Brocade Communications Systems Extension Switch User Manual

53-1001350-04

31 May 2012

Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

Hardware Reference Manual

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Document History

Title Publication number Summary of changes Date

Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Hardware Reference Manual

53-1001350-01 New document July 2009

53-1001350-02 BSMI statement updated. October 2011

53-1001350-03 Auto MDI/MDIX support

added. Copper and optical port clarifications added.

53-1001350-04 Chinese regulatory

statement added

February 2012

May 2012

About this document

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

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

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Optional Brocade Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Chapter 1 Introducing the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

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

Overview of Brocade 7800 Extension Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Brocade 7800 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Port side of the Brocade 7800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Nonport side of the Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Brocade 7800 management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Items included with the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting up the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone

unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing in an EIA cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Initial setup of the Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Providing power to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Creating a serial connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connecting to the Brocade 7800 using the serial connection . 11

Setting the switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Changing the switch name and chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Creating an Ethernet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting the Brocade 7800 domain ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Setting the Brocade 7800 date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Synchronizing local time with an external source . . . . . . . . . . .14

Correcting the time zone of a Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

FCIP and Fibre Channel routing services configuration . . . . . . 16

Installing SFPs and cabling the Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Verifying correct operation and backup the configuration . . . . 17

Recommendations for cable management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Chapter 3 Operating the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

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

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

LEDs on the port side of the Extension Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

LEDs on the nonport side of the Brocade 7800 . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Brocade 7800 maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Powering off the Brocade 7800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Appendix A Product specifications

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Brocade 7800 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Power cords (Japan, Denan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Fibre Channel port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

GbE port specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Serial port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Index

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

VCCI statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Power cords (Japan Denan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

China statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

CE Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

RTC battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Regulatory certifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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About this document

In this chapter

•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

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

•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

How this document is organized

This document is organized to help you find the information that you need as quickly and easily as possible. The document begins with an introduction to the Brocade 7800 and proceeds through installation and operation procedures.

The document contains the following components:

• Chapter 1, “Introducing the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch” provides a brief overview of the

Brocade 7800 itself.

• Chapter 2, “Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800” describes the installation procedures

for the Brocade 7800.

• Chapter 3, “Operating the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch” provides an overview of Brocade

7800 operation.

• Appendix A, “Product specifications” provides all of the technical specifications for the Brocade

7800.

Supported hardware and software

Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.

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What’s new in this document

The Chinese regulatory statement has been added. “China statement.”

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 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:

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 < >.

... 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:

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Command examples

NOTE

ATTENTION

CAUTION

DANGER

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 Fabric OS Command Reference.

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.

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 Brocade Glossary.

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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These references are made for informational purposes only.

Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

Microsoft Corporation Windows, HyperTerminal, NT, 2000, 2003, ME, XP

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, join MyBrocade. It’s free! Go to http://www.brocade.com and click MyBrocade to register at no cost for a user ID and password.

For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and maintenance, you can obtain

Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches through:

http://www.amazon.com

For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade SAN Info Center and click the Resource Library location:

http://www.brocade.com

Release notes are available on the MyBrocade Web site and are also bundled with the Fabric OS firmware.

Other industry resources

• White papers, online demos, and data sheets are available through the Brocade Web site

at http://www.brocade.com/products/software.jhtml.

• Best practice guides, white papers, data sheets, and other documentation is available

through the Brocade Partner Web site.

For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site 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 Web site:

http://www.fibrechannel.org

Optional Brocade Features

Optional Brocade features include:

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Advanced Performance Monitoring Enables more effective end-to-end SAN performance analysis to enhance performance tuning, increase productivity, optimize resource utilization, and reduce costs.

Extended Fabrics Supports the reliable, high-speed connectivity over dark fiber or Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment at distances up to 500 km to enhance business continuance operations.

Fabric Watch Continuously monitors SAN fabrics for potential faults based on thresholds set for a variety of SAN fabric elements and events—automatically alerting administrators to potential problems before they become costly failures.

ISL Trunking Optimizes the performance and availability of SAN fabrics while simplifying ISL management. Two 4 Gbps Brocade switches can automatically group up to eight ISLs into a single logical “trunk” with a total throughput of up to 32 Gbps.

Advanced Zoning Automatically groups SAN fabric-connected devices into logical zones that restrict access to “member” devices in the zone. Advanced Zoning uses hardware enforcement at both the port and WWN level to provide more robust data protection.

Secure Fabric OS Provides a comprehensive security solution to help protect mission-critical data. Key features include centralized policy-based security management, management data encryption, and authentication to create a fabric-wide trusted environment with control over all levels of fabric access and communication.

FICON Enables IBM host-based management programs to manage FICON fabric switches in-band by sending commands to the Fabric OS emulated control device.

CUP

Getting technical help

Contact your Brocade 7800 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

• Brocade 7800 model

• Brocade 7800 operating system version

• Error numbers and messages received

• supportSave command output

• Detailed description of the problem, including the Brocade 7800 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

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2. Brocade 7800 Serial Number

The Brocade 7800 serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label, as illustrated below.:

*FT00X0054E9*

FT00X0054E9

The serial number label is located as follows:

• Brocade 200E—On the nonport side of the chassis

• Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5100, 5300, 7500, 7800, 8000, and Brocade Encryption

Switch—On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the left

• Brocade 5000—On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of

the switch

• Brocade 7600—On the bottom of the chassis

• Brocade 48000—Inside the chassis next to the power supply bays

• Brocade DCX—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis

• Brocade DCX-4S—On the bottom left on the non-port side of the chassis

3. World Wide Name (WWN)

Use the wwn command to display the product WWN.

If you cannot use the wwn command because the product is inoperable, you can get the WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at the top of the nonport side 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:

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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Chapter

Introducing the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

In this chapter

• “Overview of Brocade 7800 Extension Switch” next

• “Port side of the Brocade 7800” on page 4

• “Nonport side of the Brocade 7800” on page 5

• “Brocade 7800 management” on page 5

Overview of Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch is intended as a platform for Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP). This enables transmission of Fibre Channel data over long distances via IP networks by wrapping Fibre Channel frames in IP packets. Each end of the FCIP communication path must be a compatible FCIP device, either the Brocade 7800 or the FX8-24 blade in a DCX-family chassis.

A minimum level of Brocade Fabric Operating System (FOS) 6.3 is required to use the Brocade

7800.

Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for information on configuring these features.

The base model of the switch is shipped with six Fibre Channel SFP ports and two physical Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports active. It includes FOS 6.3 and is compatible with the entire Brocade switch family. It can operate independently or in a fabric containing multiple Extension Switches.

A fully licensed Brocade 7800 provides the following functionality features:

• FCIP capability

• Up to 8 FCIP tunnels.

• Each FCIP tunnel is represented and managed as a virtual Fibre Channel E_Port (VE_Port).

• Fibre Channel Routing Services functionality can be used over the FCIP link.

• Fabrics connected through FCIP merge if the ports are configured as VE_Ports, and do not

merge if one end of the connection is configured as a VEx_Port. If VE_Ports are used in a Fibre Channel Routing Services backbone fabric configuration, then the backbone fabric merges but the Ex_Port attached to edge fabrics do not merge. For more information see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

• FCIP Trunking with load balancing and network-based failure recovery

• Adaptive Rate Limiting

• Configurable maximum and minimum committed bandwidth per FCIP tunnel

• Minimum rate is guaranteed rate

• FC frame compression before FCIP encapsulation

• Fibre Channel Routing

• SO-TCP with reorder resistance

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• FastWrite over FCIP (not over FC)

• Open Systems Tape Pipelining over FCIP

• XRC acceleration and FICON tape pipelining over FCIP

• FICON CUP

• FCIP QoS

• TCP performance graphing in Web Tools

The Brocade 7800 provides the following hardware features:

• Up to 16 Fibre Channel SFP ports supporting Fibre Channel Routing Services with link

speeds up to 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gbps

• Up to six 1 GbE ports supporting the FCIP and Fibre Channel Routing Services features

with transmit link speeds up to 1-Gbps on each port:

• Two fixed copper RJ-45 ports are provided along with six SFP ports (copper or optical).

