EMC Connectrix B Series Quick user guide

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EMC Connectrix B Series
ED-DCX-4S-B
Version 6.2
Hardware Reference Manual
300-008-678
REV A01

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Chapter 1 Hardware Overview
ED-DCX-4S-B features...................................................................... 16
Hardware components..................................................................... 17
Port side of the ED-DCX-4S-B...................................................18
Nonport side of the ED-DCX-4S-B...........................................20
ED-DCX-4S-B blades ........................................................................ 22
High availability ............................................................................... 24
Reliability ........................................................................................... 25
Serviceability ..................................................................................... 26
Software features............................................................................... 27
Security............................................................................................... 28
Network manageability ................................................................... 29
Chapter 2 Installation
Time and items required .................................................................. 32
Preparing for ED-DCX-4S-B installation ....................................... 34
Unpacking and installing the ED-DCX-4S-B ................................ 36
Items included with the ED-DCX-4S-B.......................................... 38
Powering on the ED-DCX-4S-B ...................................................... 39
Installing SFPs and attaching cables .............................................. 40
Managing cables................................................................................ 41
Chapter 3 Log In and Configuration
ED-DCX-4S-B Configuration Overview ........................................ 44
Connecting a serial cable between ED-DCX-4S-B and host ....... 46
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Logging in to the serial console port.............................................. 48
Setting the IP addresses ................................................................... 49
Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the
serial cable.......................................................................................... 51
Connecting an Ethernet cable and opening a Telnet session...... 52
Customizing a switch name............................................................ 53
Setting the domain ID ...................................................................... 54
Setting the date and time................................................................. 55
Setting the date .......................................................................... 55
Setting the time zone................................................................. 55
Synchronizing local time .......................................................... 56
Software licenses............................................................................... 58
Verifying correct operation and backing up the
configuration ..................................................................................... 59
Powering off the ED-DCX-4S-B...................................................... 60
Chapter 4 Monitor System Components
Monitoring overview ....................................................................... 62
Determining the status of a port, application, or encryption
blade ................................................................................................... 63
Determining the status of a control processor blade (CP8) ........ 73
Determining status of a core switch blade (CR4S-8) ................... 76
Determining the status of a power supply ................................... 79
Determining the status of a blower assembly .............................. 81
Determining the status of a WWN card ........................................ 83
Chapter 5 Removal and Replacement Procedures (RRPs)
Introduction....................................................................................... 86
RRP: Chassis door............................................................................. 87
Time and items required........................................................... 87
Removing a chassis door.......................................................... 87
Replacing a chassis door............................................................ 88
RRP: Vertical cable management fingers....................................... 89
Time and items required........................................................... 89
Removing a cable management finger assembly................... 89
Replacing a cable management finger assembly ................... 90
RRP: Port, application, and encryption blades............................. 91
Time and items required........................................................... 91
Removing a blade...................................................................... 91
Replacing a blade....................................................................... 94
RRP: Blade filler panel ..................................................................... 96

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Removing a filler panel ..............................................................96
Replacing a filler panel...............................................................97
RRP: Control processor blade (CP8)............................................... 98
Time and items required ........................................................... 98
Verifying the necessity of replacement....................................98
Recording critical ED-DCX-4S-B information ........................99
Removing a control processor blade (CP8)...........................101
Replacing a control processor blade (CP8)............................102
Verifying operation of the new CP blade..............................103
RRP: Core switch blade (CR4S-8).................................................. 106
Time and items required..........................................................106
Verifying the necessity of replacement..................................106
Removing a core switch blade (CR4S-8)................................107
Replacing a core switch blade (CR4S-8) ................................108
RRP: Power supply ......................................................................... 110
Time and items required..........................................................110
Identification..............................................................................110
Removing a power supply ......................................................111
Replacing a power supply ...................................................... 113
RRP: Blower assembly.................................................................... 114
Time and items required ......................................................... 114
Removing a blower assembly .................................................114
Replacing a blower assembly..................................................115
RRP: WWN card.............................................................................. 116
Time and items required ......................................................... 116
Verifying necessity of replacement ........................................116
Determining the status of a WWN card ................................116
Removing the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN
card..............................................................................................117
Replacing the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN
card..............................................................................................119
RRP: SFPs and XFPs........................................................................ 121
RRP: Inter-chassis link (ICL) cables.............................................. 122
RRP: ED-DCX-4S-B chassis............................................................ 126
Time required............................................................................ 126
Items required........................................................................... 126
Verifying need for replacement ..............................................127
Recording critical ED-DCX-4S-B and SAN
information ................................................................................127
Disconnecting from the network and fabric .........................131
Removing components from the chassis...............................132
Installing the replacement chassis..........................................133
Installing components into the new chassis..........................134

