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Brocade FastIron CX Switch

Hardware Installation Guide

Supporting release 07.2.00

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Brocade FastIron CX Switch Hardware

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Contents

About This Document

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Notes, cautions, and danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Getting technical help or reporting errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Web access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

E-mail access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Telephone access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Control features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 2 Installing the FastIron CX Switch

Unpacking the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installation tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Lifting precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Installing the device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Desktop installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Rack mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting devices in a stack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Attaching a PC or terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Wiring map for serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Installing and replacing a power supply unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Installing or replacing fan trays on FCX624S,

FCX648S, FCX624S-F, FCX624-HPOE, and

FCX648-HPOE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Installing or replacing fan trays on FCX624-E,

FCX624-I, FCX648-E, and FCX648-I devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Installing an optional module on FCX624S,

FCX648S, FCX624S-F, FCX624-HPOE,

or FCX648-HPOE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Installing an optional module in FCX624-E,

FCX624-I, FCX648-E, and FCX648-I devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Chapter 3 Checking Network Devices and Testing Connectivity

Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Recovering from a lost password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Devices running Layer 2 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Devices running Layer 3 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Connecting network devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Testing connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Observing LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Troubleshooting network connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using Virtual Cable Testing to diagnose a cable . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Digital optical monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Chapter 4 Managing the FastIron CX Hardware

Managing temperature settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using the temperature sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Displaying FastIron CX CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Replacing a copper or fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Removing a copper or fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Cabling a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Cleaning the fiber optic connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Chapter 5 Hardware Specifications

Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Physical dimensions and weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Cooling system and fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Pinouts and signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

AC power supply specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Diagnosing switch indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Power and cooling problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

In-band access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Appendix A Regulatory Statements

USA (FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Europe and Australia (CISPR 22 Class A Warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Japan (VCCI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Japan power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Appendix B Cautions and Danger Notices

Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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About This Document

Audience

This document is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and

Layer 3 switching and routing.

If you are using a Brocade Layer 3 Switch, you should be familiar with the following protocols if

applicable to your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, DVMRP, and VRRP.

Supported hardware and software

Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for release 07.2.00, documenting all possible

configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.

•FastIron CX 624S (FCX624S)

•FastIron CX 648S (FCX648S)

•FastIron CX 624S-F (FCX624S-F)

•FastIron CX 624S-HPOE (FCX624S-HPOE)

•FastIron CX 648S-HPOE (FCX648S-HPOE)

•FastIron CX 624-E (FCX624-E)

•FastIron CX 624-I (FCX624-I)

•FastIron CX 648-E (FCX648-E)

•FastIron CX 648-I (FCX648-I)

Document conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this

document.

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Text formatting

The following narrative-text formatting conventions are used in this guide.

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in bold: for

example, show version. 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

The following conventions apply to the command syntax in this guide.

Notes, cautions, and danger notices

The following note, cautions, and danger statements are used in this manual. They are listed here

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.

bold text Identifies command names

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements

Identifies keywords

Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

italic text Provides emphasis

Identifies variables

Identifies document titles

code text Identifies CLI output

command and

parameters

Commands and parameters are printed in bold.

[ ] Optional parameter.

variable Variables are printed in italics enclosed in angled brackets < >.

... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”

| Choose from one of the parameters.

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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.

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.

Related publications

The following Brocade documents supplement the information in this guide:

•FastIron Configuration Guide - provides configuration procedures, including configuration

information for enterprise routing protocols.

•IronWare MIB Reference – contains the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Management Information Base (MIB) objects supported on Brocade devices.

NOTE

For the latest edition of these documents, which contain the most up-to-date information, see

Product Manuals at kp.foundrynet.com.

Getting technical help or reporting errors

Brocade is committed to ensuring that your investment in our products remains cost-effective. If

you need assistance or find errors in the manuals, contact Brocade using one of the following

options.

Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

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Go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.page for the latest e-mail and telephone

contact information.

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