Installation guide
1. Verify that the device is powered on and that POST is complete by verifying that all power LED
indicators on the management, switch fabric, and line card modules display a steady green light.
2. Remove the shipping cap from the serial port (labeled I0I0I ) on the active management module. By
default, the management module installed in slot M1 is the active management module unless an
error occurs. The active management module is also indicated by an illuminated blue LED labeled
ACTIVE .
3. Use the serial cable provided with the product to connect the serial port on the active management
module to a computer workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation or terminal device is DB9 instead of RJ-45, remove the adapter
on the end of the serial cable and insert the exposed DB9 connector into the DB9 serial port on the
workstation.
NOTE
The serial port is intended primarily for the initial setting of the IP address and for service purposes.
4. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation (such as synchronization
programs).
5. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit in
a UNIX environment), and configure the application as follows:
• In a Windows environment, use the parameters shown in the following table.
Windows serial connection parametersTABLE 6
Parameter Value
Bits per second 9600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
• In a UNIX environment, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttya -9600
Refer to the Brocade VDX 8770 Switch Technical Specifications on page 95 for a listing of serial
cable pinouts.
Logging in to the serial console port
Log in to the device through the serial connection with the admin user name. The default password is
password. While you are not required to change the password at the initial login, Brocade
recommends that you change your admin and user passwords. Refer to Assigning permanent
Logging in to the serial console port
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