Brocade Communications Systems DCX-4S Manual

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15 January 2016

Brocade DCX-4S Backbone

Hardware Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface.....................................................................................................................................7

Document conventions......................................................................................7

Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 7

Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 7

Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 8

Brocade resources............................................................................................ 9

Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................9

Document feedback........................................................................................ 10

About This Document.............................................................................................................. 11

Supported hardware and software.................................................................. 11

What’s new in this document.......................................................................... 11

Overview.................................................................................................................................13

Brocade DCX-4S features...............................................................................13

Hardware components.................................................................................... 14

Port side of the Brocade DCX-4S....................................................... 15

Nonport side of the Brocade DCX-4S................................................. 16

Brocade DCX-4S blades................................................................................. 17

High availability............................................................................................... 18

Reliability.........................................................................................................19

Serviceability................................................................................................... 19

Software features............................................................................................ 20

Security........................................................................................................... 20

Network manageability....................................................................................21

Installation............................................................................................................................. 23

Time and items required................................................................................. 23

Preparing for Brocade DCX-4S installation.....................................................24

Unpacking and installing the Brocade DCX-4S...............................................25

Items included with the Brocade DCX-4S....................................................... 26

Providing power to the Brocade DCX-4S........................................................27

Port numbering................................................................................................27

Chassis slots................................................................................................... 28

Cable management.........................................................................................28

Installing ICL cables (optional)............................................................ 29

Qualified cables for the FC8-64 port blade......................................... 29

Logging In and Configuring the Brocade DCX-4S......................................................................33

Configuring the Brocade DCX-4S................................................................... 33

Connecting a serial cable between Brocade DCX-4S and host......................34

Logging in to the serial console port............................................................... 35

Configuring the IP addresses..........................................................................36

Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable........... 37

Connecting an Ethernet cable and opening a Telnet session.........................37

Customizing a switch name............................................................................ 38

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Customizing a chassis name........................................................................ 38

Setting the domain ID....................................................................................38

Setting the date and time.............................................................................. 39

Setting the date.................................................................................39

Setting the time zone........................................................................ 39

Synchronizing local time................................................................... 40

Verifying the PID mode and connecting to the fabric....................................40

Software licenses..........................................................................................40

Installing transceivers and attaching cables................................................. 41

Managing cables...........................................................................................41

Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration....................... 42

Powering off the Brocade DCX-4S................................................................43

Monitoring System Components............................................................................................45

Monitoring overview...................................................................................... 45

Determining the status of a port, application, or encryption blade................ 45

Determining the status of a control processor blade (CP8).......................... 51

Determining the status of a core switch blade (CR4S-8).............................. 53

Determining the status of a power supply.....................................................55

Determining the status of a blower assembly............................................... 56

Determining the status of a WWN card.........................................................57

Removal and Replacement Procedures................................................................................. 59

Introduction................................................................................................... 59

Removal and replacement of the chassis door.............................................59

Time and items required................................................................... 59

Removing a chassis door..................................................................60

Replacing a chassis door..................................................................60

Removal and replacement of the vertical cable management fingers.......... 60

Time and items required................................................................... 60

Removing a cable management finger assembly............................. 61

Replacing a cable management finger assembly............................. 61

Removal and replacement of the port, application, and encryption

blades......................................................................................................62

Time and items required................................................................... 62

Removing a blade............................................................................. 62

Replacing a blade............................................................................. 64

Removal and replacement of the blade filler panel.......................................65

Removing a filler panel......................................................................65

Replacing a filler panel......................................................................65

Removal and replacement of the control processor blade (CP8)................. 66

Time and items required................................................................... 66

Verifying the necessity of replacement............................................. 66

Recording critical Brocade DCX-4S information............................... 66

Power-up procedure..........................................................................67

Power-down procedure.....................................................................69

Verifying operation of the new CP blade...........................................70

Removal and replacement of the core switch blade (CR4S-8)..................... 72

Time and items required................................................................... 72

Verifying the necessity of replacement............................................. 72

Removing a core switch blade (CR4S-8)..........................................72

Replacing a core switch blade (CR4S-8).......................................... 73

Removal and replacement of the power supply............................................74

Time and items required................................................................... 74

Identifying power supplies.................................................................74

Power-cord notice............................................................................. 75

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Removing a power supply...................................................................75

Replacing a power supply................................................................... 75

Removal and replacement of the blower assembly........................................ 76

Time and items required..................................................................... 76

Removing a blower assembly ............................................................ 76

Replacing a blower assembly............................................................. 77

WWN card removal and replacement............................................................. 77

Time and items required..................................................................... 78

Using the wwnrecover utility................................................................78

Verifying the need for replacement..................................................... 79

Preparing for WWN card replacement................................................ 80

Hot-swap replacement........................................................................ 80

Power-down replacement................................................................... 81

Removing the WWN card and WWN bezel (logo plate)......................83

Removal and replacement of the transceivers................................................85

Time Required.....................................................................................86

Items Required....................................................................................86

Removing and replacing an SFP, SFP+, or XFP optical

transceiver..................................................................................... 86

Removing and replacing an mSFP optical transceiver....................... 87

Removal and replacement of the inter-chassis link (ICL) cables.................... 88

Time Required.....................................................................................89

Items Required....................................................................................89

Removing an ICL cable.......................................................................89

Replacing an ICL cable....................................................................... 90

Removal and replacement of the Brocade DCX-4S chassis...........................96

