Brocade Communications Systems 300 Manual

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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.
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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
([phone])
• For areas unable to access toll
free number: [phone]
•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
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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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What’s new in this document
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Brocade 300 Introduction
● 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 features
The Brocade 300 is a cost-effective and highly-scalable 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gbps switch, designed for small to
mid-sized businesses. Like all Brocade switches, the Brocade 300 runs on the Brocade Fabric
Operating System (Fabric OS) and is compatible with other Brocade switches, which enables seamless
connectivity into heterogeneous SAN environments.
The Brocade 300 is a dual purpose device that you can use either as a full-functioned switch or as an
N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) access gateway. When functioning as an access gateway, the Brocade
300 provides a single platform for all SAN connectivity.
Because the Brocade 300 is scalable, you can use it as a foundation switch for a small SAN and
continue to use it as a building block as the SAN grows.
The Brocade 300 provides the following features:
• 1U chassis that can be installed as a standalone unit or mounted in a standard Electronic Industries
Association (EIA) 48.26 cm (19 inches) rack.
• One built-in fixed power unit (not a FRU).
• Three built-in fans (there are no fan FRUs) that allows the a single fan failure and permits the switch
to continue to function properly.
• On-demand scaling of 8 to 24 8 Gbps ports.
• ASIC technology supporting 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports.
• A flexible design that enables the Brocade 300 to function as either a full-functioned switch or an
NPIV access gateway.
• Support of the EZSwitchSetup wizard for setup and basic configuration.
• RJ45 Ethernet management port that in conjunction with EZSwitchSetup, supports switch IP address
discovery and configuration.
• USB port that provides storage for firmware updates, output of the supportSave command and
storage for configuration uploads and downloads.
• A single motherboard design with a 667 MHz PowerPC 440EPx Reduced Instruction Set Computer
(RISC) CPU with integrated peripherals.
• Inter-Switch-Link Trunking (licensable) which enables up to eight ports (at 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gbps speeds)
between a pair of switches to be combined to form a single, logical ISL switch with a speed of up to
64 Gbps (128 Gbps full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing.
• Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) which optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by
automatically routing data to the most efficient available path in the fabric.
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Facility requirements
The following table provides the facilities requirements that must be met for the Brocade 300.
Facility RequirementsTABLE 1
Type Requirements
Electrical • Primary AC input 100-240 VAC, 2.0A, 47-63 Hz; switch autosenses input voltage
• Adequate supply circuit, line fusing, and wire size, as specified by the electrical rating on the
switch nameplate
• Circuit protected by a circuit breaker and grounded in accordance with local electrical codes
Refer to Brocade 300 Technical Specifications on page 0 for complete power supply
specifications.
Thermal • A minimum air flow of 39.1 cubic meters/hour (23 cubic ft/min.) available in the immediate
vicinity of the switch
• Ambient air temperature not exceeding 40 ° C (104 ° F) while the switch is operating
Rack installation • One unit (1U) in a 48.3 cm (19-inches) rack
• All equipment in rack grounded through a reliable branch circuit connection
• Additional weight of switch not to exceed the rack's weight limits
• Rack secured to ensure stability in case of unexpected movement
Port side of the Brocade 300
The port side of the Brocade 300 includes the system status LED, console port, Ethernet port and
LEDs, USB port, and Fibre Channel ports and the corresponding port status LEDs.
FIGURE 1 Port Side of the Brocade 300
1. Switch ID pull-out tab
2. System status (top) and power (bottom) LEDs
3. System RS232 console port (RJ-45)
4. Ethernet port with two Ethernet status LEDs
5. USB port
6. Fibre Channel port status LEDs
7. Fibre Channel ports (24)
8. AC power receptacle
Facility requirements
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FIGURE 2 Trunking port groups and port numbers of the Brocade 300
1. Trunking port group 1: FC ports 00-07
2. Trunking port group 2: FC ports 08-15
3. Trunking port group 3: FC ports 16-23
NOTE
You can also use port index and PIDs to identify a port. For more information, refer to the Fabric OS
Administrator's Guide.
