Brocade Communications Systems 7800 Quick user guide

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Brocade 7800
Extension Switch
Hardware Reference Manual

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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
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Hardware Reference Manual
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53-1001350-02 BSMI statement updated. October 2011
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added. Copper and optical
port clarifications added.
February 2012
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Contents
About this document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Other industry resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Optional Brocade Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Chapter 1 Introducing the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview of Brocade 7800 Extension Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade 7800 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Port side of the Brocade 7800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Nonport side of the Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Brocade 7800 management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2 Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Items included with the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch . . . . . . . . . 8
Setting up the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone
unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing in an EIA cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Initial setup of the Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Providing power to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Creating a serial connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to the Brocade 7800 using the serial connection . 11
Setting the switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Changing the switch name and chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Creating an Ethernet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting the Brocade 7800 domain ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Setting the Brocade 7800 date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Synchronizing local time with an external source . . . . . . . . . . .14
Correcting the time zone of a Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
FCIP and Fibre Channel routing services configuration . . . . . . 16
Installing SFPs and cabling the Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Verifying correct operation and backup the configuration . . . . 17
Recommendations for cable management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3 Operating the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
LEDs on the port side of the Extension Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
LEDs on the nonport side of the Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Brocade 7800 maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Powering off the Brocade 7800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Appendix A Product specifications
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Brocade 7800 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power cords (Japan, Denan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Fibre Channel port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
GbE port specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Serial port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
VCCI statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power cords (Japan Denan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
China statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
CE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
RTC battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Regulatory certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Index

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About this document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
How this document is organized
This document is organized to help you find the information that you need as quickly and easily as
possible. The document begins with an introduction to the Brocade 7800 and proceeds through
installation and operation procedures.
The document contains the following components:
•Chapter 1, “Introducing the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch” provides a brief overview of the
Brocade 7800 itself.
•Chapter 2, “Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800” describes the installation procedures
for the Brocade 7800.
•Chapter 3, “Operating the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch” provides an overview of Brocade
7800 operation.
•Appendix A, “Product specifications” provides all of the technical specifications for the Brocade
7800.
Supported hardware and software
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is
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What’s new in this document
The Chinese regulatory statement has been added. “China statement.”
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all
lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case
sensitive.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
command Commands are printed in bold.
--option, option Command options are printed in bold.
-argument, arg Arguments.
[ ] Optional element.
variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or
enclosed in angled brackets < >.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,
--show WWN
| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example: --show -mode egress | ingress

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Command examples
This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the Fabric OS command line
interface, but does not describe the commands in detail. For complete descriptions of all
Fabric OS commands, including syntax, operand description, and sample output, see the
Fabric OS Command Reference.
Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in 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 potential damage to hardware or data.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you.
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.
Key terms
For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary.
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at:
http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary
Notice to the reader
This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
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These references are made for informational purposes only.
Additional information
This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find
helpful.
Brocade resources
To get up-to-the-minute information, join MyBrocade. It’s free! Go to http://www.brocade.com
and click MyBrocade to register at no cost for a user ID and password.
For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and maintenance, you can obtain
Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches through:
http://www.amazon.com
For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade SAN Info Center and click the
Resource Library location:
http://www.brocade.com
Release notes are available on the MyBrocade Web site and are also bundled with the Fabric
OS firmware.
Other industry resources
•White papers, online demos, and data sheets are available through the Brocade Web site
at http://www.brocade.com/products/software.jhtml.
•Best practice guides, white papers, data sheets, and other documentation is available
through the Brocade Partner Web site.
For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site
provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre
Channel, storage management, and other applications:
http://www.t11.org
For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association
Web site:
http://www.fibrechannel.org
Optional Brocade Features
Optional Brocade features include:
Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products
Microsoft Corporation Windows, HyperTerminal, NT, 2000, 2003, ME, XP

