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Contents
Preface.....................................................................................................................................5
Document conventions......................................................................................5
Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 5
Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 5
Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 6
Brocade resources............................................................................................ 7
Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................7
Document feedback.......................................................................................... 8
About This Document................................................................................................................ 9
Supported software........................................................................................... 9
What’s new in this document............................................................................ 9
Introducing the Brocade 7840 Extension Switch......................................................................11
Overview of Brocade 7840 Extension Switch................................................. 11
Brocade 7840 software features......................................................... 11
Brocade 7840 hardware features........................................................12
Brocade 7840 feature licensing...........................................................12
Port side of the switch..................................................................................... 13
Nonport side of the switch...............................................................................14
Switch management........................................................................................16
Installing and Configuring the Switch.......................................................................................19
Installation and safety considerations............................................................. 19
Installation Precautions................................................................................... 20
General precautions............................................................................20
Power Precautions.............................................................................. 20
Items included with the switch.........................................................................21
Setting up the Brocade 7840 as a standalone unit......................................... 21
Installing in an EIA rack...................................................................................22
Initial setup of the switch................................................................................. 22
Providing power to the switch............................................................. 23
Connecting to the switch using the serial connection......................... 23
Setting the switch IP address..............................................................24
Changing the switch name and chassis name....................................24
Creating an Ethernet connection.........................................................25
Setting the domain ID of the switch.....................................................25
Setting the date and time of the switch............................................... 25
Synchronizing local time with an external source............................... 26
Correcting the time zone of a switch................................................... 26
FCIP and Fibre Channel routing services configuration......................27
Installing transceivers and cabling the switch..................................... 27
Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration............. 28
Recommendations for cable management..................................................... 30
Operating the Switch...............................................................................................................31
Brocade 7840 Extension Switch Hardware Reference Manual
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