Brocade VDX 6710-54 Reference Manual

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Brocade VDX 6710-54

Hardware Reference Manual

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Document History

Document title Publication number Summary of changes Date

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Manual

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Manual

53-1002390-01 New document September

53-1002390-02 Added KAP and RLO

information. Made
smaller corrections to
certifications.

53-1002390-03 Added Canadian French

translation of
compliance statement.
Serial cable pinouts
added.

53-1002390-04 Serial cable pinout

information corrected.

2011

December 2011

February 2012

March 2012

Document title Publication number Summary of changes Date

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Manual

53-1002390-05 Rack mount kit

information corrected.
Added CCC statement.

53-1002390-06 Management options for

the switch have been
updated.

53-1002390-07 Rack mount kit

information corrected.

53-1002390-08 Optical port LED patterns

updated. Added USB
device to items included,
new information for
configuration when Layer
3 code is loaded,
removed ‘Brocade­approved” text for direct­attach cables, made
slight adjustments to
physical specs.

April 2012

May 2012

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Contents

About This Document

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

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

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

Chapter 1 Brocade VDX 6710-54 Introduction

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Brocade VDX 6710-54 overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Platform components and capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Views of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2 Brocade VDX 6710-54 Installation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Items included with the Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rack considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Recommendations for cable management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Items required for installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Standalone installation for a Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Rack installation for a Brocade VDX 6710-54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

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Providing power to the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Verifying operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 3 Brocade VDX 6710-54 Configuration

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Configuration modes for the Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Creating a serial connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Serial cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Changing the default account passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Setting the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using DHCP to set the IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Setting a static IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Enabling and disabling Brocade VCS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Enabling VCS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Disabling VCS mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding time synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Setting the clock (date and time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Setting time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Creating Brocade inter-switch link trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Chapter 4 Brocade VDX 6710-54 Operation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Powering on the Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Powering off the Brocade VDX 6710-54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

LED activity interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Brocade VDX 6710-54 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

LED patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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Brocade VDX 6710-54 maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Supported transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Installing an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Diagnostic tests and monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Brocade VDX 6710-54 management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Chapter 5 FRU Removal and Replacement Procedures

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Before beginning the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Replacing a combined FRU in a Brocade VDX 6710-54. . . . . . . . . .32

Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Replacing the power supply and fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Appendix A Brocade VDX 6710-54 Specifications

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

German statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

VCCI statement (Japan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Power cords (Japan DENAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

China statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Electrical cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

RTC battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

DC-DC power source cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

DC power safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Regulatory certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Environmental regulation compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Environmental protection use period (EPUP) disclaimer. . . . . .48

TS/HS dual language sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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Tables

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Tab le 1 Serial cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Tab le 2 Default administrative account names and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Tab le 3 Port side LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Tab le 4 Non-port side LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Tab le 5 Management options for the Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tab le 6 Brocade VDX 6710-54 LED behavior, descriptions, and required actions. . . . . 33

Tab le 7 Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Tab le 8 Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tab le 9 System power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tab le 10 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Tab le 11 General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Tab le 12 Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Tab le 13 Brocade VDX 6710-54 memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Tab le 14 Regulatory compliance standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Tab le 15 China ROHS hazardous substances/toxic substances (HS/TS)

concentration chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Figure 1 Port side view of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Figure 2 Non-port side view of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Figure 3 LEDs on the port side of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 4 LEDs on the non-port side of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Figure 5 Installing an SFP or SFP+ transceiver in the upper row of port slots. . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 6 Examples of airflow symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 7 Brocade VDX 6710-54 AC power supply and fan assemblies on the

non-port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 8 Brocade VDX 6710-54 DC power supply and fan assemblies on the

non-port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 9 Orientation of the AC power supply and fan assembly in the

Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 10 Orientation of the DC power supply and fan assembly in the

Brocade VDX 6710-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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About This Document

In this chapter

•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

How this document is organized

This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible.

The document contains the following components:

• Chapter 1, “Brocade VDX 6710-54 Introduction” provides an overview of the Brocade VDX

6710-54 switch.

