Brocade VDX 6730 User Manual

53-1002389-06

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12 August 2013

Brocade VDX 6730

Hardware Reference Manual

Supporting the Brocade VDX 6730-32 and Brocade VDX 6730-76

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Document History

Document title Publication number Summary of changes Date

Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual

Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual

Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual

Brocade VDX 6730 Hardware Reference
Manual

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Manual

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Manual

53-1002389-01 New document September 2011

53-1002389-02 Added Fibre Channel

port information. Made
smaller corrections.

53-1002389-03 Added Canadian French

translation of
compliance statement.
Serial cable pinouts have
been added.

53-1002389-04 Serial cable pinout

diagram has been
corrected.

53-1002389-05 Management options

revised. New CCC
statement updated.

53-1002389-06 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.

December 2011

February 2012

March 2012

May 2012

August 2013

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

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

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

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

Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

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

Chapter 1 Brocade VDX 6730 Introduction

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

Brocade VDX 6730 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

Brocade VDX 6730-32 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Brocade VDX 6730-76 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 Brocade VDX 6730 Installation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Items included with the Brocade VDX 6730 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Rack considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Recommendations for cable management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Items required for installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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Standalone installation for a Brocade VDX 6730. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Rack installation for a Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Providing power to the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Verifying operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Chapter 3 Brocade VDX 6730 Configuration

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Configuration modes for the Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Creating a serial connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Changing the default account passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Setting the IP address using DHCP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting a static IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Setting stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Enabling and disabling Brocade VCS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Enabling VCS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Disabling VCS mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Understanding time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Understanding time synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Setting the clock (date and time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Setting time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Connecting to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Creating Brocade inter-switch link trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Chapter 4 Brocade VDX 6730 Operation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

LED activity interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Brocade VDX 6730 LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

LED patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Powering off the Brocade VDX 6730. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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Brocade VDX 6730 maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Supported transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Installing an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Diagnostic tests and monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Brocade VDX 6730 management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Chapter 5 FRU Removal and Replacement Procedures

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Before beginning the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Replacing a combined FRU in a Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . .38

Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Replacing the power supply and fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Replacing a power supply FRU in a Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . .42

Determining the need to replace a power supply . . . . . . . . . . .43

Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Replacing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Replacing a fan assembly FRU in the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . 46

Determining the need to replace a fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Replacing the fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Installing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Appendix A Brocade VDX 6730 Specifications

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

German statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

VCCI statement (Japan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Power cords (Japan DENAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

China statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

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Index

Electrical cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

RTC battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

DC-DC power source cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

DC power safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Regulatory certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Environmental regulation compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Environmental protection use period (EPUP) disclaimer. . . . . .65

TS/HS dual language sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

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Tables

Tab le 1 Serial cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Tab le 2 Default administrative account names and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Tab le 3 Port side LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Tab le 4 Non-port side LED patterns during normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tab le 5 Management options for the Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Tab le 6 Brocade VDX 6730-32 LED behavior, descriptions, and required actions. . . . . 39

Tab le 7 Brocade VDX 6730-76 power supply status LED behavior, description,

and required actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Tab le 8 Brocade VDX 6730-76 fan assembly status LED behavior, description,

and required actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Tab le 9 Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Tab le 10 Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Tab le 11 System power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Tab le 12 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Tab le 13 General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Tab le 14 Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Tab le 15 Brocade VDX 6730 memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Tab le 16 Regulatory compliance standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Table 17 China ROHS hazardous substances/toxic substances (HS/TS)

concentration chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Figures

Figure 1 Port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Figure 2 Non-port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Figure 3 Port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Figure 4 Non-port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Figure 5 LEDs on the port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 6 LEDs on the non-port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 7 LEDs on the left of the port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 8 LEDs on the right of the port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76. . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 9 LEDs on the non-port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 10 Installing an SFP+ transceiver in the upper row of port slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 11 Examples of airflow symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 12 Brocade VDX 6730-32 AC power supply and fan assemblies on the

non-port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 13 Brocade VDX 6730-32 DC power supply and fan assemblies on the

non-port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 14 Orientation of the AC power supply and fan assembly in the

Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 15 Orientation of the DC power supply and fan assembly in the

Brocade VDX 6730-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Figure 16 Brocade VDX 6730-76 power supplies on the non-port side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 17 Inserting the power supply in the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 18 Brocade VDX 6730-76 fan assemblies on the non-port side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 19 Inserting the fan assembly in the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 20 The DC power supply for the Brocade VDX 6730-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 21 The DC wiring assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 22 DC power supply screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

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

•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

•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 6730 Introduction” provides an overview of the Brocade VDX 6730

switch.

