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Brocade 7500 Extension Switches Hardware Reference Manual
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Recommendations for cable management
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NOTE
For a base 7500E Extension Switch, switchName displays as sw7500E. Ports 0 and 1 are
installed and will display current SwitchState, such as offline, online, testing, or faulty. Ports
2-15 display “No Module.” The SwitchState for ports 17-23 (virtual ports on ge0) and ports
25-31 (virtual port on ge1) displays as “Offline.”
4. Verify the correct operation of the Extension Switch in the fabric by entering the fabricShow
command from the workstation.
This command provides general information about the fabric.
5. Back up the Extension Switch configuration to an FTP server by entering the configUpload
command and following the prompts.
This command uploads the Extension Switch configuration to the server, making it available for
downloading to a replacement Extension Switch if necessary.
Brocade recommends backing up the configuration on a regular basis to ensure that a
complete configuration is available for downloading to a replacement Extension Switch. For
specific instructions about how to back up the configuration, see the
Fabric OS Administrator’s
Guide
. The switchShow, fabricShow, and configUpload commands are described in detail in
the
Fabric OS Command Reference.
Recommendations for cable management
Cables can be organized and managed in a variety of ways, such as by using cable channels or
patch panels. Note the following recommendations:
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Plan cable management before installing the Extension Switch in a rack.
•
Leave at least one meter (three feet) of slack for each port cable. This provides room to remove
and replace the Extension Switch, allows for inadvertent movement of the rack, and helps
prevent the cables from being bent to less than the minimum bend radius.
CAUTION
A 50-micron cable should not be bent to a radius less than 2 in. under full tensile load and 1.2 in.
with no tensile load. Tie wraps are not recommended for optical cables because they are easily
overtightened.
23 23 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
24 24 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
25 25 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
26 26 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
27 27 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
28 28 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
29 29 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
30 30 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
31 31 -- -- Online VE-Port 10:00:00:60:69:e4:20:3e "sw48000"
ge0 id 1G Online
ge1 id 1G Online
sw7500:admin: