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9 May 2012
Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch
Hardware Installation Guide
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Copyright © 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, the B-wing symbol, BigIron, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, NetIron, SAN Health, ServerIron, and TurboIron are registered trademarks, and Brocade Assurance, Brocade NET Health, Brocade One, CloudPlex, MLX, VCS, VDX, and When the Mission Is Critical, the Network Is Brocade are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. Other brands, products, or service names m
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Contents About This Document Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Notes, cautions, and danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Connecting to the Alarm Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Wiring Map for Alarm Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Chapter 3 Making Network Connections Connecting Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Twisted-Pair Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Cabling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 C
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Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 In-Band Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Out-of-Band Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Software Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Figures Figure 1 GbE ACCESS RINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Figure 2 FRONT PANEL Brocade 6910 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Figure 3 FRONT PANEL Brocade 6910 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Figure 4 SIDE PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fi
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Tables Table 1 SYSTEM STATUS LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Table 2 1000 Mbps PORT STATUS / SFP LEDs (1~12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Table 3 SERIAL CABLE WIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Table 4 SYSTEM STATUS LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Table 5 TROUBLES
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About This Document In this chapter •Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi •Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi •Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi •Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii •Related publ
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About This Document bold text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI italic text Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies document titles code text Identifies CLI output For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in bold: for example, show version. Notes, cautions, and danger notices The following notices and statements are used in this manual
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About This Document Getting technical help or reporting errors If you need assistance, contact Brocade. Go to http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.page for the latest e-mail and telephone contact information. Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide xiii 53-1002580-01
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Chapter Introduction 1 In this chapter •Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 •Network Management Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 •Description of Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview The Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switches are carrier grade access switches that meet the requirements for nonstop n
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1 Overview FIGURE 2 FRONT PANEL Brocade 6910 Switch 2 3 4 5 1 9 6 12 11 10 8 7 1. AC Input 2. Port Status LEDs 3. Minor Alarm LED 4. Major Alarm LED 5. Alarm Port 6. Diag LED 7. Power LED 8. Mgmt LED 9. RJ-45 Console & Management Ports 10. Reset Button 11. Combination RJ-45/SFP Ports 12. Grounding Points FIGURE 3 FRONT PANEL Brocade 6910 Switch 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 1. DC Input 2. Port Status LEDs 3. System Status LEDs 4. Alarm Port 5. RJ-45 Console & Management Ports 6. Reset Button 7. Combination RJ
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Network Management Options 1 8. Grounding Points FIGURE 4 SIDE PANEL 1 1. Ventilation FIGURE 5 REAR PANEL 1 1. Ventilation Switch Architecture These switches employ a wire-speed, non-blocking switching fabric. This permits simultaneous wire-speed transport of multiple packets at low latency on all ports. Network Management Options These switches contain a comprehensive array of LEDs for “at-a-glance” monitoring of network and port status. They also include a management agent that allows you to
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1 Description of Hardware Description of Hardware The Brocade 6910 switches consist of two model types, one hardened for extended temperature range environments, the other non-hardened for standard temperature range environments: • Standard temperature range switches for 0 to +50 °C: • BR-6910-EA-AC • BR-6910-EA-DC • Extended temperature range switches for -40 to +65 °C: • BR-6910-EA-H-AC • BR-6910-EA-H-DC SFP Slots The 12 Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver slots are shared with
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Description of Hardware 1 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports The switches contain 12 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports that operate at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps, half or full duplex, or at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. Because all of the RJ-45 ports support automatic MDI/MDI-X operation, you can use straight-through cables for all network connections to PCs or servers, or to other switches or hubs. (See “1000BASE-T Pin Assignments” on page 29.) Each of these ports support auto-negotiation, so the optimum transmission mode (ha
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1 Description of Hardware FIGURE 6 PORT AND SYSTEM LEDs 1 1 1 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 1. Port Status LEDs 2. Major Alarm LED 3. Minor Alarm LED 4. Diag LED 5. Power LED 6. Mgmt LED TABLE 1 SYSTEM STATUS LEDs LED Condition Status Major Alarm Green Indicates presence within the system of one or more major traffic-affecting system alarm(s) that are not masked by the alarm filter. Off System is operating normally. Minor Alarm Green Indicates presence within the system of one or more minor traffic-
