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Contents About This Document How This Document Is Organized v Supported Hardware and Software vi What's New in This Document vi Document Conventions vi Text Formatting vi Notes, Attentions, Cautions, and Dangers vii Additional Information vii Brocade Resources vii Other Industry Resources viii Getting Technical Help ix Document Feedback x Chapter 1 Introducing the Brocade 5000 Overview of Brocade 5000 1 Field Replaceable Units 3 Managing the Brocade 5000 3 Supported Features 4 Ports On Demand 4 Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the Brocade 5000 Items Included with the Brocade 5000 5 Installation and Safety Considerations 5 Setting Up the Switch Using Mounting Ears 6 Setting Up the Brocade 5000 as a Standalone Unit 7 Configuring the Brocade 5000 7 Setting the Switch Date and Time 12 Synchronizing Local Time with an External Source 12 Correcting the Time Zone of a Switch 13 Recommendations for Cable Management 13 Brocade 5000 Hardware Reference Manual iii Publication Number: 53-1000424-03

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Brocade 5000 Hardware Reference Manual
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Publication Number: 53-1000424-03
Contents
About This Document
How This Document Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Supported Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
What’s New in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Text Formatting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
Notes, Attentions, Cautions, and Dangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Brocade Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Other Industry Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Getting Technical Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Document Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1
Introducing the Brocade 5000
Overview of Brocade 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Field Replaceable Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Managing the Brocade 5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Supported Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ports On Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2
Installing and Configuring the Brocade 5000
Items Included with the Brocade 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation and Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up the Switch Using Mounting Ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting Up the Brocade 5000 as a Standalone Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Configuring the Brocade 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting the Switch Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Synchronizing Local Time with an External Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Correcting the Time Zone of a Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Recommendations for Cable Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13