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53-1001788-01 January 31, 2010 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 *53-1001788-01*
53-1001788-01 January 31, 2010 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 *53-1001788-01*
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...-DOS and Windows Vista are trademarks of your system. Regulatory Model Codes: Brocade DCX-4S, Brocade DCX ii PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 Trademarks used in the United States and/or other countries. CAUTION See the safety and regulatory information... that shipped with your computer. For additional regulatory information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage on www.dell.com at the following location: www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. is subject to either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in trademarks and trade...
...-DOS and Windows Vista are trademarks of your system. Regulatory Model Codes: Brocade DCX-4S, Brocade DCX ii PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 Trademarks used in the United States and/or other countries. CAUTION See the safety and regulatory information... that shipped with your computer. For additional regulatory information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage on www.dell.com at the following location: www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. is subject to either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in trademarks and trade...
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... 2 Fibre Channel capabilities 2 Port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 3 Non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 4 Chapter 2 PowerConnect B-8000 Installation and Configuration In this chapter 5 Items included with the PowerConnect B-8000 5 Installation and safety considerations 5 Electrical considerations 6 Environmental considerations 6 Cabinet considerations 6 Recommendations for cable management 7 Items required for installation 7 Standalone installation for a PowerConnect B-8000 7 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual iii 53-1001788-01
... 2 Fibre Channel capabilities 2 Port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 3 Non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 4 Chapter 2 PowerConnect B-8000 Installation and Configuration In this chapter 5 Items included with the PowerConnect B-8000 5 Installation and safety considerations 5 Electrical considerations 6 Environmental considerations 6 Cabinet considerations 6 Recommendations for cable management 7 Items required for installation 7 Standalone installation for a PowerConnect B-8000 7 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual iii 53-1001788-01
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...Switch Link (ISL) Trunking 13 PowerConnect B-8000 Operation In this chapter 15 Powering the PowerConnect B-8000 on and off 15 LED activity interpretation 15 PowerConnect B-8000 LEDs 15 LED locations 16 ...PowerConnect B-8000 Specifications In this appendix 31 Switch components 31 Weight and physical dimensions 32 Facility requirements 32 Power supply specifications 32 Environmental requirements 33 General specifications 33 Data transmission ranges 34 Fabric latency 35 Memory specifications 35 Fibre Channel port specifications 35 iv PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual...
...Switch Link (ISL) Trunking 13 PowerConnect B-8000 Operation In this chapter 15 Powering the PowerConnect B-8000 on and off 15 LED activity interpretation 15 PowerConnect B-8000 LEDs 15 LED locations 16 ...PowerConnect B-8000 Specifications In this appendix 31 Switch components 31 Weight and physical dimensions 32 Facility requirements 32 Power supply specifications 32 Environmental requirements 33 General specifications 33 Data transmission ranges 34 Fabric latency 35 Memory specifications 35 Fibre Channel port specifications 35 iv PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual...
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Index Serial port specifications 35 Regulatory compliance 36 FCC warning (US only 36 KCC statement (Republic of Korea 37 VCCI statement Japan 37 Power cords (Japan Denan 37 BSMI statement (Taiwan 37 CE statement 37 Canadian requirements 38 Laser compliance 38 RTC battery 38 Electrical safety 38 Regulatory certifications 39 Environmental regulation compliance 40 China RoHS 40 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual v 53-1001788-01
Index Serial port specifications 35 Regulatory compliance 36 FCC warning (US only 36 KCC statement (Republic of Korea 37 VCCI statement Japan 37 Power cords (Japan Denan 37 BSMI statement (Taiwan 37 CE statement 37 Canadian requirements 38 Laser compliance 38 RTC battery 38 Electrical safety 38 Regulatory certifications 39 Environmental regulation compliance 40 China RoHS 40 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual v 53-1001788-01
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...Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual vii 53-1001788-01 for quick lookup. • The Index points you to the reader ix...Removal and Replacement Procedures (RRPs)" provides procedures for removing and replacing the field-replaceable units (FRUs). • Appendix A, "PowerConnect B-8000 Specifications" provides tables of physical, environmental, and general specifications, helpful for Fabric OS v6.1.0, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios ...
...Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual vii 53-1001788-01 for quick lookup. • The Index points you to the reader ix...Removal and Replacement Procedures (RRPs)" provides procedures for removing and replacing the field-replaceable units (FRUs). • Appendix A, "PowerConnect B-8000 Specifications" provides tables of physical, environmental, and general specifications, helpful for Fabric OS v6.1.0, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios ...
