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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2. (Optional) Modify passwords. To skip modifying the password, press Ctrl-C. For more information on passwords,
refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
NOTE
Passwords can be 8 to 40 characters long. They must begin with an alphabetic character. They can include
numeric characters, the dot (.), and the underscore (_) only. Passwords are case-sensitive, and they are not
displayed when you enter them on the command line.
For more information on passwords, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
Configuring IP addresses
The Brocade DCX 8510-4 requires three IP addresses, which are configured using the ipAddrSet command. IP
addresses are required for both CP blades (CP0 and CP1) and for the chassis management IP (shown as SWITCH
under the ipAddrShow command) in the Brocade DCX 8510-4.
NOTE
The default IP addresses and host names for the Brocade DCX 8510-4 are:
– 10.77.77.75 / CP0 (the CP blade in slot 6 at the time of configuration)
– 10.77.77.74 / CP1 (the CP blade in slot 7 at the time of configuration)
ATTENTION
Resetting an IP address while the Brocade DCX 8510-4 has active IP traffic or has management and monitoring tools
running, such as DCFM, Fabric Watch, and SNMP, can cause traffic to be interrupted or stopped.
Complete the following steps to set the IP addresses for the Brocade DCX 8510-4.
1. Log in to the active CP as admin using the serial cable connection.
2. Set up the Brocade DCX 8510-4 IP address by entering the ipaddrset -chassis command:
swDir:admin> ipAddrSet -chassis
Enter the information at the prompts. Specify the -chassis IP address. The -sw 0 IP address is not valid on this
chassis.
NOTE
The addresses 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.0.255 are reserved and used internally by the Brocade DCX 8510-4.
External IPs must not use these addresses.
3. Set up the CP0 IP address by entering the ipaddrset -cp 0 command:
swDir:admin> ipAddrSet -cp 0
Enter the information at the prompts.
4. Set up the CP1 IP address by entering the ipaddrset -cp 1 command:
swDir:admin> ipAddrSet -cp 1
Enter the information at the prompts.
This is a sample IP configuration:
swDir:admin> ipaddrset -chassis
Ethernet IP Address [0.0.0.0]: 123.123.123.120