Brocade Communications Systems Brocade Backbone DCX 8510-4 - Manual (Page 44)

24 Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-4
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The configuration information is mirrored to the standby CP blade, which allows the current
configuration to remain available even if the active CP blade fails. The configuration information for
the Brocade DCX 8510-4 is stored in the WWN cards and the flash memory of the CP blades. The
configuration can be backed up to a workstation (uploaded) and then downloaded to the active CP
blade if necessary.
NOTE
If the Brocade FS8-18 encryption blade is installed, refer to the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator’s
Guide for the procedures to configure the encryption functions.
Figure 5 illustrates the flow of the basic configuration tasks.
FIGURE 5 Configuration tasks
Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-4
To establish a serial connection to the console port on the Brocade DCX 8510-4, complete the
following steps.
Log In to Serial Console Port
Configuration Tasks
Connect Serial Cable
between Switch and Host
Set IP Address
Log Off Serial Console Port
and Disconnect Serial Cable
Connect Ethernet Cable and
Open Telnet Session
Manage Cables
Install SFPs and Attach Cables
Verify Operation and
Back Up Configuration
Set Date and Time
Set Domain ID