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    ® 53-1002554-0 1 *53-1002554-01* 53-1002554-0 1 22 Au gust 20 12 Brocade VDX 8 7 70-4 QuickStar t Guide[...]

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    2 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Copyright © 20 12, Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporat ed. Broc ade, Brocade Assuran ce, the B-wing symbol, B igIron, DCX, F abric OS, F astIron, MLX, Ne tIron, SAN Health, Serve rIron, T urboIr on, VCS, and VDX are regist ered trademarks, an d AnyIO, Br ocade One[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 3 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 In this guide • Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 • Saf ety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 • Danger[...]

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    4 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Introduction Y ou can set up and install the Br ocade VDX 8 770-4 in the following ways: • As a standalone unit on a flat sur face • In a four -pos t rack with the Intake Duct Kit • In a four - post rack • In a two-post telecomm unications (T elco) rack This manua[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 5 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 CAUTION The Brocade VDX 87 70-4 with DC pow er sources are in tended f or installation in restricted access areas only . A restricted access area is a location where access can be gained only by service per sonnel through the use of a special tool, lock and k ey , or ot[...]

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    6 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Danger notices A danger notice calls att e ntion to a situation that is po tentially lethal or e xtremely hazardous to people. A lightning bolt symbol accompanies a danger notice to represent a danger ous electrical condition. Read and comply with the f ollowing danger no[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 7 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 1 Port side of the Brocade VDX 8 770-4 (sample configuration) Brocade VDX 8770-4, nonport side Figure 2 displays a sam ple configuration of the nonport side view of the Br ocade VDX 8 770 -4. 1 Manageme nt module sl ot 1 7 Line card slot 4 2 Manageme nt module sl[...]

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    8 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 2 Nonport side of the Brocade VDX 87 70-4 (sample configuration) Items included with the Brocade VDX 8770-4 The Bro c ade VDX 8 7 70-4 ships with the follo wing items: • Br ocade VDX 8 770-4 chassis, populated with: (management modules, switch fabric modules, and[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 9 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 • Accessory kit containing the follo wing items: - Console cable (RS-232 serial cable: The RS-232 cable has an adapt er at one end that can be remov ed to pro vide an RJ-45-style connector .) - Wrist strap (ESD gr ou nding strap) - Gro und lug kit - SFP extraction t o[...]

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    10 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 2. Ensure that dedicat ed electrical branch cir cuits with the following charact eristics are available: • Up t o four dedicat ed fused 200–2 40 V AC, 50 –60 Hz feeds or -48 VDC (one per power supply) • One cable f or each power supply CAUTION Use a separate bran[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 11 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 . CAUTION For the DC input circuit t o the system of a Br oc ade VDX 8 770-4 (3000 W power supply), make sure there is an 80 Am p circuit break er , minimum -48 VDC, doubl e pole, on the input lugs t o the power supply . The input wiring for the connection t o the swit[...]

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    12 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 CAUTION For the N E BS-complia nt installation of a Brocade VDX 8 770-4 with A C or DC systems, use a gr ound wire of at least 2 A WG. The gr ound wire should have an agency -appro ved crimped connecto r (provided with the device) attac h ed to one end, with the o ther e[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 13 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Switch slots Switch slots are coded and numbered t o dif ferentiat e betw een management module slo t s, switch fabric module slots, and line card slo ts. Management modules (MM) must be instal led only in slots M1 and M2. Switch fabric modules (SFM) must be installed [...]

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    14 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 1 0. Before you apply pow er to the switch, you can install the MM, SFM, and line card modules as w ell as pow er supplies to speed up y our installati on. Ref er to the f o llowing tasks for information on inser ti ng thet various modules. Port numbering The Bro cade VD[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 15 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 5 Inserting a management module Inserting a switch fabric module For this pr ocedure, refer t o “ESD precautions” and Figure 6 . Complete the f ollowing steps t o inser t the SFM. 1. Unpac k the new SFM and remove it fr om the anti-st atic bag. 2. Inspect th[...]

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    16 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 6 Inserting a switch fabric module Inserting a line card For this pr ocedure, refer t o “ESD precautions” and Figure 7 . Co mpl ete th is proc ed ur e to in se r t a n ew li ne ca rd. 1. Unpack the new line card and remo ve it from the anti-static bag. 2. Insp[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 17 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 7 Inser ting a line card (48x10G card shown) Inserting power supplies The switch can be powered with ei ther AC or DC power suppl ies. They are sligh t ly different in appearance and in the wa y that the power cord is at tached. Follo w the procedure below f or [...]

