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BigIron RX Installation Guide v
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Chapter 3 Using the Brocade Structured Cabling Components
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Cable Cinch overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
mRJ-21 procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Cable Cinch with two mRJ-21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Cable Cinch with three mRJ-21 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Cable Cinch with four mRJ-21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Cable Cinch with five mRJ-21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Cable Cinch with six mRJ-21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Cable Cinch with seven mRJ-21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Cable Cinch with eight mRJ-21 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
RJ-45 procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cable Cinch with one group of RJ-45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cable Cinch with two groups of RJ-45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cable Cinch with three groups of RJ-45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Cable Cinch with four groups of RJ-45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Cable Cinch with five groups of RJ-45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Cable Cinch with six groups of RJ-45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Cable Cinch with seven groups of RJ-45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cable Cinch with eight groups of RJ-45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chapter 4 Connecting a BigIron RX Series Switch to a Network Device
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Assigning passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Support of sub-net masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Assigning an IP address to a management interface . . . . . . .102
Assigning an IP address to an interface, virtual Interface,
or loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Enabling and disabling the interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Understanding how the management port functions. . . . . . . . . . .105
Connecting a BigIron RX Series switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Installing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Cabling a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Enhanced Digital Optical Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Cleaning fiber optic modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Testing network connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Using virtual cable testing to diagnose a cable . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Chapter 5 Managing the BigIron RX Series Chassis and Modules
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113