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Recording critical Brocade DCX 8510-8 and SAN information
All commands must be entered from a CLI session (Telnet or serial) to the active CP blade unless
otherwise indicated.
Run supportShow, which includes most of the information in the following table and more. The
customer should record the location of the .txt files, which are created by the customer in this procedure
and are not called out in the supportShow results.
For detailed information about Fabric OS commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference . Use
a checklist to ensure that all required information is recorded.
Critical information checklist TABLE 15
Checked? Data Notes
Configuration information
Location of "config-switch.txt" file
Location of "config-miscinfo.txt" file
IP address, subnet mask
WWN for Brocade DCX 8510-8
SAN profile
Location of "SANbefor.txt" file
Notes regarding nsshow output
Notes regarding nsallshow output
Notes regarding switchshow output
Notes regarding fabricshow output
Output from supportshow command
Location of "spptshow.txt" file
Notes regarding supportshow output
Information about the new chassis
New factory serial number
New serial number (if available)
1. Open a Telnet session and log in to the Brocade DCX 8510-8 as admin. The default password is
password. Enable the logging function on your Telnet or serial console connection.
2. Back up the current configuration.
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