Brocade Communications Systems Brocade VDX 8770-4 - Manual (Page 39)

Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual 19
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Chapter
3
Configuring the Brocade VDX 8770-4
In this chapter
• Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
• Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . 20
• Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
• Changing the RBridge ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
• Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
• Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
• Establishing an Ethernet connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . 25
• Customizing a host name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
• Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
• Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
• Determining installed software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
• Saving your changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
• Verifying correct operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
• Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
• Connecting network devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
• Installing transceivers and attaching cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
• Managing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
• Creating Brocade trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-4
The Brocade VDX 8770-4 must be configured before it is connected to the fabric, and all of the
configuration commands must be entered through the active MM. The Brocade VDX 8770-4
configuration includes the following parameters:
• RBridge ID, If you are going to have more than one switch in a fabric.
• IP address and gateway address for the switch
• IP addresses, host names, and gateway addresses for one or two MMs, as needed
• Host name
You also need to change passwords from their default values and set the time and date, either via
NTP or manually.
In order to retain the changes made during configuration you will have to copy the running
configuration file to the startup configuration file. This will ensure that the switch reboots to your
preferred configuration.