Brocade Communications Systems VDX 8770-8 Quick user guide

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Brocade VDX 8770-8
Hardware Reference Manual

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Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Other industry resources???. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Chapter 1 Brocade VDX 8770-8 Overview
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade VDX 8770-8 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade VDX 8770-8 hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Port side of the Brocade VDX 8770-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Nonport side of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Brocade VDX 8770-8 line cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
High availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2 Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-8
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Time and items required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Items included with the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Preparing for the Brocade VDX 8770-8 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Environmental requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chassis slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unpacking and installing the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Providing power to the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 3 Logging In and Configuring the Brocade VDX 8770-8
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . .20
Serial cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Changing the RBridge ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Changing the default account passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting a static IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable24
Establishing an Ethernet connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-8 .25
Customizing a host name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Understanding time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Understanding time synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting the time zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Setting the clock (date and time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Determining installed software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Saving your changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Verifying correct operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing transceivers and attaching cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing SFP and SFP+ transceivers and cables . . . . . . . . . . . 31
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing QSFP transceivers and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Managing cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Creating Brocade inter-switch link trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Chapter 4 Monitoring System Components
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Monitoring overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Determining the status of a line card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Line card illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Determining the status of a management module. . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Determining the status of a switch fabric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Determining the status of a power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Determining the status of a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Determining the status of a CID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Chapter 5 Removal and Replacement Procedures
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cable management comb removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . .48
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Removing a cable management comb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Replacing a cable management comb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Line card removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Removing a line card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Replacing a line card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Management module removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Faulty management module indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Recording critical Brocade VDX 8770-8 information. . . . . . . . .53
Removing a management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Replacing a management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Switch fabric module removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing a switch fabric module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Replacing a switch fabric module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Power supply removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removing an AC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Replacing an AC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Removing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Replacing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fan removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Replacing a fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Module filler panel removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Removing a filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Replacing a filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

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Chassis ID card recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Determining the status of a CID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Recovering a CID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
SFP transceiver removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Removing a transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Replacing a transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
QSFP transceiver removal and replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Removing a QSFP transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Replacing a QSFP transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Cable routing table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Appendix A Specifications
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
System architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
System size and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
System component weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ethernet port supported optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Power-cord notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Power-cord notice (Japan, Denan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
German statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Safety agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Regulatory compliance standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Appendix B Caution and Danger Notices
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Dangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Index

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Figures
Figure 1
Port side of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Figure 2
Nonport side of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Figure 3
48x10G line card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 4
12x40G line card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 5
Management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 6
Switch fabric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 7
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 8
Fan module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 9
Removal and replacement of the cable management comb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Figure 10
Removal and replacement of a line card (48x10G card shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 11
Removal and replacement of the management module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 12
SFM front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 13
Removal and replacement of the switch fabric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Figure 14
Removal and replacement of the power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 15
Removal and replacement of the blower assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 16
Optical transceiver extraction tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 17
Optical transceiver with bail open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 18
QSFP cable and transceiver with bail open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Tables
Table 1
Line cards available for the Brocade VDX 8770-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table 2
Installation tasks, time, and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 3
Power specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 4
Power demands per component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 5
Power demands for fully configured Brocade VDX 8770-8 chassis . . . . . . . . . . 14
Table 6
AC power input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 7
Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 8
Serial cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 9
Default administrative account names and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 10
Line card LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 11
Management module LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 12
Switch fabric module LED descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 13
Output for show environment power command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table 14
Power supply LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table 15
Output for show environment fan command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Table 16
fan assembly LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Table 17
Messages that may indicate CID card problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Table 18
Options for the CID Recovery Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Table 19
Cable routing table for Brocade VDX 8770-8 (64 ports shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 20
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 21
System architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table 22
System size and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table 23
System component weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 24
Supported optics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 25
Power cord types (international) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Table 26
Regulatory compliance standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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About This Document
In this chapter
•
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
•
Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
•
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
•
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
•
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•
Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
•
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
How this document is organized
This document is a hardware reference manual written for system administrators and technicians
experienced with networking and IP technologies to help them install, set up, configure, operate,
maintain, and troubleshoot the Brocade VDX 8770-8. It is organized in a loosely chronological
order, beginning with an overview of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 and ending with removal and
replacement procedures of field replaceable units (FRUs).
The document contains the following sections:
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Chapter 1, “Brocade VDX 8770-8 Overview,” identifies the components of the Brocade VDX
8770-8 and provides a brief description of its features.
•
Chapter 2, “Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-8,” describes how to install, set up, and
power on the Brocade VDX 8770-8.
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Chapter 3, “Logging In and Configuring the Brocade VDX 8770-8,” provides the initial
configuration information required to get the Brocade VDX 8770-8 [established in a fabric***].
•
Chapter 4, “Monitoring System Components,” provides descriptions of the LEDs and their
functions, and also lists Network OS commands required for monitoring.
•
Chapter 5, “Removal and Replacement Procedures,” describes how to remove and replace
each of the FRUs in the Brocade VDX 8770-8.
•
Appendix A, “Specifications,” provides information on the physical characteristics,
environmental requirements, and regulatory certifications for the Brocade VDX 8770-8.
•
Appendix B, “Application and Encryption Blades,” provides information about application
blades that are available optionally for the Brocade VDX 8770-8.
•
Appendix C, “Diagnostics and Troubleshooting,” provides methods for receiving system-wide or
component-level status, interpreting POST and boot activities and diagnostic tests; it also
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Appendix D, “Port Numbering Template,” contains templates where you can record the port
numbering sequence for the port blades.
Supported hardware and software
This document includes information specific to the Brocade VDX 8770-8 running Brocade Network
OS version 3.0.0. and later.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
bold
text Identifies command names
Identifies GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, s
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: COMMENT: Need examples from NOS
commands
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 < >.

