Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 22)

failure. Ensure that the cords have a minimum service loop of 6 inches available and are routed to
avoid stress.
2. Power on the power supplies by flipping both AC switches to the "I" symbol. The power supply
LEDs display amber until power-on self-test (POST) is complete, and then change to green. The
switch usually requires several minutes to boot and complete POST.
NOTE
Power is supplied to the switch as soon as the first power supply is connected and turned on.
3. After POST is complete, verify that the switch power and status LEDs on the left of the port side of
the switch are green. See LED locations on page 30 for the specific location of the LEDs.
Creating a serial connection
NOTE
You will perform all configuration tasks in this guide using a serial connection.
Complete the following steps to create a serial connection to the switch.
1. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the switch and to an RS-232 serial port on the
workstation.
If the serial port on the workstation is RJ45 instead of RS-232, remove the adapter on the end of the
serial cable and insert the exposed RJ45 connector into the RJ45 serial port on the workstation.
2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit in
a UNIX environment), and configure the application as follows:
• In a Windows environment, use 9600 bits per second, 8 databits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no
flow control.
• In a UNIX environment using TIP, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead and enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttya -9600
Switch IP address
You can configure the Brocade 6505 with a static IP address, or you can use a Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server to set the IP address of the switch. DHCP is enabled by default.
The Brocade 6505 supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
Using DHCP to set the IP address
When using DHCP, the Brocade 6505 obtains its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway
address from the DHCP server. The DHCP client can only connect to a DHCP server that is on the
same subnet as the switch. If your DHCP server is not on the same subnet as the Brocade 6505, use
a static IP address.
Creating a serial connection
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