Non-port side of the Brocade 300
The non-port side of the Brocade 300 is used solely for air flow. There are two labels on the bottom of
the chassis. On the right side is the Brocade standard agency label. On the left side is the Brocade
standard OEM data label.
Supported fabric configurations
The Brocade 300 is supported as an edge device in fabrics of up to 239 switches.
Ports on Demand license
Brocade 300 can be purchased with 8, 16, or 24 licensed ports. As your needs increase, you can
activate unlicensed ports by purchasing and installing the Brocade Ports on Demand (POD) optional
licensed product. After it has been installed, the license appears in the licenseShow command output
as Ports on Demand license .
By default, ports 0 through 7 are enabled on the Brocade 300. To enable ports 8 through 16, install a
POD license key. To enable ports 16 through 24, install another POD license.
To install a POD license, you can either use the supplied license key or generate a license key.
Typically the switch is shipped with a paper pack that specifies the transaction key to use with the
Software License Keys link. Use this transaction key on the Brocade Web site at www.brocade.com /
licensekeys and follow the instructions to generate the key. You can also use this site to generate other
license keys for your switch.
After you have installed the license keys, you must enable the ports. You can do so without disrupting
switch operation by using the portEnable command on each port individually. Alternatively, you can
disable and re-enable the switch to activate all ports simultaneously.
Non-port side of the Brocade 300
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For detailed information on enabling additional ports using the POD license, refer to the Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide .
ISL trunking groups
The Brocade 300 supports Interswitch Link (ISL) Trunking as a licensed feature. When this feature is
enabled, you can create trunked groups of up to eight contiguous ports. This means that you can
create up to three trunked groups that contain eight ports each.
The Fibre Channel ports on the Brocade 300 are numbered from left to right and color-coded into
groups of eight to indicate which ports you can combine into trunked groups.
FIGURE 3 Trunking Groups
A. Trunk group 1: Ports 0 through 7
B. Trunk group 2: Ports 8 through 15
C. Trunk group 3: Ports 16 though 23
NOTE
Brocade ISL Trunking is optional software that allows you to create trunking groups of ISLs between
adjacent switches. For more information about trunking, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
ISL trunking groups
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Brocade 300 Installation and Configuration
● Items included with the Brocade 300.............................................................................. 15
● Installation and safety considerations............................................................................. 15
● Installing a standalone Brocade 300............................................................................... 18
● EIA rack installation for a Brocade 300........................................................................... 18
● Brocade 300 configuration.............................................................................................. 19
Items included with the Brocade 300
The following items are included with the standard shipment of the Brocade 300. When you open the
Brocade 300 packaging, verify that these items are included in the package and that no damage has
occurred during shipping:
• One Brocade 300 Fibre Channel switch
• An accessory kit containing:
‐Serial cable with an RJ-45 connector
‐6 ft. Power Cord
‐Rubber feet, required for setting up the switch as a standalone unit
‐Brocade 300 QuickStart Guide
‐EZSwitch Setup CD
‐Access Gateway Quick Start Guide
Installation and safety considerations
You can install the Brocade 300 switch in the following ways:
1. As a standalone unit on a flat surface.
2. In an EIA rack using a fixed-rail rack mount kit. The optional fixed-rail rack mount kit can be ordered
from your switch retailer.
3. In an EIA rack sing an optional slide-rail rack mount kit. The optional slide-rail rack mount kit can be
ordered from your switch retailer.
Installation precautions
When using this product, observe all danger, caution, and attention notices in this manual. The notices
are accompanied by symbols that represent the severity of the safety condition.
NOTE
Refer to Cautions and Danger Notices on page 43 for translations of safety notices for this product.
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General precautions
DANGER
The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel.
CAUTION
Changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Power precautions
To install and operate the switch successfully, ensure the following:
• The primary outlet is correctly wired, protected by a circuit breaker, and grounded in accordance
with local electrical codes.
• Connect the power cord only to a grounded outlet.
DANGER
Make sure that the power source circuits are properly grounded, then use the power cord
supplied with the device to connect it to the power source.
• The supply circuit, line fusing, and wire size are adequate, as specified by the electrical rating on
the switch nameplate.
