Document Outline

• About This Document
  • Supported hardware and software
  • Document conventions
    • Text formatting
    • Notes, cautions, and danger notices
  • Trademark references
  • Related publications
  • Getting technical help
  • Document feedback
• 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
    • General precautions
    • Power 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
    • Attaching a PC or terminal to the Console port or Ethernet port
    • Attaching the management module’s Ethernet Port to a network
  • Powering-on the power source
  • Verifying proper operation
    • Observing the LEDs
    • Displaying the module status
• Connecting a BigIron RX Series Switch to a Network Device
  • Assigning passwords
  • Configuring IP addresses
    • Support of sub-net masks
    • Assigning an IP address to a management interface
    • Assigning an IP address to an interface, virtual Interface, or loopback
    • Enabling and disabling the interfaces
  • Understanding how the management port functions
  • Connecting a BigIron RX Series switch
    • 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module
    • 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module
    • Installing a fiber optic module
    • Cabling a fiber optic module
    • Enhanced Digital Optical Monitoring
    • Cleaning fiber optic modules
    • Troubleshooting network connections
  • Testing network connectivity
    • Pinging an IP address
    • Tracing a route
    • Using virtual cable testing to diagnose a cable
• Managing the BigIron RX Series Chassis and Modules
  • Managing the BigIron RX Series chassis
    • Displaying chassis status and temperature readings
    • Displaying the Syslog configuration and static and dynamic buffers
  • Managing the cooling system
    • Configuring the cooling system
    • Manually setting the fan speed
    • Monitoring 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
  • Replacing a management module
    • Removing a management module
    • Installing a new management module
  • Monitoring the status of an I2C failure on a management module
    • Modification to show chassis command outputs
  • Replacing an interface module
    • Removing an interface module
    • Installing a new interface module
  • Replacing a switch fabric module
    • Removing a switch fabric module
    • Installing a new switch fabric module
  • Replacing a fiber-optic transceiver
    • Removing a fiber-optic transceiver
    • Installing a new fiber-optic transceiver
    • Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver
  • Replacing a power supply
    • Determining which power supply failed
    • Replacing a power supply
  • Replacing cooling system components
    • Replacing fan assemblies in the BigIron RX-16
    • Replacing the fan assembly in the BigIron RX-4 and BigIron RX-8
    • Replacing the air filters in a BigIron RX Series switch
• Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files
  • Software images required
  • Software image naming conventions
  • Displaying flash memory and version information
    • Displaying flash information
    • Displaying version information
  • Upgrading the BigIron RX Series software
    • Changes to software images starting with version 02.5.00
    • Command change
  • Using unified software images to upgrade images
    • Unified software image upgrade to upgrade release 02.6.00 and later
    • Unified software image upgrade to upgrade release 02.2.01 to 02.5.00
  • 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
    • Replacing the startup configuration with the running configuration
    • Replacing the running configuration with the startup configuration
    • Logging changes to the startup-config file
    • Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server
    • Making local copies of the startup configuration file
  • Dynamic configuration loading
    • Loading the configuration information into the running-config
  • Using SNMP to save and load configuration information
  • Erasing image and configuration files
  • File synchronization
    • File synchronization between the active and standby management modules
    • File synchronization between the management and interface modules
  • Scheduling a system reload
    • Reloading at a specific time
    • Reloading after a specific amount of time
    • Displaying the amount of time remaining before a scheduled reload
    • Canceling a scheduled reload
  • Diagnostic error codes and remedies for TFTP transfers
• Hardware Specifications
  • Hardware specifications
    • Power specifications
    • Physical dimensions
    • Operating environment
    • Storage environment
    • Safety agency approvals
    • Electromagnetic approvals
  • Port specifications
    • Console port pin assignments
    • Management port pin assignments
• Regulatory Statements
  • U.S.A.
  • Industry Canada statement
  • Europe and Australia
  • Japan
  • Japan Power Cord
  • Korea
    • Class A statement
  • Russia
  • Taiwan
    • BSMI Statement
• Caution and Danger Notices
  • Caution statements
  • Danger notices
• Software Specifications
  • IEEE compliance
  • RFC support
    • General protocols
    • BGP
    • OSPF
    • RIP
    • IP Multicast
    • Management
  • Internet drafts
• Using Brocade Structured Cabling Components
  • Cable cinch overview
  • mRJ21 procedures
    • Cable cinch with two mRJ21 cables
    • Cable cinch with three mRJ21 cables
    • Cable cinch with four mRJ21 cables
    • Cable cinch with five mRJ21 cables
    • Cable cinch with six mRJ21 cables
    • Cable cinch with seven mRJ21 cables
    • Cable cinch with eight mRJ21 cables
  • 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