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53-1000026-04
November 26, 2008

Brocade 7500 Extension 
Switches

Hardware Reference Manual

Summary of Contents for 7500 Extension

Page 1: ...53 1000026 04 November 26 2008 Brocade 7500 Extension Switches Hardware Reference Manual...

Page 2: ...source software covered by the GNU General Public License or other open source license agreements To find out which open source software is included in Brocade products view the licensing terms applic...

Page 3: ...edback x Chapter 1 Introducing the Brocade 7500 series Extension Switches In this chapter 1 Overview of Brocade 7500 series Extension Switches 1 7500 Extension Switch 1 7500E Extension Switch 2 Extens...

Page 4: ...32 Facility requirements 32 Power supply specifications 33 Power cords Japan Denan 33 Environmental requirements 34 General specifications 35 Data transmission ranges 36 Memory specifications 36 Fibr...

Page 5: ...cade 7500 series Extension Switches provides a brief overview of the Extension Switch itself Chapter 2 Installing and configuring the Extension Switch describes the installation procedures for the Ext...

Page 6: ...text formatting conventions that are used are as follows bold text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to e...

Page 7: ...nary at http www snia org education dictionary Notice to the reader This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations These trademarks are the properties of their re...

Page 8: ...on Switches QuickStart Guide Mid Size Switch Fan Assembly Replacement Procedure Mid Size Switch Power Supply Replacement Procedure Rack Mount Kits Fixed Rack Mount Kit Installation Procedure Slide Rac...

Page 9: ...cted devices into logical zones that restrict access to member devices in the zone Advanced Zoning uses hardware enforcement at both the port and WWN level to provide more robust data protection Secur...

Page 10: ...o the power supply bays Brocade DCX On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis 3 World Wide Name WWN Use the wwn command to display the product WWN If you cannot use the wwn command because t...

Page 11: ...multiple Extension Switches The Brocade 7500 Extension Switches provide the following features Rack mountable 1U chassis 2 redundant hot swappable power supplies 3 internal temperature sensors 3 redun...

Page 12: ...eds up to 1 2 or 4 Gbps Two 1 GbE ports supporting the FCIP and Fibre Channel Routing Services features with transmit link speeds up to 1 Gbps on each port Each GbE port can support one FCIP tunnel Ea...

Page 13: ...grade License Redundant power supplies and fans Yes Yes Yes Fibre channel ports 1 2 or 4 Gbps 1 2 4 Gbps 1 2 4 Gbps 1 2 4 Gbps Number of Fibre Channel ports 16 2 16 Number of GbE ports 2 2 2 Fibre Cha...

Page 14: ...lement of 7500 features including those available with the 7500 model High Performance Extension license After this upgrade the 7500E will operate just like the 7500 model with High_Performance Extens...

Page 15: ...1 7500 or 7500E 5 GbE ports 2 2 Console Management Port 6 System Status LED top 3 Ethernet Management Port System Power LED bottom 4 Fibre Channel Ports 16 for 7500 model 2 for 7500E model 7 IP Addre...

Page 16: ...or 7500E 4 Fibre Channel Ports 8 through 11 Ports not installed on base 7500E model 2 Fibre Channel Ports 0 through 3 For the base 7500E model only Fibre Channel Ports 0 and 1 are installed All ports...

Page 17: ...Switches to monitor the fabric topology port status physical status and other information to help you analyze Extension Switch performance and to accelerate system debugging NOTE The Brocade 7500 Ext...

Page 18: ...ee the Fabric OS Administrator s Guide and the Fabric OS Command Reference Ethernet or serial management port connection IP over Fibre Channel Brocade Fabric Manager For information see the Fabric Man...

Page 19: ...that the following requirements are met The primary AC input is 100 240 VAC SAN Router autosenses input voltage 47 63 Hz The primary outlet is correctly wired protected by a circuit breaker and groun...

Page 20: ...plies The following rack mount kits are optionally available Fixed rack mount kit with installation instructions Slide rack mount kit with installation instructions Mid mount kit with installation ins...

Page 21: ...Extension Switch can be installed using the slide rack mount kit in two ways To allow the port side of the Extension Switch to slide out of the exhaust air side of the cabinet In this installation the...

Page 22: ...configuration on page 18 CAUTION Do not connect the Extension Switch to the network until the IP address is correctly set Providing power to the Extension Switch Perform the following steps to provide...

Page 23: ...Connection Perform the following steps to log in to the Extension Switch through the serial connection 1 Verify that the Extension Switch has completed POST When POST is complete the port status and E...

Page 24: ...e following steps to set the Extension Switch domain ID 1 Log on to the Extension Switch through Telnet using the admin account 2 Modify the domain ID if required The default domain ID is 1 If the Ext...

Page 25: ...t of these requirements see the Fabric OS Administrator s Guide 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 wrap...

Page 26: ...Daylight Savings Time or time zones so changes will have to be reset manually Synchronizing local time with an external source Perform the following steps to synchronize the local time of the princip...

