Brocade Communications Systems Brocade VDX 8770-4 - Manual (Page 29)

Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual 9
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Chapter
2
Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-4
In this chapter
• Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
• Items included with the Brocade VDX 8770-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• Preparing for the Brocade VDX 8770-4 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
• Unpacking and installing the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
• Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
• Providing power to the Brocade VDX 8770-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Time and items required
You can set up and install the Brocade VDX 8770-4 in the following ways:
• As a standalone unit on a flat surface
• In a four-post rack with the Intake Duct Kit
• In a four-post rack
• In a two-post telecommunications (Telco) rack
This manual describes how to set up the Brocade VDX 8770-4 as a standalone unit. For rack mount
installation instructions, refer to the manual that comes with the separately ordered rack kit.
Table 2 describes the main installation and setup tasks, the estimated time required for each, and
the items required to complete the task based on a fully populated Brocade VDX 8770-4 (192 10
GbE ports). Configurations with fewer ports require less time. These time estimates assume a
prepared installation site and appropriate power and network connectivity.
DANGER
The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel.