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Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual 13

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Chapter

Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-4

In this chapter

•Time and items required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

•Items included with the Brocade VDX 8770-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

•Preparing for the Brocade VDX 8770-4 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

•Unpacking and installing the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

•Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

•Providing power to the Brocade VDX 8770-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Time and items required

You can set up and install the Brocade VDX 8770-4 in the following ways:

• As a standalone unit on a flat surface

• In a four-post rack using the VDX 8770-4 Four-Post Flush and Recessed Mount Intake Air Duct

Rack Kit. This kit is required for the 48x10G-T, 6x100 GbE, and 27x40 GbE and later line cards.

• In a four-post rack

• In a two-post telecommunications (Telco) rack

This chapter describes how to set up the Brocade VDX 8770-4 as a standalone unit. For rack mount

installation instructions, refer to the manual that comes with the separately ordered rack kit.

Table 3 describes the main installation and setup tasks, the estimated time required for each, and

the items required to complete the task based on a fully populated Brocade VDX 8770-4 (192 10

GbE ports). Configurations with fewer ports require less time. These time estimates assume a

prepared installation site and appropriate power and network connectivity.

DANGER

Installation and removal of the unit must be carried out by qualified personnel only.