Brocade VDX 8770-8 QuickStart Guide User Manual
Quickstart guide
Table of contents
Document Outline
- In this guide
- Introduction
- Safety notices
- Danger notices
- Caution notices
- ESD precautions
- Brocade VDX 8770-8, port side
- Brocade VDX 8770-8, nonport side
- Items included with the Brocade VDX 8770-8
- Preparing for the Brocade VDX 8770-8 installation
- Unpacking and installing the Brocade VDX 8770-8
- Port numbering
- Inserting a management module
- Inserting a switch fabric module
- Inserting a line card
- Inserting power supplies
- Providing power to the Brocade VDX 8770-8
- Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-8
- Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-8
- Logging in to the serial console port
- Changing the RBridge ID
- Assigning permanent passwords
- Configuring the IP addresses
- Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable
- Establishing an Ethernet connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-8
- Customizing a host name
- Customizing a chassis name
- Setting the date and time
- Determining installed software licenses
- Saving your changes
- Verifying correct operation
- Backing up the configuration
- Connecting network devices
- Installing transceivers and attaching cables
- Managing cables
- Creating Brocade inter-switch link trunks