You can select either the two fixed copper RJ-45 ports or the first two SFP ports (both designated as ge0 and ge1) for use (but not both). The SFP ports can be used with either optical or copper SFPs.

• The SFP ports can be configured to use either optical or copper cabling.

• Rack mountable 1U chassis.

• Two PPC440EPx Processors running @ 667 MHz.

• One GoldenEye2 switch ASIC for 1/2/4/8 Gbps FC switching.

• One Cavium CN 5740 running with eight MIPS cores @ 750 MHz for data path processing

• One Blaster FPGA for FC compression, offloads like checksum generation/checks, etc.

• One 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet port for management interface.

- This port supports AutoMDI/MDIX.

• One RJ45 terminal port.

• One USB port that provides storage for firmware updates, output of the supportSave

command and storage for configuration uploads and downloads.

• Two redundant, hot-swappable combined power supply/fan assembly FRUs.

• Five internal temperature sensors.

Brocade 7800 Features

The following table compares features supported on the base and fully upgraded Brocade

7800. It also shows optionally licensed features.

TABLE 1 Feature comparison - base 7800 and with the Upgrade License

Feature Base 7800 with Upgrade

License

Number of Fibre Channel ports 4 16

Number of GbE ports 2 6

Fibre Channel routing between remote fabrics for fault isolation

FCIP Tunnel Yes Yes

Number of FCIP tunnels 2 8

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TABLE 1 Feature comparison - base 7800 and with the Upgrade License

Feature Base 7800 with Upgrade

License

FCIP Trunking Yes

Adaptive Rate Limiting Yes

FC frame compression Yes Yes

Storage optimized TCP Yes Yes

Fast Write over FCIP tunnel Yes Yes

Open Systems Tape Pipelining over FCIP tunnel No Yes

FICON XRC emulation and Tape Pipelining over FCIP No Yes

FICON CUP No Yes

1. Requires IR license

2. Requires Advanced Extension license

3. Requires Advanced FICON Acceleration license

4. Requires FICON CUP license

Yes

• Before the installation of the Upgrade License, ports beyond the basic four FC and two GbE

are shown as Disabled with the switchShow command.

• On the base 7800, the two SFP ports (ge0 and ge1) can be configured for use with either

copper or optical cables.

• FC frame compression is not the same as IP compression and is disabled by default. It can

be enabled using the portCfg command. For more information see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

• FCIP tunnel bandwidth has a minimum rate of 1544 Kbps (T1 rate). Configuration

requests of lower rates will be rejected.

• FCIP Trunking is available which will “virtualize” two or more TCP connections (circuits) as

part of a single FCIP tunnel. Up to four circuits can be configured for a single FCIP tunnel. See the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for details on explicitly configuring circuits.

• Multiple FCIP tunnels can share the same GbE port. At the same time, VE_ and VEx_Ports

are not associated with a single physical GbE port.

Available licenses

The following features are available with the purchase of a specific license key for the Brocade

7800.

• Advanced Extension

• Integrated Routing (IR)

• Advanced Acceleration for FICON

• FICON CUP

• Extended Fabric

• Adaptive Networking

• Server Application Optimization

• ISL Trunking

• Fabric Watch

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• Advanced Performance Monitoring

For information on these features, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

Port side of the Brocade 7800

Figure 1 shows the port side of the 7800 Extension Switch.

FIGURE 1 Port side view

1 System Power LED 6 Fibre Channel Ports (16)

2 System Status LED 7 GbE ports - copper RJ45(2)

3 Console Port (RJ45) 8 GbE ports - optical or copper SFP (6)

4 Ethernet Management Port 9 Serial number pull-out tab

5 USB Port

The Fibre Channel ports are numbered from left to right on the faceplate (see Figure 2).

FIGURE 2 Port numbering in the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

1 Fibre Channel Ports 0 through 3 3 GbE ports ge0-ge1 (fixed copper

RJ-45 only)

2Fibre Channel Ports 4 through 15 4GbE ports ge0 through ge5 - (SFP -

optical or copper)

You can have two trunking groups on a fully licensed Brocade 7800. Groups 1 would consist of

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111 12

3 4

5 6

Figure 3 shows the nonport side of the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch, which contain the

combined power supplies and fans.

FIGURE 3 Nonport side of the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

1 Fan and Power Supply Assembly 2 7 Fan assembly 1

2 Fan and Power Supply Assembly 1 8 FRU LED

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3 Fan assembly 2 9 Power supply 1

4 FRU LED 10 Fan assembly 1

5 Power supply 2 11 FRU handle

6 Fan assembly 2 12 FRU handle

Brocade 7800 management

You can use the management functions built into the Brocade 7800 to monitor the fabric topology, port status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch performance and to accelerate system debugging.

The Brocade 7800 automatically perform a power-on self-test (POST) each time it is turned on. Any errors are recorded in the error log. For more information about POST, see “POST and boot

specifications” on page 35.

For information about upgrading the version of Fabric OS installed on your Brocade 7800, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

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You can manage the Brocade 7800 using any of the management options listed in Table 2.

TABLE 2 Management options for the Brocade 7800

Management Tool Out-of-band Support In-band Support

Command line interface (CLI) Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions

simultaneously. For more information, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide and the Fabric OS Command Reference.

Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) For information, see the Data Center Fabric Manager User

Manual.

Brocade Web Tools For information, see the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide.

Standard SNMP applications For information, see the Fabric OS MIB Reference.

Management Server For information, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide and the Fabric OS Command Reference.

Ethernet (preferred) or console port connection

IP over Fibre Channel

Native in-band interface (over HBA only)

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In this chapter

• “Installation and safety considerations,” next

• “Items included with the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch” on page 8

• “Setting up the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone unit” on page 9

• “Installing in an EIA cabinet” on page 9

• “Initial setup of the Brocade 7800” on page 9

• “Recommendations for cable management” on page 19

Installation and safety considerations

You can install the Brocade 7800 in the following ways:

• As a standalone unit on a flat surface. For instructions and more information, see “Setting up

the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone unit” on page 9.

• In an EIA cabinet using the fixed rack mount kit, slide rack mount kit, or the mid-mount rack kit.

For more information, see “Installing in an EIA cabinet” on page 9.

To install and operate the Brocade 7800 successfully, ensure that the following requirements are met:

• The primary AC input is 100-240 VAC (Brocade 7800 autosenses input voltage), 47-63 Hz.

200-240 VAC is recommended.

• The primary outlet is correctly wired, protected by a circuit breaker, and grounded in

accordance with local electrical codes.

• The supply circuit, line fusing, and wire size are adequate, as specified by the electrical rating

on the Brocade 7800 nameplate.

For power supply information, see “Power supply specifications” on page 30.

To ensure adequate cooling, install the Brocade 7800 with the nonport side, which contains the air intake vents, facing a cool-air aisle.

Verify that the ambient air temperature does not exceed 400 C (104 F) and that the ambient humidity remains between 20% and 85% while the Brocade 7800 is operating.

If installing the Brocade 7800 in a cabinet:

• The cabinet must be a standard EIA cabinet.

• Plan a cabinet space that is 1U (1.75 in.; 4.44 cm), 19 in. (48.3 cm) wide, and at least 24 in.

(61cm) deep.

• Ground all equipment in the cabinet through a reliable branch circuit connection and maintain

ground at all times. Do not rely on a secondary connection to a branch circuit, such as a power strip.

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• Ensure that airflow and temperature requirements are met on an ongoing basis,

particularly if the Brocade 7800 is installed in a closed or multirack assembly.

• Verify that the additional weight of the Brocade 7800 does not exceed the cabinet’s weight

limits or unbalance the cabinet in any way.

• Secure the cabinet to ensure stability in case of unexpected movement.

For additional installation, electrical, environmental, and other considerations, see the Brocade Safety Guide.

