Brocade VDX 8770-4 User Manual

53-1002563-04
5 17 April 2014
Brocade VDX 8770-4
Hardware Reference Manual
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Document History
Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual
Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual
Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual
Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual
53-1002563-01 New document. Sept 2012
53-1002563-02 NEBS GR-1089 installation
requirements added including air filter replacement procedure.
53-1002563-03 Additional NEBS requirement added
for air filter replacement. Changed reference to availability of SX and LX transceivers. Changed LED indication for Ethernet management link on MM.
53-1002563-04 Added information about 48x10G-T,
27x40 GbE, and 6x100 GbE line cards.
Mar 2013
Aug 2013
April 2014

Contents

DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
About This Document
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Chapter 1 Brocade VDX 8770-4 Overview
Brocade VDX 8770-4 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade VDX 8770-4 hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Port side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Nonport side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Brocade VDX 8770-4 line cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Breakout mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
27x40 GbE operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
High availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Layer 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Layer 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Virtualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
FCoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Link aggregration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Chapter 2 Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-4
Time and items required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
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Items included with the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Preparing for the Brocade VDX 8770-4 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Environmental requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Chassis slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Unpacking and installing the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Providing power to the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting an AC power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting a DC power cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Chapter 3 Configuring the Brocade VDX 8770-4
Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . .26
Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Changing the RBridge ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Changing the default account passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting a static IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the
serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Establishing an Ethernet connection to the Brocade
VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Customizing a host name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Time synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Setting the time zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Setting the clock (date and time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Determining installed software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Configuring operating modes on 27x40 GbE line cards. . . . . . . . . .35
Saving your changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Verifying correct operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Connecting to Ethernet devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Connecting a network device to a fiber port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
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Installing transceivers and attaching cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Installing SFP and SFP+ transceivers and cables. . . . . . . . . . .39
Installing QSFP transceivers and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Managing cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Chapter 4 Monitoring System Components
Monitoring overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Determining the status of a line card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Line card illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Determining the status of a management module. . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Determining the status of a system fabric module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Determining the status of a power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Determining the status of a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Determining the status of a CID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Chapter 5 Removal and Replacement Procedures
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Cable management finger assembly removal and replacement. . . 58
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Removing a cable management finger assembly . . . . . . . . . . .58
Replacing a cable management finger assembly . . . . . . . . . . .59
Line card removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Removing a line card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Replacing a line card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Management module removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Faulty management module indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Recording critical Brocade VDX 8770-4 information. . . . . . . . . 63
Removing a management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Replacing a management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Switch fabric module removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Removing a switch fabric module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Replacing a switch fabric module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Power supply removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Removing an AC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Replacing an AC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Removing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Replacing a DC power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
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Fan removal and replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Removing a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Replacing a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Air filter removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Replacing the front air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Replacing the side air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Module filler panel removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Removing a filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Replacing a filler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Chassis ID card removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
SFP transceiver removal and replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Removing a transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Replacing a transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
QSFP transceiver removal and replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Removing a QSFP transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Replacing a QSFP transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Cable routing table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Appendix A Specifications
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
System architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
System size and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
System module and FRU weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Ethernet port supported optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Power cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Power cord notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Power cord notice (Japan DENAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
NEBS requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
VCCI statement (Japan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
German statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Safety agency approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Regulatory compliance standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Environmental regulation compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
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Appendix B Caution and Danger Notices
Caution notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Index
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Figures

Figure 1 Port side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Figure 2 Nonport side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 3 Port groups for configuring Performance and Density modes on 27x40
GbE line card 8
Figure 4 12x40 GbE line card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 5 48x10 GbE line card (48x1 GbE line card is similar). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 6 48x10G-T line card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 7 27x40 GbE line card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 8 6x100 GbE line card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 9 Heat shrink tubing and lug on DC power supply cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 10 48x10 GbE line card (full view and close-up). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 11 12x40 GbE line card (full view and close-up). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 12 27x40 GbE line card (full view and close-up). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 13 48x10G-T line card (full view and close-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 14 6x100 GbE line card (full view and close-up). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 15 Management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 16 Switch fabric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 17 Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 18 Fan module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 19 Removal and replacement of the vertical cable management finger
assemblies 58
Figure 20 Removal and replacement of a line card (48x10 Gbe card shown) . . . . . . . . . . 61
Figure 21 Removal and replacement of the management module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 22 switch fabric module front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 23 Removal and replacement of the switch fabric module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 24 Removal and replacement of the power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 25 Removal and replacement of the fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Figure 26 Removal and replacement of the front air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Figure 27 Removal and replacement of the side air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Figure 28 Optical transceiver extraction tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 29 Optical transceiver with bail open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 30 QSFP cable and transceiver with bail open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Tables