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Advanced Performance Monitoring
Enables more effective end-to-end SAN performance analysis to enhance performance tuning,
increase productivity, optimize resource utilization, and reduce costs.
Extended Fabrics
Supports the reliable, high-speed connectivity over dark fiber or Dense Wave Division
Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment at distances up to 500 km to enhance business continuance
operations.
Fabric Watch
Continuously monitors SAN fabrics for potential faults based on thresholds set for a variety of
SAN fabric elements and events—automatically alerting administrators to potential problems
before they become costly failures.
ISL Trunking
Optimizes the performance and availability of SAN fabrics while simplifying ISL management.
Two 4 Gbps Brocade switches can automatically group up to eight ISLs into a single logical
“trunk” with a total throughput of up to
32 Gbps.
Advanced Zoning
Automatically groups SAN fabric-connected devices into logical zones that restrict access to
“member” devices in the zone. Advanced Zoning uses hardware enforcement at both the port
and WWN level to provide more robust data protection.
Secure Fabric OS
Provides a comprehensive security solution to help protect mission-critical data. Key features
include centralized policy-based security management, management data encryption, and
authentication to create a fabric-wide trusted environment with control over all levels of fabric
access and communication.
FICON®CUP
Enables IBM host-based management programs to manage FICON fabric switches in-band by
sending commands to the Fabric OS emulated control device.
Getting technical help
Contact your Brocade 7800 support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support,
including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following
information available:
1. General Information
•Brocade 7800 model
•Brocade 7800 operating system version
•Error numbers and messages received
•supportSave command output
•Detailed description of the problem, including the Brocade 7800 or fabric behavior
immediately following the problem, and specific questions
•Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results
•Serial console and Telnet session logs
•syslog message logs

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2. Brocade 7800 Serial Number
The Brocade 7800 serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial
number label, as illustrated below.:
The serial number label is located as follows:
•Brocade 200E—On the nonport side of the chassis
•Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5100, 5300, 7500, 7800, 8000, and Brocade Encryption
Switch—On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the
left
•Brocade 5000—On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of
the switch
•Brocade 7600—On the bottom of the chassis
•Brocade 48000—Inside the chassis next to the power supply bays
•Brocade DCX—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis
•Brocade DCX-4S—On the bottom left on the non-port side of the chassis
3. World Wide Name (WWN)
Use the wwn command to display the product WWN.
If you cannot use the wwn command because the product is inoperable, you can get the
WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the
Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate
at the top of the nonport side of the chassis.
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Chapter
1
Introducing the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
In this chapter
•“Overview of Brocade 7800 Extension Switch” next
•“Port side of the Brocade 7800” on page 4
•“Nonport side of the Brocade 7800” on page 5
•“Brocade 7800 management” on page 5
Overview of Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch is intended as a platform for Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP). This
enables transmission of Fibre Channel data over long distances via IP networks by wrapping Fibre
Channel frames in IP packets. Each end of the FCIP communication path must be a compatible
FCIP device, either the Brocade 7800 or the FX8-24 blade in a DCX-family chassis.
A minimum level of Brocade Fabric Operating System (FOS) 6.3 is required to use the Brocade
7800.
Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for information on configuring these features.
The base model of the switch is shipped with six Fibre Channel SFP ports and two physical Gigabit
Ethernet (GbE) ports active. It includes FOS 6.3 and is compatible with the entire Brocade switch
family. It can operate independently or in a fabric containing multiple Extension Switches.
A fully licensed Brocade 7800 provides the following functionality features:
•FCIP capability
•Up to 8 FCIP tunnels.
•Each FCIP tunnel is represented and managed as a virtual Fibre Channel E_Port (VE_Port).
•Fibre Channel Routing Services functionality can be used over the FCIP link.
•Fabrics connected through FCIP merge if the ports are configured as VE_Ports, and do not
merge if one end of the connection is configured as a VEx_Port. If VE_Ports are used in a
Fibre Channel Routing Services backbone fabric configuration, then the backbone fabric
merges but the Ex_Port attached to edge fabrics do not merge. For more information see
the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
•FCIP Trunking with load balancing and network-based failure recovery
•Adaptive Rate Limiting
•Configurable maximum and minimum committed bandwidth per FCIP tunnel
•Minimum rate is guaranteed rate
•FC frame compression before FCIP encapsulation
•Fibre Channel Routing
•SO-TCP with reorder resistance