Page 27: ...This needs to be done only once because the value is stored in nonvolatile memory For U S time zones use Table 3 to determine the correct parameter for the tsTimeZone command FCIP and Fibre Channel ro...

Page 28: ...ng steps to verify correct operation and backup with Extension Switch configuration 1 Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional For information about LED patterns see Powering off th...

Page 29: ...aster is Port 3 3 3 id 2G Online LS E Port 10 00 00 60 69 e4 20 3e sw48000 Tru nk master 4 4 id N4 No_Light 5 5 id N4 No_Light 6 6 id N4 No_Light 7 7 id N4 No_Light 8 8 id N2 No_Light 9 9 id N2 No_Lig...

Page 30: ...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 vari...

Page 31: ...tivity System activity and status can be determined through the activity of the LEDs on the Extension Switch There are three possible LED states No light Steady light Flashing light The lights are in...

Page 32: ...ne system status LED above on the left side One power status LED below on the left side Ethernet speed and status LEDs One port status LED for each Fibre Channel port on the Extension Switch The port...

Page 33: ...have all 16 Fibre Channel ports installed FIGURE 4 LEDs on port side 1 7500 or 7500E 7 Ethernet Link LED 2 System Status LED 8 Ethernet Port 3 System Power LED 9 Fibre Channel Ports 0 3 4 Console Por...

Page 34: ...rly No action required Steady amber for more than five seconds Unknown state boot failed or the system is faulty This LED displays steady amber during POST this is normal and does not indicate a fault...

Page 35: ...on Switch connection Verify that the correct device is attached to the blade Fast flashinggreen on 1 4 second then off 1 4 second Port is online and an internal loopback diagnostic test is running No...

Page 36: ...ive seconds Power supply fault for one of the following reasons Power supply is switched off The power cable is disconnected The power supply has failed Note When the Extension Switch is first powered...

Page 37: ...re written to the system log which is viewed using the errShow command For more information about this command see the Fabric OS Command Reference For information about specific error messages see the...

Page 38: ...o determine whether a power supply requires replacing Check the power supply status LED next to the On Off switch see LEDs on the nonport side of the Extension Switch on page 26 Enter the psShow comma...

Page 39: ...Following is output for the 7500 model In Web Tools click the Fan Status icon Powering off the Extension Switch Perform the following steps to power off the Extension Switch 1 Run the sysShutdown comm...

Page 40: ...30 Brocade 7500 Extension Switches Hardware Reference Manual 53 1000026 04 Powering off the Extension Switch 3...

Page 41: ...inet mountable 1U chassis designed to be mounted in a 19 in cabinet space with forced air cooling that flows from the nonport side of the Extension Switch to the port side 16 Fibre Channel ports compa...

Page 42: ...fusing and wire size as specified by the electrical rating on the Extension Switch nameplate Electrical interference must be less than the levels stated in the standards listed in Table 9 on page 35...

Page 43: ...cifications for the Extension Switch Power cords Japan Denan ATTENTION Never use the power cord packed with your equipment for other products TABLE 7 Power supply specifications Specification Value Ou...

Page 44: ...requirements Condition Acceptable During Operation Acceptable During Non Operation Ambient Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F 25 to 70 C 13 to 158 F Humidity 20 to 85 RH non condensing at 40 C 104 F wi...

Page 45: ...l 3 for Electrostatic Discharge IEC 61000 4 3 Severity Level 3 for Radiated Fields IEC 61000 4 4 Severity Level 3 for Fast Transients IEC 61000 4 5 Severity Level 3 for Surge Voltage IEC 61000 4 6 Con...

Page 46: ...andards For more information about these standards see Regulatory compliance on page 38 The ports are capable of operating at 1 2 or 4 Gbps and are able to auto negotiate to the maximum link speed GbE...

Page 47: ...ameters are fixed at 9600 baud 8 data bits and no parity with flow control set to None Table 11 lists the serial cable pinouts POST and boot specifications The Extension Switch runs POST by default ea...

Page 48: ...eral information processing standards FIPS Full FIPS compliancy requires the following Software Compliancy The switch must be in enabled to operate in FIPS mode For instructions refer to the FIPS mode...

Page 49: ...y and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual might cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause...

Page 50: ...he user might be required to take corrective measures The standards compliance label on the Extension Switch contains the CE mark which indicates that this system conforms to the provisions of the fol...

Page 51: ...se only optical transceivers that are qualified by Brocade Communications Systems Inc and comply with the FDA Class 1 radiation performance requirements defined in 21 CFR Subchapter I and with IEC 825...

Page 52: ...3 A4 A11 EN55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 Harmonics JEIDA Limits International IEC 60950 A1 A2 A3 A4 A11 EN55022 Class A European Union Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France...

Page 53: ...nnel Routing Services configuration 17 features not supported 3 Fibre Channel Association viii Fibre Channel port specifications 36 field replaceable units FRUs 28 G GbE port specifications 36 general...

Page 54: ...42 regulatory compliance 38 RTC battery 41 S serial port specifications 37 set the Extension Switch date and time 15 set the Extension Switch domain ID 14 set the Extension Switch IP address 13 settin...

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