Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Service manual

53-1000607-01
19 Oct 2007
EZSwitchSetup
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v6.0
Supporting Brocade 200E, 4100, 4900, 5000

Copyright © 2007 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Brocade, the Brocade B weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, Secure Fabric OS, SilkWorm, and StorageX are
registered trademarks and the Brocade B wing logo and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in
the United States and/or in other countries. FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or
services of their respective owners.
Notice: This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning
any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make changes to
this document at any time, without notice, and assumes no responsibility for its use. This informational document describes
features that may not be currently available. Contact a Brocade sales office for information on feature and product availability.
Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the United States government.
The authors and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. shall have no liability or responsibility to any person or entity with
respect to any loss, cost, liability, or damages arising from the information contained in this book or the computer programs that
accompany it.
The product described by this document may contain “open source” software covered by the GNU General Public License or other
open source license agreements. To find-out which open source software is included in Brocade products, view the licensing
terms applicable to the open source software, and obtain a copy of the programming source code, please visit http://
www.brocade.com/support/oscd.
Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated
Document History
The following table lists all versions of the EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide.
Corporate Headquarters
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose, CA 95110
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Asia-Pacific Headquarters
Brocade Communications Singapore Pte. Ltd.
9 Raffles Place
#59-02 Republic Plaza 1
Singapore 048619
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
European and Latin American Headquarters
Brocade Communications Switzerland Sàrl
Centre Swissair
Tour A - 2ème étage
29, Route de l'Aéroport
Case Postale 105
CH-1215 Genève 15
Switzerland
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Document Title Publication Number Summary of Changes Publication Date
EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000121-01 First release January 2006
EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000195-01 Changes to support Fabric OS
v5.2.0, including zoning and port
activation
September 2006
EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000195-02 Added Brocade 5000 switch
support
February 2007
EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000441-01 Added Brocade 4900 switch
support; Added DHCP and IPv6
support
June 2007
EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000607-01 Added enhanced switch setup October 2007

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide iii
53-1000607-01
Contents
About This Document
How This Document Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Supported Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
What’s New in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Document Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1 Introducing EZSwitchSetup
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview of EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Requirements, installation, and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Switch and setup computer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Language support for EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Switch
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Install and run the EZSwitchSetup wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Power up and connect cables to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Set the switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Switch discovery failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configure the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Select zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connect devices and complete the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch
Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

iv EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01
About the Switch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Task panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Switch view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Content page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Managing Switch Manager sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Logging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Logging out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Managing the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Switch view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Port status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Detailed switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing switch information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Enable inactive ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Managing devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Device connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Assigning device aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Managing zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Choosing a zoning configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Editing zoning configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Validating zoning configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Restoring Typical Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Accessing Web Tools for Advanced Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Appendix A EZSwitchSetup Limitations
General limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Index

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide v
53-1000607-01
About This Document
This document is an administrator’s guide designed to help fabric administrators set up a switch
and monitor it from a Web-based user interface.
“About This Document” contains the following sections:
•How This Document Is Organized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
•Supported Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
•What’s New in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
•Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
•Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Document Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
How This Document Is Organized
This document is organized to help you find the particular information that you want as quickly and
easily as possible.
The document contains the following components:
•Chapter 1, “Introducing EZSwitchSetup”, provides some basic information about the
EZSwitchSetup interface, including system requirements and installation instructions.
•Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your Switch”, describes how to set up your switch for the first time.
•Chapter 3, “Managing Your Switch”, describes how to monitor and manage your switch using
the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager.
•Appendix A, “EZSwitchSetup Limitations”, discusses the limitations of and provides
workarounds for using EZSwitchSetup.
Supported Hardware and Software
This document supports the following platforms:
•Brocade 200E switch
•Brocade 4100 switch
•Brocade 4900 switch
•Brocade 5000 switch

vi EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01
In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are
not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS 6.0, documenting all possible configurations
and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document; however, this document does specify when
procedures or parts of procedures apply only to specific switches.
This document does not support all Fabric OS versions. This document is specific to Fabric OS 6.0.
To obtain information about an OS version other than 6.0, see the documentation specific to that
OS version.
What’s New in This Document
The following changes have been made since this document was last released:
•Enhanced support for switch IP address setup using the switch and the host computer in the
same subnet
•Discovering and configuring switch information using serial cable
Document Conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
Text Formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document 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 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.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
The following notices appear in this document.