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... conventions: command --option, option -argument, arg Commands are printed in bold. With FOS 6.3.0 the Brocade 8000 can be purchased as well. viii PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 Fabric OS v6.1.2_cee supports only the full Brocade 8000 FCoE switch. The license will enable the FCoE capabilities and enable the FC ports. Information...
... conventions: command --option, option -argument, arg Commands are printed in bold. With FOS 6.3.0 the Brocade 8000 can be purchased as well. viii PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 Fabric OS v6.1.2_cee supports only the full Brocade 8000 FCoE switch. The license will enable the FCoE capabilities and enable the FC ports. Information...
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... Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially hazardous to the trademarks of these conditions or situations. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual ix 53-1001788-01 Elements are also attached directly to products to related information. NOTE A note provides a ...tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to warn of the following arguments are printed in this manual. These trademarks are used in italics. For example, --show -mode egress | ingress Notes, cautions, and warnings The following ...
... Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially hazardous to the trademarks of these conditions or situations. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual ix 53-1001788-01 Elements are also attached directly to products to related information. NOTE A note provides a ...tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to warn of the following arguments are printed in this manual. These trademarks are used in italics. For example, --show -mode egress | ingress Notes, cautions, and warnings The following ...
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... repairs and part ordering. General Information • Switch model • Switch operating system version • Error numbers and messages received • supportSave command output x PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 Brocade resources To get up-to register at http://www.brocade.com/products/software.jhtml. • Best practice guides, white papers...
... repairs and part ordering. General Information • Switch model • Switch operating system version • Error numbers and messages received • supportSave command output x PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 Brocade resources To get up-to register at http://www.brocade.com/products/software.jhtml. • Best practice guides, white papers...
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...number of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results • Serial console and Telnet session logs • syslog message logs 2. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual xi 53-1001788-01 World Wide Name (WWN) Use the wwn command to hear from the same place as the serial number, ...If you cannot use the wwn command because the switch is located as follows: • PowerConnect B-200E-On the non-port side of the chassis • PowerConnect B-300, 4100, 4900, 5100, 5300, 7500, 8000, and Brocade Encryption Switch-On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis ...
...number of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results • Serial console and Telnet session logs • syslog message logs 2. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual xi 53-1001788-01 World Wide Name (WWN) Use the wwn command to hear from the same place as the serial number, ...If you cannot use the wwn command because the switch is located as follows: • PowerConnect B-200E-On the non-port side of the chassis • PowerConnect B-300, 4100, 4900, 5100, 5300, 7500, 8000, and Brocade Encryption Switch-On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis ...
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... be upgraded to full FCoE configuration with EZSwitchSetup, that delivers the latest Brocade ASIC technology and architecture for Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs). PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 1 53-1001788-01 This version of the switch is available only with reducing the total number of use advantages found only in the Brocade...
... be upgraded to full FCoE configuration with EZSwitchSetup, that delivers the latest Brocade ASIC technology and architecture for Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs). PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 1 53-1001788-01 This version of the switch is available only with reducing the total number of use advantages found only in the Brocade...
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...speeds) between a pair of switches combined to form a single, logical ISL with Fabric Provided MAC Address (FPMA) discovery. Fibre Channel capabilities The fully-configured PowerConnect B-8000 offers the following capabilities for the Ethernet functions: • 24 ports 10 GbE CEE. • Low latency, lossless, deterministic interconnect required for enhanced high ...(SWL) and Long Wavelength (LWL) optical media among the switch ports. • Support for unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast data traffic types. 2 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01
...speeds) between a pair of switches combined to form a single, logical ISL with Fabric Provided MAC Address (FPMA) discovery. Fibre Channel capabilities The fully-configured PowerConnect B-8000 offers the following capabilities for the Ethernet functions: • 24 ports 10 GbE CEE. • Low latency, lossless, deterministic interconnect required for enhanced high ...(SWL) and Long Wavelength (LWL) optical media among the switch ports. • Support for unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast data traffic types. 2 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01
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... Advanced Web Tools and Brocade Zoning. Port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 1 • Brocade FOS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of the PowerConnect B-8000 includes the system status LED, console port, Ethernet port and... Management Ethernet port 5 USB port 6 GbE ports 0-7 7 GbE ports 8-15 8 GbE ports 16-23 9 FC ports 0-7 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 3 53-1001788-01 Optional Fabric Services include: Adaptive Networking with QoS, Brocade Extended Fabrics, Brocade Enhanced Group Management, Brocade Fabric Watch,...
