Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Preface.....................................................................................................................................7
Document conventions......................................................................................7
Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 7
Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 7
Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 8
Brocade resources............................................................................................ 9
Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................9
Document feedback........................................................................................ 10
About this document...............................................................................................................11
Supported hardware and software.................................................................. 11
What’s new in this document.......................................................................... 11
Introducing the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch......................................................................13
Overview of Brocade 7800 Extension Switch................................................. 13
Brocade 7800 Features.......................................................................14
Port side of the Brocade 7800.........................................................................16
Nonport side of the Brocade 7800.................................................................. 17
Brocade 7800 management............................................................................18
Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800........................................................................... 19
Installation and safety considerations............................................................. 19
Installation Precautions................................................................................... 20
General precautions............................................................................20
Power precautions.............................................................................. 20
RTC battery precautions..................................................................... 21
Physical security ................................................................................ 21
Items included with the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch................................21
Setting up the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone unit............. 22
Installing in an EIA rack...................................................................................22
Initial setup of the Brocade 7800.....................................................................22
Providing power to the switch............................................................. 23
Creating a serial connection................................................................23
Connecting to the Brocade 7800 using the serial connection............. 24
Setting the switch IP address..............................................................25
Changing the switch name and chassis name....................................25
Creating an Ethernet connection.........................................................26
Setting the Brocade 7800 domain ID.................................................. 26
Setting the Brocade 7800 date and time.............................................26
Synchronizing local time with an external source............................... 27
Correcting the time zone of a Brocade 7800.......................................27
FCIP and Fibre Channel routing services configuration......................28
Installing SFPs and cabling the Brocade 7800................................... 28
Verifying correct operation and backup the configuration................... 29
Recommendations for cable management..................................................... 31
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