Items included with the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

The following items are included with the standard shipment of the Brocade 7800:

• The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch, containing two combined power supply/fan

assembly FRUs

• The following rack mount kits are optionally available:

• Fixed rack mount kit, with installation instructions

• Slide rack mount kit, with installation instructions

• Mid-mount kit, with installation instructions

• One accessory kit, containing the following items:

• QuickStart Guide

• Brocade Documentation CD

• SFP transceivers for Fibre Channel ports:

• Base model - 4 SWL optical

• Upgrade model - 16 SWL optical

• SFP transceivers for the GbE ports - upgrade model - 4 copper or 6 SWL optical

(optical SFPs must be 4 Gbps, not 8 Gbps)

• Rubber mounting feet (to be used when setting up the Extension Switch as a

standalone unit)

• Two grounded 6-ft (approximately 1.83 m) power cords:

• Power plug type is NEMA5-15

• Power plug current/voltage rating: 15A/125V

• Cordage type: SVT

• Current rating/wire gauge: 10A/ 18AWG

• Connector at system end of cordset: IEC 60320/ C13

• Two power cord retainers

• One RJ-45 serial cable, 10-ft (approximately 3 m) long. The Extension Switch uses an

RJ-45 connector for the console port. An RJ-45 to DB9 adaptor is also provided with the Brocade 7800.

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Setting up the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone unit

The Brocade 7800 can be configured as a standalone unit, which means that it resides outside of a rack. Perform the following steps to configure the Brocade 7800 as a standalone unit.

1. Unpack the Brocade 7800 and verify that all ordered items are present.

2. Clean the four corner depressions on the bottom of the Brocade 7800 and place a rubber foot in each one. This helps prevent the Brocade 7800 from accidentally sliding off the supporting surface.

3. Place the Brocade 7800 on a stable, flat surface.

Installing in an EIA cabinet

The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch can be installed in an EIA cabinet using one of the following optionally available rack mount kits. Refer to the documentation that is shipped with the rack kit for installation instructions.

• If you purchased the fixed rack mount kit, see the Fixed Rack Mount Kit Installation

Procedure.

• If you purchased the mid-mount rack kit, see the Mid-Mount Rack Kit Installation

Procedure.

• If you purchased the slide rack mount kit, see the Slide Rack Mount Kit Installation

Procedure.

Initial setup of the Brocade 7800

The Brocade 7800 must be configured correctly before it can operate within a network and fabric. For instructions on configuring the Brocade 7800 to operate in a fabric containing Extension Switches from other vendors, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

If you are going to use the Brocade 7800 in a single-switch setup, you can use EZSwitchSetup to complete the basic configuration.

See the EZSwitchSetup CD, included with the Brocade 7800, for more information.

If you do not want to use EZSwitchSetup, follow the instructions in the rest of this section.

The following items are required for configuring and connecting the Brocade 7800 for use in a network and fabric:

• The Brocade 7800, installed and connected to a power source

• A workstation computer that has a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal

for Windows)

• An unused IP address and corresponding subnet mask and gateway address

• The serial cable provided with the Brocade 7800

• An Ethernet cable

• SFP transceivers and compatible fiber and/or copper cables, as required

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• Access to an FTP server, for backing up (uploading) or downloading the Brocade 7800

configuration

To configure the Brocade 7800, you must perform the following tasks:

1. “Providing power to the switch” on page 10

2. “Creating a serial connection” on page 10

3. “Connecting to the Brocade 7800 using the serial connection” on page 11

4. “Setting the switch IP address” on page 12

5. “Changing the switch name and chassis name” on page 13

6. “Creating an Ethernet connection” on page 13

7. “Setting the Brocade 7800 domain ID” on page 13

8. “Installing SFPs and cabling the Brocade 7800” on page 16

9. “Setting the Brocade 7800 date and time” on page 14

10. “Synchronizing local time with an external source” on page 14

11. “Correcting the time zone of a Brocade 7800” on page 15

12. “FCIP and Fibre Channel routing services configuration” on page 16

13. “Verifying correct operation and backup the configuration” on page 17

Do not connect the Brocade 7800 to the network until the IP address is correctly set.

Providing power to the switch

Perform the following steps to provide power to the Brocade 7800.

1. Connect the power cords to both power supplies and then to power sources on separate circuits to protect against AC failure. Ensure that the cords have a minimum service loop of 6 in. available and are routed to avoid stress.

2. Power on the power supplies by flipping both AC switches to the “I” symbol. The power supply LEDs display amber until POST is complete, and then change to green. The Extension Switch usually requires from 1 to 3 minutes to boot and complete POST.

Power is supplied to the switch as soon as the first power supply is connected and turned on.

3. After POST is complete, verify that the Brocade 7800 power and status LEDs on the left of the port side of the switch are green.

Creating a serial connection

Perform the following steps to create a serial connection to the Brocade 7800.

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1. Remove the plug from the console (serial) port and insert the serial cable provided with

the Brocade 7800.

2. Connect the serial cable to the console port on the Brocade 7800 and to an RS232 serial

port on the workstation. If the serial port on the workstation is RJ45 instead of RS232, you can remove the adapter on the end of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ45 connector into the RJ45 serial port on the workstation.

3. Disable any serial communication programs running on the workstation.

4. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal for Windows or TERM in a

UNIX environment) and configure the application as follows:

• In a Windows environment:

Bits per second: 9600

Databits: 8

Parity: None

Stop bits: 1

Flow control: None

• In a UNIX environment, enter the following command at the prompt:

tip /dev/ttyb -9600

If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt:

tip /dev/ttya -9600

Connecting to the Brocade 7800 using the serial connection

Perform the following steps to log in to the switch through the serial connection.

1. Verify that the switch has completed POST. When POST is complete, the port status and

switch power and status LEDs return to a standard healthy state.

2. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on

the workstation.

If the serial port on the workstation is RJ45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the end of the serial cable and insert the exposed RJ45 connector into the RJ45 serial port on the workstation.

3. When the terminal emulator application stops reporting information, press Enter to display

the login prompt.

4. Log in to the switch as admin, using the default password: password. You are prompted to

change the default passwords at initial login.

5. Configure the application as follows:

• In a Windows environment:

Parameter Value

Bits per second 9600

Databits 8

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Parity None

Stop bits 1

Flow control None

• In a UNIX environment using TIP, enter the following string at the prompt:

tip /dev/ttyb -9600.

If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt:

tip /dev/ttya -9600

Setting the switch IP address

You can configure the Brocade 7800 with a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to set the IP address of the switch. DHCP is enabled by default. The Brocade 7800 supports both IPv4 and IPv6.

Using DHCP to set the IP address

When using DHCP, the Brocade 7800 obtains its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address from the DHCP server. The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that is on the same subnet as the switch. If your DHCP server is not on the same subnet as the Brocade 7800, use a static IP address.

Setting a static IP address

1. Log into the switch using the default password, which is password.

2. Use the ipaddrset command to set the Ethernet IP address.

If you are going to use an IPv4 IP address, enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation as prompted.

Ethernet IP Address: [192.168.74.102]

If you are going to use an IPv6 address, enter the network information in colon-separated notation as prompted.

switch:admin> ipaddrset -ipv6 --add 1080::8:800:200C:417A/64 IP address is being changed...Done.

3. Complete the rest of the network information as prompted. (IPv4 format shown)

Ethernet Subnetmask: [255.255.255.0]

Ethernet IP Address: [192.168.74.102] Ethernet Subnetmask: [255.255.255.0]

4. Enter off to Disable DHCP when prompted.

DHCP [OFF]: off

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Changing the switch name and chassis name

Changing the switch and chassis names are important for accurate tracking of errors in the RASlog. The messages that appear in the log will be labelled with the switch or chassis name, which makes tracking the errors much easier. Choose an easily understandable and meaningful name for each.

Perform the following steps to change the chassis name and then the switch name.

1. Log on to the switch through Telnet, using the admin account.

2. Change the chassis name by using the chassisName command.

switch:admin> chassisname my7800chassis switch:admin> chassisname my7800chassis

3. Change the switch name by using the switchName command.

switch:admin> switchname my7800switch switch:admin> switchname my7800switch

Creating an Ethernet connection

Perform the following steps to create an Ethernet connection to the Brocade 7800.

1. Remove the plug from the Ethernet port.

2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the switch Ethernet port and to the workstation or to an

Ethernet network containing the workstation.

At this point, the Brocade 7800 can be accessed remotely, by command line or by Web Tools. Ensure that the switch is not being modified from any other connections during the remaining tasks. The Ethernet management port also supports AutoMDI/MDIX.

Setting the Brocade 7800 domain ID

Perform the following steps to set the switch domain ID.

