Configuring The Brocade 6545 16 Gbps Fc Switch Module; About The Switch Module Configuration; Items Required For Configuration - Fujitsu Brocade 6545 Gen5 Hardware Reference Manual

Configuring the Brocade 6545 16 Gbps FC Switch Module

In this chapter

About the Switch Module configuration

This chapter provides configuration procedures that use the Fabric OS command-line interface
(CLI) and the Brocade Web Tools application. For further details, refer to the Fabric OS Command
Reference and Web Tools Administrator's Guide. Refer to the Switch Module release notes for the
Fabric OS version support. If the same operation can be performed using the Fujitsu PRIMERGY
BX900 S2 or BX400 Management Blade (MMB), it is recommended that you use that application
instead.
Use the procedures in this chapter to configure the Brocade 6545 16 Gbps FC Switch Module to
operate on a network and fabric. Also use steps to change the Switch Module's operating modes
(Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes).
NOTE
Although the Brocade 6545 16 Gbps FC Switch Module is configured at the factory for Fabric OS
Native mode, you can enable it for Access Gateway mode. For more information, refer to
from Fabric OS Native to Access Gateway mode"

Items required for configuration

The following items are required for configuring and connecting the Brocade 6545 16 Gbps FC
Switch Module for use in a network and fabric:
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About the Switch Module configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Items required for configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Default roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Methods for setting the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Connecting the Switch Module to the Ethernet network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Changing from Fabric OS Native to Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Changing from Access Gateway mode to Fabric Switch mode. . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
A Brocade 6545 16 Gbps FC Switch Module installed in a Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 S2 or
BX400 Blade Server I/O module bay.
Access to a FTP server for backing up the Switch Module configuration.
An unused IP address and a corresponding subnet mask and gateway address if DHCP is not
used to set the DHCP address.
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