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Brocade 6510
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Document Title Publication Number Summary of Changes Date
Brocade 6510 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002174-01 New document April 2011
Brocade 6510 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002174-02 Updated data
transmission ranges and
SFP information. Added
China class A statement.
June 2011
Brocade 6510 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002174-03 Updated Setting a static
IP address.
August 2011
Brocade 6510 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002174-04 Updated numbering on
one graphic, corrected
several typos.
September 2011
Brocade 6510 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002174-05 BSMI compliance
statement updated.
October 2011
Brocade 6510 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002174-06 Chinese regulatory
statement added
May 2012

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Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Other industry resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Chapter 1 Brocade 6510 Introduction
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade 6510 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Platform capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Platform components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Port side of the Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Nonport side of the Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 Brocade 6510 Installation and Configuration
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Items included with the Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cabinet considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recommendations for cable management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Items required for installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Standalone installation for a Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cabinet installation for a Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Brocade 6510 configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Providing power to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Creating a serial connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Date and time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Brocade Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Disabling and enabling Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3 Brocade 6510 Operation
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Powering the Brocade 6510 on and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LED activity interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brocade 6510 LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
LED patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brocade 6510 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Installing an SFP+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Brocade 6510 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 4 Removal and replacement of power supplies and fans
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Removing and replacing a power supply and fan assembly . . . . . .25
Appendix A Brocade 6510 Specifications
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Fibre Channel port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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Serial port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Access Gateway default port mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
VCCI statement Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power cords (Japan Denan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
China statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
German statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
RTC battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Regulatory certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Index

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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
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 6510 Introduction” provides an overview of the Brocade 6510 switch, a
feature list, and a look at the appearance of the switch.
•Chapter 2, “Brocade 6510 Installation and Configuration” provides the information needed to
install the switch into your network.
•Chapter 3, “Brocade 6510 Operation” discusses the day-to-day operational procedures for
using the switch.
•Chapter 4, “Removal and replacement of power supplies and fans” provides procedures for
removing and replacing the field-replaceable units (FRUs).
•Appendix A, “Brocade 6510 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
This document includes information specific to the Brocade 6510 running Brocade Fabric OS
version 5.3.0. and later.

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What’s new in this document
•The Chinese regulatory statement has been added. “China statement.”
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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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.
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.
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.
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

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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
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 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
•Technical Support contract number, if applicable
•Brocade 6510 model
•Brocade 6510 operating system version
•Error numbers and messages received
•supportSave command output
•Detailed description of the problem and specific questions

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•Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results
•Serial console and Telnet session logs
•syslog message logs
2. Brocade 6510 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 on the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on
the port side on the left
In addition, the chassisShow command displays the Brocade 6510 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 6510 contains electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive FRUs. When working with
any Brocade 6510 FRU, use correct ESD procedures.
•Wear a wrist grounding strap connected to chassis ground (if the Brocade 6510 is plugged
in) or a bench ground.
•Store ESD-sensitive components in antistatic packaging.
Safety notices
NOTE
Translated safety notices are in the Brocade Product Safety Notices publication, which is on the
CD-ROM that accompanies this product.
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.
The danger and caution notices are listed in numerical order based on their IDs at the end of each
notice. The IDs are displayed in parentheses, for example (D004). Use this ID to locate the
translations of these danger and caution notices in Brocade Product Safety Notices.
*FT00X0054E9*
FT00X0054E9