Tab le 1 Line cards available for the Brocade VDX 8770-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tab le 2 27x40 GbE line card port groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tab le 3 Installation tasks, time, and items required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Tab le 4 Power specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tab le 5 Power demands per component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tab le 6 Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tab le 7 Windows serial connection parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tab le 8 Serial cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tab le 9 Default administrative account names and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tab le 10 Line card LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Tab le 11 Management module LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tab le 12 Switch fabric module LED descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tab le 13 Output for show environment power command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tab le 14 Power supply LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tab le 15 Output for show environment fan command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tab le 16 Fan LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Table 17 Messages that may indicate CID card problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Tab le 18 Options for the CID Recovery Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Tab le 19 Cable routing table for the Brocade VDX 8770-4 (48 ports shown). . . . . . . . . . 79
Tab le 20 General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tab le 21 System architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tab le 22 System size and weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tab le 23 System component weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tab le 24 Supported optics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tab le 25 Power cord types (international) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tab le 26 NEBS installation requirements for the Brocade VDX 8770-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tab le 27 Regulatory compliance standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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About This Document

In this chapter
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
How this document is organized
This document is a hardware reference manual written for system administrators and technicians experienced with networking and IP technologies to help them install, set up, configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the Brocade VDX 8770-4. It is organized in loosely chronological order, beginning with an overview of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 and ending with removal and replacement procedures of field-replaceable units (FRUs).
The document contains the following sections:
Chapter 1, “Brocade VDX 8770-4 Overview,” identifies the components of the Brocade VDX
8770-4 and provides a brief description of its features.
Chapter 2, “Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-4,” describes how to install, set up, and
power on the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
Chapter 3, “Configuring the Brocade VDX 8770-4,” provides the initial configuration
information required to get the Brocade VDX 8770-4 up and running.
Chapter 4, “Monitoring System Components,” provides descriptions of the LEDs and their
functions, and also lists Network OS commands required for monitoring.
Chapter 5, “Removal and Replacement Procedures,” describes how to remove and replace
each of the FRUs in the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
Appendix A, “Specifications,”provides information on the physical characteristics,
environmental requirements, and regulatory certifications for the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
Appendix B, “Caution and Danger Notices,” contains a list of the translated Caution and
Danger messages.
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Supported hardware and software
This document includes information specific to the Brocade VDX 8770-4 running Brocade Network OS version 4.1.0. and later.
What’s new in this document
The following changes have been made since this document was last released:
Updated the following sections in Chapter 1, “Brocade VDX 8770-4 Overview”:
- Brocade VDX 8770-4 features
- Brocade VDX 8770-4 hardware components
- Brocade VDX 8770-4 line cards
- 27x40 GbE port groups and operating modes (new section)
- Tru nking
- Software features (Licensing)
Updated the following sections in Chapter 2, “Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-4”:
- Time and items required
- Preparing for the Brocade VDX 8770-4 installation
- Power specifications
- Port numbering
- Providing power to the Brocade VDX 8770-4
Updated the following sections in Chapter 3, “Logging In and Configuring the Brocade VDX
8770-4”:
- Configuring operating modes on 27x40 GbE line cards (new section)
- Installing QSFP transceivers and cables
Updated the following sections in Chapter 4, “Monitoring System Components”:
- Determining the status of a line card
- Line card illustrations
Updated the following sections in Chapter 5, “Removal and Replacement Procedures”:
