Brocade Communications Systems VDX6730 Quick user guide

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®
Brocade VDX 6730
Hardware Reference Manual
Supporting the Brocade VDX 6730-32 and Brocade VDX 6730-76

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Document title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual
53-1002389-01 New document September 2011
Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual
53-1002389-02 Added Fibre Channel
port information. Made
smaller corrections.
December 2011
Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual
53-1002389-03 Added Canadian French
translation of
compliance statement.
Serial cable pinouts have
been added.
February 2012
Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual
53-1002389-04 Serial cable pinout
diagram has been
corrected.
March 2012
Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual
53-1002389-05 Management options
revised. New CCC
statement updated.
May 2012
Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual
53-1002389-06 Optical port LED patterns
updated. Added USB
device to items included,
new information for
configuration when Layer
3 code is loaded,
removed ‘Brocade-
approved” text for direct-
attach cables, made
slight adjustments to
physical specs.
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Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Chapter 1 Brocade VDX 6730 Introduction
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade VDX 6730 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Platform components and capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade VDX 6730-32 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Brocade VDX 6730-76 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2 Brocade VDX 6730 Installation
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Items included with the Brocade VDX 6730 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rack considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Recommendations for cable management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Items required for installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Standalone installation for a Brocade VDX 6730. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Rack installation for a Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Providing power to the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Verifying operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Chapter 3 Brocade VDX 6730 Configuration
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Configuration modes for the Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Creating a serial connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Changing the default account passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the IP address using DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting a static IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Setting stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enabling and disabling Brocade VCS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enabling VCS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Disabling VCS mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Understanding time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Understanding time synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting the clock (date and time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Setting time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Creating Brocade inter-switch link trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Chapter 4 Brocade VDX 6730 Operation
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
LED activity interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Brocade VDX 6730 LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
LED patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Powering off the Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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Brocade VDX 6730 maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Supported transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Installing an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Diagnostic tests and monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Brocade VDX 6730 management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Chapter 5 FRU Removal and Replacement Procedures
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Before beginning the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing a combined FRU in a Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . .38
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Replacing the power supply and fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Replacing a power supply FRU in a Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . .42
Determining the need to replace a power supply . . . . . . . . . . .43
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Replacing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Replacing a fan assembly FRU in the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . .46
Determining the need to replace a fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Replacing the fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Installing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Appendix A Brocade VDX 6730 Specifications
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
German statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Power cords (Japan DENAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
China statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Electrical cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
RTC battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
DC-DC power source cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
DC power safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Regulatory certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Environmental protection use period (EPUP) disclaimer. . . . . .65
TS/HS dual language sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Index

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Tables
Table 1 Serial cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Table 2 Default administrative account names and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 3 Port side LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Table 4 Non-port side LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Table 5 Management options for the Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Table 6 Brocade VDX 6730-32 LED behavior, descriptions, and required actions. . . . . 39
Table 7 Brocade VDX 6730-76 power supply status LED behavior, description,
and required actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table 8 Brocade VDX 6730-76 fan assembly status LED behavior, description,
and required actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Table 9 Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Table 10 Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Table 11 System power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Table 12 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Table 13 General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Table 14 Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table 15 Brocade VDX 6730 memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table 16 Regulatory compliance standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Table 17 China ROHS hazardous substances/toxic substances (HS/TS)
concentration chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Figures
Figure 1 Port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 2 Non-port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 3 Port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 4 Non-port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 5 LEDs on the port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 6 LEDs on the non-port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 7 LEDs on the left of the port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 8 LEDs on the right of the port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 9 LEDs on the non-port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 10 Installing an SFP+ transceiver in the upper row of port slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 11 Examples of airflow symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 12 Brocade VDX 6730-32 AC power supply and fan assemblies on the
non-port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 13 Brocade VDX 6730-32 DC power supply and fan assemblies on the
non-port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 14 Orientation of the AC power supply and fan assembly in the
Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 15 Orientation of the DC power supply and fan assembly in the
Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 16 Brocade VDX 6730-76 power supplies on the non-port side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 17 Inserting the power supply in the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 18 Brocade VDX 6730-76 fan assemblies on the non-port side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Figure 19 Inserting the fan assembly in the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 20 The DC power supply for the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Figure 21 The DC wiring assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 22 DC power supply screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
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 VDX 6730 Introduction” provides an overview of the Brocade VDX 6730
switch.
•Chapter 2, “Brocade VDX 6730 Installation” provides the information needed to install the
switch in your network.
•Chapter 3, “Brocade VDX 6730 Configuration” lays out the tasks and commands necessary to
get the switch up and running.
•Chapter 4, “Brocade VDX 6730 Operation” discusses the day-to-day operational procedures for
using the switch.
•Chapter 5, “FRU Removal and Replacement Procedures” provides procedures for removing
and replacing the field-replaceable units (FRUs), including the fan assemblies and power
supplies.
•Appendix A, “Brocade VDX 6730 Specifications” provides tables of physical, environmental,
and general specifications.
Supported hardware and software
This document is specific to the Brocade VDX 6730-32 and the Brocade VDX 6730-76 under
Network OS v2.1.0.

