIron RX Series chassis. Operating environment Ta b l e 3 4 provides[...]

160 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Port specifications 7 Electromagnetic approvals • FCC Par t 15, Subpart B (Class A) • EN 55022 (CE ma rk) (Clas s A) • EN5502 4 (CE mark) (Immunity) f o r Inf ormation T echnology Equipment • ICES-003 Emission Cer tifica tion (Interference Causing Equipment Standard) ([...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 161 53-1002483-03 Port specifications 7 NOTE As indicated in Figure 50 and Figure 5 1 , some o f the wires shou ld not be connec ted. If you do connect the wires that are labeled “Reserved” , you might get une xpected results with some ter m i na l s . FIGURE 5 1 Cons ole port pin assignment[...]

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Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 163 53-1002483-03 Appendix A Regulatory Statements U.S.A. This equipment has been t ested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class A digital device pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC R ules. These limi ts are designed t o provide reasonable pr otection against harmful int er ference when [...]

164 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Japan Power Cord A Japan Power Cord English translation of above statement ATTENTION Nev er use the pow er cor d pack ed with your eq uipment f or other pr oducts. Korea Class A statement English translation of above statement T ransla tion: Class A device (Br oadcasting Commu[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 165 53-1002483-03 Taiwan A Taiwan BSMI Statement English Translation of above statement War n i n g : This is Class A product. I n a domestic en vironmen t, this product ma y cause radio inter ference in which case the user ma y be required t o take ad equate me asures.[...]

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Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 167 53-1002483-03 Appendix B Caution and Danger Notices The cautions and danger no tices th at appear in this manual are list ed below in English, German, F rench, and Spanish. Caution statements A caution calls your attention to a possible hazard that can damage equipment. "V orsicht"[...]

168 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Caution statements B T able 0.2: CAUTION F or a DC system (BigIron RX -4, -8, and -16), use a grounding w ire of at le ast 6 American Wire Gauge (AWG). The 6 A WG wire should be attached to an agency -approved crimp connector (pro vided on the BigIron RX-1 6 chassis), crimped [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 169 53-1002483-03 Caution statements B T able 0.4: CAUTION F or the DC input circuit t o the system (B igIron RX-4, -8, and -1 6), mak e sure there is a 30 amp cir cuit break er , minimum -48Vdc, double pole, on the input t o the termi nal block. The input wiri ng for connecti on to the pr oduct[...]

170 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Caution statements B T able 0.7 : CAUTION Do no t add or remov e a flash card while a file operati on inv olving the flash car d's slot is in progress. Doing s o can result in corru ption of the flash card. I f this occu rs, you may need to ref ormat the flash card to mak[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 171 53-1002483-03 Caution statements B T able 0.9: CAUTION En sure that the de vice does not o verload th e power ci rcuits, wiri ng, and ov er-c urrent pro tection. T o determine th e possibility of o verloading the suppl y circuits , add the ampere (amp) ratings of all devices i nstalled on th[...]

172 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Caution statements B T able 0.12: CAUTION Ne ver leav e tools inside the chassis. VOR S IC H T Lassen Sie kein e Werkze uge im Chassis zurück. MISE EN GARDE Ne laissez jamais d' outils à l'intérieur du châssis. PRECAUCIÓN No deje nunca herramientas en el interio[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 173 53-1002483-03 Danger notice s B Danger notices A Danger calls your att e ntion to a possible hazard that can cause injury or death. The f ollowing are the danger notices us ed in this manual. T able 0.15: CAUTION T o avoid ov erheating of the BigIron RX-16 chassis, remove only one fan assem [...]

174 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Danger notices B "Gefahr" w eist auf eine mögliche Gefährdung hin, die zu V e rletzungen od er T od führen können. Sie finden die f olgenden W arnhinw eise in diesem Handbuch. Un “Danger” attire vo tre attention sur un risque possible de blessure ou de décè[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 175 53-1002483-03 Danger notice s B T able 0.22 : WAR N I N G If the installation req uires a different po wer cord than the one suppli ed with the device, mak e sure you use a power cord displa ying the mark of the safe ty agency that defines the regulations f or power cor ds in your country . [...]

176 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Danger notices B T able 0.25: WAR N I N G Mount the devices y ou install in a rack or cabinet as lo w as possible. Place the heavi est device at the bott om and progressi vely place light er devices abo ve. Gefahr Montieren Sie die Ger äte im Gest ell oder Schrank so tief wie[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 177 53-1002483-03 Danger notice s B T able 0.27: Danger The power supplies are ho t swappable, which means they can be removed and replaced while the BigIron RX Series chassis is pow ered on and r unning. How ever , Brocade recommends that y o u disconnect a pow er supply from its pow er source [...]

