Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Preface.....................................................................................................................................7
Document conventions......................................................................................7
Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 7
Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 7
Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 8
Brocade resources............................................................................................ 9
Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................9
Document feedback........................................................................................ 10
About This Document.............................................................................................................. 11
Supported hardware and software.................................................................. 11
What’s new in this document.......................................................................... 11
Brocade 6505 Introduction.....................................................................................................13
Brocade 6505 overview...................................................................................13
Platform features.................................................................................13
Platform components.......................................................................... 14
Port side of the Brocade 6505.........................................................................15
Nonport side of the Brocade 6505.................................................................. 16
Brocade 6505 Installation and Configuration..........................................................................17
Items included with the Brocade 6505............................................................ 17
Installation and safety considerations............................................................. 17
Installation precautions....................................................................... 17
ESD precautions................................................................................. 18
Power precautions.............................................................................. 18
RTC battery.........................................................................................19
Environmental considerations............................................................. 19
EIA rack installation considerations.................................................... 19
Recommendations for cable management......................................... 20
Items required for installation.............................................................. 20
Standalone installation for a Brocade 6505.................................................... 21
Rack installation for a Brocade 6505.............................................................. 21
Brocade 6505 configuration............................................................................ 21
Providing power to the switch............................................................. 21
Creating a serial connection................................................................22
Switch IP address............................................................................... 22
Date and time settings........................................................................ 23
Brocade Inter-Switch Link trunking..................................................... 26
Brocade switchstatus policy................................................................ 26
Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes.............................................. 27
Disabling and enabling Access Gateway mode.................................. 27
Brocade 6505 Operation........................................................................................................ 29
Powering the Brocade 6505 on and off...........................................................29
LED activity interpretation............................................................................... 29
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