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Chapter
1
Brocade 6510 Introduction
In this chapter
•Brocade 6510 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Port side of the Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
•Nonport side of the Brocade 6510. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Brocade 6510 overview
The Brocade 6510 is a 48-port auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps as well as 10 Gbps Fibre Channel
(FC) switch that delivers the latest Brocade single-chip architecture for Fibre Channel Storage Area
Networks (SANs). The Brocade 6510 is an enterprise-class switch that is designed to handle the
large-scale SAN requirements of an enterprise, and can also be used to address the SAN
requirements of a small to medium-sized workgroup.
The Brocade 6510 provides 48 ports in a single (1U) height switch that enables the creation of very
dense fabrics in a relatively small space.
The Brocade 6510 offers Ports on Demand (POD) licensing as well. “Base” models of the switch
contain 24 ports, and up to two additional 12-port POD licenses can be purchased. The Brocade
6510 provides excellent overall value as the foundation of a SAN with the ability to grow with an
organization’s SAN needs.
The Brocade 6510 supplies Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) performance and
scalability requirements of an enterprise switch along with interoperability and ease-of-use
advantages.
The Brocade 6510 can also be configured in Access Gateway mode that lets you configure your
Enterprise fabric to handle additional N_Ports instead of domains. By reducing the number of
domain IDs and ports you simplify configuration and management in a large fabric.
Switches in AG mode are logically transparent to the host and the fabric. You can increase the
number of hosts that have access to the fabric without increasing the number of switches.
The Brocade 6510 is less than 18 inches deep, allowing for greater installation flexibility. It also has
airflow direction options. You can order either port side exhaust (the default configuration) or
nonport side exhaust airflow to accommodate specific installations.
Platform capabilities
The Brocade 6510 offers the following features and capabilities:
•Up to 48 auto-sensing ports of high-performance 16 Gbps technology in a single domain.
•Ports on Demand scaling from 24 to 36 or 48 ports.

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•2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel switch and router ports.
-2, 4, and 8 Gbps performance is enabled by 8 Gbps SFP+ transceivers.
-4, 8, and 16 Gbps performance is enabled by 16 Gbps SFP+ transceivers.
•10 Gbps manual set capability on FC ports (requires the optional 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre
Channel license).
-10 Gbps performance is enabled by 10 Gbps SFP+ transceivers.
-Ports can be configured for 10 Gbps for metro connectivity (on the first eight ports only).
•Universal ports self-configure as E, F, M, or D ports. EX_Ports can be activated on a per port
basis with the optional Integrated Routing license.
-Brocade Diagnostic Port (D-Port) feature provides physical media diagnostic,
troubleshooting and verification services.
•In-flight data compression and encryption on up to two ports provides efficient link utilization
and security.
•Options for port side exhaust (default) or nonport side exhaust airflow for cooling.
•Virtual Fabric support to improve isolation between different VFs.
•Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) service, available with the optional Integrated Routing license
provides improved scalability and fault isolation.
•FICON, FICON Cascading, and FICON Control Unit Port ready.
•Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (licensable), which allows up to eight ports (at 2, 4, 8, or 16
Gbps speeds) between a pair of switches combined to form a single, logical ISL with a speed of
up to 128 Gbps (256 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.
•Brocade-branded SFP+ optical transceivers that support any combination of Short Wavelength
(SWL) and Long Wavelength (LWL) or Extended Long Wavelength (ELWL) optical media among
the switch ports.
•Extended distance support enables native Fibre Channel extension up to 7,500 km at 2 Gbps.
•Support for unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast data traffic types.
•Brocade 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, and
End-to-End Performance Monitoring (APM).
•Support for Access Gateway configuration where server ports connected to the fabric core will
be virtualized.
•Hardware zoning is accomplished at the port level of the switch and by World Wide Name
(WWN). Hardware zoning permits or denies delivery of frames to any destination port address.
•Extensive diagnostics and system-monitoring capabilities for enhanced high Reliability,
Availability, and Serviceability (RAS).
•10G Fibre Channel integration on the same port provides for DWDM metro connectivity on the
same switch (can be done on first eight ports only).
•The Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard that makes SAN configuration a three-step point-and-click
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•Real time power monitoring enables users to monitor real time power usage of the fabric at a
switch level.
•Port-to-port latency minimized to 800 nanoseconds through the use of cut-through frame
routing at 16 Gbps.
Platform components
•A system motherboard that features a PowerPC 440EPx Reduced Instruction Set Computer
(RISC) CPU running at 667 MHz, with integrated peripherals, and that provides high
performance with low power consumption.
•An RJ45 10/100 Bast T Ethernet system management port, in conjunction with
EZSwitchSetup, that 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.
•One RS-232 serial port with RJ45 connector for initial switch setup (if not using EZSwitch
Setup) and factory default restoration. (the integral LEDs remain unlit at all times)
•A USB port that provides storage for firmware updates, output of the supportSave command
and storage for configuration uploads and downloads.
•Two hot-swappable, redundant power supply and fan FRUs. There are two fans per FRU.
•Rack-mount design (1U form factor) in a 19-inch EIA rack.
•One LED (green/amber) per FC port to indicate status.
•One LED (green) for system power.
•One LED (green/amber) for system status.
•Two Ethernet LEDs (integrated with RJ45) for speed and activity status.
•SEEPROM for switch identification.
•Voltage monitoring.
•Fan monitoring including flow direction.
•Temperature monitoring.
•Real-time clock (RTC) with battery.
•The Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard that makes SAN configuration a three-step point-and-click
task.
Port side of the Brocade 6510
The port side of the Brocade 6510 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 6510.