• Chapter 2, “Brocade VDX 6710-54 Installation” provides the information needed to install the

switch in your network.

• Chapter 3, “Brocade VDX 6710-54 Configuration” lays out the tasks and commands necessary

to get the switch up and running.

• Chapter 4, “Brocade VDX 6710-54 Operation” discusses the day-to-day operational procedures

for using the switch.

• Chapter 5, “FRU Removal and Replacement Procedures” provides procedures for removing

and replacing the field-replaceable units (FRUs), including the power supply and fan
assemblies.

• Appendix A, “Brocade VDX 6710-54 Specifications” provides tables of physical, environmental,

and general specifications.

Supported hardware and software

This document is specific to the Brocade VDX 6710-54 under Network OS v2.1.0.

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What’s new in this document

The following information has been added:

• The LED patterns for the 1 GbE ports have been updated. Refer to “LED patterns.”

Document conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.

Text formatting

The narrative-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 enter at the GUI or CLI

italic text Provides emphasis

Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles

code text Identifies CLI output

Identifies command syntax examples

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase.

Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

command Commands are printed in bold.

--option, option Command options are printed in bold.

-argument, arg Arguments.

[ ] Optional elements appear in brackets.

variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined

enclosed in angled brackets < >.

... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”

value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,

--show WWN

| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example:

--show -mode egress | ingress

or

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Command examples

NOTE

ATTENTION

CAUTION

DANGER

This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the Network OS command line
interface, but does not describe the commands in detail. For complete descriptions of all Network
OS commands, including syntax, operand description, and sample output, see the Brocade
Network OS Command Reference Guide.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.

A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a
reference to related information.

An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

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.

Key terms

For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade.
See “Brocade resources” on page xvi for instructions on accessing MyBrocade.

For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary 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 respective companies and corporations.

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Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows NT, Internet Explorer

Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, Solaris

Netscape Communications Corporation Netscape

Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Red Hat Network, Maximum RPM, Linux Undercover

Velcro Industries B.V. Velcro

Additional information

This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find
helpful.

Brocade resources

To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at no cost for a user ID
and password.

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

http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page

For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website:

http://www.brocade.com

Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website.

Other industry resources

For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 website. This website
provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre
Channel, storage management, and other applications:

http://www.t11.org

For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association
website:

http://www.fibrechannel.org

Getting technical help

Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:

1. General Information

• Switch model

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• Switch operating system version

• Error numbers and messages received

• copy support command output

• Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately

following the problem, and specific questions

• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results

• Serial console and Telnet session logs

• syslog message logs

2. Switch Serial Number

The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,
as illustrated below:

*FT00X0054E9*

FT00X0054E9

The serial number label is located on the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the
port side of the switch.

3. World Wide Name (WWN)

Use the licenseIdShow command to display the WWN of the chassis.

Document feedback

Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and
completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that a
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Chapter

Brocade VDX 6710-54 Introduction

In this chapter

•Brocade VDX 6710-54 overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

•Views of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Brocade VDX 6710-54 overview

The Brocade VDX 6710-54 is a top-of-rack switch designed to accommodate traditional 1 Gigibit
Ethernet (GbE) server connections to the Brocade 10 GbE VCS™ technology. The Brocade VDX
6710-54 features Brocade’s CloudPlex™ architecture and runs on the Brocade Network Operating
System (Network OS) v2.1.0. For details about Network OS, refer to the Brocade Network OS
Administrator’s Guide.

The Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch offers 48 1 GbE, direct-attach copper ports along with 6 10 GbE
SFP+ optical ports.

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A key feature of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch is Brocade VCS™ technology, which includes
virtual cluster switching, a new set of technologies that allows users to create flatter, virtualized,
and converged data center networks. VCS fabrics are scalable, permitting users to expand at their
own pace, and simplified, allowing users to manage the fabric as a single entity. VCS-based
Ethernet fabrics are convergence-capable, with technologies such as Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) for storage.

Another feature of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch is reversible airflow. You can order fans that
move air either port side to nonport side or nonport side to port side depending on your needs.

