Brocade Communications Systems DS-5100B - Connectrix Switch - 8Gb Fibre... Quick user guide

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Brocade 5100
Hardware Reference Manual

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Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1 Brocade 5100 Introduction
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade 5100 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Port side of the Brocade 5100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Non-port side of the Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Field replaceable units (FRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ports on Demand license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ISL trunking groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2 Brocade 5100 Installation and Configuration
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Items included with the Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cabinet considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Recommendations for cable management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Items required for installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing a standalone Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cabinet installation for a Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Brocade 5100 configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Providing power to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Creating a serial connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Date and time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Chapter 3 Brocade 5100 Operation
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Powering the Brocade 5100 on and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LED activity interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brocade 5100 LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
LED Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Maintaining the Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing an SFP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Diagnostic tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power supply/fan assembly FRU replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Managing the Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Appendix A Brocade 5100 Specifications
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Switch components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fibre Channel port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Serial port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
MIC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
VCCI statement Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power cords (Japan Denan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
RTC battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Regulatory certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Index

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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
How this document is organized
This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible.
The document contains the following components:
•Chapter 1, “Brocade 5100 Introduction,” provides an overview of the Brocade 5100 switch, a
feature list, and a look at the appearance of the switch.
•Chapter 2, “Brocade 5100 Installation and Configuration,” provides the information needed to
install the switch into your network.
•Chapter 3, “Brocade 5100 Operation,” discusses the day-to-day operational procedures for
using the switch.
•Appendix A, “Brocade 5100 Specifications,” provides tables of physical, environmental,and
general specifications, helpful for quick lookup.
•The index points you to the exact pages on which specific information is located.
Supported hardware and software
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS v6.1.0, documenting all possible
configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
This document is specific to the Brocade 5100 and Fabric OS v6.1.0. To obtain information about a
Fabric OS version other than v6.1.0, see the documentation specific to that OS version.

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What’s new in this document
Corrections have been made to the original document.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all
lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case
sensitive.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
command Commands are printed in bold.
--option, option Command options are printed in bold.
-argument, arg Arguments.
[ ] Optional element.
variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or
enclosed in angled brackets < >.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,
--show WWN
| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example: --show -mode egress | ingress

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Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference
to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
Key terms
For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary.
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at:
http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary
Notice to the reader
This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
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.
Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products
IBM Corporation IBM, FICON, PowerPC

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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
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
•Switch operating system version
•Error numbers and messages received
•supportSave command output
•Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately
following the problem, and specific questions
•Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results
•Serial console and Telnet session logs
•syslog message logs

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2. Switch Serial Number
The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,
as illustrated below.:
The serial number label is located as follows:
•Brocade 200E—On the non-port side of the chassis
•Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5100, 5300, 7500, and Brocade Encryption Switch—On the
switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the left
•Brocade 5000—On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the
switch
•Brocade 7600—On the bottom of the chassis
•Brocade 48000—Inside the chassis next to the power supply bays
•Brocade DCX—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis
3. 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, except for the Brocade DCX. For the Brocade DCX,
access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at the top of the
non-port side of the chassis.
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Chapter
1
Brocade 5100 Introduction
In this chapter
•Brocade 5100 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Port side of the Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
•Non-port side of the Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Field replaceable units (FRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Ports on Demand license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•ISL trunking groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Brocade 5100 overview
The Brocade 5100 is an Enterprise class 1U, 40-port Fibre Channel 1, 2, 4 or 8 Gbps Fibre Channel
switch that offers the next generation Brocade, single-chip architecture for Storage Area Networks
(SANs). The Brocade 5100 is designed to function in large-scale enterprise SANs and can also fit
the requirements of small to medium-sized work groups.
Because the Brocade 5100 has a slim 1U height and a high port count, you can use the Brocade
5100 to create very dense fabrics in a relatively small space. With its flexible Ports On Demand
(POD) capability, the Brocade 5100 provides excellent overall value as the foundation of a SAN with
the ability to grow with an organization’s SAN needs.
The Brocade 5100 is the latest mid-range offer from the Brocade family of entry-to-enterprise
products. It supports the following features:
•Up to 40 ports of high-performance 8 Gbps technology and POD scaling from 24 to 32 or 40
ports.
•Support for 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel switch and router ports.
•FICON®, FICON Cascading and FICON Control Unit Port ready.
•Two hot-swappable, redundant integrated power supply and fan FRUs.
•Universal ports that self-configure as E, F, M, or FL ports. Ex_Ports are activated on a per port
basis with the optional Integrated Routing license.
•Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) service that provides improved scalability and fault isolation
(through the optional Integrated Routing license).
•An RJ45 Ethernet management port, that in conjunction with EZSwitchSetup, supports switch
IP address discovery and configuration, eliminating the need to attach a serial cable to
configure the switch IP address and greatly increasing the ease of use.
•USB port that provides storage for firmware updates, output of the supportSave command and
storage for configuration uploads and downloads
•Single motherboard design with 667 MHz PowerPC 440EPx Reduced Instruction Set Computer
(RISC) CPU and integrated peripherals which provide high performance.

