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Brocade ICX 6450 Stackable Switches Hardware Installation Guide User Manual

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Contents

Preface.....................................................................................................................................5

Document conventions......................................................................................5

Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 5
Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 5
Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 6

Brocade resources............................................................................................ 7
Getting technical help........................................................................................7
Document feedback.......................................................................................... 8

About This Document................................................................................................................ 9

Supported Software.......................................................................................... 9
What’s new in this document............................................................................ 9

ICX6430 and ICX 6450 Overview.............................................................................................11

Hardware features...........................................................................................11

ICX 6430 models.................................................................................11
ICX 6450 models.................................................................................12

Network and management interfaces............................................................. 14

Console management interface ......................................................... 14
Out-of-band management interface.................................................... 15
System reset button............................................................................ 15
Network interfaces for ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices..................... 15
Specifying a port address....................................................................16

Port, system, and power status LEDs............................................................. 17
Power supplies................................................................................................21

Power supply usage............................................................................22

ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Installation........................................................................................ 23

Items included with the ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 devices............................... 23
Configuration requirements.............................................................................23
Summary of installation tasks......................................................................... 24
Installation precautions................................................................................... 24

General precautions............................................................................24
Lifting precautions............................................................................... 25
Power precautions.............................................................................. 25

Preparing the installation site.......................................................................... 26

Cabling infrastructure.......................................................................... 26
Installation location..............................................................................26
Rack-mount installation considerations...............................................26

Installing the device.........................................................................................26

Desktop installation............................................................................. 27
Rack mount installation....................................................................... 27
Wall mount installation........................................................................ 29

Connecting devices in a traditional stack........................................................ 31

Stacking ports and trunks....................................................................32
Stacking configuration requirements...................................................32
Stacking cables................................................................................... 33

Brocade ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Stackable Switches Hardware Installation Guide

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