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•FastWrite over FCIP (not over FC)
•Open Systems Tape Pipelining over FCIP
•XRC acceleration and FICON tape pipelining over FCIP
•FICON CUP
•FCIP QoS
•TCP performance graphing in Web Tools
The Brocade 7800 provides the following hardware features:
•Up to 16 Fibre Channel SFP ports supporting Fibre Channel Routing Services with link
speeds up to 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gbps
•Up to six 1 GbE ports supporting the FCIP and Fibre Channel Routing Services features
with transmit link speeds up to 1-Gbps on each port:
•Two fixed copper RJ-45 ports are provided along with six SFP ports (copper or optical).
You can select either the two fixed copper RJ-45 ports or the first two SFP ports (both
designated as ge0 and ge1) for use (but not both). The SFP ports can be used with
either optical or copper SFPs.
•The SFP ports can be configured to use either optical or copper cabling.
•Rack mountable 1U chassis.
•Two PPC440EPx Processors running @ 667 MHz.
•One GoldenEye2 switch ASIC for 1/2/4/8 Gbps FC switching.
•One Cavium CN 5740 running with eight MIPS cores @ 750 MHz for data path processing
•One Blaster FPGA for FC compression, offloads like checksum generation/checks, etc.
•One 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet port for management interface.
-This port supports AutoMDI/MDIX.
•One RJ45 terminal port.
•One USB port that provides storage for firmware updates, output of the supportSave
command and storage for configuration uploads and downloads.
•Two redundant, hot-swappable combined power supply/fan assembly FRUs.
•Five internal temperature sensors.
Brocade 7800 Features
The following table compares features supported on the base and fully upgraded Brocade
7800. It also shows optionally licensed features.
TABLE 1 Feature comparison - base 7800 and with the Upgrade License
Feature Base 7800 with Upgrade
License
Number of Fibre Channel ports 4 16
Number of GbE ports 2 6
Fibre Channel routing between remote fabrics for fault
isolation
Yes1Yes1
FCIP Tunnel Yes Yes
Number of FCIP tunnels 2 8

