Brocade Communications Systems 300 Manuel

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08 May 2015

Brocade 300

Hardware Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface.....................................................................................................................................5

Document conventions......................................................................................5

Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 5

Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 5

Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 6

Brocade resources............................................................................................ 7

Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................7

Document feedback.......................................................................................... 8

About This Document................................................................................................................ 9

Supported hardware and software.................................................................... 9

What’s new in this document............................................................................ 9

Brocade 300 Introduction.......................................................................................................11

Brocade 300 features......................................................................................11

Facility requirements....................................................................................... 12

Port side of the Brocade 300...........................................................................12

Non-port side of the Brocade 300................................................................... 13

Supported fabric configurations...................................................................... 13

Ports on Demand license................................................................................ 13

ISL trunking groups......................................................................................... 14

Brocade 300 Installation and Configuration............................................................................ 15

Items included with the Brocade 300.............................................................. 15

Installation and safety considerations............................................................. 15

Installation precautions....................................................................... 15

Environmental considerations............................................................. 16

EIA rack considerations...................................................................... 17

Recommendations for cable management......................................... 17

Items required for installation.............................................................. 18

Installing a standalone Brocade 300............................................................... 18

EIA rack installation for a Brocade 300........................................................... 18

Brocade 300 configuration.............................................................................. 19

Providing power to the switch............................................................. 19

Creating a serial connection................................................................19

Setting the switch IP address..............................................................20

Date and time settings........................................................................ 21

Brocade 300 Operation...........................................................................................................25

Powering the Brocade 300 on and off.............................................................25

Interpreting LED activity.................................................................................. 25

Brocade 300 LEDs.............................................................................. 25

LED locations...................................................................................... 25

LED patterns....................................................................................... 26

POST and boot specifications.........................................................................28

POST.................................................................................................. 28

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Boot...................................................................................................28

Interpreting POST results..............................................................................28

Maintaining the Brocade 300........................................................................ 29

Installing an SFP...............................................................................29

Diagnostic tests.................................................................................30

Field Replaceable Units (FRUs)........................................................30

Managing the Brocade 300...........................................................................31

Brocade 300 SAN Switch Technical Specifications................................................................ 33

Regulatory Statements..........................................................................................................39

BSMI statement (Taiwan)..............................................................................39

Canadian requirements.................................................................................39

CE Statement................................................................................................39

China CC statement......................................................................................40

China ROHS................................................................................................. 40

FCC warning (US only)................................................................................. 41

KCC statement (Republic of Korea)..............................................................41

VCCI statement.............................................................................................41

Cautions and Danger Notices................................................................................................43

Cautions........................................................................................................43

Danger Notices............................................................................................. 45

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Preface

● Document conventions......................................................................................................5

● Brocade resources............................................................................................................ 7

● Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................................7

● Document feedback.......................................................................................................... 8

Document conventions

The document conventions describe text formatting conventions, command syntax conventions, and

important notice formats used in Brocade technical documentation.

Text formatting conventions

Text formatting conventions such as boldface, italic, or Courier font may be used in the flow of the text

to highlight specific words or phrases.

Format Description

bold text Identifies command names

Identifies keywords and operands

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements

Identifies text to enter at the GUI

italic text Identifies emphasis

Identifies variables

Identifies document titles

Courier font Identifies CLI output

Identifies command syntax examples

Command syntax conventions

Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators define groupings of

parameters and their logical relationships.

Convention Description

bold text Identifies command names, keywords, and command options.

italic text Identifies a variable.

value In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a command

option is printed in plain text, for example, --show WWN.

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Convention Description

[ ] Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.

Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.

{ x | y | z } A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by

vertical bars. You must select one of the options.

In Fibre Channel products, square brackets may be used instead for this

purpose.

x | yA vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.

< > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle

brackets.

... Repeat the previous element, for example, member[member...].

\Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash separates

two lines of a command input, enter the entire command at the prompt without

the backslash.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

Notes, cautions, and warning statements may be used in this document. They are listed in the order of

increasing severity of potential hazards.

NOTE

A Note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference

to related information.

ATTENTION

An Attention statement indicates a stronger note, for example, to alert you when traffic might be

interrupted or the device might reboot.

CAUTION

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause

damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

DANGER

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or

extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of

these conditions or situations.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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Brocade resources

Visit the Brocade website to locate related documentation for your product and additional Brocade

resources.

You can download additional publications supporting your product at www.brocade.com. Select the

Brocade Products tab to locate your product, then click the Brocade product name or image to open the

individual product page. The user manuals are available in the resources module at the bottom of the

page under the Documentation category.

To get up-to-the-minute information on Brocade products and resources, go to MyBrocade. You can

Release notes are available on MyBrocade under Product Downloads.

White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website.

Contacting Brocade Technical Support

As a Brocade customer, you can contact Brocade Technical Support 24x7 online, by telephone, or by e-

mail. Brocade OEM customers contact their OEM/Solutions provider.

Brocade customers

For product support information and the latest information on contacting the Technical Assistance

Center, go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.html.

If you have purchased Brocade product support directly from Brocade, use one of the following methods

to contact the Brocade Technical Assistance Center 24x7.

Online Telephone E-mail

Preferred method of contact for non-

urgent issues:

•My Cases through MyBrocade

•Software downloads and licensing

tools

•Knowledge Base

Required for Sev 1-Critical and Sev

2-High issues:

• Continental US: 1-800-752-8061

• Europe, Middle East, Africa, and

Asia Pacific: +800-AT FIBREE

(+800 28 34 27 33)

• For areas unable to access toll

free number: +1-408-333-6061

•Toll-free numbers are available in

many countries.

[email protected]

Please include:

• Problem summary

• Serial number

• Installation details

• Environment description

Brocade OEM customers

If you have purchased Brocade product support from a Brocade OEM/Solution Provider, contact your

OEM/Solution Provider for all of your product support needs.

• OEM/Solution Providers are trained and certified by Brocade to support Brocade® products.

• Brocade provides backline support for issues that cannot be resolved by the OEM/Solution Provider.

Brocade resources

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• Brocade Supplemental Support augments your existing OEM support contract, providing direct

access to Brocade expertise. For more information, contact Brocade or your OEM.

• For questions regarding service levels and response times, contact your OEM/Solution Provider.

Document feedback

To send feedback and report errors in the documentation you can use the feedback form posted with

the document or you can e-mail the documentation team.

Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and

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About This Document

● Supported hardware and software.................................................................................... 9

● What’s new in this document............................................................................................ 9

Supported hardware and software

Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade

Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS v6.1.0, documenting all possible configurations and

scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.

This document is specific to the Brocade 300 and Fabric OS v5.0.1. To obtain information about a

Fabric OS version other than v5.0.1, see the documentation specific to that OS version.

What’s new in this document

• An illustration indicating the port numbers and the trunking port groups is added.

• All references to EIA cabinet have been changed to EIA rack since closed cabinets are not supported

by Brocade products.

• The regulatory compliance statements are moved to a new chapter/appendix.

‐China CCC certification has been updated from “GB17625.1-2003 or latest” to

“GB17625.1-2012 or latest”.

‐Laser compliance statement is removed.

‐The Japan VCCI statement has been updated.

‐China RoHS compliance statements are removed and a reference to the latest independent

China RoHS compliance document is added.

• A new chapter/appendix on cautions and danger notices is added with translation in multiple

languages.

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