Brocade 200e serial configuration

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Displays the parameters of the switch. Ensure all switches in a fabric have the same parameters in order to communicate. OK OK. Personal tools Log in. Namespaces Page Discussion. Views Read View source View history. Navigation AN! This page was last modified on 4 February , at This page has been accessed , times. Privacy policy About AN! Wiki Disclaimers. Brocade ICX ethernet switch. Photo by brocade. Note : The m2 Anvil!

You will be prompted to kill the session, type ' y '. Note : The prompt will reflect the specific switch's model number. In the examples below, we will be working on an ICX Warning : This will erase any loaded licenses. If you have loaded licenses, be sure you have them backed up before proceeding! Note : Do not write memory! This will reload the running configuration back onto the system.

Note : In order to update the firmware or load licenses, you will need to be able to access the switch via an IP address. Note : Our router is at You can choose any target device on the same subnet instead.

Warning : Be sure to have your switches on UPSes before flashing them! As with all devices, a power loss during the flash process may cause the switch to become unusable. TODO : This is an old firmware example, update with newer versions.

Note : We will be flashing both switches at once as they are stacked. Note : It takes a while to reboot because it will update the firmware of the second node.

Please be patient. Warning : The stacking cables must be cables up properly! See the connection maps above or consult the switch documentation. Incorrect cabling will prevent stacking from succeeding! Note : The method of stacking the ICX-series switches is the same, save for the smaller port switches not covered here. As such, this section will use the switch, but you can follow the steps exactly with the Note : All commands can be run from one switch.

Communication will be established with the other switch as appropriate. Note : The process of switching the stack IDs is a little complicated and outside the scope of this tutorial. If you want to force the IDs, please refer to the switch's manual.

Warning : These are critical step for surviving switch recovery! Note : Brocade's representation of MAC addresses is in ' aabb. TODO : Make sure this is still accurate now that their website has been updated. TODO : Does the user need to switch to switch 2 in the stack first?

That is to say, if jumbo frames are enabled, the MTU of the switch is 9 or 10 KiB , depending on the model. Warning : Test fragmentless pings between all node and dashboard interfaces before starting the Anvil! If anything is misconfigured and the requested MTU is not working, the cluster can break! Note : You could use a port switch to host five Anvil! An important part of Intelligent Availability is to distribute risk. Multiple two-pair foundation packs serves that purpose best.

Back-Channel Network]]. Storage Network. Internet-Facing Network. To an-switch02 X3. To an-switch02 X1.

Uplink 1. VID To an-switch01 X3. To an-switch01 X1. Uplink 2. Note : This is the only case where a foundation pack will support three Anvil! In all other cases, only two pairs should be used for any given foundation pack in order to maximise isolation in large installations. Back-Channel Network. To an-switch02 XL6. To an-switch02 XL1. To an-switch01 XL6. To an-switch01 XL1. Redo to capture direct output. Note : This will apply to any port switch, which is the majority of all installs.

Ports in other VIDs need to be reset with no untag Warning : The switch that is the stack master will overwrite the configuration of the stack slave. So be sure to flash the firmware to match the existing switch, license the ports if needed and enable stacking on the replacement switch while it is stand-alone.

Power it off, plug in the stack cables and then apply power. When it boots, it's config should be replaced with the good switch's configuration. To be safe, in an Anvil! Warning : You must contact Brocade to move the licenses!

Note : Depending your email client, you may need to request the XML license file be attached separately. Note : In the example below, switch 1 is being replaced. TODO : This needs to have the output cleaned up properly. Note : Configure with only one cable connected into the trunk ports. Note : Super User level password can be an alphanumeric string, but cannot begin with a number.

Warning : This process requires rebooting the switch. Do not perform this while Anvil! Note : If you can't sit at your computer and press the reset button directly, ask someone to help with this next step as the timing is short. Any questions, feedback, advice, complaints or meanderings are welcome. In case others find it useful, I placed my Brocade cheat sheet on my website. Toggle navigation Prefetch Technologies. This article was posted by Matty on