Brocade Communications Systems VDX6730 Quick user guide

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12 August 2013

Brocade VDX 6730

Hardware Reference Manual

Supporting the Brocade VDX 6730-32 and Brocade VDX 6730-76

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Document title Publication number Summary of changes Date

Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference

Manual

53-1002389-01 New document September 2011

Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference

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53-1002389-02 Added Fibre Channel

port information. Made

smaller corrections.

December 2011

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translation of

compliance statement.

Serial cable pinouts have

been added.

February 2012

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diagram has been

corrected.

March 2012

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revised. New CCC

statement updated.

May 2012

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updated. Added USB

device to items included,

new information for

configuration when Layer

3 code is loaded,

removed ‘Brocade-

approved” text for direct-

attach cables, made

slight adjustments to

physical specs.

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Contents

About This Document

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

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

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

Chapter 1 Brocade VDX 6730 Introduction

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Brocade VDX 6730 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Platform components and capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Brocade VDX 6730-32 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Brocade VDX 6730-76 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 Brocade VDX 6730 Installation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Items included with the Brocade VDX 6730 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Rack considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recommendations for cable management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Items required for installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Standalone installation for a Brocade VDX 6730. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Rack installation for a Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Providing power to the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Verifying operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Chapter 3 Brocade VDX 6730 Configuration

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Configuration modes for the Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Creating a serial connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Changing the default account passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the IP address using DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting a static IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Setting stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Enabling and disabling Brocade VCS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Enabling VCS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Disabling VCS mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Understanding time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Understanding time synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting the clock (date and time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Setting time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Creating Brocade inter-switch link trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Chapter 4 Brocade VDX 6730 Operation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

LED activity interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Brocade VDX 6730 LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

LED patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Powering off the Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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Brocade VDX 6730 maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Supported transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Installing an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Diagnostic tests and monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Brocade VDX 6730 management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Chapter 5 FRU Removal and Replacement Procedures

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Before beginning the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Replacing a combined FRU in a Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . .38

Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Replacing the power supply and fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Replacing a power supply FRU in a Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . .42

Determining the need to replace a power supply . . . . . . . . . . .43

Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Replacing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Replacing a fan assembly FRU in the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . .46

Determining the need to replace a fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Replacing the fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Installing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Appendix A Brocade VDX 6730 Specifications

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

German statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Power cords (Japan DENAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

China statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Electrical cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

RTC battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

DC-DC power source cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

DC power safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Regulatory certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Environmental protection use period (EPUP) disclaimer. . . . . .65

TS/HS dual language sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Index

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Tables

Table 1 Serial cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Table 2 Default administrative account names and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Table 3 Port side LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Table 4 Non-port side LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Table 5 Management options for the Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Table 6 Brocade VDX 6730-32 LED behavior, descriptions, and required actions. . . . . 39

Table 7 Brocade VDX 6730-76 power supply status LED behavior, description,

and required actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Table 8 Brocade VDX 6730-76 fan assembly status LED behavior, description,

and required actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Table 9 Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Table 10 Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Table 11 System power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Table 12 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Table 13 General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Table 14 Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Table 15 Brocade VDX 6730 memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Table 16 Regulatory compliance standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Table 17 China ROHS hazardous substances/toxic substances (HS/TS)

concentration chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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