Brocade Communications Systems FastIron FGS624P Manual

Part Number: 53-1002186-03
Publication Date: 15 June 2017
Brocade FastIron GS and GS-STK Hardware
Installation Guide
HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE

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Brocade FastIron GS and GS-STK Hardware Installation Guide 3
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Contents
Preface
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Text formatting conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Command syntax conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Brocade Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Contacting Brocade Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
About this Document
What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Product Overview
Product overview
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POE applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FGS624P and FGS624P-POE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FGS624XGP and FGS624XGP-POE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FGS648P and FGS648P-POE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Control features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Network interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cooling system and fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing FastIron GS and FastIron GS-STK Devices
Unpacking a system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lifting precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing a redundant power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing an AC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Installing the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Desktop installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rack mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Installing FastIron GS-STK stackable devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Powering off the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Observing the power status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Attaching a PC or terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
EPREM Upgrade for FastIron GS Devices
Upgrade kit contents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Upgrading hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Remove the cover from the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Upgrading software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Stacking Upgrade for the FastIron GS
Upgrade kit contents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Upgrading hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Upgrading Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity
Assigning permanent passwords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Assigning a password to an IronStack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recovering from a lost password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Devices running base layer 3 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Devices running layer 2 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Devices running stacking software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Connecting network devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Connectors and cable specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Using a CX4 transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Observing LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tracing a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using Virtual Cable Testing to diagnose a cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Digital Optical Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Hardware Specifications
Device specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Physical dimensions and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Power source interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Mean Time Between Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Power draw specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Pinouts and signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cable specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Physical dimensions and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Power supply consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Input connector and plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Managing the FGS and FGS-STK Device
Managing temperature settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using the temperature sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Displaying the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Displaying temperature messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Changing the temperature warning and shutdown levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Changing the device temperature polling interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Maintaining the FGS and FGS-STK Hardware
Hardware maintenance schedule
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Replacing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Installation precautions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Determining which power supply failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
AC power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
DC power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Installing or replacing a 2-port 10 Gbps module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Removing a 2-port 10 Gbps module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Installing a 2-port 10 Gbps module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Installing or replacing a POE daughter card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Disassembling the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Installing a POE daughter card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Reassembling the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Replacing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Removing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Installing a new fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cabling a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the fiber optic connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Regulatory Statements
U.S.A.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Europe and Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Japan power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Cautions
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Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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• Brocade resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
• Contacting Brocade Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
• Document feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Brocade technical documentation.
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Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators define groupings of parameters and their logical
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Notes, cautions, and warnings
Notes, cautions, and warning statements may be used in this document. They are listed in the 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 a stronger note, for example, to alert you when traffic might be interrupted or the device might
reboot.
Brocade resources
Visit the Brocade website to locate related documentation for your product and additional Brocade resources.
You can download additional publications supporting your product at www.brocade.com. Select the Brocade Products tab to locate your
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{ x| y| z} A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by
vertical bars. You must select one of the options.
In Fibre Channel products, square brackets may be used instead for this purpose.
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< > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle brackets.
... Repeat the previous element, for example, member[member...].
\ Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash separates two
lines of a command input, enter the entire command at the prompt without the
backslash.
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.

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Contacting Brocade Technical Support
Contacting Brocade Technical Support
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For product support information and the latest information on contacting the Technical Assistance Center, go to
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If you have purchased Brocade product support directly from Brocade, use one of the following methods to contact the Brocade
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your product support needs.
• OEM/Solution Providers are trained and certified by Brocade to support Brocade® products.
• Brocade provides backline support for issues that cannot be resolved by the OEM/Solution Provider.
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For more information, contact Brocade or your OEM.
