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8 Hardware specifications TABLE 32 Maximum power calculations @ 200 VAC BigIron RX Series chassis Current Amps Watts BigIron RX-4 6 BigIron RX-8 12 BigIron RX-16 25 BigIron RX-32 57 1217 2417 4905 11353 BTU per hour 4155 8249 16741 38746 TABLE 33 Maximum power calculations at 48 VDC BigIron RX Series chassis Amps Watts BigIron RX-4 25 BigIron RX-8 50 BigIron RX-16 102 BigIron RX-32 N/A 1217 2417 4905 N/A BTUs per hour 4155 8249 16741 N/A Table 34 lists the maximum power consumption, in watts, for BigIron RX Series modules. TABLE 34 Wattage consumed by individual components Component Maximum power consumption, in Watts Management modules Management (BigIron RX-4, -8, and -16) Management (BigIron RX-32) Switch fabric 30W 35W RX-BI-SFM1 (BigIron RX-4, -8, and -16) 19W RX-BI-SFM3 (BigIron RX-4, -8, and -16) 53W RX-BI-32-SFM (BigIron RX-32) Interface modules 200W 4-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface with fiber-optic modules installed 2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface with fiber-optic modules installed 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Interface with fiber-optic modules installed 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Copper Interface 48-port Gigabit Ethernet Copper Interface 16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface 191W 110W 101W 102W 210W 245W 202 BigIron RX Installation Guide 53-1001811-01

Section	Page
BigIron RX	1
Contents	3
About This Document	9
In this chapter	9
Audience	9
Supported hardware and software	9
Document conventions	9
Text formatting	10
Notes, cautions, and danger notices	10
Notice to the reader	10
Related publications	11
Getting technical help or reporting errors	11
Web access	11
E-mail access	11
Telephone access	11
Product Overview	13
In this chapter	13
Product overview	13
Hardware features	14
Chassis	14
Management modules	20
Interface modules	22
2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module	23
16-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet oversubscribed module	24
Gigabit Ethernet interface module (SFP)	26
48-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet interface module (Mini RJ 21 Copper)	27
Switch fabric module	28
Power supplies	29
Cooling system	30
LEDs	34
Rack mount kit	34
Supported software features	35
Installing a BigIron RX Series Switch	37
In this chapter	37
Installation precautions	37
General precautions	38
Power precautions	38
Installing a BigIron RX-4 switch	40
Preparing the installation site	41
Unpacking a BigIron RX-4 switch	41
Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-4 switches	42
Installing a BigIron RX-4 chassis in a rack	42
Installing BigIron RX-4 modules	45
Installing power supplies in a BigIron RX-4 chassis	47
Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-4 chassis	48
Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-4 chassis	48
Final steps	49
Installing a BigIron RX-8 switch	50
Preparing the installation site	50
Unpacking a BigIron RX-8 switch	50
Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-8 switches	51
Installing the BigIron RX-8 chassis in a rack	51
Installing BigIron RX-8 modules	54
Installing power supplies in the BigIron RX-8 chassis	56
Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-8 chassis	57
Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-8 chassis	58
Final steps	59
Installing a BigIron RX-16 switch	59
Preparing the installation site	59
Unpacking a BigIron RX-16 switch	60
Chassis lifting guidelines for BigIron RX-16 switches	60
Installing a BigIron RX-16 chassis in a rack	61
Installing BigIron RX-16 modules	64
Installing power supplies in a BigIron RX-16 chassis	66
Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-16 chassis	67
Connecting DC power to a BigIron RX-16 chassis	68
Final steps	69
Installing a BigIron RX-32 switch	69
Preparing the installation site	69
Unpacking a BigIron RX-32 switch	70
Installing a BigIron RX-32 chassis in a rack	71
Installing BigIron RX-32 modules	74
BigIron RX-32 cable routing	79
Installing power supplies in a BigIron RX-32 chassis	87
Connecting AC power to a BigIron RX-32 chassis	89
Final steps	89
Attaching a management station	89
Attaching a PC or terminal to the Console port or Ethernet port	90
Attaching the management module’s Ethernet Port to a network	91
Powering-on the power source	91
Verifying proper operation	92
Observing the LEDs	92
Displaying the module status	97
Using the Brocade Structured Cabling Components	101
In this chapter	101
Cable Cinch overview	101
mRJ-21 procedures	102
Cable Cinch with two mRJ-21 cables	102
Cable Cinch with three mRJ-21 cables	103
Cable Cinch with four mRJ-21 cables	103
Cable Cinch with five mRJ-21 cables	104
Cable Cinch with six mRJ-21 cables	104
Cable Cinch with seven mRJ-21 cables	105
Cable Cinch with eight mRJ-21 cables	105
RJ-45 procedures	106
Cable Cinch with one group of RJ-45 cables	106
Cable Cinch with two groups of RJ-45 cables	106
Cable Cinch with three groups of RJ-45 cables	107
Cable Cinch with four groups of RJ-45 cables	107
Cable Cinch with five groups of RJ-45 cables	108
Cable Cinch with six groups of RJ-45 cables	108
Cable Cinch with seven groups of RJ-45 cables	109
Cable Cinch with eight groups of RJ-45 cables	109
Connecting a BigIron RX Series Switch to a Network Device	111
