Brocade BigIron RX Series Hardware Installation Guide v
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Understanding how the management port functions. . . . . . . . . . . .71
Connecting a BigIron RX Series switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Installing a fiber optic module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Cabling a fiber optic module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Enhanced Digital Optical Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Cleaning fiber optic modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Testing network connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Using virtual cable testing to diagnose a cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter 4 Managing the BigIron RX Series Chassis and Modules
Managing the BigIron RX Series chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Displaying chassis status and temperature readings. . . . . . . . 79
Displaying the Syslog configuration and static and
dynamic buffers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Managing the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Configuring the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Manually setting the fan speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Monitoring the cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Managing the interface modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Configuring interface module boot parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Synchronizing the interface module’s IronWare images
between management and interface modules . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Specifying an immediate boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Changing priority of chassis slots for interface modules . . . . . 95
Disabling and reenabling power to the interface modules. . . .95
Disabling and reenabling power to the switch
fabric modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Enabling and disabling management module CPU
usage calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Displaying management module CPU usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Removing MAC address entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Chapter 5 Maintaining a BigIron RX Series Switch
Replacing a management module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Removing a management module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Installing a new management module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Monitoring the status of an I2C failure
on a management module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Modification to show chassis command outputs . . . . . . . . . .104
Replacing an interface module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Removing an interface module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Installing a new interface module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106