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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, refer to 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 or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A
ADanger 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.
...
Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example, s
show
chassis.
| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. For example: s
show
m
mode
egress | ingress.

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These references are made for informational purposes only.
Additional information
This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find
helpful.
Brocade resources
To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at no cost for a user ID
and password.
White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website
at:
http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page
For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website:
http://www.brocade.com
Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website and are also bundled with the Network 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
For information about the Ethernet industry, visit the Internet Engineering Task Force website:
http://www.ietf.org
Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products
Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows NT, Internet Explorer
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Solaris
Netscape Communications Corporation Netscape
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Red Hat Network, Maximum RPM, Linux Undercover
Velcro Industries B.V. Velcro

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Getting technical help
Contact your Brocade VDX 8770-8 supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:
1. General information
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Technical Support contract number, if applicable
•
Model name
•
Operating system version
•
Error numbers and messages received
•Copy support
command output
•
Detailed description of the problem and specific questions
•
Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results
•
Serial console and Telnet session logs
•
syslog message logs
2. Brocade VDX 8770-8 serial number
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 serial number (Switch Serial No.) and corresponding bar code are
provided on the serial number label, as shown here:
The serial number label is located on the port side of the chassis, on the lower right side and
directly above the cable management comb.
In addition, the s
show chassis
command displays the Brocade VDX 8770-8 serial number, as
well as information about the port and application blades, and other field-replaceable units
(FRUs).
3. License ID/World Wide Name (WWN)
Use the s
show licenseid
command to display the license ID/WWN. The licenseID/WWN is
recorded on the chassis identification (CID) cards.
??? what about inoperable chassis? If you cannot use the s
show licenseid
command because
the switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN from the same place as the serial number.
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Chapter
1
Brocade VDX 8770-8 Overview
In this chapter
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Brocade VDX 8770-8 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•
Brocade VDX 8770-8 hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
•
Brocade VDX 8770-8 line cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•
High availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•
Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Brocade VDX 8770-8 features
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 is part of Brocade's Next Generation Data Center Networks product line,
a highly robust class of network switching platforms that combines breakthrough performance,
scalability, and energy efficiency with long-term investment. These chassis are designed to address
the data growth and application demands of evolving enterprise data centers, achieve server, SAN,
and data center consolidation, and reduce infrastructure and administrative costs.
QUESTION: Is there a “base” model for either Mercury chassis with a fixed configuration?
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 features Brocade’s CloudPlex™ architecture, a fabric-based Ethernet
technology that can present virtual desktops over a global network that integrates both static and
cloud-based resources.
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 runs on the Brocade Network Operating System (Network OS) v3.0.0. For
details about Network OS, refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
A key, licensable feature of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 chassis is Brocade VCS®technology, which
includes virtual cluster switching, a new set of technologies that allows users to create flatter,
virtualized, and converged data center networks. VCS fabrics are scalable, permitting users to
expand at their own pace, and simplified, allowing users to manage the fabric as a single entity.
VCS-based Ethernet fabrics are convergence-capable, with technologies such as Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) (licensable) for storage.
Key features of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 include:
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Up to 384 10 GbE or 1 GbE external ports or 96 40 GbE external ports.
•
Dual, redundant management modules.
•
Up to six switch fabric modules.
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Up to eight redundant, hot-swappable power supplies at 220VAC or -48VDC.
•
Up to four hot-swappable fan assemblies.
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Serial (console), Ethernet, and USB connections for management modules.
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Brocade VDX 8770-8 hardware components
1
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Support for SR and LR 1 Gbps SFP transceivers.
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Support for SR and LR 10 Gbps SFP+ transceivers.
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Support for 40 Gbps QSFP transceivers.
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Support for active twinax cable at 1, 3, and 5 meters for 10 GbE ports.
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NEBS-compliant chassis (certification in process).
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Support for in-band management.
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15U form factor for chassis.
•
Support for trunking through the 48x10G line card module. Maximum of eight ports per trunk.
•
Support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) through the 48x10G module.
Brocade VDX 8770-8 hardware components
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 features a modular and scalable mechanical construction that allows a
wide range of flexibility in installation, fabric design, and maintenance. The chassis can be
mounted with the cables facing the front of the equipment rack and consists of the following:
•
Eight slots for hot-swappable line cards that can be configured in a single chassis, delivering
up to 384 10 Gbps Ethernet ports or 48 40 Gbps Ethernet ports.
•
Two slots for management modules.
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A single active management module can control all ports in the chassis.
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The standby management module assumes control of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 if the
active management module fails.
•
six slots for switch fabric modules.
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Interconnects all line cards.
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Modular, hot-swappable field-replaceable units (FRUs):
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48x10GbE line card
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48x1GbE line card
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12x40GbE line card
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Four fan assemblies.
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Up to eight 3000W power supplies (200-240 VAC auto-sensing or -48 VDC).
Each power supply connection should be separately fused.
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The 48x10G line cards support 10 GbE SFP+ and 1 GbE SFP optical transceivers as well
as 1 GbE copper SFPs. They also support direct-attach 10 GbE copper twin-ax cables at 1,
3, or 5 meters.
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The 12x40G line card support 40 GbE QSFP optical transceivers.
•
Cable management comb.