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• What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Product overview
Table 2 lists the upgrade kits available to convert your FGS device into an FGS-STK device:
TABLE 1 FastIron GS and GS-STK Models
Standard Models Stackable Models
FGS624P
24 port device, POE and stacking upgradeable
FGS624P-STK
24 port stackable device, POE upgradeable
FGS648P
48 port device, POE and stacking upgradeable
FGS648P-STK
48 port stackable device, POE upgradeable
FGS624P-DC
24 port DC device, POE and stacking upgradeable
FGS624P-DC-STK
24 port DC power stackable device, POE upgradeable
FGS648P-DC
48 port DC device, POE and stacking upgradeable
FGS648P-DC-STK
48 port DC power stackable device, POE upgradeable
FGS624P-POE
24 port POE device, stacking upgradeable
FGS624P-POE-STK
24 port stackable device with POE
FGS648P-POE
48 port POE device, stacking upgradeable
FGS648P-POE-STK
48 port stackable device with POE
FGS624P-POE-DC
24 port DC device with POE, stacking upgradeable
FGS624P-POE-DC-STK
24 port DC power stackable device with POE
FGS648P-POE-DC
48 port DC device with POE, stacking upgradeable
FGS648P-POE-DC-STK
48 port DC power stackable device with POE
FGS624XGP
24 port device with one 10G Ethernet port, POE and
stacking upgradeable
FGS624XGP-STK
24 port stackable device with one 10G Ethernet port,
POE upgradeable
FGS624XGP-DC
24 port DC device with one 10G Ethernet port, POE
and stacking upgradeable
FGS624XGP-DC-STK
24 port DC stacking device with one 10G Ethernet port,
POE upgradeable
FGS624XGP-POE
24 port device with one 10G Ethernet port and POE,
stacking upgradeable
FGS624XGP-POE-STK
24 port stacking device with one 10G Ethernet port and
POE
FGS624XGP-POE-DC
24 port DC device with one 10G Ethernet port and
POE, stacking upgradeable
FGS624XGP-POE-DC-STK
24 port DC stacking device with one 10G Ethernet port
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POE applications
All FGS and FGS-STK devices provide high port density and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) uplinks within a compact form factor. Standard FGS
models ship from the factory with 128 MB of SDRAM. FGS-STK models ship from the factory with 256 MB of SDRAM. Since all
devices that will run the stacking software must have 256 MB of memory, the stacking upgrade kit includes the stacking EEPROM and
128 MB of additional memory to fulfill this requirement. For information about how to upgrade your standard FGS model see “EPREM
Upgrade for FastIron GS Devices”
You can order FGS and FGS-STK devices with Power over Ethernet (PoE) factory installed, or you can upgrade your device to include
PoE at a later date. You can also upgrade your FGS devices to support stacking by ordering the stacking upgrade kit. For more
information refer to “Stacking Upgrade for the FastIron GS” on page 53.
FGS-STK devices ship with full stacking support included. For information about how to connect stackable devices into an IronStack,
refer to “Installing FastIron GS-STK stackable devices” on page 43.
FGS and FGS-STK POE devices provide electrical power over existing Ethernet cables, supporting the need for integrated data, voice,
and video applications.
POE applications
Brocade FGS POE devices provide Power over Ethernet (POE), compliant with the standards described in the IEEE 802.3af specification
for delivering in-line power. The 802.3af specification defines the standard for delivering power over existing network cabling
infrastructure, offering multicast-enabled full streaming audio and video applications for converged services, such as Voice over IP (VoIP),
WLAN access points, IP surveillance cameras, and other IP technology devices.
POE technology eliminates the need for an electrical outlet and dedicated UPS near IP powered devices. With power sourcing devices,
such as Brocade FGS624P-POE and FGS648P-POE models, power is consolidated and centralized in the wiring closets, improving the
reliability and resiliency of the network. Because POE can provide power over Ethernet cable, power is continuous, even in the event of a
power failure.
For more information about POE and how to configure it on FGS and FGS-STK devices, refer to the <Italic>FastIron Configuration
Guide.
TABLE 2 Stacking Upgrade Kits for FGS Devices
FGS Upgrade Kits with
CX4 Module:
FGS624-STK-CXU
FGS648-STK-CXU
Kit contents:
• Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection kit
• One 2-port 10GbE CX4 module
• 256 MB memory DIMM
• Stacking EEPROM
• One 0.5 m CX4 cable
• Upgrade installation instructions
• Software and documentation CD
• Upgrade label
FGS Upgrade Kits
without CX4 Module:
FGS624-STK-U
FGS648-STK-U
Kit contents:
• Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection kit
• 256 MB memory DIMM
• Stacking EEPROM
• One 0.5 m CX4 cable
• Upgrade installation instructions
• Software and documentation CD
• Upgrade label

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Hardware features
Hardware features
This section describes the physical characteristics of the Brocade FGS and FGS-STK models. For details about physical dimensions,
power supply specifications, and pinouts, refer to “Hardware Specifications” on page 67.
