Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-8 Quick user guide

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28 July 2011
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Brocade DCX 8510-8
Backbone
Hardware Reference Manual

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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone
Hardware Reference Manual
53-1002180-01 New document. April 2011
Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone
Hardware Reference Manual
53-1002180-02 Updated filler panel
graphics, CP replacement
procedures for 7.0, and data
transmission ranges info.
June 2011
Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone
Hardware Reference Manual
53-1002180-03 Updated power supply
requirements data, power
supply replacement
information, ISL trunking
totals, inter-chassis link
information.
July 2011

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Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Chapter 1 Overview
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade DCX 8510-8 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade DCX 8510-8 hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Port side of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Nonport side of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Brocade DCX 8510-8 blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
High availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Network manageability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Chapter 2 Installation of the Brocade DCX 8510-8
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Time and items required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Preparing for Brocade DCX 8510-8 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Unpacking and installing the Brocade DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Items included with the Brocade DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Providing power to the Brocade DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chassis slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Managing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
High density cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing QSFP cables (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3 Logging In and Configuring the Brocade DCX 8510-8
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuring the Brocade DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-8 . . . . .23
Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the
serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Establishing an Ethernet connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-8 .25
Customizing a switch name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting the domain ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting the date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting the time zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Synchronizing local time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Verifying the PID mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Determining installed software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Installing transceivers and attaching cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Managing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration . . . . . 33
Powering off the Brocade DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Chapter 4 Monitoring System Components
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Monitoring overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Determining the status of a port or application blade . . . . . . . . . . .42
Blade illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Determining the status of a control processor blade (CP8). . . . . . .50
Determining the status of a core switch blade (CR16-8) . . . . . . . . . 51
Determining the status of a power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Determining the status of a blower assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Determining the status of a WWN card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Chapter 5 Removal and Replacement Procedures
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Chassis door removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing a chassis door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing a chassis door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Cable management comb removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing a cable management comb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Replacing a cable management comb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Port, application, and encryption blade removal and
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Removing a blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Replacing a blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Blade filler panel removal and replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Removing a filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Replacing a filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Control processor blade (CP8) removal and replacement . . . . . . . . 67
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Faulty CP blade indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recording critical Brocade DCX 8510-8 information. . . . . . . . . 68
Removing a control processor blade (CP8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Replacing a control processor blade (CP8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Verifying operation of the new CP blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Complete the replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Core switch blade (CR16-8) removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . .79
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Faulty core switch blade indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Removing a core switch blade (CR16-8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Replacing a core switch blade (CR16-8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Power supply removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Identifying power supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Removing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

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Blower assembly removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Removing a blower assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Replacing a blower assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
WWN card removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Verifying the need for replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Determining the status of a WWN card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Removing the WWN card and WWN bezel (logo plate) . . . . . . .88
Replacing the WWN card and WWN bezel (logo plate) . . . . . . . 90
Transceiver removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removing an SFP+ transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Replacing an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Removing and replacing an mSFP optical transceiver . . . . . . . 93
Inter-chassis link (QSFP) cable removal and replacement. . . . . . . .95
Time and items Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Removing an ICL cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing an ICL cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Possible ICL configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Brocade DCX 8510-8 chassis removal and replacement. . . . . . . . .99
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Faulty Brocade DCX 8510-8 chassis indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recording critical Brocade DCX 8510-8 and SAN
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Disconnecting from network and fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Removing components from the chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Installing the replacement chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Installing components into the new chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Downloading the configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Verifying correct operation of system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Reconnecting the system to the network and fabric. . . . . . . .108
Verifying correct configuration of the fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Cable routing table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Appendix A Specifications
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
System architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
System size and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
System blade and FRU weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fibre Channel port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

