Brocade Communications Systems Extension Switch 7800 - Manual (Page 23)

Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Hardware Reference Manual 11
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Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800
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1. Remove the plug from the console (serial) port and insert the serial cable provided with
the Brocade 7800.
2. Connect the serial cable to the console port on the Brocade 7800 and to an RS232 serial
port on the workstation. If the serial port on the workstation is RJ45 instead of RS232, you
can remove the adapter on the end of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ45
connector into the RJ45 serial port on the workstation.
3. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation.
4. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal for Windows or TERM in a
UNIX environment) and configure the application as follows:
• In a Windows environment:
Bits per second:
9600
Databits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
• In a UNIX environment, enter the following command at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the
prompt:
tip /dev/ttya -9600
Connecting to the Brocade 7800 using the serial connection
Perform the following steps to log in to the switch through the serial connection.
1. Verify that the switch has completed POST. When POST is complete, the port status and
switch power and status LEDs return to a standard healthy state.
2. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on
the workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation is RJ45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the
end of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ45 connector into the RJ45 serial port on
the workstation.
3. When the terminal emulator application stops reporting information, press Enter to display
the login prompt.
4. Log in to the switch as admin, using the default password: password. You are prompted to
change the default passwords at initial login.
5. Configure the application as follows:
• In a Windows environment:
Parameter Value
Bits per second 9600
Databits 8