• This product is designed for an IT power system with phase-to-phase voltage of 230V. After
operation of the protective device, the equipment is still under voltage if it is connected to an IT
power system.
DANGER
To avoid high voltage shock, do not open the device while the power is on.
• The power supply standards provided in Brocade 300 Technical Specifications on page 0 are
met.
RTC battery precautions
Do not attempt to replace the real-time clock (RTC) battery. There is danger of explosion if the battery
is incorrectly replaced or disposed of. Contact your switch supplier if the real-time clock begins to lose
time.
DANGER
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries
according to the instructions.
Environmental considerations
For successful installation and operation of the switch, ensure that the following environmental
requirements are met:
• At a minimum, adequate cooling requires that you install the switch with the non-port side, which
contains the air intake vents, facing the cool-air aisle.
• All equipment in the rack should force air in the same direction to avoid intake of exhaust air.
General precautions
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CAUTION
Ensure that the airflow direction of the power supply unit matches that of the installed fan
tray. The power supplies and fan trays are clearly labeled with either a green arrow with an
"E", or an orange arrow with an "I."
• A minimum of 30.6 cubic meters/hour (18 cubic ft/min) and a maximum of 39.1 cubic meters/hour (23
cubic ft/min) of air flow is available to the air intake vents on the non-port side of the switch.
CAUTION
Make sure the airflow around the front, sides, and back of the device is not restricted.
• Ensure that temperature requirements are met.
CAUTION
Do not install the device in an environment where the operating ambient temperature might
exceed 40°C (104°F).
EIA rack considerations
For successful installation and operation of the switch in a EIA rack, ensure the following requirements
are met:
• The rack must be a standard EIA rack.
• Plan a rack space that is 1 rack unit - 4.45 cm (1.75 inches) high, 48.3 cm (19 inches) wide.
• Ground all equipment in the rack through a reliable branch circuit connection and maintain ground at
all times. Do not rely on a secondary connection to a branch circuit, such as a power strip.
• Ensure that airflow and temperature requirements are met on an ongoing basis, particularly if the
switch is installed in a closed or multi-rack assembly.
• Verify that the additional weight of the switch does not exceed the rack’s weight limits or unbalance
the rack in any way.
•DANGER
Make sure the rack housing the device is adequately secured to prevent it from becoming
unstable or falling over.
Recommendations for cable management
The minimum bend radius for a 50 micron cable is 5.08 cm (2 inches) under full tensile load and 3.05
cm (1.2 inches) with no tensile load.
Cables can be organized and managed in a variety of ways: for example, using cable channels on the
sides of the rack or patch panels to minimize cable management. Following is a list of
recommendations:
NOTE
You should not use tie wraps with optical cables because they are easy to over tighten.
CAUTION
Before plugging a cable into to any port, be sure to discharge the voltage stored on the cable by
touching the electrical contacts to ground surface.
EIA rack considerations
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• Plan for rack space required for cable management before installing the switch.
• Leave at least 1 m (3.28 ft) of slack for each port cable. This provides room to remove and replace
the switch, allows for inadvertent movement of the rack, and helps prevent the cables from being
bent to less than the minimum bend radius.
• If you are using Brocade ISL Trunking, consider grouping cables by trunking groups. The cables
used in trunking groups must meet specific requirements, as described in the Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide.
• For easier maintenance, label the fiber optic cables and record the devices to which they are
connected.
• Keep LEDs visible by routing port cables and other cables away from the LEDs.
• Use hook and loop straps to secure and organize fiber optic cables.
Items required for installation
The following items are required for installing and connecting the Brocade 300 for use in a network
and fabric:
• Workstation with an installed terminal emulator, such as HyperTerminal
• Unused IP address and corresponding subnet mask and gateway address
• Serial cable (provided)
• Ethernet cable
• SFPs and compatible cables, as required
• Access to an FTP server for backing up the switch configuration (optional)
Installing a standalone Brocade 300
Perform this task to install the Brocade 300 as a standalone unit.