178 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Danger notices B T able 0.29: Danger The front panel of an A C power sup ply includes a han dle that locks th e pow er supply in the chassis. This handle is a lockin g mechanism only and should not be used t o lift and carry the power supply . Y ou may sustain physi cal injury[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 179 53-1002483-03 Danger notice s B T able 0. 3 2: Danger Be careful not to inse r t your fing ers into t he fan tra y while removi ng it fr om the chassis. The fan may still be spinning at a high speed. Gefahr Die Finger dürfen nicht verseh entlich in das V entilatorblech gest eckt werden, wen[...]

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Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 181 53-1002483-03 Appendix C Software Specifications IEEE compliance The BigIron RX Series switch suppor ts the fo llowing standards: • 802. 1d Bridging • 802. 1q VLAN T agging • 802. 1w Rapid Spanning T ree (RSTP) • 802. 1x User Authentication • 802.3, 1 0BaseT • 802.3ad Link Aggreg[...]

182 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 RFC support C • 95 1 – Bootstrap Pro tocol (BootP) • 10 27 – P r ox y A R P • 1 042 – IP datagrams o ver IEEE 802 networks (f or Ethernet) • 1122 and 1123 – Requireme nts for Int ernet Hosts (switches) • 11 4 1 – Incremental updating of the Internet checksu[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 183 53-1002483-03 RFC support C • 2328 – Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v ersion 2 • 23 70 – OSPF Opaque LSA Option RIP • 1 058 – Routing Inf ormation Prot ocol (RIP) version 1 • 1 723 – RIP version 2 • 18 12 – Requirements f or IP version 4 switchess IP Multicast • 1 0 75[...]

184 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 Internet drafts C • 2096 – IP F or warding MIB • 2 138 – Remot e Authentication Dial In User Server (RADIUS) • 2 139 – RADIUS Account ing • 2233 – The Int er f aces Group MIB using SMIv2 • 2529 – T ransmissio n of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit T u[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 185 53-1002483-03 Appendix D Using Brocade Structured Cabling Components Cable cinch overview Position the cable cinch with the open end to the left (no slot) as sho wn in Figure 52 . FIGURE 52 Cable cinch over view 1 Slot 1 5 Open end 2S l o t 2 6 R e a r 3S l o t 3 7 F r o n t 4S l o t 4 123 4[...]

186 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 mRJ21 procedures D mRJ21 procedures The f ollowing pr ocedure demonstrat es securing up t o eight mRJ2 1 cables into the cable c inch. When securing f ewe r than the maximum cables , f ollow the pr ocedure to secure the desired number of cables and sim ply wrap the remainin g [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 187 53-1002483-03 mRJ21 procedures D Cable cinch with three mRJ21 cables Three mRJ2 1 cables may be secured as shown in Figure 54 . FIGURE 54 Three mRJ21 cables Cable cinch with four mRJ21 cables Four mRJ2 1 cables may be secured as shown in Figure 55 . FIGURE 55 Four mRJ2 1 cables Cable cinch w[...]

188 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 mRJ21 procedures D Cable cinch with six mRJ21 cables Six mRJ21 cables ma y be secured as s hown in Figure 5 7 . FIGURE 5 7 Six mRJ21 cables Cable cinch with seven mRJ21 cables Sev e n mRJ2 1 cables may be secured as shown in Figure 58 . FIGURE 58 Seven mRJ2 1 cables[...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 189 53-1002483-03 RJ45 procedures D Cable cinch with eight mRJ21 cables Eight mRJ2 1 cables may be secured as sho wn in Figure 59 . FIGURE 59 Eight mRJ21 cables RJ45 procedures Use the f ollowing guidelines when using the cab le cinch clips with RJ45 cables.[...]

190 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 RJ45 procedures D Cable cinch with one group of RJ45 cables RJ45 cables ma y be secured in groups of six. T o secure up t o six RJ45 cables in one group, place the V elcro strap thr ough slot one and use the fr ont left recesses as shown in Fi gure 60 . FIGURE 60 One group of [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 191 53-1002483-03 RJ45 procedures D Cable cinch with three groups of RJ45 cables 18 RJ45 cables, in three gr oups , may be secured as shown in Figure 62 . FIGURE 62 1 8 RJ45 cables in three group s Cable cinch with four groups of RJ45 cables 2 4 RJ45 cables, in four groups , ma y be secured as s[...]

192 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 RJ45 procedures D Cable cinch with five groups of RJ45 cables 30 RJ45 cables, in fiv e groups, may be secured as shown in Figure 64 . FIGURE 64 30 RJ45 cables in fiv e groups Cable cinch with six groups of RJ45 cables 36 RJ45 cables, in six groups, ma y be secured as shown in [...]

Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide 193 53-1002483-03 RJ45 procedures D Cable cinch with seven groups of RJ45 cables 42 RJ45 cables, in seve n groups, ma y be secured as shown in Figure 66 . FIGURE 66 42 RJ45 cables in seven group s Cable cinch with eight groups of RJ45 cables 48 RJ45 cables, in eight gr oups , may be secured as s[...]

194 Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware In stallation Guide 53-1002483-03 RJ45 procedures D[...]