... Advanced Web Tools and Brocade Zoning. Port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 1 • Brocade FOS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of the PowerConnect B-8000 includes the system status LED, console port, Ethernet port and... Management Ethernet port 5 USB port 6 GbE ports 0-7 7 GbE ports 8-15 8 GbE ports 16-23 9 FC ports 0-7 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 3 53-1001788-01 Optional Fabric Services include: Adaptive Networking with QoS, Brocade Extended Fabrics, Brocade Enhanced Group Management, Brocade Fabric Watch,...
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1 Non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 Non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 Figure 2 shows the non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000, which contains the power supplies (including the AC power receptacle and AC power switch) and fans. 1 2 3 4 5 FIGURE 2 Non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 1 Power supply #2 2 Fan assembly #3 3 Fan assembly #2 4 Fan assembly #1 5 Power supply #1 4 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01
1 Non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 Non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 Figure 2 shows the non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000, which contains the power supplies (including the AC power receptacle and AC power switch) and fans. 1 2 3 4 5 FIGURE 2 Non-port side of the PowerConnect B-8000 1 Power supply #2 2 Fan assembly #3 3 Fan assembly #2 4 Fan assembly #1 5 Power supply #1 4 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01
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... kit. The optional mid-mount rack kit for switches can be ordered from your switch retailer. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 5 53-1001788-01 These can be obtained later if you have ordered the CEE-only, base model PowerConnect B-8000, all the above items are included in the following items: • Serial cable with the...
... kit. The optional mid-mount rack kit for switches can be ordered from your switch retailer. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 5 53-1001788-01 These can be obtained later if you have ordered the CEE-only, base model PowerConnect B-8000, all the above items are included in the following items: • Serial cable with the...
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... supply standards provided in Table 8, "Power Supply Specifications" are met. Cabinet considerations For successful installation and operation of unexpected movement, such as an earthquake. 6 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 Do not rely on a secondary connection to a branch circuit, such as specified by a circuit breaker, and grounded in accordance with the...
... supply standards provided in Table 8, "Power Supply Specifications" are met. Cabinet considerations For successful installation and operation of unexpected movement, such as an earthquake. 6 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 Do not rely on a secondary connection to a branch circuit, such as specified by a circuit breaker, and grounded in accordance with the...
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...helps prevent the switch from the LEDs. • Use hook and loop style straps to install the PowerConnect B-8000 as a standalone unit. 1. Unpack the PowerConnect B-8000 and verify the items listed on "Items included with no tensile load. Apply the adhesive rubber feet... to an FTP server for backing up the switch configuration (optional) Standalone installation for a PowerConnect B-8000 Perform this task to secure and organize fiber optic cables. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 7 53-1001788-01 The cables used in trunking groups must be organized and managed in ...
...helps prevent the switch from the LEDs. • Use hook and loop style straps to install the PowerConnect B-8000 as a standalone unit. 1. Unpack the PowerConnect B-8000 and verify the items listed on "Items included with no tensile load. Apply the adhesive rubber feet... to an FTP server for backing up the switch configuration (optional) Standalone installation for a PowerConnect B-8000 Perform this task to secure and organize fiber optic cables. PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 7 53-1001788-01 The cables used in trunking groups must be organized and managed in ...
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...side. Providing power to the switch Perform the following steps to provide power to boot and complete POST. 8 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 available and are free of dust or other debris that might lessen the adhesion of the feet....time to complete the basic configuration. If you are no specific instructions for a PowerConnect B-8000 Follow the installation instructions shipped with the PowerConnect B-8000, for a PowerConnect B-8000 a. You can use the PowerConnect B-8000 Quick Start Guide. If you can also use EZSwitchSetup to give it is complete,...
...side. Providing power to the switch Perform the following steps to provide power to boot and complete POST. 8 PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001788-01 available and are free of dust or other debris that might lessen the adhesion of the feet....time to complete the basic configuration. If you are no specific instructions for a PowerConnect B-8000 Follow the installation instructions shipped with the PowerConnect B-8000, for a PowerConnect B-8000 a. You can use the PowerConnect B-8000 Quick Start Guide. If you can also use EZSwitchSetup to give it is complete,...