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Brocade VDX 8770-8 Hardware Reference Manual 19
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Chapter
3
Logging In and Configuring the Brocade VDX 8770-8
In this chapter
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Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Changing the RBridge ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable . . . 24
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Establishing an Ethernet connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . 25
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Customizing a host name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Determining installed software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Saving your changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Verifying correct operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Connecting network devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Installing transceivers and attaching cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Managing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Creating Brocade inter-switch link trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-8
QUESTION - Still need to know the basic shipping configuration of each box. Is it with one MM and
two SFMs? Are they shipped installed?
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 must be configured before it is connected to the fabric, and all of the
configuration commands must be entered through the active management module. The Brocade
VDX 8770-8 configuration includes the following parameters:
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RBridge ID, If you are going to have more than one switch in a fabric.
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IP address and gateway address for the chassis
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IP addresses, host names, and gateway addresses for both management modules
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Host name