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Brocade 6545 Gen5 16-Gbps FC Switch Module Hardware Reference Manual
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Installation and safety considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Installing multiple Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Preparing the Blade Server for the Switch Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Inserting the Switch Module in the blade server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installation and safety considerations when handling transceivers and
cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fiber-optic connector cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Handling SFP+ optical transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cabling guidelines for fiber-optic cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Inserting SFP+ optical transceivers and cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3
Configuring the Brocade 6545 16 Gbps FC Switch Module
About the Switch Module configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Items required for configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Default roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Methods for setting the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Using the CLI menu from the serial console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using the PRIMERGY BX900 S2 Management Blade CLI to change
system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Connecting the Switch Module to the Ethernet network . . . . . . . . .26
Connecting the Embedded Switch Module through chassis
management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting the Switch Module to the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing from Fabric OS Native to Access Gateway mode . . . . . . .29
Enabling Access Gateway mode using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . .29
Enabling Access Gateway mode using the CLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changing from Access Gateway mode to Fabric Switch mode . . . . 31
Disabling Access Gateway mode using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Backup procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Chapter 4
Managing the Brocade 6545 16 Gbps FC Switch Module
Managing the device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Port negotiation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Operating system support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Accessing the Switch Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Access Gateway mode default port mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37