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  • Page 1

    53-1 002338-02 1 0 Augus t 20 12 ® 53-1 002338-02 *53-1002338-02* Brocade VDX 67 1 0-5 4 QuickStar t Guide Suppor ting the VDX 67 10-54[...]

  • Page 2

    2 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 Copyri ght © 201 1-20 12 Brocade C ommunications Syst ems, Inc. All Rights R eser v ed. Broc ade, Brocade A ssurance, the B-wing sy mbol, BigIr on, DCX, Fabri c OS, FastIr on, MLX, NetIr on, SAN Health, Ser ve rIron, T urboIr on, VCS, and VDX are regist ered trademar ks[...]

  • Page 3

    Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 3 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 Overview This Quick Star t guide is intended as an ov er view t o help experienced installers unpack, install, and configure the Brocade VDX 67 10-54 quickly . For mo re detailed inst allation and conf iguratio n instructions, see the Brocade Networ k OS Administrator?[...]

  • Page 4

    4 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 . Environmental considerations For successful installati on and operation of the switch, ensure that the follo wing en vir onmental requirements are met: • Because the Bro cade VDX 67 10-54 switc h can be ordered with fans tha t move air eit her fron t to b ack or b ac[...]

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    Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 5 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 NOTE Y ou should not use tie wraps with optical cables because they are easily overtightened and can damage the op tic fibers. V elcro-lik e wraps are recommended. • Plan f or the rack space required f or cable management before installing the switch. • Leav e at le[...]

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    6 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 Rack installation for a Brocade VDX 6710-54 Fol low the instal lation instructions shi pped with the appr opriate rack mount kit: • T o install the switch into a 4-post fix ed-rail rack , ref er to the latest v ersion of the Fixed Rack Mount Kit Installation Procedure,[...]

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    Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 7 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the swit ch and t o an RS-232 serial por t on the workstation or ter m ina l d ev ice . If the serial port on the workstation or terminal device is RJ45 instead of RS-232 , remove the adapt er on the end of the serial ca[...]

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    8 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 The roo t account is reserved f or develo pment and manufact uring. The user account is read-only and used primarily for syst em monitoring. Changing the default account passwords When you change the default account passwor d af ter you log in f or the first time, only t[...]

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    Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 9 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 switch(config-Management-1/0)# ip address dhcp Enabling and disabling Brocade VCS mode Enable or disable a single switch f o r V CS™ mode as soon as passwor ds hav e been assigned and an IP address has been set. Enabling V CS mode is disrupti v e since a reboot is req[...]

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    10 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 4. When the switch comes back up, enter the copy running-config s tar tup-config command to apply the default configuration to the star tup configuratio n. This is impor tant t o ca pture an y changes that have been made t o the running co nfiguration so that they will [...]

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    Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 11 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 NOTE Each SFP or SFP+ transceiv er has a 10-pad go ld-plated edge connec tor on the bott om. The correct position t o inser t an SF P o r S FP + tr an sc ei ver in th e up pe r row of po r t s i s w i th the gol d-plated edge down. The correct position to inser t an SF[...]

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    12 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 FIGURE 2 Inser ting a cable into an SFP+ Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs For copper connections t o Ethernet hu bs, a 1 0/1 00Base- TX or 1000Base- T switch, or another Brocade de vice, a crosso ver cable is required. If the hub is equipped with an uplink p[...]