Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 20)

• The additional weight of the switch does not exceed the rack’s weight limits or unbalance the rack in
any way.
• The rack is secured to ensure stability in case of unexpected movement, such as an earthquake.
DANGER
Make sure the rack housing the device is adequately secured to prevent it from becoming
unstable or falling over.
Recommendations for cable management
The minimum radius to which a 50 micron cable can be bent under full tensile load is 5.1 cm (2 in.).
For a cable under no tensile load, that minimum is 3.0 cm (1.2 in.).
Cables can be organized and managed in a variety of ways, for example, using cable channels on the
sides of the rack or patch panels to minimize cable management. Following is a list of
recommendations:
NOTE
You should not use tie wraps with optical cables because they are easily overtightened and can
damage the optic fibers.
CAUTION
Before plugging a cable into to any port, be sure to discharge the voltage stored on the cable
by touching the electrical contacts to ground surface.
• Plan for rack space required for cable management before installing the switch.
• Leave at least 1 m (3.28 ft) of slack for each port cable. This provides room to remove and replace
the switch, allows for inadvertent movement of the rack, and helps prevent the cables from being
bent to less than the minimum bend radius.
• If you are using Brocade ISL Trunking, consider grouping cables by trunking groups. The cables
used in trunking groups must meet specific requirements, as described in the Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide .
• For easier maintenance, label the fiber-optic cables and record the devices to which they are
connected.
• Keep LEDs visible by routing port cables and other cables away from the LEDs.
• Use Velcro
® type straps to secure and organize fiber-optic cables.
Items required for installation
The following items are required for installing, configuring, and connecting the Brocade 6505 for use in
a network and fabric:
• A workstation with an installed terminal emulator, such as HyperTerminal
• An unused IP address and corresponding subnet mask and gateway address
• A serial cable (provided) if not using EZSwitchSetup
• An Ethernet cable
• Brocade-branded SFP+ optical transcceivers and compatible cables (Brocade-branded 16 Gbps
SFP+ optical transcceivers required for 16 Gbps performance), as required
• Access to an FTP server or USB device for backing up the switch configuration (optional)
Recommendations for cable management
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