FGS624P and FGS624P-POE devices
FGS624P devices are POE-upgradeable. You can upgrade your device by installing a POE daughter card.
FGS624P-POE devices ship with the POE daughter card installed.
Figure 1 shows the FGS624P and FGS624P-POE devices.
FIGURE 1 FGS624P and RGS624P-POE Devices
FGS624P and FGS624P-POE models contain the following ports:
• 24 10/100/1000 Mbps copper ports that support 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T RJ-45 connectors.
• Four 100/1000 Gbps fiber ports for mini-GBIC optical transceivers (also called Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)
MultiSource Agreement (MSA)-compliant optical transceivers).
NOTE
Copper ports 1 – 4 and fiber ports 1F – 4F are combination ports, meaning either the copper port or its corresponding fiber
port can be active, but they cannot both be active at the same time. You can use a combination of fiber and copper ports, or
all four copper, or all four fiber ports, as needed. For more information, refer to “Combination ports” on page 21.
• Two 10 Gbps ports (optional). Refer to “10 Gbps ports” on page 21.
FGS624XGP and FGS624XGP-POE devices
FGS624XGP models are POE-upgradeable. You can upgrade your device by installing a POE daughter card.
FGS624XGP-POE models ship with the POE daughter card installed.
Figure 2 shows the FGS624XGP and FGS624XGP-POE devices.
Slot 3

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FIGURE 2 FGS624XGP and FGS624XGP-POE Devices
FGS624XGP and FGS624XGP-POE models contain the following ports:
• 24 10/100/1000 copper ports that support 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T RJ-45 connectors.
• Four 100/1000 Gigabit Fiber uplink ports (1F – 4F) for mini-GBIC optical transceivers (also called Small Form Factor
Pluggable (SFP) Multisource Agreement (MSA)-compliant optical transceivers)
NOTE
Copper ports 1 – 4 and fiber ports 1F – 4F are combination ports, meaning either the copper port or its corresponding fiber
port can be active, but they cannot both be active at the same time. You can use a combination of fiber and copper ports, or
all four copper, or all four fiber ports, as needed. For more information, refer to “Combination ports” on page 21.
• One built-in 10 Gbps port. Refer to “10 Gbps ports” on page 21.
• Two additional10-GbE ports (optional). Refer to “10 Gbps ports” on page 21.
FGS648P and FGS648P-POE devices
FGS648P devices are POE-upgradeable. You can upgrade your device by installing one or two POE daughter cards. A single POE
daughter card supports 24 POE ports. Two POE daughter cards support 48 POE ports.
FGS648P-POE devices ship with the POE daughter cards installed.
Figure 3 shows the FGS648P and FGS648P-POE devices.
Slot 3
Slot 1
26
25
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FIGURE 3 FGS648P and FGS648P-POE Devices
FGS648P and FGS648P-POE models contain the following ports:
• 48 10/100/1000 copper ports that support 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T RJ-45 connectors
• Four 100/1000 Gigabit Fiber uplink ports (1F – 4F) for mini-GBIC (SFP) MSA-compliant optical transceivers
NOTE
Copper ports 1 – 4 and fiber ports 1F – 4F are combination ports, meaning either the copper port or its corresponding fiber
port can be active, but they cannot both be active at the same time. You can use a combination of fiber and copper ports, or
all four copper, or all four fiber ports, as needed. For more information, refer to “Combination ports” on page 21.
• Two 10 Gbps ports (optional). Refer to “10 Gbps ports” on page 21.
Control features
All FGS front panels have the following control features:
• Serial management interface (the port labeled Console)
• Reset button
• 10/100/1000 ports with RJ-45 copper connectors
• 100/1000 ports with mini-GBIC slots for SFP MSA-compliant fiber transceivers
• FGS624XGP and FGS624XGP-POE models have one 10-Gigabit Ethernet port for XFP MSA compliant fiber connectors
• Optionally, two10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for XFP MSA-compliant fiber connectors
• LEDs for ports, power supplies, and stacking
The following illustrations show the front panels of the FGS models.