1. Log on to the switch through Telnet, using the admin account.

2. Modify the domain ID if required.

The default domain ID is 1. If the switch is not powered on until after it is connected to the fabric and the default domain ID is already in use, the domain ID for the new switch is automatically reset to a unique value. If the switch is connected to the fabric after it has been powered on and the default domain ID is already in use, the fabric segments. To find the domain IDs that are currently in use, run the fabricShow command on another Extension Switch in the fabric.

a. Disable the Brocade 7800 by entering the switchDisable command.

b. Enter the configure command. The command prompts display sequentially; enter a

new value or press Enter to accept each default value.

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c. Enter y after the “Fabric param” prompt:

Fabric param (yes, y, no, n): [no] y

d. Enter a unique domain ID (such as the domain ID used by the previous Extension

Switch, if still available):

Domain: (1..239) [1] 3

e. Complete the remaining prompts or press Ctrl-D to accept the remaining settings

without completing all the prompts.

f. Re-enable the switch by entering the switchEnable command.

Setting the Brocade 7800 date and time

The date and time switch settings are used for logging events. Switch operation does not depend on the date and time; a switch with incorrect date or time values still functions properly.

You can synchronize the local time of the principal or primary fabric configuration server (FCS) switch to that of an external Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.

Perform the following steps to set the date and time of a Brocade 7800.

1. Log in to the switch as admin.

2. Enter the date command at the command line using the following syntax:

date “MMDDhhmm[CC]YY”

where:

• MM is the month (01-12)

• DD is the date (01-31)

• hh is the hour (00-23)

• mm is minutes (00-59)

• CC is the century (19-20)

• YY is the year (00-99)

Year values greater than 69 are interpreted as 1970-1999; year values less than 70 are interpreted as 2000-2069. The date function does not support Daylight Savings Time or time zones, so changes will have to be reset manually.

switch:admin> date Fri May 5 21:50:00 UTC 1989 switch:admin> switch:admin> date "0624165203" Tue Jun 24 16:52:30 UTC 2003 switch:admin>

Synchronizing local time with an external source

Perform the following steps to synchronize the local time of the principal or primary FCS switch with that of an external NTP server.

1. Log in as admin.

2. Enter the tsClockServer ipaddr command.

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The ipaddr variable represents the IP address of the NTP server that the Brocade 7800 can access. This argument is optional; by default the value is “LOCL”.

sw7800:admin> tsclockserver 192.168.126.60 Updating Clock Server configuration...done. Updated with the NTP servers sw7800:admin>

Correcting the time zone of a Brocade 7800

If the time of your switch is off by hours (and not minutes), use the following procedure to set the time zone.

1. Log in as admin.

2. You can use the tstimezone -interactive command and follow the prompts or enter the

tsTimeZone command as follows:

tstimezone [houroffset [, minuteoffset]]

For Pacific Standard Time, enter tsTimeZone -8,0

For Central Standard Time, enter tsTimeZone -6,0

For Eastern Standard Time, enter tsTimeZone -5,0

The default time zone for switches is universal time conversion (UTC), which is 8 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Additional time zone conversions are listed later in this section.

The parameters listed do not apply if the time zone of the switches has already been changed from the default (8 hours ahead of PT).

For more detailed information about the command parameters, see the tsTimeZone command in the Fabric OS Command Reference.

This needs to be done only once, because the value is stored in nonvolatile memory. For U.S. time zones, use Table 3 to determine the correct parameter for the tsTimeZone command.

TABLE 3 tsTimeZone command parameter selection

Local Time tsTimeZone parameter (difference from UTC)

Atlantic Standard -4,0

Atlantic Daylight -3,0

Eastern Standard -5,0

Eastern Daylight -4,0

Central Standard -6,0

Central Daylight -5,0

Mountain Standard -7,0

Mountain Daylight -6,0

Pacific Standard -8,0

Pacific Daylight -7,0

Alaskan Standard -9,0

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TABLE 3 tsTimeZone command parameter selection

Local Time tsTimeZone parameter (difference from UTC)

Alaskan Daylight -8,0

Hawaiian Standard -10,0

FCIP and Fibre Channel routing services configuration

The ports on the Brocade 7800 are initially set to persistently disabled.

If you want to enable the FC ports as a standard E_Port or F_port use the portcfgpersistentenable command to enable the ports.

If you are using the FC ports as EX_Ports you must configure the Fibre Channel Routing Services feature prior to enabling the ports.

The GbE ports can only be used once you have configured FCIP and enabled the VE_Ports.

See the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for detailed instructions on configuring the Fibre Channel Router ports and GbE ports on the Brocade 7800.

Installing SFPs and cabling the Brocade 7800

Perform the following steps to install SFPs and cable the switch.

1. Install the SFP transceivers in the Fibre Channel ports, as required. The ports selected for use in trunking groups must meet specific requirements. For a list of these requirements, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

a. Remove the plugs from the ports to be used.

b. Position a transceiver so that it is oriented correctly and insert it into a port until it is

firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks.

For instructions specific to the type of transceiver, see the transceiver manufacturer’s documentation.

The transceivers are keyed to ensure correct orientation. If a transceiver does not install easily, ensure that it is correctly oriented.

c. Repeat steps a and b for the remaining ports, as required.

2. If you have chosen to use the optical ports for ge0 and ge1, install those SFPs. If you have licensed the additional GbE ports, install the SFP transceivers in GbE ports ge2 through ge5.

a. Remove the plugs from the ports to be used.

b. Position a transceiver so that it is oriented correctly and insert it into a port until it is

firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks. Be sure that you are using Brocade-branded 4 Gbps SFPs in the GbE ports.

c. Use the portcfggemediatype command to configure ge0 and ge1 to either copper or

optical.

For instance, to select the optical option for port ge0, use the following command.

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switch:admin> portcfggemediatype ge0 optical

3. Connect the cables to the transceivers.

The cables used in trunking groups must meet specific requirements. For a list of these requirements, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

A 50-micron cable should not be bent to a radius less than 2 in. under full tensile load and

1.2 in. with no tensile load. Tie wraps are not recommended for optical cables because they are easily overtightened.

a. Orient a cable connector so that the key (the ridge on one side of connector) aligns

with the slot in the transceiver. Then, insert the cable into the transceiver until the latching mechanism clicks. For instructions specific to cable type, see the cable manufacturer’s documentation.

The cable connectors are keyed to ensure correct orientation. If a cable does not install easily, ensure that it is correctly oriented.

b. Repeat Step a for the remaining cables as required.

c. If you have chosen the copper option for GbE ports ge0 and ge1, you can install those

cables now.

4. Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional. For information about LED

patterns, see “Powering off the Brocade 7800” on page 28.

5. Verify the correct operation of the Brocade 7800 by entering the switchShow command

from the workstation.

Verifying correct operation and backup the configuration

Perform the following steps to verify correct operation and backup with Brocade 7800 configuration.

1. Check the LEDs to verify that all components are functional. For information about LED

patterns, see “LED activity” on page 21.

2. Run the portcfgpersistentenable command to activate the FC ports for FC operation.

3. Verify the correct operation of the Brocade 7800 by entering the switchShow command

from the workstation.

