Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Reference Manual User Manual
Brocade bigiron rx series, Hardware installation guide
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- About This Document
- Product Overview
- Product overview
- Hardware features
- Chassis
- Management modules
- Interface modules
- 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module
- 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet oversubscribed module
- Gigabit Ethernet interface module (SFP)
- 48-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet interface module (Mini RJ 21 Copper)
- Switch fabric module
- Power supplies
- Cooling system
- LEDs
- Rack mount kit
- Supported software features
- Installing the BigIron RX Series Switch
- Installation precautions
- Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch
- Preparing the installation site
- Unpacking a BigIron RX-4 switch
- Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-4 switches
- Installing a BigIron RX-4 chassis in a rack
- Installing BigIron RX-4 modules
- Installing power supplies in a BigIron RX-4 chassis
- Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-4 chassis
- Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-4 chassis
- Final steps
- Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch
- Preparing the installation site
- Unpacking a BigIron RX-8 switch
- Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-8 switches
- Installing the BigIron RX-8 chassis in a rack
- Installing BigIron RX-8 modules
- Installing power supplies in the BigIron RX-8 chassis
- Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-8 chassis
- Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-8 chassis
- Final steps
- Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch
- Preparing the installation site
- Unpacking a BigIron RX-16 switch
- Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-16 switches
- Installing a BigIron RX-16 chassis in a rack
- Installing BigIron RX-16 modules
- Installing power supplies in a BigIron RX-16 chassis
- Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-16 chassis
- Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-16 chassis
- Final steps
- Attaching a management station
- Powering-on the power source
- Verifying proper operation
- Connecting a BigIron RX Series Switch to a Network Device
- Managing the BigIron RX Series Chassis and Modules
- Managing the BigIron RX Series chassis
- Managing the cooling system
- Managing the interface modules
- Configuring interface module boot parameters
- Synchronizing the interface module’s IronWare images between management and interface modules
- Specifying an immediate boot
- Changing priority of chassis slots for interface modules
- Disabling and reenabling power to the interface modules
- Disabling and reenabling power to the switch fabric modules
- Enabling and disabling management module CPU usage calculations
- Displaying management module CPU usage
- Removing MAC address entries
- Maintaining a BigIron RX Series Switch
- Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files
- Software images required
- Software image naming conventions
- Displaying flash memory and version information
- Upgrading the BigIron RX Series software
- Using unified software images to upgrade images
- Upgrading images independently
- Upgrading software releases prior to release 02.2.01
- Basic tasks in the software upgrade process
- Upgrading the management module monitor and boot images
- Upgrading the IronWare image on a management module
- Upgrading the monitor and boot images on interface modules
- Upgrading the interface module’s IronWare image
- Rebooting the management module
- Upgrading the MBRIDGE FPGA on the management module
- Hitless Layer 2 OS upgrade
- Loading and saving configuration files
- Dynamic configuration loading
- Using SNMP to save and load configuration information
- Erasing image and configuration files
- File synchronization
- Scheduling a system reload
- Diagnostic error codes and remedies for TFTP transfers
- Hardware Specifications
- Regulatory Statements
- Caution and Danger Notices
- Software Specifications
- Using Brocade Structured Cabling Components
- Cable cinch overview
- mRJ21 procedures
- RJ45 procedures
- Cable cinch with one group of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with two groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with three groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with four groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with five groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with six groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with seven groups of RJ45 cables
- Cable cinch with eight groups of RJ45 cables