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FIGURE 4 FGS624P and FGS624P-POE front panel
FIGURE 5 FGS624P-STK and FGS624P-POE-STK Front Panel
FIGURE 6 FGS624XGP-STK and FGS624XGP-POE-STK Front Panel
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1 Gigabit Ethernet ports 1-4
2 Optional 2-port 10 Gbps module, ports 25 and 26
3 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports 1-24
1 Gigabit fiber ports 1-4
2 2-port 10 Gbps Ethernet CX4 module, ports 25 and 26
3 Gigabit Ethernet ports 1-24
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2 2-port 10Gbps Ethernet CX4 module, ports 25and 26
3 10 Gbps Ethernet XFP
4 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports 1-24
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FIGURE 7 FGS648P-STK and FGS648P-POE-STK Front Panel
FIGURE 8 FGS624XGP and FGS624XGP-POE Front Panel
Serial management interface (Console port)
The serial management interface (the port labelled Console) enables you to configure and manage the device using a third-party terminal
emulation application on a directly-connected PC. A straight-through EIA/TIA DB-9 serial cable (M or F) ships with the device. The
console port is located in the left corner of the front panel.
Reset button
The reset button allows you to restart the system without switching the power supplies off and on, or using the CLI or Web management
interface. The button is located to the right of the console port and is recessed to prevent it from being pushed accidentally.
Network interfaces
Table 3 describes the network interfaces supported on the FGS and FGS-STK devices. For network interface specifications, refer to
Table 18 on page 73.
1 Gigabit fiber ports 1F-4F
2 Optional 2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module, ports 49 and 50
3 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports 1-48
1 Gigabit fiber ports (slot 1, ports 1F-4F)
2 Optional 2-port 10 Gbps module (slot 2, ports 1 and 2
3 1-port 10 Gbps module (slot 3, port 1)
4 Gigabit copper ports (slot 1, ports 1-24)
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Viewing the media types installed in the ports
The show media command displays the types of media (copper or fiber) installed in the ports. The following example is show media
output:
The “Show Media Description” column in Table 3 shows the text that is displayed by the show media command for each connector type.
10/100/1000 Mbps ports
10/100/1000 copper ports use auto-sensing and auto-negotiating to determine the speed (10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps) and
mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the port at the other end of the link, and adjust port speed accordingly.
10/100/1000 ports on FGS devices support RJ-45 copper connectors. The output of the show media command displays C next to the
ports that have copper connectors installed.
Gigabit copper ports on the FGS and FGS-STK models support auto MDI or MDIX detection. For more information about this feature,
refer to "Configuring MDI or MDIX" in the <Italic>FastIron Configuration Guide.
100/1000 Mbps ports
100/1000 fiber ports (ports 1F – 4F) on FGS and FGS-STK devices support the SFP fiber connectors listed in Table 3.
TABLE 3 Network Interfaces
Interface Show Media Description
1000Base-BX-D M-GBXD
1000Base-BX-U M-GBXU
1000Base-LHA M-LHA
1000Base-LHB M-LHB
1000Base-LX M-LX
1000Base-SX M-SX
1000Base-SX2 M-SX2
1000Base-T C
100Base-BX M-FBX
100Base-FX M-FX
10GBase-ER XG-ER
10GBase-LR XG-LR
10GBase-SR XG-SR
10GBase-ZR XG-ZR
10GBase-ZRD XG-ZRD
CX4 10GbE module CX4
10GbE XFP and CX4 module CX4
1310-MMF 10GbE 1310-NM
FastIron(config)#show media
0/1/1:M-SX 0/1/2: C 0/1/3: C 0/1/4: C 0/1/5: C 0/1/6: C 0/1/7: C 0/1/8: C 0/1/9:
C 0/1/10: C 0/1/11: C 0/1/12: C 0/1/13: C 0/1/14: C 0/1/15: C 0/1/16: C 0/1/17:
C 0/1/18: C 0/1/19: C 0/1/20: C 0/1/21: C 0/1/22: C 0/1/23: C 0/1/24: C
0/2/1:XG-LMR 0/2/2:1310-NM