Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class user guide (5697-0960, May 2011)
Table Of Contents
- Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
- Contents
- About this guide
- 1 Overview
- 2 Setup
- Shipping carton contents
- Installation and safety considerations
- Install the 8Gb SAN Switch
- Set the switch Ethernet IP address
- Configure the 8Gb SAN Switch
- Items required for configuration
- Connect to the Command Line Interface
- Setting the date and time
- Verifying installed licenses
- Modifying the FC domain ID (optional)
- Disabling and enabling a switch
- Disabling and enabling a port
- Using Dynamic Ports On Demand (DPOD)
- DPOD commands
- Verifying the configuration
- Backing up the configuration
- 3 Managing the 8Gb SAN Switch
- A Regulatory compliance and safety
- B Electrostatic discharge
- C SAN Switch technical specifications
- Glossary
- Index

2. Issue the date command using the following syntax:
date mmddHHMMyy”
where:
• mm is the month; valid values are 01 through 12.
• dd is the date; valid values are 01 through 31.
• HH is the hour; valid values are 00 through 23.
• MM is minutes; valid values are 00 through 59.
• yy is the year; valid values are 00 through 99 (values greater than 69 are interpreted as
1970–1999, and values less than 70 are interpreted as 2000–2069).
For example:
switch:admin> date
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Fri Jan 29 17:01:48 UTC 2000
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switch:admin> date 0227123003
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Thu Feb 27 12:30:00 UTC 2003
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switch:admin>
For details about changing time zones, see the tsTimeZone command in the latest version of
the Fabric OS command reference guide.
Verifying installed licenses
To determine the type of licensing included with your 8Gb SAN Switch, enter licenseshow at the
command prompt, as in the following example:
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switch:admin> licenseshow
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XXXnnXXnXnnXXX:
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Fabric Watch license
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Release v5.0 license
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XXXnnXXnXnnXXX:
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Zoning license
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XXXnnXXnXnnXXX:
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Web license
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XXXnnXXnXnnXXX:
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Full Fabric
NOTE:
For more information about the CLI, refer to the latest version of the
Fabric OS command reference
guide
.
Modifying the FC domain ID (optional)
If desired, you can modify the FC domain ID. The default FC domain ID is domain 1. If the 8Gb SAN
Switch is not powered on until after it is connected to the fabric, and the default FC domain ID is
already in use, the domain ID for the new switch is automatically reset to a unique value. If the switch
is connected to the fabric after is has been powered on and the default domain ID is already in use,
the fabric segments.
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