- Line card removal and replacement
- Power supply removal and replacement
- Replacing an AC power supply
- Replacing a DC power supply
- Removing a fan
- SFP transceiver removal and replacement
Updated the following sections in Appendix A, “Specifications”:
- System module and FRU weights
- Ethernet port supported optics
- Power cord notice
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Updated the following sections in Appendix B, “Caution and Danger Notices”:
- Caution notices
- Danger notices
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
italic text Provides emphasis
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
Identifies variables Identifies paths and Internet addresses Identifies document titles
Identifies 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 often all lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case-sensitive.
Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
Convention Description
[ ] Keywords or arguments that appear within square brackets are optional. For example:
command [active | standby | disabled] = One (and only one) of this set of keywords may be used.
command [active] [standby] [disabled] = Three independent options, and one or more may be used on the same command line.
{ x | y | z } A choice of required keywords appears in braces separated by vertical bars. You must
select one. For example: command {active | standby | disabled} = One (and only one) of this set of
keywords/operands must be used.
screen font Examples of information displayed on the screen.
< > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, appear in angle brackets.
[ ] Default responses to system prompts appear in square brackets.
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ATTENTION
Convention Description
italic text Identifies variables.
bold text Identifies literal command options and keywords.
Command examples
This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the Network OS command line interface, but does not describe the commands in detail. You will enter these commands while in various configuration modes. Steps to enter specific modes are included in procedures in this publication.
The main modes for entering commands are privileged EXEC and global configuration modes:
Privileged EXEC mode. You will enter this mode when you log into the switch. Following is an
example of the privileged EXEC prompt when you log into the switch:
switch#
Global configuration mode. Enter this mode from the privileged EXEC prompt using the
configure terminal command as follows.
switch# configure terminal Entering configuration mode terminal switch(config)#
Move back to a preceding configuration mode by entering exit. Move back from any configuration mode to privileged EXEC mode by entering end.
switch(config)#exit switch#
For complete descriptions of all Network OS commands, including syntax, operand description, and sample output, refer to the Network OS Command Reference.
Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed here 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.
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CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
DANGER
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.
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.
These references are made for informational purposes only.
Corporation Referenced trademarks and products
Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows NT, Internet Explorer
Oracle Corporation 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
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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
For information about the Ethernet industry, visit the Internet Engineering Task Force website:
http://www.ietf.org
Getting technical help
Contact your Brocade VDX 8770-4 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
Technical Support contract number, if applicable
Model name
Operating system version
Error numbers and messages received
Copy support command output
Detailed description of the problem and specific questions
Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results
Serial console and Telnet session logs
Syslog message logs
2. Brocade VDX 8770-4 serial number
The Brocade VDX 8770-4 serial number (Switch Serial No.) and corresponding bar code shown on the following illustration are located on a label located on the nonport side of the chassis, on the upper right side and directly above the fans.:
In addition, the show chassis command displays the Brocade VDX 8770-4 serial number, as well as information about the line cards and other field-replaceable units (FRUs).
3. License ID/World Wide Name (WWN)
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The License ID/World Wide Name (WWN) are located on the same label as the serial number.
In addition, the show license id command displays the license ID/WWN.
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:
documentation@brocade.com
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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Brocade VDX 8770-4 Overview

In this chapter
Brocade VDX 8770-4 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Brocade VDX 8770-4 hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Brocade VDX 8770-4 line cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
High availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Brocade VDX 8770-4 features

