Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 Manual De Usuario

About This Document

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How this document is organized

This document is a hardware reference manual written for system administrators and technicians 
experienced with networking, Fibre Channel, and SAN technologies to help them install, set up, 
configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone (“Brocade DCX 
8510-4”). 

This document presents information on setting up and operating the Brocade DCX 8510-4. It is 
organized in a loosely chronological order, beginning with an overview of the Brocade DCX 8510-4 
and ending with removal and replacement procedures of field-replaceable units (FRUs).

The document contains the following sections:

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 identifies the components of the 

Brocade DCX 8510-4 and provides a brief description of its features.

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 describes how to install, set up, and 

power on the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

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 provides the initial 

configuration information required to get the Brocade DCX 8510-4 established in a fabric.

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 provides descriptions of the LEDs and their 

functions, and also lists Fabric OS commands required for monitoring the Brocade DCX 
8510-4.

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 describes how to remove and replace 

each of the FRUs in the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

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 provides information on the physical characteristics, 

environmental requirements, and regulatory certifications for the Brocade DCX 8510-4.

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 provides information about application 

blades that are optionally available for the Brocade DCX 8510-4.