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What’s new in this document
The following information has been added:
•The LED patterns for the optical SFP ports have been updated. “LED patterns.”
•The USB device was added. “Items included with the Brocade VDX 6730 switches.”
•The warning about the ip gateway-address was added. “Setting the switch IP address.”
•Removed the Brocade-branded wording for direct-attach cables. “Items required for
installation.”
•Small adjustments were made to the physical specs for the switches. “Weight and physical
dimensions.”
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 all lowercase.
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 < >.

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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 Brocade Network
OS Command Reference Guide.
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 Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
Key terms
For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade.
See “Brocade resources” on page xvi for instructions on accessing MyBrocade.
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at:
http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary
... 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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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.
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 website. This website
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
website:
http://www.fibrechannel.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 switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:
1. General Information
•Switch model
•Switch operating system version
•Error numbers and messages received
•copy support command output
•Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately
following the problem, and specific questions
•Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results
•Serial console and Telnet session logs
•syslog message logs
2. Switch Serial Number
The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,
as illustrated below:
The serial number label is located on the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the
port side of the switch.
3. World Wide Name (WWN)
Use the licenseIdShow command to display the WWN of the chassis.
Document feedback
Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and
completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that a
topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to:
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Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your
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Chapter
1
Brocade VDX 6730 Introduction
In this chapter
•Brocade VDX 6730 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Brocade VDX 6730 overview
The Brocade VDX 6730 switches are a pair of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) line-rate, low latency,
lossless Data Center Bridging (DCB) switches: the Brocade VDX 6730-32 (a 32-port, single-height
switch) and the Brocade VDX 6730-76 (a 76-port, double-height switch). In addition to the array of
GbE ports, each Brocade VDX 6730 also has a number of Fibre Channel (FC) ports to permit
bridging between the Ethernet fabric and a traditional SAN fabric. The number of FC ports varies
with the chassis. The Brocade VDX 6730 switches feature Brocade’s CloudPlex™ architecture and
run on the Brocade Network Operating System (Network OS) v2.1.0 or later. For details about
Network OS, refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
The Brocade VDX 6730 switches offer Ports on Demand (POD) licensing. Base models of the
switches contain 16 Ethernet ports (for the Brocade VDX 6730-32) or 40 Ethernet ports (for the
Brocade VDX 6730-76). Additional ports can be licensed by way of POD. One POD license on the
Brocade VDX 6730-32 allows an additional 8 ports to be activated. For the Brocade VDX 6730-76,
two POD licenses (for 10 ports each) can be purchased. The FC ports do not require a POD license
for activation.
A key feature of the Brocade VDX 6730 switches 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) for storage.
Platform components and capabilities
The Brocade VDX 6730 switches offer the following features and capabilities:
•A system motherboard that features a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) CPU running
at 1.3 GHz with integrated peripherals
•An RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet out-of-band management port
•An RJ45-fronted serial (RS-232) port for terminal access and debugging
•A USB port for firmware upgrades and system log downloads
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•Support for long-range and short-range SFP+ GbE transceivers
•Support for optical cables and active twin axial (twinax) copper cables
•Support for direct-attach copper cables
•Support for inter-switch link (ISL) trunking
-Frame-level hardware-based trunking (even distribution of frames across trunk links)
•A reduced-depth, rack-mount design using existing rail kits (fixed, mid-mount, or Telco rack
mount kits
•Extensive diagnostics and system-monitoring capabilities for enhanced high Reliability,
Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)
•Optimized airflow (a choice of front-to-back or back-to-front flow)
•A real-time clock (RTC) with battery
•SEEPROM for switch identification
•Voltage monitoring
•Fan monitoring
•Three temperature sensors
•I2C interface to monitor and control environmental aspects
NOTE
Port numbering for the Brocade VDX 6730 begins with 1, not 0. Both the GbE and FC port sequences
begin with 1.
Brocade VDX 6730-32 features
Features specific to the Brocade VDX 6730-32 include:
•1U form factor enclosure
•16 10 GbE SFP+ ports (also configurable to 1 GbE) with 8 additional 10 GbE ports available for
a total of 24
•Eight 8 Gbps FC ports
•One forwarding ASIC
•600 nanosecond (ns) port-to-port latency
•15-inch depth
•Dual, hot-swappable 250W AC power supplies with three integrated cooling fans each
•Dual, hot-swappable 250W DC power supplies with three integrated cooling fans each
Brocade VDX 6730-76 features
Features specific to the Brocade VDX 6730-76 include:
•2U form factor enclosure
•40 10 GbE SFP+ ports (also configurable to 1 GbE) with 20 additional 10 GbE ports available
for a total of 60
•Sixteen 8 Gbps FC ports
•Nine forwarding ASICs arranged in a 3/6, core/edge configuration