This command provides information about switch and port status.

sw7800:admin> switchshow switchName: sw7800 switchType: 83.3 switchState: Online switchMode: Native switchRole: Principal switchDomain: 220 switchId: fffcdc switchWwn: 10:00:00:05:1e:55:a2:00

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zoning: ON (DEFAULT_CFG_LSAN) switchBeacon: OFF FC Router: ON FC Router BB Fabric ID: 1

Index Port Address Media Speed State Proto ============================================== 0 0 dc0000 id N8 No_Light FC 1 1 dc0100 id N8 No_Light FC 2 2 dc0200 id N8 No_Light FC 3 3 dc0300 id N8 No_Light FC 4 4 dc0400 -- N8 No_Module FC 5 5 dc0500 -- N8 No_Module FC 6 6 dc0600 -- N8 No_Module FC 7 7 dc0700 -- N8 No_Module FC 8 8 dc0800 id N8 No_Light FC 9 9 dc0900 -- N8 No_Module FC 10 10 dc0a00 id N8 No_Light FC 11 11 dc0b00 id N8 No_Light FC 12 12 dc0c00 id N8 No_Light FC 13 13 dc0d00 id N8 No_Light FC 14 14 dc0e00 id N8 No_Light FC 15 15 dc0f00 id N8 No_Light FC 16 16 dc1000 -- -- Offline VE 17 17 dc1100 -- -- Offline VE 18 18 dc1200 -- -- Offline VE 19 19 dc1300 -- -- Offline VE 20 20 dc1400 -- -- Offline VE 21 21 dc1500 -- -- Offline VE 22 22 dc1600 -- -- Offline VE 23 23 dc1700 -- -- Offline VE ge0 id 1G No_Light FCIP ge1 id 1G No_Light FCIP ge2 id 1G No_Light FCIP ge3 id 1G No_Light FCIP ge4 id 1G No_Light FCIP ge5 id 1G No_Light FCIP sw7800:admin>

4. Verify the correct operation of the Brocade 7800 in the fabric by entering the fabricShow command from the workstation.

This command provides general information about the fabric.

5. Back up the switch configuration to an FTP server by entering the configUpload command and following the prompts.

sw7800:admin> configupload Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp]: Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.168.0.100 User Name [user]: anonymous Path/Filename [<home dir>/config.txt]: Section (all|chassis|switch [all]): all

configUpload complete: All selected config parameters are uploaded sw7800:admin>

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This command uploads the switch configuration to the server, making it available for downloading to a replacement switch if necessary.

Brocade recommends backing up the configuration on a regular basis to ensure that a complete configuration is available for downloading to a replacement Brocade 7800. For specific instructions about how to back up the configuration, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide. The switchShow, fabricShow, and configUpload commands are described in detail in the Fabric OS Command Reference.

Recommendations for cable management

Cables can be organized and managed in a variety of ways, such as by using cable channels or patch panels. Note the following recommendations:

• Plan cable management before installing the Brocade 7800 in a rack.

• Leave at least one meter (three feet) of slack for each port cable. This provides room to

remove and replace the Brocade 7800, allows for inadvertent movement of the rack, and helps prevent the cables from being bent to less than the minimum bend radius.

A 50-micron cable should not be bent to a radius less than 2 in. under full tensile load and

1.2 in. with no tensile load. Tie wraps are not recommended for optical cables because they are easily overtightened.

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Chapter

Operating the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

In this chapter

• “LED activity,” next

• “Interpreting POST results” on page 27

• “Brocade 7800 maintenance” on page 27

• “Powering off the Brocade 7800” on page 28

LED activity

System activity and status can be determined through the activity of the LEDs on the Extension Switch.

There are three possible LED states:

• No light

• Steady light

• Flashing light

Active lights are in one of the following colors:

• Green

• Amber

The status LEDs may display solid amber or flash during boot, POST, or other diagnostic tests. This is normal; it does not indicate a problem unless the LEDs do not indicate a healthy state after all boot processes and diagnostic tests are complete.

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LEDs on the port side of the Extension Switch

The port side of the Extension Switch has the following LEDs:

• One system status LED (above) on the left side.

• One power status LED (below) on the left side.

• Management Ethernet port speed and activity LEDs.

• One port status LED for each Fibre Channel port on the Extension Switch. The port LEDs

are located in the array in the same relative positions as the ports.

• One port status LED for each optical GbE port.

• Two LEDs for each fixed copper RJ-45 GbE port, one activity/status LED and one fault LED.

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2 3 94 65 8

13 12 14 15 16

710 111

Figure 4 on page 23 shows the port side of the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch.

FIGURE 4 LEDs on port side

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1 System Status LED 9 Port 0 Status LED

2 System Power LED 10 Port 4 Status LED

3 Console Port 11 Port 8 Status LED

4 Ethernet Link LED 12 GbE Fixed Copper Port

5 Ethernet Status LED 13 GbE Port 0 Fault (FLT)LED

6 Ethernet Port 14 GbE Port 0 Status/Activity LED

7 IP Address Pull Out Tab 15 GbE SFP Optical or Copper Port

8 USB Port 16 GbE SFP Port Dual Color LED

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Tab le 4 describes the LEDs and their actions on the port side of the Extension Switch.

TABLE 4 Port Side LED patterns during normal operation

LED Name LED Color Status of Hardware Recommended Action

Power Status No light System is off or there is an internal

power supply failure.

Steady green System is on and power supplies

are functioning properly.

System Status

Ethernet Link No light There is no link. Verify that the Ethernet cable is

Ethernet Status/Activit y

No light System is off or there is no power. Verify that system is on and has

Steady green System is on and functioning

properly.

Steady amber (for more than five seconds)

Flashing amber/green

Steady green There is a link No action required.

No light No activity No action required.

Flashing green There is link activity (traffic). No action required.

Unknown state, boot failed, or the system is faulty. This LED displays steady amber during POST; this is normal and does not indicate a fault.

Attention is required. A number of variables can cause this status including a single power supply failure, a fan failure, or one or more environmental ranges has exceeded.

Verify that system is powered on (power supply switches to “1”), the power cables attached, and your power source is live.

If the system power LED is not green, the unit may be faulty.

Contact your Extension Switch service provider.

No action required.

completed booting.

No action required.

Perform the following steps: 1 Connect a serial cable to the

system. 2 Reboot the system. 3 Check the failure indicated on

the system console 4 Contact your Extension

Switch service provider.

Check the management interface and the error log for details on the cause of status.

Contact your Extension Switch service provider.

connected correctly.

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TABLE 4 Port Side LED patterns during normal operation (Continued)

LED Name LED Color Status of Hardware Recommended Action

FC Port Status

GbE Optical/ Copper Port Status

GbE Fixed Copper Port Status 2 LEDs per port - one green, one amber

No light Indicates one of the following:

• No signal or light carrier

(media or cable) detected.

• Blade may be currently

initializing.

• Connected device is

configured in an offline state.

Steady green Port is online (connected to

external device) but has no traffic.

Slow-flashing green (on 1 second; then off 1 second)

Fast-flashing green (on 1/4 second; then off 1/4 second)

Flickering green Port is online and frames are

Steady amber Port is receiving light or signal

Slow-flashing amber (on 2 seconds; then off 2 seconds)

Fast-flashing amber (on 1/2 second; then off 1/2 second)

No light (LED is off)

Steady green Port is online but has no traffic. No action required.

Flickering green Port is online, with traffic flowing

Steady amber Port is faulty. Change the transceiver or reset

No lights (both LEDs are off)

Steady green, amber off

Flickering green, amber off

Green off, steady amber

Port is online but segmented because of a loopback cable or incompatible Extension Switch connection.

Port is online and an internal loopback diagnostic test is running.

flowing through the port.

carrier, but it is not online yet.

Port is disabled because of diagnostics or the portDisable command.

SFP or port is faulty. Reset the port.

Port is offline. Verify that the power LED is on,

through port.

Port is offline. Verify that the power LED is on,

Port is online but has no traffic. No action required.

Port is online, with traffic flowing through port.

Port is faulty. Reset the switch from the

• Verify the power LED is on,

and check the SFP and cable.

• Verify the blade is not

currently being initialized.

• Verify the status of the

connected device.

No action required.

Verify that the correct device is

attached to the switch.

No action required.

Reset the port.

The portCfgPersistentDisable

command is persistent across

reboots.

Replace the SFP. Must be a

Brocade-branded SFP.

check the transceiver and cable.

No action required.

the switch from the workstation.

check the transceiver and cable.

No action required.

workstation. If the fault persists,

use the other fixed copper port or

the optical/copper SFP ports or

return the switch for repair

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LEDs on the nonport side of the Brocade 7800

The nonport side of the Brocade 7800 has the following LEDs:

• One power supply LED next to the AC power switch on each fan and power supply

assembly. See Figure 3 on page 5 for a diagram of the non-port side of the switch.

Tab le 5 describes the LEDs on the nonport side of the Extension Switch.

TABLE 5 Nonport Side LED patterns during normal operation

LED Name LED Color Status of Hardware Recommended Action

Power Supply/ Fan Status

No light Power supply is not seated correctly. Verify that the power supply is

seated correctly.