1. Unpack the Brocade 300.
2. Apply the adhesive rubber feet. Applying the rubber feet onto the switch helps prevent the switch
from sliding off the supporting surface.
a) Clean the indentations at each corner of the bottom of the switch to ensure that they are
free of dust or other debris that might lessen the adhesion of the feet.
b) With the adhesive side against the chassis, place one rubber foot in each indentation and
press into place.
3. Place the switch on a flat, sturdy surface.
4. Provide power to the switch as described in Providing power to the switch on page 19.
NOTE
Do not connect the switch to the network until the IP address is correctly set. For instructions on
how to set the IP address, see Brocade 300 configuration on page 19
EIA rack installation for a Brocade 300
The rack mount kit can be installed in two ways:
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• To allow the port side of the switch to slide out of the exhaust-air side of the rack. In this installation,
the port side of the switch is flush with the edge of the rack.
• To allow the non-port side of the switch to slide out the cool-air side of the rack. In this installation,
the port side of the switch is set 7.62 cm (3 inches) back from the edge of the rack, allowing a more
gradual bend in the fiber optic cables.
Whichever mounting method you choose, follow the installation instructions shipped with the
appropriate rack mount kit:
• To install the switch into a fixed-rail rack, refer to the Fixed Rack Mount Kit Installation Procedure .
• To install the switch into a slide-rail rack, refer to the Slide Rack Mount Kit Installation Procedure .
• To install the switch into mid-mount rack, refer to the Mid-Mount Rack Mount Kit (Switch) Installation
Procedure .
Brocade 300 configuration
Once you have set up the Brocade 300 in a rack or as a standalone switch, it is time to give it power
and a basic configuration. If you are going to use the Brocade 300 in a single-switch setup, you can use
EZSwitchSetup to complete the basic configuration.
See the EZSwitchSetup CD , included with the Brocade 300 for more information. You can also use the
Brocade 300 Quick Start Guide .
If you do not want to use EZSwitch Setup, follow the instructions in the rest of this section.
Providing power to the switch
Perform the following steps to provide power to the switch.
1. Connect the power cord to the power receptacle on the port side of the Brocade 300, and then to the
power source. Ensure that the cord has a minimum service loop of 15.24 cm (6 inches) available and
is routed to avoid stress.
The Brocade 300 does not have an on/off switch. This means that power is supplied to the Brocade
300 as soon as you connect it to an AC power source.
The status LEDs display amber until Power On Self Test (POST) is complete, and then change to
green. The switch usually requires from 1 to 3 minutes to boot and complete POST.
2. After POST is complete, verify that the switch power and status LEDs on the left of the port side of
the switch are green.
Creating a serial connection
You will perform all basic configuration tasks in this guide using a serial connection. Complete the
following steps to create a serial connection.
1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on the
workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation is RJ-45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the end of the
serial cable and insert the exposed RJ-45 connector into the RJ-45 serial port on the workstation.
2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit in a
UNIX environment), and configure the application as follows:
• In a Windows environment:
Brocade 300 configuration
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Parameter Value
Bits per second 9600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
• In a UNIX environment, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600.
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttya -9600
Setting the switch IP address
You can configure the Brocade 300 with a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol) server to set the IP address of the switch. DHCP is enabled by default. The
Brocade 300 supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
Using DHCP to set the IP address
When using DHCP, the Brocade 300 obtains its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway
address from the DHCP server. The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that is on the
same subnet as the switch. If your DHCP server is not on the same subnet as the Brocade 300, use a
static IP address.
Setting a static IP address
1. Log into the switch using the default password, which is password.
2. Use the ipaddrset command to set the Ethernet IP address.
If you are going to use an IPv4 IP address, enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation as
prompted.
Ethernet IP Address: [192.168.74.102]
If you are going to use an IPv6 address, enter the network information in semicolon-separated
notation as prompted.
switch:admin> ipaddrset -ipv6 --add 1080::8:800:200C:417A/64
IP address is being changed...Done.
3. Complete the rest of the network information as prompted.
Ethernet Subnetmask: [255.255.255.0]
Ethernet IP Address: [192.168.74.102]
Ethernet Subnetmask: [255.255.255.0]
4. Enter off to Disable DHCP when prompted.
DHCP [OFF]: off
Setting the switch IP address
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