53-1005235-09 Installation Guide
Brocade
®
G630 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Task
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Gather all components required for the
initial setup.
Provide power to the device.
.
Attach a management station,
establish a serial connection, and
change the default passwords
(optional).
Establishing a First-Time Serial Connection
. After completing this task, log
on to the serial port to configure the device.
Set the IP address, the subnet mask,
and the default gateway IP address.
Use the
ipaddrset
command to configure a static device IP address, subnet
mask, and gateway IP address, or you can use a Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) server to obtain the information dynamically. See
.
Set the date and time.
•
Use the
date
command to display and set the date and time.
•
Use the
tstimezone
command to display and set the time zone.
•
Use the
tsclockserver
command to synchronize the time with an
external NTP server.
Customize the switch name and
chassis name.
•
Use the
switchname
command to change the default switch name.
•
Use the
chassisname
command to change the default chassis name.
Customizing the Chassis Name and Switch Name
for more information.
Establish an Ethernet connection.
By establishing an Ethernet connection, you can complete the device
configuration using a serial session, Telnet, or management application, such as
Establishing an Ethernet Connection
Optional: Configure the DNS service.
Use the
dnsconfig
command to create DNS server entries. See the
Brocade
Fabric OS Administration Guide
for details on using this command.
Optional: Customize the domain ID.
Use the
configure
command to change the domain ID (the default ID is 1).
for more information.
Verify that the device operates
correctly.
•
Check the LEDs to verify the operation of functional parts. See
Interpreting Nonport-Side LEDs
•
The following commands may be useful to establish an operational baseline
for the device. Refer to the
Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference
Manual
for more information on these commands.
–
errdump
–
fanshow
–
historyshow
–
psshow
–
tempshow
Back up the configuration.
Use the interactive
configupload
command to back up the configuration.
Optional: Power off the devices.
Enter the
shutdown
command and wait for the device to power down,
and then unplug the power cords. See
for more
information.
Shipping Carton Contents
When unpacking the device, verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete. The shipping carton should
contain the following items. Save the shipping carton and packaging in case you must return the shipment.
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