DATA CENTER
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
Configuring an iSCSI SAN Using Brocade FCX Switches
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3.
Enter the following command to set the super user password:
FCX648S Switch (config)#
enable super-user-password <text>
NOTE:
All passwords can be up to 32 characters long. You must set the super user password before you
can set other types of passwords. If you forget your super user password, refer to “Recovering from a lost
password” in the
Brocade FCX Install Guide or Config Guide
.
4.
Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords:
FCX648S Switch (config)#
enable port-config-password <text>
FCX648S Switch (config)#
enable read-only-password <text>
Syntax: enable super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password <text>
5.
Remember to save the configuration by writing changes to memory.
FCX648S Switch(config)#
write mem
Write startup-config done.
Attaching to the LAN
For management purposes, the switch may be connected to the LAN using the out-of-band management
port through cables with RJ-45 connectors. No interface ports should be connected to the LAN in a
dedicated iSCSI SAN. When connecting the management port to the LAN, ensure that the port is secure to
avoid allowing access to the SAN from the LAN.
The management port is an out-of-band port that customers can use to manage their switches without
interfering with the in-band ports. The management port is widely used to download images and
configurations, for telnet sessions, for Web management, and for SNMP based management.
For stacking devices (for example, a Brocade FCX stack), each stack unit has one out-of band management
port. Only the management port on the Active Controller will actively send and receive packets. If a new
Active Controller is elected, the new Active Controller management port will become the active management
port. In this situation, the MAC address of the old Active Controller and the MAC address of the new
controller will be different.
To show the current configuration, enter the following:
FCX648S Switch
(config)#
show running-config
FCX648S Switch
(config)#
show interfaces management 1
Syntax: show running-config
Syntax: show interfaces management <num>
To display the management interface information in brief form, enter the
show interfaces brief
management
command:
FCX648S Switch
(config)#
show interfaces brief management 1
Syntax: show interfaces brief management <num>
To display management port statistics, enter the
show statistics management
command:
FCX648S Switch
(config)#
show statistics management 1
Syntax: show statistics management <num>
