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16 Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Hardware Reference Manual
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Installing and configuring the Brocade 7800
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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.
NOTE
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.
Alaskan Daylight -8,0
Hawaiian Standard -10,0
TABLE 3 tsTimeZone command parameter selection
Local Time tsTimeZone parameter (difference from UTC)