Technical data
Table Of Contents
- In this guide
- Introduction
- Safety notices
- Danger notices
- Caution notices
- Brocade DCX 8510-4, port side
- Brocade DCX 8510-4, nonport side
- Time and items required for installation
- Site planning and safety guidelines
- Items included with the Brocade DCX 8510-4
- Unpacking and installing the Brocade DCX 8510-4
- Providing power to the Brocade DCX 8510-4
- Managing cables
- High density cabling
- Installing QSFP cables (optional)
- Possible QSFP cable configurations
- Establishing a serial connection and logging on to Brocade DCX 8510-4
- Configuring IP addresses
- Establishing an Ethernet connection
- Customizing a switch name
- Customizing a chassis name
- Setting the Domain ID
- Verifying PID mode
- Installing transceivers
- Confirming software licenses
- Backing up the configuration
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Items included with the Brocade DCX 8510-4
The Brocade DCX 8510-4 ships with the following:
• Brocade DCX 8510-4 chassis, populated with:
- Control processor blades (CP8)
- Core switch blades (CR16-4)
- Port blades, application blades, and encryption blades (included based on customer specification)
- Blade slot filler panels (for slots not filled by blades)
- Port side exhaust kit (included based on customer specification)
- WWN cards
- WWN bezel (logo plate)
- Power supplies
- Power supply filler panel (included if there is only one power supply)
- Blower assemblies
- Cable management finger assemblies
- Chassis door
• Accessory kit containing the following items:
- Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone QuickStart Guide
- Brocade Documentation CD (contains documents related to the Brocade DCX 8510-4)
- ESD grounding strap
- USB device
- RS-232 serial cable. The RS-232 cable has an adapter at one end that can be removed to provide an
RJ-45-style connector.
• Brocade DCX 8510-4, DCX-4S rack mount kit with instructions
Order the optical transceivers (SFP+, mSFP, and QSFP) from Brocade. The Brocade DCX 8510-4 supports SWL, LWL,
and ELWL transceivers. The mSFPs and QSFPs are SWL transceivers only.
NOTE
For information about the SFP+, mSFP, and QSFP transceivers that are qualified for the Brocade DCX 8510-4, go to
http://www.brocade.com/products/interop_and_compatibility.jsp.
Unpacking and installing the Brocade DCX 8510-4
Use the following procedure to unpack and install your Brocade DCX 8510-4.
CAUTION
Use safe lifting practices when moving the product. (C015)