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Basic Switch Management
● Switch management overview........................................................................................ 47
● Ethernet management interfaces.................................................................................... 52
● Stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration.....................................................................................53
● Switch attributes..............................................................................................................54
● Switch types.................................................................................................................... 54
● Operational modes..........................................................................................................55
● Modular platform basics.................................................................................................. 58
● Supported interface modes............................................................................................. 60
● Slot numbering and configuration................................................................................... 61
● Connecting to a switch.................................................................................................... 61
● Using the management VRF...........................................................................................66
● Configuring and managing switches............................................................................... 66
● Configuring policy-based resource management............................................................89
● Brocade support for Openstack...................................................................................... 94
Switch management overview
In addition to connecting to Brocade switches, an understanding of switch types, attributes, and
operational modes is essential to the successful installation and management of networks. This chapter
introduces the operational modes, command modes and submodes, and other switch-related activities
(such as troubleshooting and managing high-availability scenarios), providing an essential reference for
everyday management operations.
Connecting to a switch
You can connect to your switch through a console session on the serial port, or through a Telnet or
Secure Shell (SSH) connection to the management port. You can use any account login present in the
local switch database or on a configured authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server for
authentication. For initial setup procedures, use the preconfigured administrative account that is part of
the default switch configuration.
The switch must be physically connected to the network. If the switch network interface is not
configured or the switch has been disconnected from the network, use a console session on the serial
port.
• Refer to the Brocade VDX Hardware Reference manuals for information on connecting through the
serial port.
• Refer to Configuring Ethernet management interfaces on page 66 for details on configuring the
network interface.
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