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Port side of the Brocade 5100
1
•Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (licensable), which allows up to eight ports (at 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gbps
speeds) between a pair of switches combined to form a single, logical ISL with a speed of up to
128 Gbps full duplex for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing.
•Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), which optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by
automatically routing data to the most efficient available path in the fabric.
•Rack-mount design using existing rail kits (fixed, sliding, and mid-mount/Telco rail kits) on a
19” EIA rack.
•Industry-leading extended distance support, which enables native Fibre Channel extension
greater than 590 km.
•Expanded security for up to 16,000 hardware zones. Hardware zoning is accomplished at the
port level of the switch or by World Wide Name (WWN). Hardware zoning permits or denies
delivery of frames to any destination port address.
•Unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast data traffic type, are support.
•Brocade Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) or SFP+ optical transceivers support any
combination of Short Wavelength (SWL), Long Wavelength (LWL) or Extended Long Wavelength
(ELWL) optical media among the switch ports.
•Brocade Fabric Operating System (Fabric OS), which delivers distributed intelligence
throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added applications including
Brocade Advanced Web Tools and Brocade Zoning. Optional Fabric Services include: Adaptive
Networking with QoS, Brocade Extended Fabrics, Brocade Enhanced Group Management,
Brocade Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Integrated Routing, and End-to-End Performance
Monitoring (APM).
•Port-to-port latency minimized to 700 nanoseconds through the use of cut-through frame
routing at 8 Gbps.
•Extensive diagnostics and system monitoring capabilities, which enhance high Reliability,
Availability, and Serviceability (RAS).
•The Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard, which makes SAN configuration a three-step point-and
click task.
Port side of the Brocade 5100
The port side of the Brocade 5100 includes the system status LED, console port, Ethernet port and
LEDs, USB port, and Fibre Channel ports and the corresponding port status LEDs.
Figure 1 shows the port side of the Brocade 5100.

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Port side of the Brocade 5100 1
FIGURE 1 Port-side view of the Brocade 5100
Port Numbering
The Fibre Channel ports on the Brocade 5100 are numbered from left to right, in eight-port groups
from 0 to 39 as illustrated in Figure 2.
FIGURE 2 Port Numbering on the Brocade 5100
8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15
0 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 16 17 18 19 24 25 26 27 32 33 34 35
4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 28 29 30 31 36 37 38 39
2
16 3 5 7
4
8
1 System status (top) and power (bottom) LEDs
2 System RS232 console port (RJ-45)
3 System Ethernet port (RJ-45)
4 Ethernet port LEDs (green/amber)
5USBport
6 Fibre Channel port status LED
7FibreChannelports
8 Switch ID pull-out tab
0123 891011 16171819 24252627 32333435
4567 12131415 20212223 28293031 36373839

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Non-port side of the Brocade 5100
1
ATTENTION
Brocade ISL Trunking is licensed software that allows you to create trunking groups of ISLs between
adjacent switches. For more information about Brocade ISL Trunking, refer to the Brocade Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide.
Non-port side of the Brocade 5100
The non-port side of the Brocade 5100 includes the two redundant power supply-fan assemblies
and the corresponding status LEDs.
Figure 3 shows the port side of the Brocade 5100.
FIGURE 3 Non-port side view of the Brocade 5100
Field replaceable units (FRUs)
The Brocade 5100 has two integrated power supply and fan unit field replaceable units (FRUs).
These power supply/fan assembly units are hot-swappable and redundant, and are capable of
functioning universally without voltage jumpers or switches. The FRU units are identical and
interchangeable.
The front panel has a status LED that provides the status of the entire switch, including the two
power supply/fan assembly FRUs.
2 6
3 7
1 4 85
1 Fan (for power supply/fan FRU2)
2 Power supply/Fan status LED (for power supply/fan FRU 2)
3 Power supply connector (for power supply/fan FRU2)
4 Fan (for power supply/fan FRU2)
5 Fan (for power supply/fan FRU1)
6 Power supply/Fan status LED (for Power Supply/fan FRU 1)
7 Power supply connector (for power supply/fan FRU 1)
8 Fan (for power supply/fan FRU1)

