Brocade 6510 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Preface.....................................................................................................................................5
Document conventions......................................................................................5
Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 5
Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 5
Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 6
Brocade resources............................................................................................ 7
Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................7
Document feedback.......................................................................................... 8
About This Document................................................................................................................ 9
Supported hardware and software.................................................................... 9
What’s new in this document............................................................................ 9
Brocade 6510 Introduction.....................................................................................................11
Brocade 6510 overview...................................................................................11
Platform capabilities............................................................................ 11
Platform components.......................................................................... 12
Port side of the Brocade 6510.........................................................................13
Nonport side of the Brocade 6510.................................................................. 14
Brocade 6510 Installation and Configuration..........................................................................15
Items included with the Brocade 6510............................................................ 15
Installation and safety considerations............................................................. 15
Installation precautions....................................................................... 15
ESD precautions................................................................................. 16
Power precautions.............................................................................. 16
RTC battery.........................................................................................17
Environmental considerations............................................................. 17
EIA rack installation considerations.................................................... 17
Recommendations for cable management......................................... 18
Items required for installation.............................................................. 18
Standalone installation for a Brocade 6510.................................................... 19
Rack installation for a Brocade 6510.............................................................. 19
Brocade 6510 configuration............................................................................ 19
Providing power to the switch............................................................. 19
Creating a serial connection................................................................20
Switch IP address............................................................................... 20
Date and time settings........................................................................ 21
Brocade Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking........................................... 24
Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes.............................................. 24
Disabling and enabling Access Gateway mode.................................. 25
Brocade 6510 Operation........................................................................................................ 27
Powering the Brocade 6510 on and off...........................................................27
LED activity interpretation............................................................................... 27
Brocade 6510 LEDs............................................................................ 27
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