• Chapter 2, “Brocade VDX 6730 Installation” provides the information needed to install the

switch in your network.

• Chapter 3, “Brocade VDX 6730 Configuration” lays out the tasks and commands necessary to

get the switch up and running.

• Chapter 4, “Brocade VDX 6730 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 fan assemblies and power
supplies.

• Appendix A, “Brocade VDX 6730 Specifications” provides tables of physical, environmental,

and general specifications.

Supported hardware and software

This document is specific to the Brocade VDX 6730-32 and the Brocade VDX 6730-76 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 optical SFP ports have been updated. “LED patterns.”

• The USB device was added. “Items included with the Brocade VDX 6730 switches.”

• The warning about the ip gateway-address was added. “Setting the switch IP address.”

• Removed the Brocade-branded wording for direct-attach cables. “Items required for

installation.”

• Small adjustments were made to the physical specs for the switches. “Weight and physical

dimensions.”

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 element.

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

enclosed in angled brackets < >.

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CAUTION

DANGER

... 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

Command examples

This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the Fabric OS command line
interface, but does not describe the commands in detail. For complete descriptions of all Fabric 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

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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.

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 and are also bundled with the Network OS
firmware.

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

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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

• 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
topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to:

[e-mail]

Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your
comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement.

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Chapter

Brocade VDX 6730 Introduction

In this chapter

•Brocade VDX 6730 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

•Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

•Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Brocade VDX 6730 overview

The Brocade VDX 6730 switches are a pair of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) line-rate, low latency,
lossless Data Center Bridging (DCB) switches: the Brocade VDX 6730-32 (a 32-port, single-height
switch) and the Brocade VDX 6730-76 (a 76-port, double-height switch). In addition to the array of
GbE ports, each Brocade VDX 6730 also has a number of Fibre Channel (FC) ports to permit
bridging between the Ethernet fabric and a traditional SAN fabric. The number of FC ports varies
with the chassis. The Brocade VDX 6730 switches feature Brocade’s CloudPlex™ architecture and
run on the Brocade Network Operating System (Network OS) v2.1.0 or later. For details about
Network OS, refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.

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The Brocade VDX 6730 switches offer Ports on Demand (POD) licensing. Base models of the
switches contain 16 Ethernet ports (for the Brocade VDX 6730-32) or 40 Ethernet ports (for the
Brocade VDX 6730-76). Additional ports can be licensed by way of POD. One POD license on the
Brocade VDX 6730-32 allows an additional 8 ports to be activated. For the Brocade VDX 6730-76,
two POD licenses (for 10 ports each) can be purchased. The FC ports do not require a POD license
for activation.

A key feature of the Brocade VDX 6730 switches 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.

Platform components and capabilities

The Brocade VDX 6730 switches offer 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 and debugging

• A USB port for firmware upgrades and system log downloads

• Support for Brocade-branded SFP+ optical FC transceivers

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• Support for long-range and short-range SFP+ 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 reduced-depth, rack-mount design using existing rail kits (fixed, mid-mount, or Telco rack

• 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

• I

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

mount kits

Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)

2

C interface to monitor and control environmental aspects

Port numbering for the Brocade VDX 6730 begins with 1, not 0. Both the GbE and FC port sequences
begin with 1.

Brocade VDX 6730-32 features

Features specific to the Brocade VDX 6730-32 include:

• 1U form factor enclosure

• 16 10 GbE SFP+ ports (also configurable to 1 GbE) with 8 additional 10 GbE ports available for

a total of 24

• Eight 8 Gbps FC ports

• One forwarding ASIC

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

• 15-inch depth

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

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

Brocade VDX 6730-76 features

Features specific to the Brocade VDX 6730-76 include:

• 2U form factor enclosure

• 40 10 GbE SFP+ ports (also configurable to 1 GbE) with 20 additional 10 GbE ports available

for a total of 60

• Sixteen 8 Gbps FC ports

• Nine forwarding ASICs arranged in a 3/6, core/edge configuration

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• One forwarding FC ASIC

• 600 ns port-to-port latency, 1.8μs across port groups

• 17-inch dept h

• Dual, redundant, hot-swappable 500W AC power supplies

• Dual, redundant, hot-swappable 500W DC power supplies

• Triple, hot-swappable cooling fans in an n+1 configuration

Software features

The Brocade VDX 6730 switches support 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

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Virtualization

• Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP)

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

• Virtual Machine-aware network automation

Convergence/FCoE

• Pause Frames (Tx and Rx)

• DCB features such as Priority Flow Control (PFC) and Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)

• End-to-end, multi-hop FCoE

• FCoE and FC zoning and RSCN suppression (name server-based zoning)

• FC connectivity to Brocade FC SANs

Link aggregration

• 802.3ad LACP support

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

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QoS

• 802.1p marking

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

Management

• 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)

• SNMPv1, v2c, and v3

• Switch Beaconing

Licensing

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

functionality)

• Ports on Demand (POD):

- Single POD license for 8 ports on Brocade VDX 6730-32

- Two POD licenses for 10 ports each on Brocade VDX 6730-76

• FCoE licensing (enables FCoE Forwarding and FCoE to FC Bridging)

Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 switch

The port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-32 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 6730-32.

