Brocade Communications Systems FastIron CX User manual

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Brocade FastIron CX Switch
Hardware Installation Guide
Supporting release 07.2.00

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Contents
About This Document
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Notes, cautions, and danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Getting technical help or reporting errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Web access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
E-mail access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Telephone access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1 Product Overview
Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Control features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2 Installing the FastIron CX Switch
Unpacking the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installation tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lifting precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Desktop installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rack mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting devices in a stack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Attaching a PC or terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Wiring map for serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Installing and replacing a power supply unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Installing or replacing fan trays on FCX624S,
FCX648S, FCX624S-F, FCX624-HPOE, and
FCX648-HPOE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Installing or replacing fan trays on FCX624-E,
FCX624-I, FCX648-E, and FCX648-I devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Installing an optional module on FCX624S,
FCX648S, FCX624S-F, FCX624-HPOE,
or FCX648-HPOE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing an optional module in FCX624-E,
FCX624-I, FCX648-E, and FCX648-I devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Chapter 3 Checking Network Devices and Testing Connectivity
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setting passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Recovering from a lost password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Devices running Layer 2 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Devices running Layer 3 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Connecting network devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Testing connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Observing LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Troubleshooting network connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using Virtual Cable Testing to diagnose a cable . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Digital optical monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Chapter 4 Managing the FastIron CX Hardware
Managing temperature settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the temperature sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Displaying FastIron CX CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replacing a copper or fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Removing a copper or fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Cabling a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Cleaning the fiber optic connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Chapter 5 Hardware Specifications
Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Physical dimensions and weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Cooling system and fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Pinouts and signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
AC power supply specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
Diagnosing switch indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power and cooling problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
In-band access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Appendix A Regulatory Statements
USA (FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Europe and Australia (CISPR 22 Class A Warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Japan (VCCI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Japan power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Appendix B Cautions and Danger Notices
Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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About This Document
Audience
This document is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and
Layer 3 switching and routing.
If you are using a Brocade Layer 3 Switch, you should be familiar with the following protocols if
applicable to your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, DVMRP, and VRRP.
Supported hardware and software
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for release 07.2.00, documenting all possible
configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
•FastIron CX 624S (FCX624S)
•FastIron CX 648S (FCX648S)
•FastIron CX 624S-F (FCX624S-F)
•FastIron CX 624S-HPOE (FCX624S-HPOE)
•FastIron CX 648S-HPOE (FCX648S-HPOE)
•FastIron CX 624-E (FCX624-E)
•FastIron CX 624-I (FCX624-I)
•FastIron CX 648-E (FCX648-E)
•FastIron CX 648-I (FCX648-I)
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.

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Text formatting
The following narrative-text formatting conventions are used in this guide.
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in bold: for
example, show version. 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
The following conventions apply to the command syntax in this guide.
Notes, cautions, and danger notices
The following note, cautions, and danger statements are used in this manual. They are listed here
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.
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
command and
parameters
Commands and parameters are printed in bold.
[ ] Optional parameter.
variable Variables are printed in italics enclosed in angled brackets < >.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
| Choose from one of the parameters.

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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.
Related publications
The following Brocade documents supplement the information in this guide:
•FastIron Configuration Guide - provides configuration procedures, including configuration
information for enterprise routing protocols.
•IronWare MIB Reference – contains the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Management Information Base (MIB) objects supported on Brocade devices.
NOTE
For the latest edition of these documents, which contain the most up-to-date information, see
Product Manuals at kp.foundrynet.com.
Getting technical help or reporting errors
Brocade is committed to ensuring that your investment in our products remains cost-effective. If
you need assistance or find errors in the manuals, contact Brocade using one of the following
options.
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