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53 5 -1002177-05 ®
10 May 2012
Brocade DCX 8510-4
Backbone
Hardware Reference Manual
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Copyright © 2011-2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, Brocade Assurance, the B-wing symbol, BigIron, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, MLX, NetIron, SAN Health, ServerIron, TurboIron, VCS, and VDX are registered trademarks, and AnyIO, Brocade One, CloudPlex, Effortless Networking, ICX, NET Health, OpenScript, and The Effortless Network are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. Other brands, products, or s
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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware 53-1002177-02 Updated filler panel graphics, CP June 2011 Reference Manual replacement procedures to 7.0, data transmission range information, and rack kit measurement. Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware 53-1002177-03 Updated power supply July 2011 Reference Manual requirements data, power supply replacement information, ISL trunking totals, inter-chassis link information, and CP blade slot numbering.
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Contents About This Document In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
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Preparing for Brocade DCX 8510-4 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Unpacking and installing the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Items included with the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Providing power to the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Port numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Chassis slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Determining the status of a port, application, or encryption blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Blade illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Determining the status of a control processor blade (CP8). . . . . . .50 Determining the status of a core switch blade (CR16-4) . . . . . . . . . 51 Determining the status of a power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Determining the sta
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Power supply removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Time and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Identifying power supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Removing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Replacing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Blower assembly removal and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Fibre Channel port specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Power cord notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Power cord notice (Japan D
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Figures Figure 1 Port side of the Brocade DCX 8510-4 (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Figure 2 Port side of the Brocade DCX 8510-4 with the port side exhaust kit installed (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Figure 3 Nonport side of the Brocade DCX 8510-4 (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Figure 4 Cable design for the mSFP patch cables for the FC8-64 high density port blad
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Figure 33 QSFP cable connections for Brocade DCX 8510 chassis (sample configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Figure 34 DCX 8510 core/edge ICL topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Figure 35 DCX 8510 full mesh ICL topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Figure 36 CR16-4 core blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tables Table 1 Blades available for the Brocade DCX 8510-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Table 2 Installation tasks, time, and items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Table 3 Port and application blade LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Table 4 CP blade LED descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Table 5 CR blade LED descriptions
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About This Document In this chapter •How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv •Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi •What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi •Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi •Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . .
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Supported hardware and software • Appendix C, “Diagnostics and Troubleshooting,” provides methods for receiving system-wide or component-level status and interpreting POST and boot activities and diagnostic tests; it also includes troubleshooting tips. • Appendix D, “Port Numbering Template,” contains templates where you can record the port numbering sequence for the port blades. Supported hardware and software This document includes information specific to the Brocade DCX 8510-4 running Bro
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Document conventions Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions: command Commands are printed in bold. --option, option Command options are printed in bold. -argument, arg Arguments. [ ] Optional element. variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or enclosed in angled brackets < >. ... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]” value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. Fo
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Notice to the reader CAUTION A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data. DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations. Notice to the reader This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations
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Getting technical help For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website: http://www.brocade.com Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website and are also bundled with the Fabric OS firmware. Other industry resources For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 website. This website provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other applications: http://www.t11.org For
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Document feedback In addition, the chassisShow command displays the Brocade DCX 8510-4 serial number, as well as information about the port and application blades, and other field-replaceable units (FRUs). 3. License ID Use the licenseIdShow command to display the license ID. 4. World Wide Name (WWN) Use the wwn command to display the switch WWN. If you cannot use the wwn command because the switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Br