Platform components and capabilities

The Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch offers the following features and capabilities:

• A system motherboard that features a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) CPU running

at 1.3 GHz with integrated peripherals

• An RJ45 10/100/1000 Ethernet out-of-band management port

• An RJ45-fronted serial (RS-232) port for terminal access

• A USB port for firmware upgrades and system log downloads

• 48 1 GbE direct-attach copper RJ45 ports

• 6 10 GbE SFP+ ports (also configurable to 1 GbE)

• One forwarding ASIC

• 600 nanosecond (ns) port-to-port latency

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• Dual, hot-swappable 250W AC power supplies with three integrated cooling fans each, or

• Support for long-range and short-range SFP+ 10 GbE transceivers

• Support for optical cables and active twin axial (twinax) copper cables

• Support for direct-attach copper cables

• Support for inter-switch link (ISL) trunking

• A rack-mount design using existing rail kits (fixed and mid-mount or Telco rail kits) on a 19-inch

• Extensive diagnostics and system-monitoring capabilities for enhanced high Reliability,

• Optimized airflow (a choice of front-to-back or back-to-front flow)

• A real-time clock (RTC) with battery

• SEEPROM for switch identification

• Voltage monitoring

• Fan monitoring

• Three temperature sensors

• I2C interface to monitor and control environmental aspects

dual, hot-swappable 12V 250 W DC power supplies with three integrated cooling fans each

- Frame-level hardware-based trunking (even distribution of frames across trunk links)

EIA rack (also suitable for reduced-depth racks)

Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)

Port numbering for the Brocade VDX 6710-54 begins with 1, not 0.

Software features

The Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch supports the following features. For more details on these
features, refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.

Layer 2 and Layer 3 security features

• VLANs

• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, RSTP, MSTP and PVST+ and PVRST+)

• Support for unicast and multicast capabilities

• Support for IGMP snooping

• Layer 2 multi-path based on Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL)

• Layer 2 access control lists (ACLs)

• Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) (also known as port mirroring)

• Management access ACLs

Virtualization

• Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP)

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• Support for VLAN, QoS, security, and FCoE port profiles

• Virtual Machine-aware network automation

Link aggregation

• 802.3ad LACP support

• Virtual Link Aggregation Group (vLAG) (a LAG that spans multiple physical switches)

QoS

• 802.1p marking

• Eight queues per port

• Scheduling: Strict priority (SP), Shaped Deficit Weighted Round-Robin (SDWRR)

Management

1

• IPv4 or IPv6 management

• CLI management utilities on Network OS v2.1.0

• Out-of-band management (standalone mode)

• sFlow

• TRILL Operations, Administration, and Management (OAM)

• Distributed configuration management (DCM)

Licensing

• VCS licensing: Available multi-node license up to 24 nodes (enables Ethernet Fabric

functionality)

Views of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch

The port side of the Brocade VDX 6710-54 switch includes the system LEDs, management ports
and LEDs, USB port, and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports and the corresponding port status LEDs.

Figure 1 shows the port side of the Brocade VDX 6710-54.

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7

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10 119

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3

7

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4

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1 System power LED 7 1 Gbps Ethernet ports 25 through 36 (25-30

2 System status LED 8 1 Gbps Ethernet ports 37 through 48 (37-42

3 Serial console port (RJ45) 9 USB port

4 10 Gbps Ethernet SFP+ ports 1 through 6 10 Ethernet management port (RJ45)

5 1 Gbps Ethernet ports 1 through 12 (1-6 above,

7-12 below) with status LEDs above

6 1 Gbps Ethernet ports 13 through 24 (13-18

above, 19-24 below) with status LEDs above

above, 31-36 below) with status LEDs above

above, 43-48 below) with status LEDs above

11 Switch ID pull-out tab

FIGURE 1 Port side view of the Brocade VDX 6710-54

Figure 2 shows the non-port side of the Brocade VDX 6710-54, which contains the combined power

supply and fan assemblies.

1 Power supply and fan assembly #2 5 Handle

2 Power cord receptacle 6 Airflow label

3 Power supply and fan status LED 7 Captive screw

4 On/off switch 8 Power supply and fan assembly #1

FIGURE 2 Non-port side view of the Brocade VDX 6710-54

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