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Verifying correct operation of system................................... 135
Reconnecting the system to the network and fabric ........... 137
Verifying correct configuration of the fabric........................ 137
Cable routing table .................................................................. 139
Appendix A Specifications
General specifications .................................................................... 144
System architecture ........................................................................ 145
System size and weight.................................................................. 147
System blade and FRU weights.................................................... 148
Facility requirements...................................................................... 149
Environmental requirements ........................................................ 150
Fibre Channel port specifications................................................. 151
Power specifications....................................................................... 152
Power cords ..................................................................................... 153
Data transmission ranges .............................................................. 157
Regulatory compliance .................................................................. 158
Power-cord notice.................................................................... 158
Power-cord notice (Japan, Denan) ........................................ 158
FCC warning (US only) .......................................................... 159
KCC statement (Republic of Korea)...................................... 159
VCCI statement (Japan) .......................................................... 159
BSMI statement (Taiwan) ....................................................... 159
CE statement ............................................................................ 160
Canadian requirements .......................................................... 160
Laser compliance ..................................................................... 160
Regulatory compliance standards......................................... 160
Environmental regulation compliance ........................................ 162
China RoHS .............................................................................. 162
Appendix B Application and Encryption Blades
PB-48K-AP4-18 blade ..................................................................... 168
PB-48K-18i blade............................................................................. 169
PB-DCX-16EB blade ....................................................................... 170
Appendix C Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Introduction..................................................................................... 172
Obtaining chassis and component status.................................... 173
Interpreting POST and boot results ............................................. 174
POST.......................................................................................... 174
Boot............................................................................................ 175

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Diagnostics ....................................................................................... 176
Troubleshooting............................................................................... 177
Appendix D Port Numbering Template
Appendix E Port Side Exhaust Kit Installation Procedure
Safety................................................................................................. 190
Installation Guidelines ................................................................... 191
Installing the ED-DCX-4S-B in Equipment Cabinet................... 193
Time required............................................................................ 193
Tools required ........................................................................... 193
Unpacking the Brocade DCX-4S ............................................ 193
Installing with 27 to 31 in. (68.58 to 78.74 cm) kit ............... 193
Installing with 18-24 in. (45.72 to 60.96 cm) kit.................... 203
Index

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Preface
As part of an effort to improve and enhance the performance and capabilities
of its product lines, EMC periodically releases revisions of its hardware and
software. Therefore, some functions described in this document may not be
supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. For
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Audience This document is a hardware reference manual written for system
administrators and technicians experienced with networking, Fibre
Channel, and SAN technologies to help them install, set up,
configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the ED-DCX-4S-B.
This document presents information on setting up and operating the
ED-DCX-4S-B. It is organized in a loosely chronological order,
beginning with an overview of the ED-DCX-4S-B and ending with
removal and replacement procedures of field replaceable
components.
Related
documentation
Related documents include:
◆EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS ES-5832B Hardware Reference
Manual
◆EMC Connectrix B Series Encryption Administration Guide
◆EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
◆EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Command Reference Guide

