Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 6720 Brocade Communications Systems
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53-1 002085-02 15 D ec em be r , 2 0 11 ® 53-1 002085-02 *53-1002085-02* Brocade VDX 6720 QuickStar t Guide Supporting the VDX 6720-24 and VDX 6720-60.
2 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Copyright © 20 10 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reser ved.
Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 3 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Overview This Quick Star t guide is intended as an o ver vie w to help e xperienced installers unpack, install, and configure the Brocade VDX 6720 q uickly.
4 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 . Environmental considerations For successful installati on and operation of the switch, ensure that the follo wing en vir .
Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 5 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Recommendations for cable management The minimum ben d radius f or a 50 micron cable is 2 inches under full tensile load and 1.
6 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 ATTENTION Do not connect the switc h to the network until the IP addres s is correctly set. F or instru ctions on how t o set the IP address, see “Set ting the switch IP address.
Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 7 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 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 mi na l d evic e.
8 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Setting the switch IP address Y ou can configure the Brocade VDX 6720 with a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Pro tocol) server t o set the IP address of the switch.
Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 9 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 Another parameters that can be changed if necessar y is the V CS ID. This identifies the V CS fabric of which the switch can be a part. By default, the V CS of ev er y VDX 672 0 is 1.
10 of 12 Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 1. Remov e any prot ector plugs from the tran sceiv er s and the por ts. 2. Making sure that t he bail (wire handle) is in the unlo ck ed position, place the transcei v er in the correctly oriented position on the port, as shown in Figure 1 .
Brocade VDX 6720 QuickSt art Guide 11 of 12 Publication Number: 53-1002085-02 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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