Steady green System is on and power supplies are

functioning properly.

Flashing green Fault has occurred in the FRU. Try the following:

No action required.

• Check the power cable

connection.

• Verify that the power supply is

powered on.

• Run psShow and fanShow

commands to determine the source of the fault.

• Replace the FRU.

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Interpreting POST results

NOTE

POST is a system check that is performed each time the Brocade 7800 is powered on, rebooted, or reset, and during which the LEDs flash different colors.

Perform the following steps to determine whether POST completed successfully and whether any errors were detected.

1. Verify that the LEDs on the switch indicate that all components are healthy (LED patterns are described in Tabl e 4 on page 24 and Table 5 on page 26). If one or more LEDs do not display a healthy state:

a. Verify that the LEDs are not set to “beacon” (this can be determined through the

switchShow command or Web Tools). For information about how to turn beaconing on and off, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide or the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide.

b. Follow the recommended action for the observed LED behavior, as listed in

Tab le 4 or Table 5.

2. Verify that diagShow command displays that the diagnostic status for all ports in the switch is OK.

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3. Review the system log for errors. Errors detected during POST are written to the system log, which is viewed using the errShow command. For more information about this command, see the Fabric OS Command Reference. For information about specific error messages, see the Fabric OS Message Reference.

Brocade 7800 maintenance

The Brocade 7800 are designed for high availability and low failure; it does not require any regular physical maintenance. It includes diagnostic tests and field-replaceable units, described in the following sections.

Diagnostic tests

In addition to POST, Fabric OS includes diagnostic tests to help you troubleshoot the hardware and firmware. This includes tests of internal connections and circuitry, fixed media, and the transceivers and cables in use. The tests are implemented by command, either through a Telnet session or through a terminal set up for a serial connection to the Extension Switch. Some tests require the ports to be connected by external cables, to allow diagnostics to verify the serializer/deserializer interface, transceiver, and cable. Some tests require loop back plugs.

Diagnostic tests are run at link speeds of 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, and 8-Gbps. For information about specific diagnostic tests, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

Diagnostic tests might temporarily lock the transmit and receive speed of the links during diagnostic testing. Brocade recommends that you power-cycle the switch after completing

offline diagnostics tests.

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Operating the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

Field replaceable units (FRUs)

You can replace the combined power supply/fan assemblies on site without the use of special tools. The FRUs are keyed to ensure correct orientation during installation. Replacement instructions are provided with all replacement units ordered.

The Brocade 7800 has two power cords. To remove all power from the switch, disconnect both power cords before servicing.

Power supplies/fan assemblies The two FRUs are hot-swappable. They are identical and fit into either bay. They are keyed to

prevent being inserted upside down.

Fabric OS identifies the power supplies as follows (viewing the Brocade 7800 from the nonport side):

• Power supply #1 on the right

• Power supply #2 on the left

Fabric OS identifies the fan assemblies as follows (viewing the Brocade 7800 from the nonport side):

• Fan assembly #1 on the right

• Fan assembly #2 on the left

The FRUs are cross connected so that if one power supply fails the fans will continue to run on power from the other power supply.

Any of the following methods can be used to determine whether a FRU requires replacing:

• Check the status LED next to the On/Off switch (see “LEDs on the nonport side of the

Brocade 7800” on page 26).

• In DCFM, double click the 7800 switch icon to open Web Tools, then click the Power Status

icon.

• Enter the psShow command at the command prompt to display power supply status.

• In DCFM, double click the 7800 switch icon to open Web Tools, then click the Fan Status

icon.

• Enter the fanShow command at the command prompt.

See the Combined Power Supply and Fan Assembly Replacement Procedure for information on how to change the FRU.

Powering off the Brocade 7800

Perform the following steps to power off the switch.

1. Run the sysShutdown command.

This command not only shuts down the key processors but also powers off the switch and all LEDs will go dark.

2. Set each AC power switch to “0”.

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Appendix

Product specifications

In this appendix

• “Brocade 7800 components,” next

• “Weight and physical dimensions” on page 30

• “Facility requirements” on page 30

• “Power supply specifications” on page 30

• “Environmental requirements” on page 31

• “Power cords (Japan, Denan)” on page 31

• “General specifications” on page 32

• “Data transmission ranges” on page 32

• “Memory specifications” on page 33

• “Fibre Channel port specifications” on page 34

• “GbE port specifications” on page 34

• “Serial port specifications” on page 34

• “POST and boot specifications” on page 35

• “Regulatory compliance” on page 35

Brocade 7800 components

The switch includes the following components:

• Cabinet-mountable 1U chassis designed to be mounted in a 19-in. cabinet space, with

forced-air cooling that flows from the nonport side of the Extension Switch to the port side.

• 16 Fibre Channel ports, compatible with short wavelength (SWL), long wavelength (LWL), and

extended long wavelength (ELWL) SFP transceivers.

• One Ethernet management port with 10/100/1000 Mbps autonegotiating capability

• Six optical/copper SFP GbE ports, compatible with short wavelength (SWL), long wavelength

(LWL), extended long wavelength (ELWL), or copper SFP transceivers

• Two fixed copper RJ-45 GbE ports.

• One IEEE-compliant RJ-45 serial cable, 10-ft (approximately 3 m) long. An RJ-45 to DB9

adaptor is also provided with the Extension Switch.

• One IEEE-compliant RJ-45 connector on the port side of the Extension Switch for use with a

serial console and 10/100 MBps Ethernet.

• Switch status and management LEDs: 1 power LED, 1 status LED, 2 Ethernet LEDs, 2 FRU

LEDs.

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Weight and physical dimensions

• Port status LEDs: 16 Fibre Channel port status LEDs, 6 optical/copper GbE port status LEDs,

and 2 LEDs (one each for fault and status/activity) per fixed copper GbE port (total of 4 LEDs).

• 2 universal AC input and redundant power supplies with AC switches and built-in fans.

Weight and physical dimensions

Tab le 6 lists the weight and dimensions of the Brocade 7800.

TABLE 6 Physical specifications

Dimension Value

Height 4.45 cm (1.75 in.)

Depth 64.14 cm (25.25 in.)

Width 43.18 cm (17 in.)

Weight (with two FRUs, and no SFPs installed) 10.9 kg (24 lb)

Facility requirements

Tab le 7 provides the facilities requirements that must be met for the Brocade 7800.

TABLE 7 Facility requirements

Type Requirements

Electrical • Primary AC input 100-240 VAC, 2.0A, 47-63 Hz; switch autosenses input voltage

• Adequate supply circuit, line fusing, and wire size, as specified by the electrical rating

• Circuit protected by a circuit breaker and grounded in accordance with local electrical

Thermal

• A minimum air flow of 79.8 cubic meters/hour (47 cubic ft/min.) available in the

• Ambient air temperature not exceeding 40 C (104 F) while the switch is operating

Cabinet (when rack-mounted)

• One rack unit (1U) in a 48.3 cm (19-inch) cabinet

• All equipment in cabinet grounded through a reliable branch circuit connection

• Additional weight of switch not to exceed the cabinet’s weight limits

• Cabinet secured to ensure stability in case of unexpected movement

Power supply specifications

The power supplies are universal and capable of functioning worldwide without voltage jumpers or switches. They meet IEC 61000-4-5 surge voltage requirements and are autoranging in terms of accommodating input voltages and line frequencies. Each power supply has a built-in fan for cooling, pushing air towards the port side of the switch.

on the switch nameplate

codes Refer to Table 8 on page 31 for complete power supply specifications.

immediate vicinity of the switch

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Tab le 8 lists the power supply specifications for the Brocade 7800.