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Ports on Demand license
The Brocade 5100 has 40 ports. By default, ports 0-24 are enabled. To enable additional ports, you
must install Ports On Demand (POD) licenses.
To install a POD license, you can either use the supplied license key or generate a license key.
Typically the switch is shipped with a paper pack that specifies the transaction key to use with the
Software License Keys link. Use this transaction key on the Brocade Web site at
www.brocade.com/licensekeys and follow the instructions to generate the key. You can also use
this site to generate other license keys for your switch.
After you have installed the license keys, you must enable the ports. You can do so without
disrupting switch operation by using the portEnable command on each port individually.
Alternatively, you can disable and re-enable the switch to activate all ports simultaneously.
For detailed information on enabling additional ports using the POD license, refer to the Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide.
ISL trunking groups
The Brocade 5100 supports Interswitch Link (ISL) Trunking as a licensed feature. When this feature
is enabled, you can create trunked groups of up to eight contiguous ports, permitting a speed of up
to 64 Gbps (128 Gbps full duplex).
NOTE
Brocade ISL Trunking is licensed software that allows you to create trunking groups of ISLs between
adjacent switches. For more information about Brocade ISL Trunking, refer to the Brocade Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide.

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Chapter
2
Brocade 5100 Installation and Configuration
In this chapter
•Items included with the Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Installation and safety considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Installing a standalone Brocade 5100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
•Cabinet installation for a Brocade 5100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
•Brocade 5100 configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Items included with the Brocade 5100
The following items are included with the standard shipment of the Brocade 5100. When you open
the Brocade 5100 packaging, verify that these items are included in the package and that no
damage has occurred during shipping:
•The Brocade 5100 switch, containing two power supply/fan assembly units
•One accessory kit containing:
•Serial Cable with an RJ-45 connector
•6 ft. Power Cord
•Rubber feet, required for setting up the switch as a standalone unit
•Brocade Family Doc CD
•Brocade 5100 QuickStart Guide
•EZSwitchSetup CD
Installation and safety considerations
You can install the Brocade 5100 switch in the following ways:
1. As a standalone unit on a flat surface.
2. In an EIA cabinet using a fixed-rail rack mount kit. The optional fixed-rail rack mount kit can
be ordered from your switch retailer.
3. In an EIA cabinet using an optional slide-rail rack mount kit. The optional slide-rail rack
mount kit can be ordered from your switch retailer. When mounting into a slide-rail rack,
you can mount the chassis to slide from either the port side or the non-port side.
4. In an EIA cabinet using an optional mid-mount rack kit for switches. The optional
mid-mount rack kit for switches can be ordered from your switch retailer.

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Electrical considerations
To install and operate the switch successfully, ensure the following:
•The primary outlet is correctly wired, protected by a circuit breaker, and grounded in
accordance with local electrical codes.
•The supply circuit, line fusing, and wire size are adequate, as specified by the electrical rating
on the switch nameplate.
•The power supply standards provided in Table 5, “Power Supply Specifications” on page 28 are
met.
Environmental considerations
For successful installation and operation of the switch, ensure that the following environmental
requirements are met:
•At a minimum, adequate cooling requires that you install the switch with the non-port side,
which contains the air intake vents, facing the cool-air aisle.
•All equipment in the rack should force air in the same direction to avoid intake of exhaust
air.
•A maximum of 49.3 cubic meters/hour (29 cubic feet/minute) and a minimum of 37.4
cubic meters/hour (22 cubic feet/minute) of air flow is available to the air intake vents on
the non-port side of the switch.
•The ambient air temperature does not exceed 40°C (104°F) while the switch is operating.
Cabinet considerations
For successful installation and operation of the switch in a cabinet, ensure the following cabinet
requirements are met:
•The cabinet must be a standard EIA cabinet.
•Plan a cabinet space that is one rack unit (1U) high; 4.45 cm (1.75 inches) and 48.3 cm
(19 inches) wide.
•Ground all equipment in the cabinet through a reliable branch circuit connection and
maintain ground at all times. Do not rely on a secondary connection to a branch circuit,
such as a power strip.
•Ensure that airflow and temperature requirements are met on an ongoing basis,
particularly if the switch is installed in a closed or multicabinet assembly.
•Verify that the additional weight of the switch does not exceed the cabinet’s weight limits
or unbalance the cabinet in any way.
•Secure the cabinet to ensure stability in case of unexpected movement, such as an
earthquake.
Recommendations for cable management
The minimum bend radius for a 50 micron cable is 2 inches under full tensile load and 1.2 inches
with no tensile load.