Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual 23
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Chapter
3
Logging In and Configuring the Brocade DCX 8510-4
In this chapter
•Configuring the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
•Establishing a serial connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . 24
•Logging in to the serial console port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
•Configuring the IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
•Logging off the serial console port and disconnecting the serial cable . . . 27
•Establishing an Ethernet connection to the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . 27
•Customizing a switch name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
•Customizing a chassis name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
•Setting the domain ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
•Setting the date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
•Verifying the PID mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
•Determining installed software licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
•Installing transceivers and attaching cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
•Managing cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
•Verifying correct operation and backing up the configuration. . . . . . . . . . . 36
•Powering off the Brocade DCX 8510-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Configuring the Brocade DCX 8510-4

The Brocade DCX 8510-4 must be configured before it is connected to the fabric, and all of the
configuration commands must be entered through the active CP blade. The Brocade DCX 8510-4
configuration includes the following parameters:
•IP address and subnet mask for the chassis
•IP addresses, host names, subnet masks, and gateway addresses for both CP blades
•Switch name
•Domain ID for the Brocade DCX 8510-4 (optional)
•WWN for the Brocade DCX 8510-4
The Brocade DCX 8510-4 WWN is initially set by the factory to match the license ID (which is based
on the chassis serial number). The WWN can be changed but the license ID cannot be modified.