Brocade Communications Systems FWS648G-POE Manual

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Brocade FastIron WS

Hardware Installation Guide

Supporting Release 07.2.02

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Contents

About This Document

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

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

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

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

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Notes, cautions, and danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

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

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

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

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

E-mail and telephone access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

FWS624, FWS648, FWS624G, FWS648G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

FWS624-POE, FWS648-POE, FWS624G-POE, FWS648G-POE . . 2

Control features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2 Installing FWS624 and FWS648 Models

Unpacking the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

General precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Lifting precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Preparing the installation site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Installing the device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Desktop installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Rack mount installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Installing a redundant power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

RPS2-EIF Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

RPS12 external redundant power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Selecting a redundant power supply installation site . . . . . . . .20

Equipment checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Mounting a redundant power supply in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting devices to the redundant power supply . . . . . . . . .23

Port pin-out diagram for the RPS2-EIF power supply . . . . . . . . 24

Port pin-out diagram for the RPS12 power supply . . . . . . . . . .25

Activating power to the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Attaching a PC or terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter 3 Connecting Network Devices and Checking Connectivity

Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Recovering from a lost password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Devices running layer 2 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Devices running layer 3 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Connecting network devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Testing connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Observing LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Troubleshooting network connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Using Virtual Cable Testing to diagnose a cable . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Digital Optical Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Chapter 4 Managing the FastIron WS Hardware

Managing FastIron WS temperature settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Removing MAC address entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Displaying CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Replacing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Removing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Installing a new fiber optic module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Cabling a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

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Chapter 5 Hardware Specifications

Hardware specifications for FastIron WS models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Physical dimensions and weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Cooling system and fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Pinouts and signalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Cable specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

AC power supply specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Power specifications for POE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Diagnosing switch indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Power and cooling problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

In-band access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Appendix A Regulatory Statements

USA (FCC CFR 47 part 15 warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Europe and Australia (CISPR 22 class A warning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Japan (VCCI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Japan power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Appendix B Caution and Danger Notices

Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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About This Document

Audience

This document is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of Layer 2 and

Layer 3 switching and routing.

If you are using a Brocade Layer 3 Switch, you should be familiar with the following protocols if

applicable to your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, and VRRP.

Supported hardware and software

This guide supports FastIron WS devices running software release 07.2.00.

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 bold: for

example, show version.

.Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

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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Notes, cautions, and danger notices

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.

Related publications

The following Brocade documents supplement the information in this guide:

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

Phillips Screw Company, Inc. Phillips

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•FastIron Configuration Guide

•IronWare MIB Reference

NOTE

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

Product Manuals at kp.foundrynet.com.

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you need assistance or find errors in the manuals, contact Brocade using one of the following

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Knowledge Portal (KP). Then click on Cases >Create a New Ticket to report an error. Make sure you

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Go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.page for the latest e-mail and telephone

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