Brocade Communications Systems FastIron GS Manual

53-1001783-01

05 February 10

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Brocade FastIron GS and

GS-STK

Hardware Installation Guide

Supporting Release 07.0.01

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Hardware Installation Guide

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Contents

About This Document

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Getting technical help or reporting errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Web access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

E-mail access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Telephone access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Product overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

POE applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

FGS624P and FGS624P-POE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

FGS624XGP and FGS624XGP-POE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

FGS648P and FGS648P-POE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Control features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Network interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cooling system and fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 2 Installing FastIron GS and FastIron GS-STK Devices

Unpacking a system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Lifting precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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Installing a redundant power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Installing an AC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Installing the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Desktop installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Rack mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Installing FastIron GS-STK stackable devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Powering on the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Powering off the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Observing the power status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Attaching a PC or terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Chapter 3 EPREM Upgrade for FastIron GS Devices

Upgrade kit contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Upgrading hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Remove the cover from the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Upgrading software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Upgrading the boot code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Upgrading the flash code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Chapter 4 Stacking Upgrade for the FastIron GS

Upgrade kit contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Upgrading hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Upgrading Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Upgrading the Boot Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Upgrading the Flash Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Chapter 5 Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity

Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Assigning a password to an IronStack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Recovering from a lost password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Devices running base layer 3 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Devices running layer 2 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Devices running stacking software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Connectors and cable specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Connecting to Ethernet or fast Ethernet Hubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Using a CX4 transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

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Testing connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Observing LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Tracing a Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Troubleshooting network connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Using Virtual Cable Testing to diagnose a cable . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Digital Optical Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Chapter 6 Hardware Specifications

Device specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Physical dimensions and weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Power source interruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Power draw specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Pinouts and signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Physical dimensions and weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Power supply consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Input connector and plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Electrical specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Chapter 7 Managing the FGS and FGS-STK Device

Managing temperature settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Using the temperature sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Displaying the temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Displaying temperature messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Changing the temperature warning and shutdown levels. . . . .85

Changing the device temperature polling interval. . . . . . . . . . .86

Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Chapter 8 Maintaining the FGS and FGS-STK Hardware

Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Replacing a power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Installation precautions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Determining which power supply failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

AC power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

DC power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Installing or replacing a 2-port 10 Gbps module . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Removing a 2-port 10 Gbps module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Installing a 2-port 10 Gbps module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Installing or replacing a POE daughter card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Disassembling the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Installing a POE daughter card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Reassembling the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Replacing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Removing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Installing a new fiber optic module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Cabling a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Cleaning the fiber optic connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Appendix A Regulatory Statements

U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Europe and Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Japan power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Appendix B Cautions and Warnings

Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

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About This Document

Audience

This guide is designed for network installers, system administrators, and resellers who will install

the FGS and FGS-STK hardware. This guide assumes a working knowledge of Layer 2 switching,

Base Layer 3 Switching and routing concepts.

What’s new in this document

This is a new document. For further information about new features and documentation updates

for release 07.0.01, refer to the Knowledge Portal at kp.foundrynet.com.

Document conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this

document.

Text formatting

The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed

lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all

lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case

sensitive.

bold text Identifies command names

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements

Identifies keywords

Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

italic text Provides emphasis

Identifies variables

Identifies document titles

code text Identifies CLI output

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Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of

increasing severity of potential hazards.

NOTE

A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference

to related information.

CAUTION

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause

damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

DANGER

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely

hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions

or situations.

Notice to the reader

This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These

trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.

These references are made for informational purposes only.

command and

parameters

Commands and parameters are printed in bold.

[ ] Optional parameter.

variable Variables are printed in italics enclosed in angled brackets < >.

... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”

| Choose from one of the parameters.

Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

Royal Phillips Electronics Inc. Phillips

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Related publications

The following Brocade documents supplement the information in this guide:

•FastIron Configuration Guide – for FastIron Edge Switch X Series (FESX), FastIron SuperX

Switch (FSX), FastIron SX 800, FastIron SX 1600, FastIron Workgroup Switch X Series (FWSX),

FastIron GS (FGS), FastIron GS-STK, FastIron LS, FastIron LS-STK, and FastIron WS products.

Provides configuration procedures for system-level features, Layer 2 features, and

configuration information for Layer 3 enterprise routing protocols including IP, RIP, IP multicast,

OSPF, BGP4, VRRP and VRRPE, as well as configuration and management information for

stackable devices. This guide also provides procedures for securing management access to

Brocade devices and for protecting against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

•Brocade IronWare MIB Reference Manual– contains the Simple Network Management

Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) objects supported on Brocade devices.

•IronWare Release Notes for the FastIron GS and FastIron GS-STK Switches – describes

features introduced in each software release, lists features that are supported on FGS and

FGS-STK devices, and describes how configuration procedures or defaults differ from those on

other Brocade devices, due to FGS hardware architecture.

NOTE

For the latest edition of these documents, which contain the most up-to-date information, see

Product Manuals at kp.foundrynet.com.

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