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◆EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Fabric Watch Administrator’s
Guide
◆EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Message Reference Guide
◆EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS MIB Reference Guide
◆EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
◆EMC Connectrix B Series Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
EMC Support Matrix
and E-Lab
Interoperability
Navigator
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Matrix(ESM), available through E-Lab Interoperability Navigator
(ELN) at: http://elabnavigator.EMC.com, under the PDFs and
Guides tab.
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◆General Information
• Technical Support contact number, if applicable
•Switchmodel
• Switch operating system version
• Error numbers and messages received
•supportSave 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
◆Switch serial number
The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided
on the serial number label, as shown here:
*FT00X0054E9*
FT00X0054E9
The serial number label is located as follows:
•DS-220B— On the nonport side of the chassis
•DS-5000B— On the switch ID pull out tab located on the
bottom up of the port side of the switch
•DS-4100B, DS-4900B, and MP-7500B— On the switch ID
pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the
left
•ED-48000B— Inside the chassis next to the power supply bays
•AP-7600B— On the bottom of the chassis
•DS-300B, DS-5100B, DS-5300B, ES-5832B— On the switch ID
pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the
switch.
•ED-DCX-B, ED-DCX-4S-SB— On the bottom right on the port
side of the chassis
World Wide Name (WWN) is obtained by providing the license ID.
Use the licenseIdShow command to display the license ID.
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or procedures, please include the title and, if available, the part
number, the revision (for example, A01), the page numbers, and any
other details that will help us locate the subject you are addressing.
General precautions When installing or servicing the ED-DCX-4S-B, follow these
practices:
• Use correct tools.
• Use correct replacement parts.
• Keep all installation and service-related paperwork up to date,
complete, and accurate.
ESD precautions The ED-DCX-4S-B contains electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive
FRUs. When working with any ED-DCX-4S-B FRU, use correct ESD
procedures.
• Wear a wrist grounding strap connected to chassis ground (if
the ED-DCX-4S-B is plugged in) or a bench ground.
• Store ESD-sensitive components in antistatic packaging.

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Hardware Overview 15
1
This chapter contains the following information:
◆ED-DCX-4S-B features....................................................................... 16
◆Hardware components...................................................................... 17
◆ED-DCX-4S-B blades ......................................................................... 22
◆High availability................................................................................. 24
◆Reliability ............................................................................................ 25
◆Serviceability....................................................................................... 26
◆Software features................................................................................ 27
◆Security ................................................................................................ 28
◆Network manageability .................................................................... 29
Hardware Overview

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ED-DCX-4S-B features
The ED-DCX-4S-B is a highly robust network switching platform that
combines breakthrough performance, scalability, and energy
efficiency with long-term investment. The ED-DCX-4S-B is 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.
Key features of the ED-DCX-4S-B include:
◆Up to 192 port horizontal chassis with four usable port blades (in
addition to two core switching and two core processing blades).
◆Support for all of the application, port blade, and control
processor (CP) blades supported in the ED-DCX-B (with the
exception of the ED-DCX-B Core Switch Blade), thereby
providing flexible system configurations and fewer types of new
blades.
◆Up to 384 ports can connect with the use of inter-chassis links
(ICLs).
◆Support for high-performance port blades running at 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-,
or 10-Gbps, enabling flexible system configuration.
◆Support for 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel
ports. Trunking technology groups up to eight ports to create
high performance 64-Gbps ISL trunks between switches (10 Gbps
ports (PB-48K-10G-6) are 10 Gbps only).
◆Dual-redundant control processor blades (CP8) and core switch
blades (CR4S-8) that provide high availability and enable
nondisruptive software upgrades.
◆Redundant and hot-swappable CP8 and CR4S-8 blades, power
supplies, blower assemblies, and WWN cards that enable a high
availability platform for mission-critical SAN applications.
◆Universal ports that self-configure as E_Ports, F_Ports, FL_Ports,
EX_Ports and M_Ports (mirror ports). 10 Gbps ports
(PB-48K-10G-6 blade) are E_Ports only.
◆Data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data
compression capabilities through the PB-DCX-16EB.

