Hardware Reference Manual

Brocade VDX 8770-8 Hardware Reference Manual 11

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Chapter

Installation of the Brocade VDX 8770-8

In this chapter

•Time and items required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

•Items included with the Brocade VDX 8770-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

•Preparing for the Brocade VDX 8770-8 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

•Unpacking and installing the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

•Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

•Providing power to the Brocade VDX 8770-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Time and items required

You can set up and install the Brocade VDX 8770-8 in the following ways:

• As a standalone unit on a flat surface

• In a four-post rack

• In a two-post telecommunications (Telco) rack

This chapter describes how to set up the Brocade VDX 8770-8 as a standalone unit. For rack mount

installation instructions, refer to the manual that comes with the separately ordered rack kit.

Table 3 describes the main installation and setup tasks, the estimated time required for each, and

the items required to complete the task based on a fully populated Brocade VDX 8770-8 (384 10

GbE ports). Configurations with fewer ports require less time. These time estimates assume a

prepared installation site and appropriate power and network connectivity.

DANGER

Installation and removal of the unit must be carried out by qualified personnel only.

TABLE 3 Installation tasks, time, and items required

Installation task Time estimate Items required

Site preparation and unpacking Brocade

VDX 8770-8

30 minutes #2 Phillips screwdriver.

Pallet jack.

Hydraulic lift or assisted lift, able to raise to a

minimum of 140 cm (55 in.), with a minimum

capacity of 113 kg (250 lb). A fully loaded

version of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 weighs

165.56 kg (365 lbs).