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Nonport side of the Brocade 6510
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FIGURE 1 Port side view of the Brocade 6510
NOTE
The two LEDs on the serial console port are non-functional.
Nonport side of the Brocade 6510
Figure 2 shows the nonport side of the Brocade 6510, which contains the power supply (including
the AC power receptacle and AC power switch) and fan assemblies.
FIGURE 2 Nonport side of the Brocade 6510
1 System status LED 6 FC ports 44-47
2 Management Ethernet port with LEDs 7 FC ports 4-7
3 USB port 8 Switch ID pull-out tab
4 FC ports 0-3(all LEDs above) 9 Serial console port
5 FC ports 40-43 10 System power LED
4
23 1
987 10
5
6
1 Power supply/fan assembly #2 2 Power supply/fan assembly #1
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Chapter
2
Brocade 6510 Installation and Configuration
In this chapter
•Items included with the Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•Installation and safety considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•Standalone installation for a Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Cabinet installation for a Brocade 6510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
•Brocade 6510 configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
•Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Items included with the Brocade 6510
The following items are included with the standard shipment of a fully-configured Brocade 6510.
When you open the Brocade 6510 packaging, verify that these items are included in the package
and that no damage has occurred during shipping:
•The Brocade 6510 switch, containing two combined power and fan assemblies (incorporating
either nonport side exhaust or port side exhaust airflow as ordered - airflow labels on the
nonport side exhaust assemblies)
•16 Gbps or 8 Gbps SFP+ modules for the Fibre Channel ports (speed and quantity as ordered)
•One accessory kit, containing the following items:
•Serial cable with an RJ45 connector
•Two 6 ft. Power Cords
•Rubber feet, required for setting up the switch as a standalone unit
•Brocade Family Doc CD
•Brocade 6510 EZSwitch Setup poster
•EZSwitch Setup CD
Installation and safety considerations
You can install the Brocade 6510 switch in the following ways:
1. As a standalone unit on a flat surface.
2. In an EIA cabinet using a slim rail rack mount kit. The rack mount kit can be ordered from
your switch retailer.
3. 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 7, “Power Supply Specifications” 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 intake side,
as indicated by the airflow direction of the fan assemblies, 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 102 cubic meters/hour (60 cubic feet/minute) and a minimum of 74.8
cubic meters/hour (44 cubic feet/minute) of air flow is available for air intake.
•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.
•A cabinet space that is one rack unit (1U) high; 4.45 cm (1.75 inches) high and 48.3 cm
(19 inches) wide.
•The two rack kit options for the Brocade 6510 use rails that are slimmer than standard
rails to accommodate the slightly wider chassis. Be sure to use one of these kits. Do not
use standard rails to install the Brocade 6510 in a rack, they will not fit with the switch.
•The equipment in the cabinet is grounded 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.
•Airflow and temperature requirements are met on an ongoing basis, particularly if the
switch is installed in a closed or multicabinet assembly.
•The additional weight of the switch does not exceed the cabinet’s weight limits or
unbalance the cabinet in any way.
•The cabinet is secured 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.