53-1004106-15 Installation Guide
Brocade
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X6-4 Director Hardware Installation Guide
Parts List................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Assembling the Rack Hardware............................................................................................................................... 41
Installing the Device in the Rack..............................................................................................................................43
Time and Items Required......................................................................................................................................... 45
Parts List................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Assembling the Rack Hardware............................................................................................................................... 47
Installing the Device in the Rack..............................................................................................................................48
Establishing a Serial Connection to the Device.........................................................................................................57
Configuring the IP Addresses...................................................................................................................................... 59
Establishing an Ethernet Connection to the Device..................................................................................................60
Setting the Domain ID................................................................................................................................................... 61
Setting the Date and Time............................................................................................................................................ 61
Setting the Time Zone.............................................................................................................................................. 62
Synchronizing the Local Time with an External Source...........................................................................................63
Customizing the Chassis and Switch Name...............................................................................................................63
Verifying Installed Licenses.......................................................................................................................................... 64
Verifying Correct Operation.......................................................................................................................................... 65
Backing Up the Configuration...................................................................................................................................... 65
Powering Down the Chassis.........................................................................................................................................66
Port and Extension Blade Transceivers...................................................................................................................... 70
Core Routing Blade Transceivers................................................................................................................................ 71
Time and Items Required.............................................................................................................................................. 72
Precautions Specific to Transceivers and Cables......................................................................................................73
Cleaning the Fiber-Optic Connectors.......................................................................................................................... 73
Cable Management.........................................................................................................................................................73
Installing an SFP+ Transceiver.....................................................................................................................................74
Replacing an SFP+ Transceiver................................................................................................................................... 75
Installing a QSFP Transceiver...................................................................................................................................... 77
Replacing a QSFP Transceiver.....................................................................................................................................78
Verifying the Operation of New Transceivers............................................................................................................. 79
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