TABLE 8 Power supply specifications

Specification Value

Maximum output of one power supply 150 watts

System DC power consumption (excluding power supply and fan FRUs)

Input system power (including power supply and fan FRUs)

Input voltage 85-264 VAC

Input line frequency 47-63 Hz

BTU rating 590 BTU/hr

Inrush current Maximum of 60A for period of 10-150mS

Input line protection Both AC lines are fused

Environmental requirements

Idle: 95 W Maximum: 116 W

Idle: 145 W Maximum: 173 W

Environmental requirements

Tab le 9 lists the acceptable environmental ranges for both operating and nonoperating (such as

during transportation or storage) conditions

TABLE 9 Environmental requirements

Condition Acceptable during operation Acceptable during non-operation

Ambient Temperature 0º to 40º C

32º to 104º F

Humidity 10% to 85% RH non-condensing, at

40º C (104º F)

Altitude 0 to 3 km (9,842 feet) above sea level 0 to 12 km (39,370 feet) above sea

Shock 20 G, 6 ms, half-sine wave 15 G, 12-18 ms, trapezoid

Vibration 0.5 G sine, 5-500 Hz 2.0 G sine, 5-500 Hz

Air flow Maximum - 101.94 cmh (60 cfm)

Nominal - 74.76 cmh (44 cfm)

Power cords (Japan, Denan)

-25º to 70º C

-13º to 158º F

10% to 90% RH non-condensing, at 70º C (158º F)

level

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ATTENTION

Never use the power cord packed with your equipment for other products.

General specifications

Tab le 10 lists the general specifications for the Brocade 7800.

TABLE 10 General specifications

Specification Description

Configurable port types The GbE ports can be VE_Ports.

System architecture Nonblocking shared-memory Extension Switch

System processors PowerPC 440EPx, 667 MHz CPU

ANSI Fibre Channel protocol FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standard)

Modes of operation Fibre Channel Class 2 and Class 3

Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW-3 Rev. 6.6

FCIP (IP over Fibre Channel) Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of FCA profile

Aggregate Extension Switch I/O bandwidth

Port-to-port latency Less than 2 microseconds with no contention (destination port is

Link cost The sum of all established/low metric (or currently active) circuits’

The Fibre Channel ports can be E_Ports, EX_Ports, FL_Ports, or F_Ports.

GoldenEye2 switch ASIC Cavium CN5470 750 MHz processor Blaster FPGA

A total 268 Gbps:

• 256 Gbps if all 16 FC ports are running at 8 Gbps, full duplex

• 12 Gbps if all 6 GbE ports are running at 1 Gbps, full duplex

free)

MAX rates in the tunnel.

Data transmission ranges

Tab le 11 provides the data transmission ranges for different cable types and port speeds for Fibre

Channel. Up to 500km at 1G is supported when using a long distance transport system such as DWDM.

Tab le 12 provides the data transmission ranges for different optical cable types and port speeds

for GbE SFP ports.

Tab le 13 provides the data transmission ranges for different cable types and port speeds for

copper-cabled GbE SFP ports and the fixed copper GbE RJ-45 ports.

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TABLE 11 Fibre Channel data transmission ranges.

Memory specifications

Port Speed Cable Size

(microns)

1 Gbps 50 500 m (1,640 ft) (OM2)

62.5 300 m (984 ft) NA NA

9 NA 10 km (6.2 miles) 80 km (50 mi)

2 Gbps 50 300 m (984 ft) (OM2)

62.5 150 m (492 ft) NA NA

9 NA 10 km (6.2 miles) 80 km (50 mi)

4 Gbps 50 150 m (492 ft) (OM2)

62.5 70 m (230 ft) NA NA

9 NA 10 km (6.2 miles) NA

8 Gbps 50 50 m (164 ft) (OM2)

62.5 21 m (69 ft) NA NA

9 NA 10 km (6.2 miles) NA

Short Wavelength (SWL) Long Wavelength (LWL) Extended Long

860 m (2,821 ft) (OM3)

500 m (1,640 ft) (OM3)

380 m (1,246 ft) (OM3)

150 m (492 ft) (OM3)

TABLE 12 GbE optical fiber data transmission ranges.

Wavelength (ELWL)

NA NA

Port Speed Cable Size

1 Gbps 50 500 m (1,640 ft) (OM2)

TABLE 13 Copper cabling and RJ-45 copper cable data transmission ranges.

Port Speed Cable Size

1 Gbps TBD TBD TBD

Memory specifications

The Brocade 7800 has three types of memory devices:

• Main memory (DDR2 SORDIMM SDRAM) - 2 GB

• Boot flash - 4 MB

Short Wavelength (SWL) Long Wavelength (LWL)

(microns)

860 m (2,821 ft) (OM3)

62.5 300 m (984 ft) NA

9 NA 4 km (2.48 miles)

Short Wavelength (SWL) Long Wavelength (LWL)

(microns)

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Fibre Channel port specifications

NOTE

• Compact flash - 1 GB

Fibre Channel port specifications

The Fibre Channel ports in the Brocade 7800 are compatible with SWL, LWL, and ELWL SFP transceivers. The strength of the signal is determined by the type of transceiver in use.

The ports meet all required safety standards. For more information about these standards, see

“Regulatory compliance” on page 35.

The ports are capable of operating at 1-, 2-, 4-, or 8-Gbps and are able to auto-negotiate to the maximum link speed.

GbE port specifications

The GbE ports in the Brocade 7800 are compatible with short range (SR) and long range (LR) copper or optical SFP transceivers. The strength of the signal is determined by the type of transceiver in use.

The 10 GbE ports are optical only.

The ports meet all required safety standards. For more information about these standards, see

“Regulatory compliance” on page 35.

The GbE ports are capable of operating at 1-Gbps. The 8 virtual FCIP Fibre Channel links over each physical GbE connection share this bandwidth.

Serial port specifications

The serial port is located on the port side of the Brocade 7800. The switch uses an RJ-45 connector for the serial port. An RJ-45 to DB9 adaptor is also provided with the Brocade 7800.

To protect the serial port from damage, keep the cover on the port when not in use.

The serial port can be used to connect to a workstation to configure the Brocade 7800 IP address before connecting the switch to a fabric or IP network. The serial port’s parameters are fixed at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, and no parity, with flow control set to None.

Tab le 14 lists the serial cable pinouts.

TABLE 14 Serial cable pinouts

PIN Signal Description

1Not supported NA

2Not supported NA

3UART1_TXD Transmit data

4GND Logic ground

5GND Logic ground

6UART1_RXD Receive data

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TABLE 14 Serial cable pinouts

PIN Signal Description

7Not supported NA

8Not supported NA

POST and boot specifications

The Brocade 7800 runs POST by default each time it is powered on; it typically requires from 1 to 3 minutes to boot and complete POST.

POST can be skipped after subsequent reboots by entering the fastBoot command. For more information about this command, see the Fabric OS Command Reference.

POST

The success/fail results of the diagnostic tests that run during POST can be monitored through LED activity, the error log, or a command line interface.

POST and boot specifications

POST includes the following tasks:

1. Conduct preliminary POST diagnostics

2. Initialize the operating system

3. Initialize hardware

4. Run diagnostic tests on several functions, including circuitry, port functionality, memory, statistics counters, and serialization

Boot

In addition to POST, boot includes the following tasks after POST is complete:

1. Perform universal port configuration

2. Initialize links

3. Analyze fabric. If any ports are connected to other Extension Switches, the Extension Switch participates in a fabric configuration

4. Obtain a domain ID and assigning port addresses

5. Construct unicast routing tables

6. Enable normal port operation

Regulatory compliance

This section describes the regulatory compliance requirements for the Brocade 7800. It contains:

• “FCC warning (US only),” next

• “KCC statement (Republic of Korea)” on page 36

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A鞾韥韥(꽺ꓩ끞 ꗞꭖ뭪겕韥韥): 넩 韥韥鱉 꽺ꓩ끞(A鞾)냱ꈑ 놹녅볁놶뼞麦ꈒ냹 뼑 韥韥넩꿙鱽 볅ꎙ녅

鿅鱉 ꩡ끞녅鱉넩 뇅냹 늱넍뼍겑韥 ꗉꄱꐥ, 閵뇊뀭넍 덵꾢꾅꫑ ꩡ끞뼍鱉阸냹 ꑞ놶냱ꈑ 뼞鱽鲙.

• “VCCI statement” on page 36

• “Power cords (Japan Denan)” on page 37

• “China statement” on page 38

• “BSMI statement (Taiwan)” on page 39

• “CE Statement” on page 39

• “Canadian requirements” on page 39

• “Laser compliance” on page 39

• “RTC battery” on page 40

• “Electrical safety” on page 40

• “Regulatory certifications” on page 40

FCC warning (US only)

This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, might cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at the user’s own expense.

