Brocade ICX 6450 Stackable Switches Hardware Installation Guide - Manual (Page 4)

Stack size..........................................................................................33
Stacking topologies...........................................................................33
Connecting devices in a mixed stack............................................................35
ICX 6610 stacking ports and trunks.................................................. 36
ICX 6450 stacking ports and trunks.................................................. 38
Stacking configuration requirements.................................................39
Stacking cables.................................................................................39
Stack size..........................................................................................40
Stacking topologies...........................................................................40
Connecting ICX 6610 devices in the backbone................................ 44
Connecting a peripheral device to an ICX 6610 and to another
peripheral device......................................................................... 44
Extended distance stacking.............................................................. 45
Powering on the system................................................................................45
ICX 6400–EPS1500 Installation........................................................................................... 47
ICX 6400-EPS1500 external power supply...................................................47
Features and benefits....................................................................... 48
Front and rear panels........................................................................49
LEDs................................................................................................. 49
Items included with the ICX 6400-EPS1500................................................. 50
General requirements................................................................................... 51
Summary of installation tasks....................................................................... 51
Installation precautions................................................................................. 51
General precautions..........................................................................51
Lifting precautions.............................................................................52
Power precautions............................................................................ 52
Preparing the installation site........................................................................53
Rack-mount installation considerations.............................................53
Installing the device.......................................................................................54
Desktop installation...........................................................................54
Mounting an external power supply in a rack....................................55
Assembling the wire saddle for the EPS cord...................................56
Connecting devices to the external power supply.............................60
Powering on the system................................................................................61
Verifying proper operation.............................................................................62
Configuring an ICX 6430 or ICX 6450 device......................................................................... 63
Configuration tasks....................................................................................... 63
PC or terminal attachment............................................................................ 64
Password assignment...................................................................................65
Assigning passwords........................................................................ 65
Recovering from a lost password......................................................66
IP address configuration............................................................................... 66
Devices running Layer 2 software.....................................................67
Devices running Layer 3 software.....................................................67
Connecting network devices......................................................................... 70
Connectors........................................................................................70
Cable specifications.......................................................................... 70
Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs..................................70
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers................................71
Connecting a network device to a fiber port......................................72
Troubleshooting network connections.......................................................... 72
Digital optical monitoring...................................................................72
Testing connectivity.......................................................................................73
Pinging an IP address.......................................................................73
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