Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 6710-54 Brocade Communications Systems
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53-1 002338-02 1 0 Augus t 20 12 ® 53-1 002338-02 *53-1002338-02* Brocade VDX 67 1 0-5 4 QuickStar t Guide Suppor ting the VDX 67 10-54.
2 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 Copyri ght © 201 1-20 12 Brocade C ommunications Syst ems, Inc. All Rights R eser v ed.
Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 3 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 Overview This Quick Star t guide is intended as an ov er view t o help experienced installers unpack, install, and configure the Brocade VDX 67 10-54 quickly .
4 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 . Environmental considerations For successful installati on and operation of the switch, ensure that the follo wing en vi.
Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 5 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 NOTE Y ou should not use tie wraps with optical cables because they are easily overtightened and can damage the op tic fibers. V elcro-lik e wraps are recommended. • Plan f or the rack space required f or cable management before installing the switch.
6 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 Rack installation for a Brocade VDX 6710-54 Fol low the instal lation instructions shi pped with the appr opriate rack mo.
Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 7 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the swit ch and t o an RS-232 serial por t on the workstation or ter m ina l d ev ice .
8 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 The roo t account is reserved f or develo pment and manufact uring. The user account is read-only and used primarily for syst em monitoring.
Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 9 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 switch(config-Management-1/0)# ip address dhcp Enabling and disabling Brocade VCS mode Enable or disable a single switch f o r V CS™ mode as soon as passwor ds hav e been assigned and an IP address has been set.
10 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 4. When the switch comes back up, enter the copy running-config s tar tup-config command to apply the default configuration to the star tup configuratio n.
Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickSt art Guide 11 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 NOTE Each SFP or SFP+ transceiv er has a 10-pad go ld-plated edge connec tor on the bott om. The correct position t o inser t an SF P o r S FP + tr an sc ei ver in th e up pe r row of po r t s i s w i th the gol d-plated edge down.
12 of 12 Brocade VDX 6710-54 QuickStart Guide Publication Number: 53-1002338-02 FIGURE 2 Inser ting a cable into an SFP+ Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs For copper connections t o Ethernet hu bs, a 1 0/1 00Base- TX or 1000Base- T switch, or another Brocade de vice, a crosso ver cable is required.
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