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Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Power-cord notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Power-cord notice (Japan, Denan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Qualified cables for the FC8-64 port blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
German statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Regulatory compliance standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Appendix B Application and Encryption Blades
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
FS8-18 blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
FX8-24 blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Appendix C Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Obtaining chassis and component status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Interpreting POST and boot results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Appendix D Port Numbering Template
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Figures
Figure 1 Port side of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Figure 2 Nonport side of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 3 Cable design for the mSFP patch cables for the FC8-64 high density
port blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 4 Configuration tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 5 FC8-64 Port blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 6 FC16-32 Port blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 7 FC16-48 Port blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 8 FS8-18 Encryption blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Figure 9 FX8-24 Extension blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Figure 10 Control processor blade (CP8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 11 Core switch blade (CR16-8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 12 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 13 Blower assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 14 WWN bezel (logo plate) with LEDs for DCX and DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Figure 15 Removal and replacement of the chassis door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 16 Removal and replacement of the cable management comb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Figure 17 Removal and replacement of the port, application, and encryption blades
(FC16-48 port blade shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 18 Removal and replacement of the blade filler panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 19 Removal and replacement of the control processor blade (CP8) . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Figure 20 Removal and replacement of the core switch blade (CR16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure 21 Power supply identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Figure 22 Removal and replacement of the power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Figure 23 Removal and replacement of the blower assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Figure 24 WWN bezel (logo plate) with LEDs for DCX and DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Figure 25 Removal and replacement of the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN card . . . . 90
Figure 26 Optical transceiver (SFP+) extraction tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Figure 27 Replacing an optical transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Figure 28 Replacing a 16 Gbps SFP+ optical transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Figure 29 Optical mSFP transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Figure 30 QSFP cable and transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Figure 31 QSFP transceiver (bail open) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Figure 32 QSFP cable connections – 8510 sample configuration - parallel type. . . . . . . . 98
Figure 33 FC8-64 port blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Figure 34 FC16-32 port blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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Figure 36 FS8-18 encryption blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Figure 37 FX8-24 extension blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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Tables
Table 1 Blades available for the Brocade DCX 8510-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 2 Brocade security features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 3 Installation tasks, time, and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 4 Port and application blade LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Table 5 CP blade LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Table 6 CR blade LED descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Table 7 Power supply LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Table 8 Blower assembly LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Table 9 Messages that may indicate WWN card failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table 10 WWN LED patterns for DCX and DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 11 Steps for upgrading through multiple versions of Fabric OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 12 Messages that may indicate WWN card failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 13 WWN LED patterns for DCX and DCX 8510-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Table 14 QSFP connector port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Table 15 Critical information checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Table 16 Cable routing table for Brocade DCX 8510-8 (64 ports shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Table 17 General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 18 System architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Table 19 System size and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Table 20 System FRU weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Table 21 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Table 22 Power specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Table 23 Power demands per component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Table 24 Power supply requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Table 25 Power cord types (international) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Table 26 Supported optics, speeds, cables, and distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Table 27 Qualified cables for mSFP connections for the FC8-64 high density
port blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Table 28 Regulatory compliance standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Table 29 Environmental status and maintenance commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Table 30 Troubleshooting the Brocade DCX 8510-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
•ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
•Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
How this document is organized
This document is a hardware reference manual written for system administrators and technicians
experienced with networking, Fibre Channel, and SAN technologies to help them install, set up,
configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone (“Brocade DCX
8510-8”).
This document presents information on setting up and operating the Brocade DCX 8510-8. It is
organized in a loosely chronological order, beginning with an overview of the Brocade DCX 8510-8
and ending with removal and replacement procedures of field replaceable units (FRUs).
The document contains the following sections:
•Chapter 1, “Overview,” identifies the components of the Brocade DCX 8510-8 and provides a
brief description of its features.
•Chapter 2, “Installation of the Brocade DCX 8510-8,” describes how to install, set up, and
power on the Brocade DCX 8510-8.
•Chapter 3, “Logging In and Configuring the Brocade DCX 8510-8,” provides the initial
configuration information required to get the Brocade DCX 8510-8 established in a fabric.
•Chapter 4, “Monitoring System Components,” provides descriptions of the LEDs and their
functions, and also lists Fabric OS commands required for monitoring.
•Chapter 5, “Removal and Replacement Procedures,” describes how to remove and replace
each of the FRUs in the Brocade DCX 8510-8.
•Appendix A, “Specifications,” provides information on the physical characteristics,
environmental requirements, and regulatory certifications for the Brocade DCX 8510-8.