The Brocade VDX 8770-4 is part of the Brocade Next Generation Data Center Networks product line, a highly robust class of network switching platforms that combines breakthrough performance, scalability, and energy efficiency with long-term investment. These chassis are designed to address the data growth and application demands of evolving enterprise data centers.
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The Brocade VDX 8770-4 features the Brocade CloudPlex™ architecture, a fabric-based Ethernet technology that can present virtual desktops over a global network that integrates both static and cloud-based resources.
The Brocade VDX 8770-4 requires Brocade Network Operating System (Network OS) v3.0.0 or later. For details about Network OS, refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
A key, licensable feature of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 chassis is Brocade VCS includes virtual cluster switching, a new set of technologies that allows users to create flatter, virtualized, and highly available 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 fabrics are convergence-capable, supporting technologies such as iSCSI and network access server (NAS) as well as Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) (licensable) for storage.
Key features of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 include:
A variety of external port types and speeds in supported line card modules
Dual, redundant management modules (MMs)
Up to three switch fabric modules (SFMs)
Up to four redundant, hot-swappable power supplies at 220 VAC or -48 VDC
Two hot-swappable fan modules
Serial (console), Ethernet, and USB connections for management modules
USB support is for Brocade-branded USB devices only
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technology, which
Support for short wavelength (SX) and long wavelength (LX) 1 Gbps SFP transceivers
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Support for (short range (SR) and (long range (LR) 10 Gbps SFP+ transceivers
Support for 40 Gbps QSFP transceivers
Support for 100 Gbps CFP2 (SR10 and LR4) optical transceivers
Support for 10 GbE SFP+ optical transceivers
Support for 1 GbE optical and copper SFP transceivers
Support for SFP transceivers that enable you to adapt an SFP slot to a copper GbE interface.
Support for fixed 10Base-T (RJ-45) copper transceivers
Support for active twinaxial (twinax) cable at 1, 3, and 5 meters for 10 GbE ports
Support for twinax and optical breakout cables for 40 GbE ports
Support for the preceding optics depends on the installed line card. For details, refer to the “Brocade VDX 8770-4 hardware components” and “Brocade VDX 8770-4 line cards” sections of this chapter.
NEBS-compliant chassis (certification in process)
Support for in-band management
8U form factor for chassis (10U with Intake Air Duct Kit)
Support for Brocade trunking through the 48x10 GbE and 48x10G-T line card modules
Support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Brocade VDX 8770-4 hardware components
The Brocade VDX 8770-4 features a modular and scalable mechanical construction that allows a wide range of flexibility in installation, fabric design, and maintenance. The minimum chassis configuration is one MM, one SFM, and one line card. The chassis can be mounted with the cables facing the front of the equipment rack and consists of the following components:
Four slots for hot-swappable line cards that can be configured in a single chassis. Depending
on the line cards installed, the following ports are available:
- Up to 192 1/10 Gbps ports for the 48x10 GbE line card.
48x10 GbE line cards support 10 GbE SFP+ and 1 GbE SFP optical transceivers, as well as 1 GbE copper SFP transceivers. They also support direct-attach 10 GbE copper twinaxial (twinax) cables at 1, 3, or 5 meters.
- Up to 192 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports for the 48x1 GbE line card.
48x1 GbE line cards support 1 GbE SFP optical and copper transceivers.
- Up to 48 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports for the 12x40 GbE line card. Up to 192 10 Gbps
ports are supported in QSFP breakout mode.
12x40 GbE line cards support 40 GbE QSFP optical transceivers.
- Up to 24 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports for the 6x100 GbE line card.
6x100 GbE line cards support 100 GbE CFP2 (SR10 and LR4) optical transceivers.
- Up to 192 1/10 Gigabit Base-T Ethernet ports for the 48x10G-T line card.
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48x10G-T line cards support fixed 10 GbE Base-T (RJ-45) copper transceivers.
- Up to 108 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports for the 27x40 GbE line card. Up to 288 10
Gigabit ports are supported in QSFP breakout mode.
27x40 GbE line cards support 40 GbE QSFP optical transceivers.
Two slots for management modules:
- A single active management module can control all ports in the chassis.
- The standby management module takes control of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 if the active
management module fails.
Three slots for switch fabric modules that interconnect all line cards.
Modular, hot-swappable field-replaceable units (FRUs):
- 48x10 GbE line card
- 48x1 GbE line card
- 12x40 GbE line card
- 6x100 GbE line card
- 48x10G-T line card
- 27x40 GbE line card
- Two fan asse mblies
- Up to four 3000W power supplies, 200–240 VAC auto-sensing or -48 VDC (each power
supply connection should be separately fused)
Two vertical cable m a nagement finger assemblies
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Port side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4

Airflow in the Brocade VDX 8770-4 is from the port side and left side (viewed from the port side) to the rear (fan side) of the chassis.
Figure 1 displays a sample configuration of the port side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
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1 Management module slot 1 7 Line card slot 4 2 Management module slot 2 8 Switch fabric module slot 2 3 Switch fabric module slot 1 9 Switch fabric module slot 3 4 Line card slot 1 10 Blank slot - unused 5 Line card slot 2 11 ESD jack 6 Line card slot 3 12 Power supplies (1-4, left to right)
FIGURE 1 Port side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 (sample configuration)
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Nonport side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4