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide vii
53-1000607-01
NOTE
A note provides a tip, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related
information.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.
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 Brocade Connect. It’s free! Go to http://www.brocade.com
and click Brocade Connect 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 Brocade Connect Web site and are also bundled with the Fabric
OS firmware.

viii EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01
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
Getting technical help
Contact your switch 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
•Switch model
•Fabric OS version
•Browser and Java Plug-in version
•Error numbers and messages received
•Java console window messages
•Screen shots
•supportSave command output
•Detailed description of the problem, switch or fabric behavior immediately following
problem, and specific questions
•Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results
2. Switch Serial Number
The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,
as shown here:
:
The serial number label is located as follows:
•Brocade 200E switches: On the nonport side of the chassis
•Brocade 4100, 4900 and 5000 switches: On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the
bottom of the port side of the switch.
*FT00X0054E9*
FT00X0054E9

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide ix
53-1000607-01
3. World Wide Name (WWN)
•Brocade 200E switches: On the nonport side of the chassis
•Brocade 4100, 4900, and 5000 switches: On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the
bottom of the port side of the switch.
Document Feedback
Because quality is our first concern at Brocade, we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy
and completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that
a topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to:
[e-mail]
Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your
comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement.

xEZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 1
53-1000607-01
Chapter
1
Introducing EZSwitchSetup
Brocade EZSwitchSetup is a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables administrators to configure
and manage single-switch fabrics from a standard workstation. EZSwitchSetup enables
less-experienced users to set up and manage a switch.
In this chapter
•Overview of EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Requirements, installation, and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Overview of EZSwitchSetup
EZSwitchSetup is an easy-to-use graphical user interface application for setting up and managing
your switch. It has the following components:
•EZSwitchSetup wizard (on the installation CD)
•EZSwitchSetup switch configuration wizard
•EZSwitchSetup switch manager
Figure 1 illustrates the high-level workflow of EZSwitchSetup.
FIGURE 1 EZSwitchSetup Components
Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your Switch”, describes how to use the EZSwitchSetup wizard and Switch
Configuration to set up and configure your switch for the first time. For additional information about
your switch, see the hardware reference manual included on the Brocade Documentation CD,
which ships with the switch.
Chapter 3, “Managing Your Switch”, describes how to use the Switch Manager to monitor and
manage your switch.

2EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01
1
Requirements, installation, and support
Before you install the EZSwitchSetup on your workstation, verify that your switch and workstation
meet the requirements listed in the following section.
Requirements
EZSwitchSetup requires any browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0, JavaScript version 1.0,
and Java Plug-in 1.6.0 or higher. The EZSwitchSetup installation CD automatically installs the
correct Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This will not impact any pre-installed JREs.
EZSwitchSetup is supported on the platforms shown in Table 1.
1. Java Plug-in 1.5.0_06 is also supported, although Java Plug-in 1.6.0 is the only version that has been certified
and fully tested with this version of EZSwitchSetup.
NOTE
Some browsers must be configured to work with EZSwitchSetup. For information about how to do
this, see “Configuring Internet Explorer,” next.
Adequate HDD and RAM is required on Windows systems:
•90 MB of HDD for the EZSS installation directory
•256 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising 15 switches or fewer
A minimum of 8 MB of video RAM is also recommended.
Configuring Internet Explorer
Correct operation of EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager with Internet Explorer requires specifying the
appropriate settings for browser refresh frequency and process model. Browser pages should be
refreshed frequently to ensure the correct operation of Switch Manager.
To set the refresh frequency
1. Click Tools > Internet Options in the browser.
2. Click the General tab
3. Click Settings (under “Temporary Internet Files”).
4. Under “Check for newer versions of stored pages” click Every visit to the page.
TABLE 1 Supported Platforms
Operating System Browser Java Plug-In
Linux Red Hat 9 Firefox 2.0 1.6.0
Windows 2003 Server, SP1 Internet Explorer 7.0
Firefox 2.0
1.6.0
Windows XP, SP2 Internet Explorer 7.0
Firefox 2.0
1.6.0

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 3
53-1000607-01
1
FIGURE 2 Configuring Internet Explorer
5. Click OK to keep any changes.
Switch and setup computer support
The setup computer must have the proper browser and Java Plug-in installed. See Table 1 on
page 2 for the list of supported browsers.
You can use EZSwitchSetup with the following hardware:
•Brocade 200E switch
•Brocade 4100 switch
•Brocade 4900 switch
•Brocade 5000 switch
Your switch must meet the following requirements:
•Must be reachable through an IP address. If it is not, you get the message “Page not Found.”
displayed in your browser window.
•Must be in a single-switch fabric. If your switch connects to another switch (if there is an E_Port
on the switch), you cannot manage the switch using EZSwitchSetup until you disconnect the
switch connection.
•Must be running Fabric OS v6.0.
NOTE
If there is an E_Port on the switch and if there is a zone conflict, then the fabric is segmented;
in this case, the switch is in a fabric by itself and EZSwitchSetup treats it as a single-switch
fabric.
Language support for EZSwitchSetup
The EZSwitchSetup wizard and the Switch Manager interface display the following languages:
Configure your browser to
check for newer versions of
stored pages on every visit to
the page.

4EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01
1
•English (default)
•Brazilian Portuguese
•French
•German
•Italian
•Japanese
•Korean
•Simplified Chinese
•Spanish
•Traditional Chinese
When you launch EZSwitchSetup, the interface detects the operating system and language
environment and installs and displays the appropriate language. For example, if you set up the
switch using a German operating system, EZSwitchSetup installs the German language interface
and displays text, messages, and labels in that language.
If localization resources are not fully available in the user host environment, EZSwitchSetup uses
the default language, English, for display.
Regardless of the local language, the following will be displayed in English:
•User input, which must consist of printable ASCII characters
•Switch-based information (such as firmware version and switch name)
•Some globally accepted industry terms (such as SAN and HBA)
•The End User License Agreement (EULA)
•System files (such as the summary file, setting file, and log file)

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 5
53-1000607-01
Chapter
2
Setting Up Your Switch
This chapter describes how to set up your switch for the first time using EZSwitchSetup. You can
run EZSwitchSetup on a host computer or you can use a different computer that is not part of the
SAN, a laptop for example. In this chapter the computer running EZSwitchSetup will be called the
“setup computer” and it must have an Ethernet connection. It could be the same computer you are
using as a host in the SAN.
As you follow the instructions in this chapter, sometimes you will be directed to the switch and its
physical setup and sometimes you will be directed to the EZSwitchSetup application running on the
setup computer.
In this chapter
•Install and run the EZSwitchSetup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•Power up and connect cables to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Set the switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
•Configure the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
•Select zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
•Connect devices and complete the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Install and run the EZSwitchSetup wizard
The first step in setting up your switch is to install the EZSwitchSetup wizard, which is located on
the EZSwitchSetup installation CD.
To install the EZSwitchSetup wizard
1. Insert the EZSwitchSetup CD into the CD-ROM drive of your setup computer.
The installer will autostart in about a minute.
2. Install EZSwitchSetup following the onscreen directions.
Installation will take a few minutes after you click OK.
3. Click Done on the last screen (shown in Figure 3 on page 6) to exit the installer.
On Windows, EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed. If it does not, see “To
launch the EZSwitchSetup wizard” on page 6 to launch the wizard manually.
On Linux, follow the procedure “To launch the EZSwitchSetup wizard” on page 6 to launch the
wizard.

6EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01
2
FIGURE 3 EZSwitchSetup Installer
To launch the EZSwitchSetup wizard
•On Windows: From the Start menu, select Programs > EZSwitchSetup > EZSwitchSetup
•On Linux: Navigate to the following path location on the CD-ROM:
<CD-ROM Path>/CDROM_Installers/Linux/Disk1/InstData/VM/install.bin
ATTENTION
The Linux installation requires root access, otherwise it will be aborted.

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 7
53-1000607-01
2
The EZSwitchSetup wizard launches, as shown in Figure 4 and gives you a choice between setting
the switch’s IP address using an Ethernet connection to your LAN or a serial connection.
FIGURE 4 EZSwitchSetup Wizard
Power up and connect cables to the switch
The next step is to power up and connect cables to the switch, as directed by the EZSwitchSetup
wizard. Figure 5 on page 8 shows an example of cabling a Brocade switch using the serial
connection. Figure 6 on page 9 shows an example of cabling a Brocade switch using an Ethernet
connection to your LAN to setup your switch.
The Ethernet and serial port locations may vary between switch models. Refer to your hardware
documentation for exact locations.
To power up and cable the switch for a serial setup
1. Connect the power cord to the switch and then plug in to a power source.
The switch power and status LEDs display amber and then change to green, which usually
takes from one to three minutes. See your switch hardware manual for the location of the
LEDs.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Brocade switch to the LAN through an Ethernet hub or
switch.
3. Connect the serial cable from the Brocade switch to your setup computer.

8EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01
2
The serial cable used is not a null modem cable. If you cannot locate the serial cable that came
with the switch, use a female-to-female, DB9 connector with the pins 2, 3, and 5. The serial
connection settings are (the Brocade 4900 and 5000 series uses RJ45 connectors):
•Bits per second: 9600
•Databits: 8
•Parity: none
•Stop bits: 1
•Flow control: none
Figure 5 shows the cables connecting to the Brocade Fibre Channel switch, setup computer,
Ethernet hub or switch, and network.
If you choose to set up the switch using an Ethernet connection to your network environment,
refer to “To power up and cable the switch for an Ethernet setup” on page 9.
NOTE
Not all switches have their serial (management console) and Ethernet connectors in the same
place as in Figure 5. Check with your hardware documentation to determine the correct
placement of the serial and Ethernet connections.
FIGURE 5 Cable connections for a serial setup
4. Connect the setup computer to the Ethernet hub or switch. This connection will be used to
configure the Brocade switch using your Ethernet browser on your setup computer.
5. Click Next.
EZSwitchSetup attempts to discover or connect to the switch across the serial cable. The Set
Switch IP Address screen is displayed if the connection is successful.
If your switch discovery fails, see Table 2 on page 15 for details on how to recover your switch.
1 Brocade switch 5 Setup computer
2 Power cable 6 Ethernet cable from hub to Brocade switch
3 Ethernet hub or switch 7 Ethernet cable from setup computer to
Ethernet hub or switch
4Serialcable
!
IOIOI 0
4
3
7
1
5
2
6
8
12
11
15
9
13
10
14
1
C
3
5
2
4
7
6

EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 9
53-1000607-01
2
To power up and cable the switch for an Ethernet setup
1. Connect the power cord to the switch and then plug in to a power source.
The switch power and status LEDs display amber and then change to green, which usually
takes from one to three minutes. See your switch hardware manual for the location of the
LEDs.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Brocade switch to the LAN through an Ethernet hub or
switch.
Figure 6 shows the cables connecting to the Brocade switch, setup computer, Ethernet hub or
switch, and network LAN.
NOTE
Not all switches have their Ethernet connectors in the same place as in Figure 6. Check with
your hardware documentation to determine the correct placement of the Ethernet
connections.
FIGURE 6 Cable connections for a LAN setup
3. Verify by using the ping command that your setup computer is connected to the LAN through an
Ethernet hub or switch and on the same subnet as your Brocade switch.
4. Click Next.
5. From the drop-down list displayed, see Figure 8 on page 12, and choose the Brocade switch’s
WWN prefix numbers and then enter the last six alphanumeric digits of your switch’s WWN.
Each two alphanumeric digits has to be separated by a colon.
To locate the WWN for your switch, refer to “Getting technical help” on page viii, in About this
Document.
1 Brocade switch 5 Setup computer
2 Power cable 6 Ethernet cable going from hub or Ethernet switch to
Brocade switch
3 Ethernet hub or Ethernet switch 7 Ethernet cable going from setup computer to hub or
Ethernet switch
4 Ethernet cable from hub or switch to
LAN/WAN
!
IOIOI 0
4
3
7
1
5
2
6
8
12
11
15
9
13
10
14
1
C
3
5
2
7
6
4

10 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
53-1000607-01
2
EZSwitchSetup attempts to connect to the switch across the Ethernet cable using UDP. The Set
Switch IP Address screen is displayed if the connection is successful.
If your switch discovery fails, see Table 2 on page 15 for details on how to recover your switch.
Set the switch IP address
After you cable the switch, you set up the switch IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Once the IP addresses
have been set they cannot be deleted, only edited. There are two ways that you can set the IP
addresses. You can use a serial connection described next or use an Ethernet connection with or
without using a DHCP server.
If you choose to set your switch IP address using DHCP, then there are several requirements to
consider:
•the switch must come to you pre-configured with the DHCP client turned on
•the DHCP server must be on the same subnet as your setup computer and the Brocade switch
•the Brocade switch must have firmware version 6.0 or higher
At the conclusion of this procedure, you exit the EZSwitchSetup wizard and launch the
EZSwitchSetup Switch Configuration Manager.
To set up the switch IP addresses using a serial connection
1. Verify that you are connected to the switch
2. To set up IPv4 addresses:
a. Enter the requested information on the Setup Switch IP Address screen.
3. Optional: To set up IPv6 addresses
a. Enter the IPv6 address and CIDR block in the spaces provided.
4. Click Next.
NOTE
IPv6 is not supported in RedHat Linux9 OS.
EZSwitchSetup verifies that the switch is accessible over the Ethernet connection and that no
other switch has the same IP address. The switch returns its unique World Wide Name (WWN).
If the setup is successful, a confirmation screen is displayed (shown in Figure 7).
You can remove the serial cable from the switch, as long as you do not need to go back and
revise any of the information you entered. You should set it aside in case you lose network
connectivity.