iv Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide
53-1002483-03
Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Unpacking a BigIron RX-4 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-4 switches . . . . . . . . .25
Installing a BigIron RX-4 chassis in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Installing BigIron RX-4 modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Installing power supplies in a BigIron RX-4 chassis . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-4 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-4 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Unpacking a BigIron RX-8 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-8 switches . . . . . . . . .35
Installing the BigIron RX-8 chassis in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Installing BigIron RX-8 modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Installing power supplies in the BigIron RX-8 chassis. . . . . . . .40
Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-8 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-8 chassis . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Preparing the installation site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Unpacking a BigIron RX-16 switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-16 switches . . . . . . . .44
Installing a BigIron RX-16 chassis in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Installing BigIron RX-16 modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Installing power supplies in a BigIron RX-16 chassis . . . . . . . .50
Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-16 chassis . . . . . . . . . . .51
Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-16 chassis . . . . . . . . . . .52
Final steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Attaching a management station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Attaching a PC or terminal to the Console port
or Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Attaching the management module’s Ethernet Port
to a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Powering-on the power source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Verifying proper operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Observing the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Displaying the module status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Chapter 3 Connecting a BigIron RX Series Switch to a Network Device
Assigning passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Support of sub-net masks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Assigning an IP address to a management interface . . . . . . . .69
Assigning an IP address to an interface, virtual Interface,
or loopback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Enabling and disabling the interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70