Brocade Communications Systems NetIron CES Series Installation instructions

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Brocade NetIron CES and

Brocade NetIron CER

Devices

Hardware Guide

Supported Release: Multi-Service IronWare R05.5.00

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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

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San Jose, CA 95134

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Brocade Communications Systems China HK, Ltd.

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Brocade Communications Systems Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen WFOE)

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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date

Brocade NetIron CESand Brocade

NetIron CER Hardware Guide

53-0000080-01 Release 05.4.00 document

updated with enhancements

in Release 05.5.00

12 April 2013

Brocade NetIron CESand Brocade

NetIron CER Hardware Guide

53-0000080-02 Release 05.5.00 document

updated with enhancements

in Release 05.5.00c

16 July, 2013

Brocade NetIron CESand Brocade

NetIron CER Hardware Guide

53-0000080-03 Release 05.5.00 document

updated with enhancements

in Release 05.5.00c

06 September,

2013

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Contents

About This Document

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

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

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Supported software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Notes, cautions, and danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Getting technical help or reporting errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Upgrade applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Brocade NetIron CES 2024C-4X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Brocade NetIron CES 2024F-4X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Brocade NetIron CES 2024C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Brocade NetIron CES 2024F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Brocade NetIron CES 2048C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Brocade NetIron CES 2048CX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Brocade NetIron CES 2048F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Brocade NetIron CES 2048FX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Brocade NetIron CER 2024C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Brocade NetIron CER 2024F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Brocade NetIron CER 2048C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Brocade NetIron CER 2048CX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Brocade NetIron CER 2048F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Brocade NetIron CER 2048FX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Control features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Network interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Cooling system and fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Chapter 2 Connecting to a Network Device

Password assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

IP address configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Support of sub-net masks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Assigning an IP address to a management interface . . . . . . . .23

Assigning an IP address to an interface, virtual

interface, or loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Enabling and disabling the interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Management port function overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Device connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Chapter 3 Installation

System unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Summary of installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Installation precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Lifting precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Power precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Installation site preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Cabling infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Installation location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Redundant power supply installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Installing an AC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Installing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Device installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Installing the device on a desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Installing the device in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

System power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Powering on the system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Operation verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Verifying proper operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Observing the power status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

PC or terminal attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Attaching a PC or terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Chapter 4 Device Management Applications Familiarization

Management application overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

CLI Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Command completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Scroll control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Line editing commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Searching and filtering output from CLI commands . . . . . . . . . 51

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Chapter 5 Hardware Maintenance

Hardware maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Power supply replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Installation precautions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Determining which power supply failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

AC power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Power supplies for the devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Verifying proper operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

10-Gigabit Ethernet module installation or replacement. . . . . . . . .68

Removing a 2 x10-Gigabit Ethernet module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Installing a 2 x10-Gigabit Ethernet Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Replacing the fan tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Fiber optic module replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Removing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Installing a new fiber optic module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Cabling a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Fiber optic connector cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Appendix A Regulatory Statements

U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Industry Canada statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Europe and Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Power cords (Japan Denan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Appendix B Caution and Danger Notices

Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Appendix C Hardware Specifications

Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Storage environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Safety agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Electromagnetic approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

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Port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Console port pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Management port pin assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

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About This Document

In this chapter

•Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

•Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

•Getting technical help or reporting errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

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 device, you should be familiar with the following protocols if applicable to

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

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In this chapter

Supported hardware and software

The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of this guide:

Supported software

For the complete list of supported features and the summary of enhancements and configuration

notes for this release, refer to the Multi-Service IronWare R05.5.00 Release Notes.

TABLE 1 Supported devices

Brocade NetIron XMR Series Brocade MLX Series NetIron CES 2000 and NetIron CER 2000 Series

Brocade NetIron XMR 4000

Brocade NetIron XMR 8000

Brocade NetIron XMR 16000

Brocade NetIron XMR 32000

Brocade MLX-4

Brocade MLX-8

Brocade MLX-16

Brocade MLX-32

Brocade MLXe-4

Brocade MLXe-8

Brocade MLXe-16

Brocade MLXe-32

Brocade NetIron CES 2024C

Brocade NetIron CES 2024F

Brocade NetIron CES 2048C

Brocade NetIron CES 2048CX

Brocade NetIron CES 2048F

Brocade NetIron CES 2048FX

Brocade NetIron CER 2024C

Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2024C

Brocade NetIron CER 2024F

Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2024F

Brocade NetIron CER 2048C

Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2048C

Brocade NetIron CER 2048CX

Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2048CX

Brocade NetIron CER 2048F

Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2048F

Brocade NetIron CER 2048FX

Brocade NetIron CER-RT 2048FX

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In this chapter

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.

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.

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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In this chapter

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

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

Documentation at http://www.brocade.com/ethernetproducts

•Multi-Service IronWare Administration Guide

•Multi-Service IronWare Security Configuration Guide

•Multi-Service IronWare Switching Configuration Guide

•Multi-Service IronWare Routing Configuration Guide

•Multi-Service IronWare Traffic Management Configuration Guide

•Multi-Service IronWare Multicast Configuration Guide

•Multi-Service IronWare Multiprotocol Label Switch (MPLS) Configuration Guide

•Multi-Service IronWare Software Defined Networking (SDN) Guide

•Brocade MLX Series and NetIron Family YANG Guide

•Brocade MLX Series and NetIron XMR Series Diagnostic Reference

•Unified IP MIB Reference

•Multi-Service IronWare Software Upgrade Procedures for Brocade MLX Series and NetIron

Family devices

•Brocade MLXe Series Installation Guide

•Brocade MLX Series and Brocade NetIron XMR Installation Guide

•Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series and Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series Hardware

Installation Guide

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