Contents
Safety ........................v
Chapter 1. The Brocade 4Gb SAN switch module .........1
Features and specifications..................3
Related documentation ...................7
Using the documentation .................7
Inventory checklist ....................8
Notices and statements in this document .............8
Major components of the switch module .............9
Fibre Channel expansion card ................10
Chapter 2. Installing and replacing aswitch module........11
Installation guidelines ...................12
System reliability considerations ..............13
Handling static-sensitive devices ..............13
Installing aswitch module .................15
Removing or replacing aswitch module .............17
Chapter 3. Information panel LEDs and external Fibre Channel ports 19
Information panel ....................19
Information LEDs ....................20
Switch module status LEDs ................21
Fibre Channel port status LEDs...............22
Chapter 4. Configuring the switch module through the Telnet interface 25
Connecting to the switch module ...............26
Establishing aTelnet session through the management module .....26
Establishing aTelnet session in acommand-line window .......27
Chapter 5. Configuring the switch module through the Advanced Web
Tools interface ....................29
Connecting to the switch module ...............30
Establishing aWeb-interface session through the management module ..30
Establishing aWeb-interface session through aWeb browser ......32
Chapter 6. Optional features of the Brocade 4Gb SAN switch modules 35
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance ........39
Before you call .....................39
Using the documentation ..................40
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web .......40
Software service and support ................40
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