Time and items required..................................................................... 96

Verifying need for replacement........................................................... 96

Recording critical Brocade DCX-4S and SAN information..................97

Disconnecting from the network and fabric....................................... 100

Removing components from the chassis.......................................... 101

Installing the replacement chassis.................................................... 101

Installing components into the new chassis...................................... 102

Downloading the configuration..........................................................103

Verifying correct operation of system................................................103

Reconnecting the system to the network and fabric......................... 104

Verifying correct configuration of the fabric.......................................105

Cable routing table............................................................................ 106

Application and Encryption Blades........................................................................................109

Introduction................................................................................................... 109

FS8-18 blade.................................................................................................109

FX8-24 blade.................................................................................................109

FCOE10-24 blade......................................................................................... 111

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting.......................................................................................... 113

Introduction................................................................................................... 113

Obtaining chassis and component status..................................................... 113

Interpreting POST and boot results...............................................................114

POST................................................................................................ 114

Boot...................................................................................................115

Diagnostics....................................................................................................115

Troubleshooting............................................................................................ 116

Powering off the Brocade DCX-4S................................................................118

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Port Numbering Template................................................................................................... 119

Regulatory Statements....................................................................................................... 123

BSMI statement (Taiwan)............................................................................123

Canadian requirements...............................................................................123

CE statement.............................................................................................. 123

China ROHS............................................................................................... 124

FCC warning (US only)............................................................................... 124

KCC statement (Republic of Korea)............................................................124

VCCI statement...........................................................................................124

Brocade DCX-4S Backbone Technical Specifications...........................................................125

Caution and Danger notices................................................................................................133

Cautions......................................................................................................133

Danger notices............................................................................................133

Index..................................................................................................................................135

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Preface

● Document conventions......................................................................................................7

● Brocade resources............................................................................................................ 9

● Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................................9

● Document feedback........................................................................................................ 10

Document conventions

The document conventions describe text formatting conventions, command syntax conventions, and

important notice formats used in Brocade technical documentation.

Text formatting conventions

Text formatting conventions such as boldface, italic, or Courier font may be used in the flow of the text

to highlight specific words or phrases.

Format Description

bold text Identifies command names

Identifies keywords and operands

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements

Identifies text to enter at the GUI

italic text Identifies emphasis

Identifies variables

Identifies document titles

Courier font Identifies CLI output

Identifies command syntax examples

Command syntax conventions

Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators define groupings of

parameters and their logical relationships.

Convention Description

bold text Identifies command names, keywords, and command options.

italic text Identifies a variable.

value In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a command

option is printed in plain text, for example, --show WWN.

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Convention Description

[ ] Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.

Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.

{ x | y | z } A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by

vertical bars. You must select one of the options.

In Fibre Channel products, square brackets may be used instead for this

purpose.

x | yA vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.

< > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle

brackets.

... Repeat the previous element, for example, member[member...].

\Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash separates

two lines of a command input, enter the entire command at the prompt without

the backslash.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

Notes, cautions, and warning statements may be used in this document. They are listed in the order of

increasing severity of potential hazards.

NOTE

A Note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference

to related information.

ATTENTION

An Attention statement indicates a stronger note, for example, to alert you when traffic might be

interrupted or the device might reboot.

CAUTION

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause

damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

DANGER

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or

extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of

these conditions or situations.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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Brocade resources

Visit the Brocade website to locate related documentation for your product and additional Brocade

resources.

You can download additional publications supporting your product at www.brocade.com. Select the

Brocade Products tab to locate your product, then click the Brocade product name or image to open the

individual product page. The user manuals are available in the resources module at the bottom of the

page under the Documentation category.

To get up-to-the-minute information on Brocade products and resources, go to MyBrocade. You can

Release notes are available on MyBrocade under Product Downloads.

White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website.

Contacting Brocade Technical Support

As a Brocade customer, you can contact Brocade Technical Support 24x7 online, by telephone, or by e-

mail. Brocade OEM customers contact their OEM/Solutions provider.

Brocade customers

For product support information and the latest information on contacting the Technical Assistance

Center, go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.html.

If you have purchased Brocade product support directly from Brocade, use one of the following methods

to contact the Brocade Technical Assistance Center 24x7.

Online Telephone E-mail

Preferred method of contact for non-

urgent issues:

•My Cases through MyBrocade

•Software downloads and licensing

tools

•Knowledge Base

Required for Sev 1-Critical and Sev

2-High issues:

• Continental US: 1-800-752-8061

• Europe, Middle East, Africa, and

Asia Pacific: +800-AT FIBREE

(+800 28 34 27 33)

• For areas unable to access toll

free number: +1-408-333-6061

•Toll-free numbers are available in

many countries.

[email protected]

Please include:

• Problem summary

• Serial number

• Installation details

• Environment description

Brocade OEM customers

If you have purchased Brocade product support from a Brocade OEM/Solution Provider, contact your

OEM/Solution Provider for all of your product support needs.

• OEM/Solution Providers are trained and certified by Brocade to support Brocade® products.

• Brocade provides backline support for issues that cannot be resolved by the OEM/Solution Provider.

Brocade resources

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• Brocade Supplemental Support augments your existing OEM support contract, providing direct

access to Brocade expertise. For more information, contact Brocade or your OEM.

• For questions regarding service levels and response times, contact your OEM/Solution Provider.

Document feedback

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