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•Appendix B, “Application and Encryption Blades,” provides information about application
blades that are available optionally for the Brocade DCX 8510-8.
•Appendix C, “Diagnostics and Troubleshooting,” provides methods for receiving system-wide or
component-level status, interpreting POST and boot activities and diagnostic tests; it also
includes troubleshooting tips.
•Appendix D, “Port Numbering Template,” contains templates where you can record the port
numbering sequence for the port blades.
Supported hardware and software
This document includes information specific to the Brocade DCX 8510-8 running Brocade Fabric
OS version 7.0.0. and later.
What’s new in this document
Updates to the document include the following:
•Power specifications have been clarified. “Power specifications”
•Aggregate trunking speed has been corrected. “Brocade DCX 8510-8 features”
•The number of Brocade DCX 8510-8 chassis that can be connected with inter-chassis links has
been corrected. “Brocade DCX 8510-8 features”
•Switch policy setting information has been added for users doing a power supply upgrade.
“Replacing a power supply”
•The airflow bullet has been removed from the “Facility requirements” section of the appendix.
The correct information already appears in the “Environmental requirements” section.
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 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

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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.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
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.
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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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.
Notice to the reader
This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.
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, go to http://my.brocade.com 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
Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Web Tools, Extended Fabrics, Enhanced Group Management,
Brocade Zoning, Fabric Watch
Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows NT, Internet Explorer
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Solaris
Netscape Communications Corporation Netscape
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Red Hat Network, Maximum RPM, Linux Undercover

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White papers, online demos, and data sheets are available through the Brocade Web site at:
http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page
For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade Web site:
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
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 Brocade DCX 8510-8 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
•Technical Support contract number, if applicable
•Brocade DCX 8510-8 model
•Brocade DCX 8510-8 operating system version
•Error numbers and messages received
•supportSave command output
•Detailed description of the problem and specific questions
•Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results
•Serial console and Telnet session logs
•syslog message logs
2. Brocade DCX 8510-8 serial number
The Brocade DCX 8510-8 serial number (Switch Serial No.) and corresponding bar code are
provided on the serial number label, as shown here:
*FT00X0054E9*
FT00X0054E9

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The serial number label is located on the port side of the chassis, on the lower right side and
directly above the cable management comb.
In addition, the chassisShow command displays the Brocade DCX 8510-8 serial number, as
well as information about the port and application blades, and other field-replaceable units
(FRUs).
3. License ID
Use the licenseIdShow command to display the license ID.
4. World Wide Name (WWN)
Use the wwn command to display the switch WWN.
If you cannot use the wwn command because the switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN
from the same place as the serial number.
ESD precautions
The Brocade DCX 8510-8 contains electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive FRUs. When working with
any Brocade DCX 8510-8 FRU, use correct ESD procedures.
•Wear a wrist grounding strap connected to chassis ground (if the Brocade DCX 8510-8 is
plugged in) or a bench ground.
•Store ESD-sensitive components in antistatic packaging.
Safety notices
When using this product, observe the danger, caution, and attention notices in this manual. The
notices are accompanied by symbols that represent the severity of the safety condition.
NOTE
Translated safety notices are in the Brocade Product Safety Notices publication, which is on the
CD-ROM that accompanies this product.
The danger and caution notices are listed in numerical order based on their IDs, which are
displayed in parentheses, for example (D004), at the end of each notice. Use this ID to locate the
translations of these danger and caution notices in the Brocade Product Safety Notices.
Document feedback
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and completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that
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