In this chapter	111
Assigning passwords	111
Configuring IP addresses	114
Support of sub-net masks	114
Assigning an IP address to a management interface	114
Assigning an IP address to an interface, virtual Interface, or loopback	115
Enabling and disabling the interfaces	116
Understanding how the management port functions	117
Connecting a BigIron RX Series switch	117
Installing a fiber optic module	118
Cabling a fiber optic module	119
Enhanced Digital Optical Monitoring	119
Cleaning fiber optic modules	120
Troubleshooting network connections	121
Testing network connectivity	122
Pinging an IP address	122
Tracing a route	122
Using virtual cable testing to diagnose a cable	123
Managing the BigIron RX Series Chassis and Modules	125
In this chapter	125
Managing the BigIron RX Series chassis	125
Displaying chassis status and temperature readings	125
Displaying the Syslog configuration and static and dynamic buffers	127
Managing the cooling system	129
Configuring the cooling system	129
Manually setting the fan speed	133
Monitoring the cooling system	134
Managing the interface modules	135
Configuring interface module boot parameters	135
Synchronizing the interface module’s IronWare images between management and interface modules	135
Specifying an immediate boot	137
Changing priority of chassis slots for interface modules	141
Disabling and reenabling power to the interface modules	142
Disabling and reenabling power to the switch fabric modules	142
Enabling and disabling management module CPU usage calculations	143
Displaying management module CPU usage	144
Enabling and disabling packet logging for management and interface modules	145
Displaying a packet log	146
Removing MAC address entries	147
Maintaining a BigIron RX Series Switch	149
In this chapter	149
Replacing a management module	149
Removing a management module	150
Installing a new management module	151
Replacing an interface module	151
Removing an interface module	152
Installing a new interface module	153
Replacing a switch fabric module	155
Removing a switch fabric module	156
Installing a new switch fabric module	156
Replacing a fiber-optic transceiver	157
Removing a fiber-optic transceiver	157
Installing a new fiber-optic transceiver	158
Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver	158
Replacing a power supply	159
Determining which power supply failed	159
Replacing a power supply	159
Replacing cooling system components	162
Replacing fan assemblies in the BigIron RX- 32	162
Replacing fan assemblies in the BigIron RX-16	165
Replacing the fan assembly in the BigIron RX-4 and BigIron RX-8	167
Replacing the air filters in a BigIron RX Series switch	170
Upgrading Software Images and Configuration Files	175
In this chapter	175
Software images required	175
Software image naming conventions	177
Displaying flash memory and version information	178
Displaying flash information	178
Displaying version information	183
Upgrading the BigIron RX Series software	186
Changes to software images starting with version 02.5.00	186
Command change	188
Unified software image upgrade to upgrade release 02.6.00 and later	189
Unified software image upgrade to upgrade release 02.2.01 to 02.5.00	190
Upgrading software releases prior to release 02.2.01	191
Basic tasks in the software upgrade process	191
Upgrading the management module’s monitor and boot images	192
Upgrading the management module’s IronWare image	192
Upgrading the interface module’s monitor and boot images	193
Upgrading the interface module’s IronWare image	194
Rebooting the management module	195
Upgrading the MBRIDGE FPGA on the management module	195
Hitless Layer 2 OS upgrade	197
Loading and saving configuration files	201
Replacing the startup configuration with the running configuration	202
Replacing the running configuration with the startup configuration	202
Logging changes to the startup-config file	202
Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server	202
Making local copies of the startup configuration file	203
Dynamic configuration loading	203
Loading the configuration information into the running-config	205
Using SNMP to save and load configuration information	206
Erasing image and configuration files	207
File synchronization	207
File synchronization between the active and standby management modules	207
File synchronization between the management and interface modules	208
Scheduling a system reload	210
Reloading at a specific time	210
Reloading after a specific amount of time	210
Displaying the amount of time remaining before a scheduled reload	211
Canceling a scheduled reload	211
Diagnostic error codes and remedies for TFTP transfers	211
Hardware Specifications	213
In this chapter	213
Hardware specifications	213
Power specifications	213
Physical dimensions	215
Operating environment	216
Storage environment	216
Safety agency approvals	216
Electromagnetic approvals	216
Port specifications	217
Console port pin assignments	217
Management port pin assignments	218
Regulatory Statements	219
U.S.A.	219
Industry Canada statement	219
Europe and Australia	219
Japan	219
Korea	220
Caution and Danger Notices	221
Caution statements	221
Danger notices	228
Software Specifications	235
IEEE compliance	235
RFC support	235
General protocols	235
BGP	236
OSPF	236
RIP	237
IP Multicast	237
Management	237