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    53-1 002085-02 15 D ec em be r , 2 0 11 ® 53-1 002085-02 *53-1002085-02* Brocade VDX 6720 QuickStar t Guide Supporting the VDX 6720-24 and VDX 6720-60[...]

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    2 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Copyright © 20 10 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reser ved. Broc ade, the B-wing symbol , BigIron, DC FM, DCX, Fabri c OS, Fast Iron, Ir onView , NetIr on, SAN Health, ServerI ron, T urb oIron and W ingspa n are registe red trademarks, and Br ocade Assura[...]

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    Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 3 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Overview This Quick Star t guide is intended as an o ver vie w to help e xperienced installers unpack, install, and configure the Brocade VDX 6720 q uickly. F or more detailed inst allation and configuratio n instructions , see the Brocade Network OS Administrat or’s Gui[...]

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    4 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 . Environmental considerations For successful installati on and operation of the switch, ensure that the follo wing en vir onmental requirements are met: • Because the Br ocade VDX 6720 can be o rdered with f ans that ei th er mov e ai r f ron t to ba c k or ba ck to fro[...]

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    Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 5 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Recommendations for cable management The minimum ben d radius f or a 50 micron cable is 2 inches under full tensile load and 1.2 inches with no te nsile load. Cables can be organized and managed in a variety of wa ys , for e xample, using cable channels on the sides of the[...]

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    6 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 ATTENTION Do not connect the switc h to the network until the IP addres s is correctly set. F or instru ctions on how t o set the IP address, see “Set ting the switch IP address.” Rack installation for a Brocade VDX 6720 Fol low the instal lation instructions shi pped [...]

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    Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 7 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 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 mi na l d evic e. 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 cable [...]

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    8 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Setting the switch IP address Y ou can configure the Brocade VDX 6720 with a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Pro tocol) server t o set the IP address of the switch. DHCP is enabled by default. The Brocade VDX 6720 suppor ts both IPv4 an[...]

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    Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 9 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Another parameters that can be changed if necessar y is the V CS ID. This identifies the V CS fabric of which the switch can be a part. By default, the V CS of ev er y VDX 672 0 is 1. Change the V CS ID if you need to create a new , separate V CS fabric. If y ou need to ch[...]

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    10 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 1. Remov e any prot ector plugs from the tran sceiv er s and the por ts. 2. Making sure that t he bail (wire handle) is in the unlo ck ed position, place the transcei v er in the correctly oriented position on the port, as shown in Figure 1 . 3. Slide the SFP+ into the po[...]

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    Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 11 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 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 por[...]

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    12 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02[...]