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    18 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 FIGURE 8 Inserting a power supply Inserting an AC power supply For this pr ocedure, refer t o “ESD precautions” and Figure 8 . T o replace a pow er supply, com plete the following steps. DANGER High T ouch Current. Earth connection is e ssential before connecting the[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 19 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 T o replace a DC power supply , complete the follo wing steps. 1. Unpack the ne w power supply and re mo ve it from the anti-static bag . 2. Inspect the power supply f or damage. 3. Use a #1 Phillips scre wdriver to remov e the screw that secures the safety co ver o ve[...]

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    20 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 6. Plug the other end of the c able into the power s ource. ATT ENTI ON Do not connect the switch to the network until the IP add resses are configured. Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-4 The Bro cade VDX 8 770-4 must be configured bef ore it is connect ed to [...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 21 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 NOTE T o prot ect the serial por t from damag e, keep the co ver on the por t when not in use. T o establish a serial connection to th e serial (console) por t on the Brocad e VD X 87 70-4, com plete the f ollowing steps. 1. V erify that the Brocade VDX 8 770-4 is po w[...]

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    22 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Logging in to the serial console port Log in t o the Brocade VDX 8 770-4 t hrough the serial conn ection with the adm in user name. The default passwor d is passwor d . While you are not req uired to change the passw ord at the in itial login, Brocade recommends that you[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 23 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Assigning permanent passwords The fact or y -configured def ault accounts on the switch ar e admin and user . Use the defau lt administrative account as shown in Ta b l e 7 t o log in to the switch for the first time and to per form the basic configurati on tasks. The [...]

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    24 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 4. Use the chassis vir tual-ip command to set the IP address f or the chassis. switch(config-rbridge-id 1)# chassis virtual-ip 10.20.236.132/20 5. Use the ip address command to set the Ethernet IP address f o r the MMs. If you are going to use an IPv4 IP address, enter t[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 25 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Perform the f ollowing steps to establish an Et hernet connection to the Brocade VDX 87 70-4. 1. Remo ve the shipping plug from the Ethernet port on the active MM. 2. Inser t one end of an Ethernet ca ble into the Ethernet por t. 3. Connect the other end to an Ethernet[...]

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    26 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Setting the date and time The MM maintains the current date and time inside a batter y-backed real-time clock (RT C) circuit. Dat e and time are used fo r logging events. S w itch operation does no t depend on the dat e and time; a Brocade VDX 87 70-4 with an incorrect d[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 27 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 switch# configure terminal Entering configuration mode terminal 3. Enter the ntp ser ver " IP v4 address " command , where IPv4 addr ess is the IP address of the first NTP ser ver in IPv4 format, which the swi tch must be able to access. The IPv4 address vari[...]

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    28 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 If you w ant to show the clock and time zone se ttings, use the show clock [rbridge-id rbridge-id | all] command. switch# show clock Determining installed software licenses Cer tain licenses are fact or y installed on the Brocade VDX 8 770-4. T o determine which li cense[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 29 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Verifying correct operation Complet e the following st eps to verify c o rrect operation f or the Brocade VDX 87 70-4. 1. Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional. 2. If necessary, log in t o the switch by T elnet, using the admin account. 3. Enter t[...]

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    30 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 Connecting network devices Y ou can connect your switch to a v ariety of network de vices. Ref er to the topics belo w for some specific requirements f or making these connections . Connecting to Ethernet devices For copper connections to a 1 0/1 00Base- TX or 100 0Base-[...]

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    Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickSt art Guid e 31 of 32 Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 T ransceivers are k eyed so that the y ca n only be in ser ted with the co rrect or ientation. If a transceiv er does not slide in easily , ensure that it is correctly oriented. 2. Po sition a cable so that the key (the ridge on one side of the cable conne c tor) is al[...]

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    32 of 32 Brocade VDX 8770-4 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002554-01 • Leav e at least 1 m (3.28 ft) of slack for each port ca ble. This pr ovides room t o remove and replace the Brocade VDX 8 770 -4, allows for inadv er tent mov ement of the rack, and helps prev ent the cables from being bent to less than the minimum bend radius. • T[...]