Brocade Communications Systems Brocade VDX 6740 Kurzanleitung

53-1002829-02

14 February 2014

Brocade VDX 6740

Hardware Reference Manual

Supporting the Brocade VDX 6740, VDX 6740T, and VDX 6740T-1G

Brocade, the B-wing symbol, Brocade Assurance, ADX, AnyIO, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, HyperEdge, ICX, MLX, MyBrocade, NetIron,

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Document History

Corporate and Latin American Headquarters

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

130 Holger Way

San Jose, CA 95134

Tel: 1-408-333-8000

Fax: 1-408-333-8101

E-mail: inf[email protected]

Asia-Pacific Headquarters

Brocade Communications Systems China HK, Ltd.

No. 1 Guanghua Road

Chao Yang District

Units 2718 and 2818

Beijing 100020, China

Tel: +8610 6588 8888

Fax: +8610 6588 9999

E-mail: [email protected]

European Headquarters

Brocade Communications Switzerland Sàrl

Centre Swissair

Tour B - 4ème étage

29, Route de l'Aéroport

Case Postale 105

CH-1215 Genève 15

Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 799 5640

Fax: +41 22 799 5641

E-mail: emea-i[email protected]

Asia-Pacific Headquarters

Brocade Communications Systems Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen WFOE)

Citic Plaza

No. 233 Tian He Road North

Unit 1308 – 13th Floor

Guangzhou, China

Tel: +8620 3891 2000

Fax: +8620 3891 2111

E-mail: [email protected]

Title Publication number Summary of changes Date

Brocade VDX 6740 Hardware Reference

Manual

53-1002929-01 New document July 2013

Brocade VDX 6740 Hardware Reference

Manual

53-1002829-02 Revised with information for

Brocade 6740T-1G

February 2014

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Contents

About This Document

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

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

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

Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

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

Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Chapter 1 Brocade VDX 6740 Introduction

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

Brocade VDX 6740 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Platform components and capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

Views of the Brocade VDX 6740 switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 Brocade VDX 6740 Installation

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

Items included with the Brocade VDX 6740 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rack considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Recommendations for cable management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Items required for installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Standalone installation for the Brocade VDX 6740 switches . . . . . 10

Rack installation options for the Brocade VDX 6740 switches . . . . 10

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

Verifying operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Chapter 3 Brocade VDX 6740 Configuration

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Configuration for the Brocade VDX 6740 switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Creating a serial connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Permanent password assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Changing the default account passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setting the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Using DHCP to set the IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Setting a static IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting stateless IPv6 autoconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Changing the RBridge ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Changing the VCS ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Date and time on the Brocade VDX 6740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Time synchronization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Synchronizing local time using NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Setting the clock (date and time) manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Setting time zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Network device connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Workstations, servers, or routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Network device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Testing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Brocade inter-switch link trunks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Upgrading port speeds on the Brocade VDX 6740T-1G . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 4 Brocade VDX 6740 Operation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

LED activity interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Brocade VDX 6740 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

LED patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

POST and boot specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Powering off the Brocade VDX 6740 switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Brocade VDX 6740 maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Supported transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Installing an SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Diagnostic tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Brocade VDX 6740 management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Chapter 5 Brocade VDX 6740 FRU Replacement Procedures

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Before beginning the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Combined FRU replacement in a Brocade VDX 6740 . . . . . . . . . . .36

Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Replacing the power supply and fan assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Power supply replacement in a Brocade 6740T and 6740T-1G . . .39

Determining the need to replace a power supply . . . . . . . . . . .40

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

Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Fan replacement in a Brocade VDX 6740T and Brocade VDX 6740T-1G

Determining the need to replace a fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

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

Replacing the fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Appendix A Brocade VDX 6740 Specifications

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Facility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Power supply specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Memory specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

KCC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Power cords (Japan DENAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

China statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Regulatory certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Environmental regulation compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Environmental protection use period (EPUP) disclaimer. . . . . .54

TS/HS dual language sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Appendix B Caution and Danger Notices

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Caution notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Electrical cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

RTC battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Index

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About This Document

In this chapter

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

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

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

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

•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

How this document is organized

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

possible.

The document contains the following components:

•Chapter 1, “Brocade VDX 6740 Introduction” provides an overview of the Brocade VDX 6740

switch.

•Chapter 2, “Brocade VDX 6740 Installation” provides the information needed to install the

switch into your network.

•Chapter 3, “Brocade VDX 6740 Configuration” lays out the tasks and commands necessary to

get the switch up and running.

•Chapter 4, “Brocade VDX 6740 Operation” discusses the day-to-day operational procedures for

using the switch.

•Chapter 5, “Brocade VDX 6740 FRU Replacement Procedures” provides procedures for

removing and replacing the field-replaceable units (FRUs), including the fan assemblies and

power supplies.

•Appendix A, “Brocade VDX 6740 Specifications” provides tables of physical, environmental,

and general specifications.

Supported hardware and software

This document is specific to the Brocade VDX 6740, Brocade VDX 6740T, and Brocade VDX

6740T-1G under Network OS v4.1.0 and later.

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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

Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

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.

NOTE

A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a

reference to related information.

ATTENTION

An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.

command Commands are printed in bold.

[ ] Optional element.

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

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 environment temp rbridge 30

| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example: show environment fan [rbridge-id

{rbridge-id | all}]

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CAUTION

A caution calls your attention to a possible hazard that can damage equipment.

DANGER

A danger calls your attention to a possible hazard that can cause injury or death.

Key terms

For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, refer to 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.

Additional information

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

helpful.

Brocade resources

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

and password.

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

at:

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

Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows NT, Internet Explorer

Oracle Corporation Sun, Solaris

Netscape Communications Corporation Netscape

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

Velcro Industries B.V. Velcro

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For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website:

http://www.brocade.com

Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website and are also bundled with the Network OS

firmware.

Other industry resources

For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 website. This website

provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre

Channel, storage management, and other applications:

http://www.t11.org

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

website:

http://www.fibrechannel.org

Getting technical help

Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including

product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:

1. General Information

•Switch model

•Switch operating system version

•Error numbers and messages received

•Supportsave output

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

following the problem, and specific questions

•Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results

•Serial console and Telnet session logs

•syslog message logs

2. Switch Serial Number

The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,

as illustrated below:

The serial number label for the Brocade VDX 6740 switches is located on the switch ID pull-out

tab located on the bottom left of the port side of the switch

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