Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 User Manual

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Brocade Mobility RFS6000
Controller

Installation Guide

53-1001573-03 Rev B

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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date

Brocade Mobility RFS6000 Controller
Installation Guide

Brocade Mobility RFS6000 Controller
Installation Guide

Brocade Mobility RFS6000 Controller
Installation Guide

53-1001573-03 Updated WEEE icon and Korea

Class A statement

53-1001573-02 Updated company addrress Jan 2011

53-1001573-01 New document Dec 2009

May 2011

1 Introduction 1

Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Site preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2 Specifications 5

Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Power cord specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Power protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 LED Codes 7

System status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Start up / POST (primary system or redundant system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Controller status (primary system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Controller status (redundant system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Fan LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Temperature status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

RJ-45 port speed LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

RJ-45 port status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SFP Gigabit Ethernet LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

SFP port speed LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SFP port activity LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Out of band management port LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Out of band management port speed LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Out of band management port status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

4 Hardware Setup 15

Cabling information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Gigabit Ethernet on the Mobility RFS6000 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Installing Gigabit Ethernet SFPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting USB devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Rack mount instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Mobility RFS6000 Controller console port setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Supplying power to the Mobility RFS6000 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

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Verifying the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5 Regulatory Information 23

Country selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Laser devices - Gigabit Ethernet SFP option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Radio frequency interference requirements - FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Radio frequency interference requirements - Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CE Marking and European Economic Area (EEA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Statement of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Japan (VCCI) - voluntary control council for interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Class A ITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Korea MIC/KCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Japan power cord statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chinese CCC statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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About This Document

In this chapter

•Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

•Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

•Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

•Contacting Brocade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

•Warranty coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Audience

This document is designed for system administrators with a working knowledge of
Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing.

If you are using a Brocade Layer 3 switch, you should be familiar with the following
protocols if applicable to your network – IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, ISIS, IGMP, PIM, DVMRP,
and VRRP.

Supported hardware and software

The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of this guide:

• Brocade Mobility RFS6000 Controller

Document conventions

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

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Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE

CAUTION

DANGER

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.

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

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be
potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also
attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations.

Contacting Brocade

When contacting Brocade support, please provide the following information:

• Serial number of the unit

• Model number or product name

• Software version

Customer Support Web Site

Brocade Support Central Web site, located at www.brocade.com/support provides
information and online assistance including developer tools, software downloads,
product manuals and online repair requests.

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Downloads

http://www.brocade.com/support/

Manuals

http://www.brocade.com/support/

Because quality is our first concern at Brocade, 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:

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

[e-mail].

Email access

Send an email to [e-mail].

Telephone access

North America – Toll Free

1.800.752.8961

Europe, Middle East and Africa – Not Toll Free

1 800 28 34 27 33

Asia Pacific – Not Toll Free

1 800 28 34 27 33

For areas unable to access 800 numbers

1 408.333.6061

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Warranty coverage

Contact Brocade Communications Systems using any of the methods listed above
for information about the standard and extended warranties.

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Chapter

Introduction

In this chapter

•Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

•Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

•Site preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

The Mobility RFS6000 Controller is a high-performance member of Brocade’s
Wireless Controller family. The Mobility RFS6000 Controller provides centralized
Wireless LAN (WLAN) configuration and management by coalescing a network
“intelligence” previously spread across physically distributed access points. By
replacing access points with simpler access ports (or “thin” access points), the
Mobility RFS6000 Controller becomes a WLAN’s single point of contact, thus
reducing wireless networking complexity by moving management out of the ceiling
and into the wiring closet. In addition, through the use of patented Virtual AP
architecture, the Mobility RFS6000 Controller lets you create multiple WLANs
without changing or adding to the existing wired network infrastructure.

This document is written for the network device installer.

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Package contents

Inspect the package contents and report any missing or damaged items to your
sales representative. The package should contain the following:

• Mobility RFS6000 Controller with Rack Brackets installed

• Console Cable

• Brocade IronPoint RFS6000 Controller Installation Guide (this document)

• China RoHS compliance document

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Warnings

CAUTION

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Warnings

• Read all installation instructions and site survey reports, and verify correct

• Remove jewelry and watches before installing this equipment.

• Install the equipment in a rack with adequate dimensions and weight

• Verify the rack is anchored and cannot tip over or break away from its

• Verify the unit is grounded before connecting it to the power source.

• Verify any device connected to this unit is properly wired and grounded.

• Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical circuit.

• Verify the electrical circuits have appropriate overload protection.

• Attach only approved power cords to the device.

• Brocade strongly recommends the use of an Uninterruptible Power Supply

• Verify that the power connector and socket are accessible at all times during

• Do not work with power circuits in dimly lit spaces.

• Do not install this equipment or work with its power circuits during

• Verify there is adequate ventilation around the device, and ambient

• Before installing or handling the Mobility RFS6000 Controller, have on hand an

equipment installation before connecting the system to its power source.

allowances.

mountings.

(UPS) that supports the Mobility RFS6000 Controller power rating. Not using a
UPS can result in data loss or equipment damage due to a power surge or
power failure.

the operation of the equipment.

thunderstorms or other weather conditions that could cause a power surge.

temperatures meet equipment operation specifications.

ESD wrist strap or other ESD voltage limiting device.

For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 meg ohm series
resistor.

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Site preparation

Site preparation

• Consult your site survey and network analysis reports to determine specific

equipment placement, port capacity, power drops, and so on.

• Assign installation responsibility to the appropriate personnel.

• Identify where all installed components are located.

• Verify appropriate rack mounting requirements.

• Provide a sufficient number of power drops for your equipment.

• Ensure adequate, dust-free ventilation to all installed equipment.

• Identify and prepare Ethernet and console port connections.

• Verify that cable lengths are within the maximum allowable distances for

optimal signal transmission.

• Verify that the Mobility RFS6000 Controller is powered through an

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

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