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3

5

2

4

6 97

11

10

8

2

3

7

1

5

4

8

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1 System status LED 7 10 GbE ports 9-16 (9-12 on top, 13-16 below) with

status LEDs above

2 Serial console port (RJ45) 8 10 GbE ports 17-24 (17-20 on top, 21-24 below)

with status LEDs above

3 Ethernet management port (RJ45) 9 FC ports 1-8 (1-4 on top, 5-8 below) with status

LEDs above

4 RLO management port (RJ45) 10 System power LED

5 USB port 11 Switch ID pull-out tab

6 10 GbE ports 1-8 (1-4 on top, 5-8 below) with

status LEDs above

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FIGURE 1 Port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-32

Figure 2 shows the non-port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-32, which contains the combined

power supply and fan assemblies.

1 Power supply and fan assemby #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 6730-32

Views of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch

The port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76 switch includes the system LEDs, management ports
and LEDs, USB port, and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports and the corresponding port status LEDs.

Figure 3 shows the port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76.

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9 10 11

5 6 7 8

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1 System status LED 9 System power LED

2 Ethernet management port (RJ45) 10 Serial console port (RJ45)

3 RLO management port (RJ45) 11 Switch ID pull-out tab

4 USB port 12 10 GbE ports 1-10 (1-5 on top, 6-10 below) with

5 FC ports 1-8 (1-4 on top, 5-8 below) with status

LEDs above

6 FC ports 9-16 (9-12 on top, 13-16 below) with

status LEDs above

7 10 GbE ports 41-50 (41-45 on top, 46-50 below)

with status LEDs above

8 10 GbE ports 5-60 (51-55 on top, 56-60 below)

with status LEDs above

status LEDs below

13 10 GbE ports 11-20 (11-15 on top, 16-20 below)

with status LEDs below

14 10 GbE ports 21-30 (21-25 on top, 26-30 below)

with status LEDs below

15 10 GbE ports 31-40 (31-35 on top, 36-40 below)

with status LEDs below

FIGURE 3 Port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-76

Figure 4 shows the non-port side of the Brocade VDX 6730-76, which contains the power supplies

and cooling fan assemblies.

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2 5

7

8 9

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10

13

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1 Power supply status LED 8 Fan assembly #1

2 Power supply #2 9 Power supply #1

3 Power cord receptacle 10 Power supply captive screws

4 Power supply airflow label 11 Fan status LED

5 Fan assembly #3 12 Fan assembly airflow label

6 Fan handle 13 Fan captive screw

7 Fan assembly #2

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FIGURE 4 Non-port side view of the Brocade VDX 6730-76

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Chapter

Brocade VDX 6730 Installation

In this chapter

•Items included with the Brocade VDX 6730 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

•Installation and safety considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

•Standalone installation for a Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

•Rack installation for a Brocade VDX 6730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

•Providing power to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

•Verifying operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Items included with the Brocade VDX 6730 switches

The following items are included with the standard shipment of a fully-configured Brocade VDX

6730. When you open the Brocade VDX 6730 packaging, verify that the items are included in the
package and that no damage has occurred during shipping:

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• The Brocade VDX 6730 switch, either the 32-port or 76-port version

• One accessory kit, containing the following items:

- Serial cable with an RJ45 connector

- 6 ft. power cords (2)

- Rubber feet, required for setting up the switch as a standalone unit

- Brocade 2 GB USB memory device

- Brocade VDX 6730 QuickStart Guide

Installation and safety considerations

You can install a Brocade VDX 6730 switch in the following ways:

• As a standalone unit on a flat surface.

• In an EIA cabinet using a four-post fixed-rail rack mount kit. The optional fixed-rail rack mount

kit can be ordered from your switch retailer. Both the 24”-32” rack depth kit and the 28”-29”
rack depth kit will work with the Brocade VDX 6730 switch.

• In a Telco rack using a flush mount rack kit for switches. The optional flush mount rack kit for

switches can be ordered from your switch retailer.

• In a Telco rack using a mid-mount rack kit. The optional mid-mount rack kit for switches can be

ordered from your switch retailer.

• In the iDataplex IBM 15.5-inch depth rack (requires an iDataplex rack mount kit), Brocade part

number 60-1001519-01.

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