KCC statement (Republic of Korea)

Class A device (Broadcasting Communication Device for Office Use): This device obtained EMC registration for office use (Class A), and may be used in places other than home. Sellers and/or users need to take note of this.

VCCI statement

This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance might arise. When such trouble occurs, the user might be required to take corrective actions.

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Power cords (Japan Denan)

Regulatory compliance

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Regulatory compliance

汉文　 “仅适用于非热带气候条件下安全使用。”　

藏文　

蒙古文

壮文　

Dan hab yungh youq gij dienheiq diuzgen mbouj dwg diegndat haenx ancienz sawjyungh.

安全说明和标记　

维文　

汉文　仅适用于海拔２０００ｍ以下地区安全使用。

藏文　

蒙古文　

壮文　

Dan hab yungh youq gij digih haijbaz 2000m doxroengz haenx ancienz sawjyungh.

安全说明和标

记　

维文　

在维修的时候一定要断开所有电源　(English translation“disconnect all power sources before service”)

For non tropical use:

For altitude 2000 meter and below:

China-CCC Warning statements

English translation of above statement

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Warning for Class A:

China statement

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Regulatory compliance

ATTENTION

CAUTION

BSMI statement (Taiwan)

Warning:

This is Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

CE Statement

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product might cause radio interference, and the user might be required to take corrective measures.

The standards compliance label on the Brocade 7800 contains the CE mark which indicates that this system conforms to the provisions of the following European Council directives, laws, and standards:

• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2004/108/EEC

• Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2006/95/EC

• EN50082-2/EN55024:1998 (European Immunity Requirements)

- EN61000-3-2/JEIDA (European and Japanese Harmonics Spec)

- EN61000-3-3

Canadian requirements

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations, ICES-003 Class A.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Laser compliance

This equipment contains Class 1 laser products and complies with FDA Radiation Performance Standards, 21 CFR Subchapter I and the international laser safety standard EN60825-1:1994 +A1+A2.

Use only optical transceivers that are qualified by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and comply with the FDA Class 1 radiation performance requirements defined in 21 CFR Subchapter I, and with EN60825-1:1994 +A1+A2. Optical products that do not comply with these standards might emit light that is hazardous to the eyes.

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Regulatory compliance

CAUTION

RTC battery

Do not attempt to replace the real-time clock (RTC) battery. There is danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced or disposed of. Contact your Extension Switch supplier if the real-time clock begins to lose time.

Electrical safety

This Extension Switch might have more than one power cord.To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect both power cords before servicing.

Connect the power cord only to a grounded outlet.

This product is designed for an IT power system with phase-to-phase voltage of 230V. After operation of the protective device, the equipment is still under voltage if it is connected to an IT power system.

Regulatory certifications

Tab le 15 lists the safety and EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) specifications for which the

Brocade 7800 is certified.

TABLE 15 Regulatory compliance standards

Country Standards Agency Certifications and Markings

Safety EMC Safety EMC

United States Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-1

1st Ed or latest

Canada Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-1

1st Ed or latest

ANSI C63.4 cCSAus FCC Class A and

ICES-003 Class A cCSAus ICES A and Statement

Statement

Japan CISPR22 and JEIDA

(Harmonics)

European Union EN60950-1 or latest EN55022 and EN55024 TUV-GS, N CE marking

Australia, New Zealand EN55022 and CISPR22

or AS/NZS CISPR22

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C-Tick mark

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TABLE 15 Regulatory compliance standards (Continued)

Country Standards Agency Certifications and Markings

Argentina IEC60950-1 or latest “S” mark

Russia IEC60950-1 or latest 51318.22-99 and

51318.24.99 or latest

Korea KN22 and KN24 KCC mark Class A

China (PS only) GB4943-2001 and

GB9254-1998 or latest

Taiwan (PS only) CNS 14336(94) or latest CNS 13438(95) or latest BSMI mark BSMI mark

GB17625.1-2003 or latest

GOST mark GOST mark

CCC logo CCC logo

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Index

Adaptive rate limiting, 1 additional licenses AutoMDI/MDIX

, 3

, 13

boot, 35 BSMI statement (Taiwan)

, 39

Canadian requirements, 39 CE statement command

ipaddrset

configuration

switch IP address

connect to the Extension Switch using the serial

connection correct the time zone of a Extension Switch create a serial connection create an ethernet connection

, 39

, 12

, 11

, 15

, 10

, 13

environmental requirements

, 31

facility requirements, 30 FastWrite FCC warning (US only) FCIP and Fibre Channel Routing Services configuration FCIP QoS FCIP trunking FCIP tunnels Fibre Channel Association Fibre Channel port specifications Fibre Channel Routing Services FICON CUP FICON tape pipelining field replaceable units (FRUs)

, 2

, 36

, 2

, 1

, x

, 34

, 1

, 2

, 28

GbE port specifications, 34 general specifications

, 32

, 16

data transmission ranges, 32 date setting diagnostic tests domain ID

, 14

, 27

, 13

electrical safety, 40 environmental

requirements

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initial setup of Extension Switch, 9 install SFPs and cable the Extension Switch installation and safety considerations installing in an EIA cabinet ipaddrset items included with the SAN Router

, 12

, 9

, 8

, 16

, 7

laser compliance, 39 LEDs on the nonport side of the Extension Switch LEDs on the port side of the Extension Switch

, 22

, 26

memory specifications, 33

nonport side view, 5

optional features, 3

SO-TCP

see storage optimized TCP

specifications

power supplies

static IP address

IPv4

, 12

IPv6

, 12

storage optimized TCP switch IP address

static

, 12

using DHCP

synchronize local time with an external source

, 30

, 3

, 12

, 14

port side view, 4 post

, 35

post and boot specifications power cord statement (Japan Denan) power supplies

specifications

power supply specifications powering off provide power to the Extension Switch

, 30

, 28

, 35

, 37

, 31

, 10

recommendations for cable management, 19 regulatory certifications regulatory compliance requirements

environmental facility

, 30

RTC battery

, 40

, 35

, 31

tape pipelining, 2 time setting

, 14

VCCI statement, 36 verify correct operation and backup the configuration

weight and physical dimensions, 30

XRC acceleration, 2

, 17

set the Extension Switch date and time, 14 set the Extension Switch domain ID setting

IP address using DHCP static IP address

setting up as a standalone unit

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, 13

, 9

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Brocade Communications Systems Extension Switch User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

About this document

In this chapter

How this document is organized

Supported hardware and software

What’s new in this document

Document conventions

Text formatting

Command syntax conventions

Command examples

Notes, cautions, and warnings

Key terms

Notice to the reader

Additional information

Brocade resources

Other industry resources

Optional Brocade Features

Getting technical help

Document feedback

Introducing the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

In this chapter

Overview of Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

Brocade 7800 Features

Port side of the Brocade 7800

Nonport side of the Brocade 7800

Brocade 7800 management

Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800

In this chapter

Installation and safety considerations

Items included with the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

Setting up the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch as a standalone unit

Installing in an EIA cabinet

Initial setup of the Brocade 7800

Providing power to the switch

Creating a serial connection

Connecting to the Brocade 7800 using the serial connection

Setting the switch IP address

Changing the switch name and chassis name

Creating an Ethernet connection

Setting the Brocade 7800 domain ID

Setting the Brocade 7800 date and time

Synchronizing local time with an external source

Correcting the time zone of a Brocade 7800

FCIP and Fibre Channel routing services configuration

Installing SFPs and cabling the Brocade 7800

Verifying correct operation and backup the configuration

Recommendations for cable management

Operating the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch

In this chapter

LED activity

LEDs on the port side of the Extension Switch

LEDs on the nonport side of the Brocade 7800

Interpreting POST results

Brocade 7800 maintenance

Powering off the Brocade 7800

Product specifications

In this appendix

Brocade 7800 components

Weight and physical dimensions

Facility requirements

Power supply specifications

Environmental requirements

Power cords (Japan, Denan)

General specifications

Data transmission ranges

Memory specifications

Fibre Channel port specifications

GbE port specifications

Serial port specifications

POST and boot specifications

POST

Boot

Regulatory compliance

FCC warning (US only)

KCC statement (Republic of Korea)

VCCI statement