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Hardware components
The ED-DCX-4S-B features a modular and scalable mechanical
construction that allows a wide range of flexibility in installation,
fabric design, and maintenance. The chassis may be mounted with
the cables facing the front of the equipment rack or to the rear, and
consists of the following:
◆Up to four hot-swappable port blade assemblies that can be
configured in a single chassis, delivering up to 192 Fibre Channel
ports.
◆Two slots for control processor blades (CP8):
• A single active CP8 blade can control all 192 ports in the
chassis.
• The standby CP8 blade assumes control of the ED-DCX-4S-B if
the active CP fails.
◆Two slots for core switch blades (CR4S-8):
• CR4S-8 blade interconnects all port blades.
• Two inter-chassis link (ICL) connectors per blade connect to
another chassis.
• Both CR4S-8 blades are active.
◆Modular hot-swappable port blades:
• 16-port, 8-Gbps blades (PB-DCX-16P).
• 32-port, 8-Gbps blades (PB-DCX-32P).
• 48-port, 8-Gbps blades (PB-DCX-48P).
• 6-port, 10-Gbps blades (PB-48K-10G-6).
◆Modular hot-swappable application blades:
• PB-48K-AP4-18: 18-port (16 FC + 2 10/100/1000 BaseT
Ethernet copper interfaces), up to 4 blades per chassis,
supporting Fibre Channel Application Services and blade
management.
• PB-48K-18i: 18-port (16 FC + 2 GbE), up to 4 blades per chassis,
supporting Fibre Channel Routing Services and FCIP.
◆Modular hot-swappable encryption blades:
• PB-DCX-16EB: 16-port, up to 4 blades per chassis, supporting
data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and
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Note: If the encryption blade (PB-DCX-16EB) is used, 220 VAC is
required.
◆Modular hot-swappable field replaceable units (FRUs):
• Two blower assemblies.
• Two 100 to 240 VAC power supplies.
•TwoWWNcards.
• Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP and SFP+) optical
transceivers (1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps).
•ExtendedForm-factorPluggable (XFP) optical transceivers
(10-Gbps).
Note: The 8-Gbps SFPs autonegotiate at 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. The 4-Gbps SFPs
autonegotiate at 1, 2, and 4 Gbps.
◆Blades that are serviced from the port side of the ED-DCX-4S-B.
Blowers, power supplies, and power cables that are serviced from
the nonport side.
◆World Wide Name (WWN) cards on the nonport side, with WWN
status LEDs located under the bezel.
◆Improved cable management using two vertical cable
management fingers and a redesigned chassis door.
◆Constant intake and FRU temperature monitoring.
◆Redundant AC primary power connections to ensure high
availability. Each power supply has its own connector.
Port side of the ED-DCX-4S-B
Note: Airflow in the ED-DCX-4S-B is from the nonport side to the left side of
the chassis (viewed from the port side) and out the exhaust vent. If you use
the Port Side Exhaust Kit the air vents on the port side of the chassis (see
Figure 2 on page 20). The port side exhaust kit is required when mounting
the ED-DCX-4S-B in any closed side cabinet.
Figure 1 on page 19 displays a sample configuration of the port side
of the ED-DCX-4S-B.

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Hardware Overview
Figure 1 Port side of the ED-DCX-4S-B (sample configuration)
1 PB-DCX-48P port blade (example, 4x) 3 Control processor blade (CP8) (2x)
2 Core switch blade (CR4S-8) (2x) 4 Exhaust vent

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Figure 2 Port side of the ED-DCX-4S-B with the port side exhaust kit installed
(sample configuration)
Nonport side of the ED-DCX-4S-B
Figure 3 on page 21 displays a sample configuration of the nonport
side view of the ED-DCX-4S-B.