Figure 2 displays a sample configuration of the nonport side view of the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
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1Fan #1 3Ground lug 2Fan #2
FIGURE 2 Nonport side of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 (sample configuration)
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Brocade VDX 8770-4 line cards
This section provides general information on the line cards. For specific information on line card ports and port hardware, refer to Chapter 1, “Brocade VDX 8770-4 Overview”. Table 1 summarizes the line cards that are available for the Brocade VDX 8770-4.
TABLE 1 Line cards available for the Brocade VDX 8770-4
Line card Description
12x40 GbE 12 40 Gbps QSFP Ethernet ports.
48x10 GbE 48 1/10 Gbps Ethernet ports.
48x1 GbE 48 1 Gbps Ethernet ports.
6x100 GbE 6 100 Gbps Ethernet ports
48x10G-T 48 1/10 Gbps Base-T Ethernet ports
27x40 GbE 27 40 Gbps QSFP Ethernet ports

Breakout mode

Quad SFP (QSFP) 40 Gbps ports on 12x40 GbE and 27x40 GbE line cards can be configured in breakout mode to create four separate 10 Gbps interfaces. You can administer and operate these interfaces as any other SFP port. Special breakout cables provide a connection to the 40 Gbps QSFP port and to four 10 Gbps SFP ports on another switch. Twinax active copper cables at 1, 3, and 5 meters and fiber-optic breakout cables are supported.
While 40 GbE ports are in breakout mode, port status (individual or as a group) cannot be determined from the port LED state color.
For more information on configuring breakout mode, refer to the Network OS Administrator’s Guide.

Trunking

Network OS supports Brocade trunks (hardware-based link aggregation groups, or LAGs). These trunks are dynamically formed between two adjacent switches with connected interswitch link (ISL) ports unless trunking is disabled on connecting ports. Traffic is evenly distributed along all links in a trunk. For more information on Brocade Trunking and enabling and disabling trunking, refer to the “Configuring Brocade VCS Fabrics” chapter in the Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
Trunking is supported on GbE interface ports of all line cards
Port groups
Port groups are established for trunking on supported line cards. To successfully form a trunk from line card ports to another switch, select ports from same line card port group and configure each port to operate at the same speed. Following are trunk and port group specifications for supported line cards:
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For the 48x10 GbE line card, up to 8 ports are allowed per trunk. Select ports from octet port
groups consisting of ports 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, 25-32, 33-40, and 41-48.
For the 48x10G-T line card, up to 16 ports are allowed per trunk. Select ports from three port
groups consisting of ports 1-16, 17-32, and 33-48.
For the 12x40 GbE line card, up to two 40GbE ports are allowed per trunk when these ports
are configured in breakout mode to provide 10GbE interfaces. Select ports from six port groups consisting of 40GbE ports 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12.
For the 27x40 GbE line card, 40GbE ports must be configured in breakout mode to provide
10GbE interfaces for trunking. There are nine port groups consisting of 40GbE ports 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18, 19-21, 22-24, and 25-27. The following rules apply to configuring breakout mode and trunking on ports in these groups:
- You must configure a port group in Performance operating mode. Breakout mode is not
supported on ports configured in Density (default) operating mode.
- When the port group is in Performance mode, you can only configure the first two ports in
the port group in breakout mode, since the third port in the group is disabled. Hence, trunking is only supported on the first two ports in the port group.
For more information on Performance and Density operating modes, refer to “Configuring
operating modes on 27x40 GbE line cards” on page 35.

