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EZSwitchSetup
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v6.1.0
Supporting Brocade 200E, 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300

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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 53-1000607-02 Added support for new hardware:
Brocade 300, Brocade 5100, and
Brocade 5300.
March 2008

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Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Supported Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
What’s New in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Document Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1 Introducing EZSwitchSetup
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview of EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Configuring Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Supported switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Language support for EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Switch
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Powering up and connecting cables to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Powering up and connecting cables for serial setup. . . . . . . . . . 7
Powering up and connecting the cable for Ethernet setup. . . . . 9
Setting the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting up the switch IP addresses using a serial connection . 10
Setting the switch IP addresses using an Ethernet connection11
Switch discovery failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuring the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting switch parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Selecting zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Configuring zones on the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Specifying devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting devices and completing the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting devices and completing the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
About the switch manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Task panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Switch View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Content page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Launching the EZSwitchSetup switch manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Logging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Logging out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Switch manager sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Managing the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Switch view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Port status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Detailed switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changing switch information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Enable inactive ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Managing devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Device connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Assigning and renaming device aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Managing zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Choosing a zoning configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Editing zoning configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Validating zoning configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Restoring Typical Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Accessing Web Tools for advanced management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Appendix A EZSwitchSetup Limitations
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
General limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Index

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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
•Supported Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
•What’s New in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
•Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Document Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
How this document is organized
This 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.

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Supported Hardware and Software
This document supports the following platforms:
•Brocade 200E switch
•Brocade 300 switch
•Brocade 4100 switch
•Brocade 4900 switch
•Brocade 5000 switch
•Brocade 5100 switch
•Brocade 5300 switch
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 6.1.0, 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
6.1.0. To obtain information about an OS version other than 6.1.0, 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:
•Added support for new Brocade switches: 300, 5100, 5300.

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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.
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.

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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.
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

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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 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, and 5100 switches: On the switch ID pull-out tab
located on the bottom of the port side of the switch.
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.
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Chapter
1
Introducing EZSwitchSetup
In this chapter
•Overview of EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
•Supported switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
•Language support for EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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.

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EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements
You can run EZSwitchSetup on a SAN host computer or you can use a different computer that is not
part of the SAN, such as a laptop.
EZSwitchSetup requires a 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 does 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.
The minimum hardware requirements for a Windows system are as follows:
•90 MB of hard drive space for the EZSS installation directory.
•256 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising up to 15 switches.
•A minimum of 8 MB of video RAM is also recommended.
•An Ethernet port.
•If you plan to connect to the serial port on the switch, you need an a serial (COM) port.
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.
1. Click Tools > Internet Options in the browser.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Click the Settings button 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
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FIGURE 2 Configuring Internet Explorer
5. Click OK to save the changes.
Supported switches
You can use EZSwitchSetup with the following switches:
•Brocade 200E switch
•Brocade 300 switch
•Brocade 4100 switch
•Brocade 4900 switch
•Brocade 5000 switch
•Brocade 5100 switch
•Brocade 5300 switch
Your switch must meet the following requirements:
•It must be reachable through an IP address. If it is not, the system issues the message “Page
not Found.”
•It 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.
•It must be running Fabric OS v6.1.
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.
Configure your browser to
check for newer versions of
stored pages on every visit to
the page.

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Language support for EZSwitchSetup
The EZSwitchSetup wizard and the Switch Manager interface display the following languages:
•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.
Regardless of the local language, the following is 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)

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Chapter
2
Setting Up Your Switch
In this chapter
•Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•Powering up and connecting cables to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Setting the switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
•Configuring the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
•Selecting zoning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
•Connecting devices and completing the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard
You can run EZSwitchSetup from a computer you are currently using for SAN administration, or you
can use a different computer that is not part of the SAN, such as a laptop. In this chapter, the
computer running EZSwitchSetup is called the setup computer.
The first step in setting up your switch is to install the EZSwitchSetup wizard, which is located on
the EZSwitchSetup installation CD.
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
“Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard” on page 6 to launch the wizard manually.
On Linux, follow the procedure “Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard” on page 6 to launch the
wizard.

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Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard
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FIGURE 3 EZSwitchSetup Installer
Launching 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.

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Powering up and connecting cables to the switch 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
Powering up and connecting 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.
Powering up and connecting cables for serial setup
1. Connect the power cord to the switch and 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.

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Powering up and connecting cables to the switch
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3. Connect the serial cable from the Brocade switch to your setup computer.
A serial cable is shipped with the switch. If you cannot locate the serial cable that came with
the switch, you will need to find one that has the appropriate connectors. Some switches use a
female-to-female, DB9 connector, and other use and RJ45 connector. Do not a null-modem
cable. 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 “Powering up and connecting the cable for 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. Refer to the 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.
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
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Powering up and connecting cables to the switch 2
EZSwitchSetup attempts to discover or connect to the switch across the serial cable. If the
connection is successful, the Set Switch IP Address screen is displayed.
If your switch discovery fails, see Table 2 on page 15 for details on how to recover your switch.
Powering up and connecting the cable for Ethernet setup
1. Connect the power cord to the switch and 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. Use the ping command to verify that your setup computer is connected to the LAN through an
Ethernet hub or switch, and that it is on the same subnet as your Brocade switch.
4. Click Next.
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
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