Hardware Reference Manual

Brocade VDX 8770-8 Hardware Reference Manual 27
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Chapter
3
Configuring the Brocade VDX 8770-8
In this chapter
•Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
•Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . . . . . 28
•Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
•Changing the RBridge ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
•Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
•Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
•Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable . . . 33
•Establishing an Ethernet connection to the Brocade VDX 8770-8 . . . . . . . 33
•Customizing a host name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
•Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
•Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
•Determining installed software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
•Configuring operating modes on 27x40 GbE line cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
•Saving your changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
•Verifying correct operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
•Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
•Connecting network devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
•Installing transceivers and attaching cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
•Managing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Preparing to configure the Brocade VDX 8770-8
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 must be configured before it is connected to the fabric, and all of the
configuration commands must be entered through the active MM. The Brocade VDX 8770-8
configuration includes the following parameters:
• RBridge ID, if you are going to have more than one switch in a fabric.
• IP address and gateway address for the switch
• IP addresses, host names, and gateway addresses for one or two MMs, as needed
• Host name
You also need to change passwords from their default values and set the time and date, either by
the way of NTP or manually.