27x40 GbE operating modes

The 27x40 GbE line card supports nine port groups of three ports each that you can configure for Performance or Density operating modes.
Performance mode - Because the line card is oversubscribed and cannot support the 40 Gbps
line rate on all 27 ports, you can configure Performance mode to achieve 40 Gbps rate for up to 18 ports. When a port group is configured In Performance mode, the third port in the port group is persistently disabled, but the remaining two ports operate at up to 40 Gbps to achieve the 80 Gbps maximum rate for the port group. QSFP breakout mode is only supported on ports configured in Performance mode.
Density mode - This is the default mode for all the port groups. In this mode, all the three
ports are enabled in each group, but cannot support the 40 Gbps maximum rate. If this mode is configured on all port groups, 27 total ports are available for use.
Configure Performance or Density mode for individual port groups using Network OS commands (refer to the Network OS Command Reference).
For configuring operation modes, ID numbers are assigned to each port group sequentially from port 1 through 27 as shown in the Tab le 2 and Figure 3.
TABLE 2 27x40 GbE line card port groups
Port Group ID Port Numbers
11-3
24-6
37-9
4 10-12
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TABLE 2 27x40 GbE line card port groups
513-15
616-18
719-21
8 22-24
9 25-27
Port groups for configuring operation modes are illustrated in Figure 3. If you configure a port group in Performance mode, the first two ports in a group are enabled for Performance mode. The third port is disabled as it can only be configured in density mode only. If you configure the port group in Density mode, all three ports are enabled for density mode. To identify the port group, use the format rbridge-id/slot-id/port group-id. For example, 1/3/9 denotes RBridge 1, slot 3, and port-group-id 9.
FIGURE 3 Port groups for configuring Performance and Density modes on 27x40 GbE line card
To configure Performance and Density modes for line card port groups using Network OS commands, refer to “Configuring operating modes on 27x40 GbE line cards” on page 35.
High availability
High availability is currently limited to management module configuration synchronization. Failover to the standby module will occur in case of active module failure, but the standby module will go through a cold recovery in which all system components are reset. This will disrupt traffic on the chassis. The reset could take up to eight minutes depending on chassis configuration and traffic load.
The Brocade VDX 8770-4 provides the following features to enhance and ensure serviceability:
Modular design with hot-swappable components.
Flash memory that stores two firmware images per control processor.
USB port on management module for most tasks that formerly required an FTP/SCP server,
including software and firmware upgrades.
Nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM), containing the OEM serial number, Brocade
serial number, revision information, and part number information.
Background health-check daemon.
Memory scrubber, self test, and bus ping to determine if a bus is not functioning.
RASlog messages.
SMI-S compliant.
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Hardware and software watchdog timers.
Status LEDs.
Predictive diagnostics analysis through Fabric Watch.
SNMP (including version 3) integration with higher-layer managers.
Cable management using vertical finger assemblies to accommodate the horizontal
orientation of the blades.

Software features

The following is a partial list of the features supported in the software. Refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide for details on software and supported features.

Layer 2

Layer 2 data forwarding
MAC learning and aging
Brocade Trunking
Priority Flow Control (PFC)
Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+)
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
Link Layer Discovery Protocol/ Data Center Bridging eXchange (LLDP/DCBX)
802.1x
Brocade Link Discovery Protocol (BLDP)
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Layer 3

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2
Static routes
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP and VRRP-E)
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) v1 and v2 and snooping
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

Virtualization

Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP)
Support for VLAN, QoS, security, and FCoE port profiles
VMware vCenter and Brocade Network OS integration
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FCoE

Pause Frames (Tx and Rx)
Priority Flow Control (PFC)
Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
End-to-end, multi-hop FCoE (with proper licensing)
FCoE and FC zoning and RSCN suppression (name server-based zoning)
FIP version 1
FC Fabric Services for FCoE VN-port devices
Multipath support for FCoE traffic
FCoE over standard LAGs
Soft zoning support

Link aggregation

802.3ad LACP support
Virtual Link Aggregation Group (vLAG). A VLAG is a LAG that spans multiple physical switches.
QoS
802.1p marking
Scheduling: Strict priority (SP), Shaped Deficit Weighted Round-Robin (SDWRR)
CEE provisioning and classification
Rewrite/marking, queuing
Congestion control
Multicast rate limit scheduling
Port-based SPAN
Layer 2 and Layer 3 ACLs (ingress and egress)
Port-based sFLOW

Management

IPv4 or IPv6 management
CLI management utilities
sFlow
TRILL Operations, Administration, and Management (OAM)
Distributed configuration management (DCMd)

Licensing

FCoE licensing: enables FCoE feature set
Layer 3 licensing: enables IPv4 protocols, such as OSPF, VRRP, and VRRP-E
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