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•Before the installation of the Upgrade License, ports beyond the basic four FC and two GbE
are shown as Disabled with the switchShow command.
•On the base 7800, the two SFP ports (ge0 and ge1) can be configured for use with either
copper or optical cables.
•FC frame compression is not the same as IP compression and is disabled by default. It can
be enabled using the portCfg command. For more information see the Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide.
•FCIP tunnel bandwidth has a minimum rate of 1544 Kbps (T1 rate). Configuration
requests of lower rates will be rejected.
•FCIP Trunking is available which will “virtualize” two or more TCP connections (circuits) as
part of a single FCIP tunnel. Up to four circuits can be configured for a single FCIP tunnel.
See the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for details on explicitly configuring circuits.
•Multiple FCIP tunnels can share the same GbE port. At the same time, VE_ and VEx_Ports
are not associated with a single physical GbE port.
Available licenses
The following features are available with the purchase of a specific license key for the Brocade
7800.
•Advanced Extension
•Integrated Routing (IR)
•Advanced Acceleration for FICON
•FICON CUP
•Extended Fabric
•Adaptive Networking
•Server Application Optimization
•ISL Trunking
•Fabric Watch
FCIP Trunking Yes2Yes2
Adaptive Rate Limiting Yes2Yes2
FC frame compression Yes Yes
Storage optimized TCP Yes Yes
Fast Write over FCIP tunnel Yes Yes
Open Systems Tape Pipelining over FCIP tunnel No Yes
FICON XRC emulation and Tape Pipelining over FCIP No Yes3
FICON CUP No Yes4
1. Requires IR license
2. Requires Advanced Extension license
3. Requires Advanced FICON Acceleration license
4. Requires FICON CUP license
TABLE 1 Feature comparison - base 7800 and with the Upgrade License
Feature Base 7800 with Upgrade
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•Advanced Performance Monitoring
For information on these features, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
Port side of the Brocade 7800
Figure 1 shows the port side of the 7800 Extension Switch.
FIGURE 1 Port side view
The Fibre Channel ports are numbered from left to right on the faceplate (see Figure 2).
FIGURE 2 Port numbering in the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
You can have two trunking groups on a fully licensed Brocade 7800. Groups 1 would consist of
FC ports 0-7 and group 2 would be ports 8-15.
1 System Power LED 6 Fibre Channel Ports (16)
2 System Status LED 7 GbE ports - copper RJ45(2)
3 Console Port (RJ45) 8 GbE ports - optical or copper SFP (6)
4 Ethernet Management Port 9 Serial number pull-out tab
5 USB Port
1 Fibre Channel Ports 0 through 3 3 GbE ports ge0-ge1 (fixed copper
RJ-45 only)
2FibreChannelPorts4through15 4GbEportsge0throughge5-(SFP-
optical or copper)
6 7 8
19
32 4 5
2 4
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Nonport side of the Brocade 7800
Figure 3 shows the nonport side of the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch, which contain the
combined power supplies and fans.
FIGURE 3 Nonport side of the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
Brocade 7800 management
You can use the management functions built into the Brocade 7800 to monitor the fabric
topology, port status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch
performance and to accelerate system debugging.
NOTE
The Brocade 7800 automatically perform a power-on self-test (POST) each time it is turned on.
Any errors are recorded in the error log. For more information about POST, see “POST and boot
specifications” on page 35.
For information about upgrading the version of Fabric OS installed on your Brocade 7800, see
the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
1 Fan and Power Supply Assembly 2 7 Fan assembly 1
2 Fan and Power Supply Assembly 1 8 FRU LED
3 Fan assembly 2 9 Power supply 1
4 FRU LED 10 Fan assembly 1
5 Power supply 2 11 FRU handle
6 Fan assembly 2 12 FRU handle
111 12
3 4 8
5 6 79
2
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You can manage the Brocade 7800 using any of the management options listed in Table 2.
TABLE 2 Management options for the Brocade 7800
Management Tool Out-of-band Support In-band Support
Command line interface (CLI)
Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions
simultaneously. For more information, see the Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide and the Fabric OS Command Reference.
Ethernet (preferred) or
console port
connection
IP over Fibre Channel
Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
For information, see the Data Center Fabric Manager User
Manual.
Ethernet (preferred) or
console port
connection
IP over Fibre Channel
Brocade Web Tools
For information, see the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide.
Ethernet (preferred) or
console port
connection
IP over Fibre Channel
Standard SNMP applications
For information, see the Fabric OS MIB Reference.
Ethernet (preferred) or
console port
connection
IP over Fibre Channel
Management Server
For information, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide and
the Fabric OS Command Reference.
Ethernet (preferred) or
console port
connection
Native in-band
interface
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2
Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800
In this chapter
•“Installation and safety considerations,” next
•“Items included with the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch” on page 8
•“Setting up the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone unit” on page 9
•“Installing in an EIA cabinet” on page 9
•“Initial setup of the Brocade 7800” on page 9
•“Recommendations for cable management” on page 19
Installation and safety considerations
You can install the Brocade 7800 in the following ways:
•As a standalone unit on a flat surface. For instructions and more information, see “Setting up
the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone unit” on page 9.
•In an EIA cabinet using the fixed rack mount kit, slide rack mount kit, or the mid-mount rack kit.
For more information, see “Installing in an EIA cabinet” on page 9.
To install and operate the Brocade 7800 successfully, ensure that the following requirements are
met:
•The primary AC input is 100-240 VAC (Brocade 7800 autosenses input voltage), 47-63 Hz.
200-240 VAC is recommended.
•The primary outlet is correctly wired, protected by a circuit breaker, and grounded in
accordance with local electrical codes.
•The supply circuit, line fusing, and wire size are adequate, as specified by the electrical rating
on the Brocade 7800 nameplate.
For power supply information, see “Power supply specifications” on page 30.
To ensure adequate cooling, install the Brocade 7800 with the nonport side, which contains the air
intake vents, facing a cool-air aisle.
Verify that the ambient air temperature does not exceed 400C (104F) and that the ambient
humidity remains between 20% and 85% while the Brocade 7800 is operating.
If installing the Brocade 7800 in a cabinet:
•The cabinet must be a standard EIA cabinet.
•Plan a cabinet space that is 1U (1.75 in.; 4.44 cm), 19 in. (48.3 cm) wide, and at least 24 in.
(61cm) deep.
•Ground all equipment in the cabinet 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
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•Ensure that airflow and temperature requirements are met on an ongoing basis,
particularly if the Brocade 7800 is installed in a closed or multirack assembly.
•Verify that the additional weight of the Brocade 7800 does not exceed the cabinet’s weight
limits or unbalance the cabinet in any way.
•Secure the cabinet to ensure stability in case of unexpected movement.
For additional installation, electrical, environmental, and other considerations, see the
Brocade Safety Guide.
Items included with the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
The following items are included with the standard shipment of the Brocade 7800:
•The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch, containing two combined power supply/fan
assembly FRUs
•The following rack mount kits are optionally available:
•Fixed rack mount kit, with installation instructions
•Slide rack mount kit, with installation instructions
•Mid-mount kit, with installation instructions
•One accessory kit, containing the following items:
•QuickStart Guide
•Brocade Documentation CD
•SFP transceivers for Fibre Channel ports:
•Base model - 4 SWL optical
•Upgrade model - 16 SWL optical
•SFP transceivers for the GbE ports - upgrade model - 4 copper or 6 SWL optical
(optical SFPs must be 4 Gbps, not 8 Gbps)
•Rubber mounting feet (to be used when setting up the Extension Switch as a
standalone unit)
•Two grounded 6-ft (approximately 1.83 m) power cords:
•Power plug type is NEMA5-15
•Power plug current/voltage rating: 15A/125V
•Cordage type: SVT
•Current rating/wire gauge: 10A/ 18AWG
•Connector at system end of cordset: IEC 60320/ C13
•Two power cord retainers
•One RJ-45 serial cable, 10-ft (approximately 3 m) long. The Extension Switch uses an
RJ-45 connector for the console port. An RJ-45 to DB9 adaptor is also provided with
the Brocade 7800.