Configuring Brocade Switches

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 Alteeve Wiki :: How To :: Configuring Brocade Switches

Form the Stack

  1. enable
  2. config terminal
    1. stack enable
    2. exit
  3. show stack
  4. stack secure-setup
    1. Do you accept the topology (RING) (y/n)?: y
    2. Do you accept the unit id's (y/n)?: y

<switches reboot>

  1. show stack
ICX6610-24 Switch#show stack
alone: standalone, D: dynamic config, S: static config
ID   Type         Role    Mac Address    Pri State   Comment                   
1  S ICX6610-24   active  748e.f8ff.cf1c 128 local   Ready                              

    active                                                                     
     +---+                                                                     
 =2/6| 1 |2/1=                                                                 
     +---+                                                                     
                                                                              
Current stack management MAC is 748e.f8ff.cf1c
Note: no "stack mac" config. My MAC will change after failover.
ICX6610-24 Switch#T=1h25m22.3: Election, was active, no change, ID=1, pri=128, 2U(1-2), A=u1, nbr#=1 1, 
Done hot swap: active controller unit 1 sets unit 2 to Ready.

Config changed due to add/del units. Do write mem if you want to keep it
Stack unit 2 Power supply 1 is up
Stack unit 2 Power supply 2 is up
Assigned unit 2 to be standby
start running config sync
Running config sync to standby is complete

ICX6610-24 Switch#show stack
alone: standalone, D: dynamic config, S: static config
ID   Type         Role    Mac Address    Pri State   Comment                   
1  S ICX6610-24   active  748e.f8ff.cf1c 128 local   Ready                              
2  D ICX6610-24   standby 748e.f8ff.cf84   0 remote  Ready                              

    active       standby                                                       
     +---+        +---+                                                        
 =2/1| 1 |2/6==2/6| 2 |2/1=                                                    
 |   +---+        +---+   |                                                    
 |                        |                                                    
 |------------------------|                                                    
                                                                              
Standby u2 - No hitless failover. Reason: hitless-failover not configured
Current stack management MAC is 748e.f8ff.cf1c
Note: no "stack mac" config. My MAC will change after failover.
  1. write memory
Write startup-config done.

Automatic copy to member units:  2
ICX6610-24 Switch#Flash Memory Write (8192 bytes per dot) .
Flash to Flash Done.

Assign IP to Switch

  1. config terminal
    1. ip address 10.255.8.1 255.255.0.0

Update the firmware

  1. Layer 2 (S)
 Compressed Pri Code size = 5325231, Version:07.3.00cT7f1 (/foundry/FGS/os/FCXS07300c.bin)
  1. Layer 3 (R)
 Compressed Sec Code size = 6811631, Version:07.3.00cT7f3 (/foundry/FGS/os/FCXR07300c.bin)


  1. Create a my.brocade.com account
    1. enable
    2. config terminal
    3. show version
    4. exit
  2. copy tftp flash 10.255.255.254 FCXS07400d.bin primary
ICX6610-24 Switch#Flash Memory Write (8192 bytes per dot) 
Automatic copy to member units:  2
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
TFTP to Flash Done.
  1. show flash
Stack unit 1:
  Compressed Pri Code size = 5702656, Version:07.4.00dT7f1 (FCXS07400d.bin)
  Compressed Sec Code size = 6811631, Version:07.3.00cT7f3 (/foundry/FGS/os/FCXR07300c.bin)
  Compressed Boot-Monitor Image size = 370555, Version:07.3.02T7f5
  Code Flash Free Space = 52822016
Stack unit 2:
  Compressed Pri Code size = 5702656, Version 07.4.00dT7f1 (FCXS07400d.bin)
  Compressed Sec Code size = 6811631, Version 07.3.00cT7f3 (/foundry/FGS/os/FCXR07300c.bin)
  Compressed Boot-Monitor Image size = 370555, Version 07.3.02T7f5
  Code Flash Free Space = 52690944
  1. write memory
  2. reload (y)
 Note: It takes a while to reboot because it will update the firmware of the second node. Please be patient.

> enable

  1. show version
  Copyright (c) 1996-2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
    UNIT 1: compiled on Jul 08 2013 at 18:50:06 labeled as FCXS07400d
                (5702656 bytes) from Primary FCXS07400d.bin
        SW: Version 07.4.00dT7f1 
    UNIT 2: compiled on Jul 08 2013 at 18:50:06 labeled as FCXS07400d
                (5702656 bytes) from Primary FCXS07400d.bin
        SW: Version 07.4.00dT7f1 
  Boot-Monitor Image size = 370555, Version:07.3.02T7f5 (grz07302)
  HW: Stackable ICX6610-24
==========================================================================
UNIT 1: SL 1: ICX6610-24 24-port Management Module
         Serial  #: xxxx
         License: BASE_SOFT_PACKAGE   (LID: dzrHKJMlFKI)
         P-ENGINE  0: type E02B, rev 01
==========================================================================
UNIT 1: SL 2: ICX6610-QSFP 10-port 160G Module
==========================================================================
UNIT 1: SL 3: ICX6610-8-port Dual Mode(SFP/SFP+) Module
==========================================================================
UNIT 2: SL 1: ICX6610-24 24-port Management Module
         Serial  #: xxxx
         License: BASE_SOFT_PACKAGE   (LID: dzrHKJMlFKd)
         P-ENGINE  0: type E02B, rev 01
==========================================================================
UNIT 2: SL 2: ICX6610-QSFP 10-port 160G Module
==========================================================================
UNIT 2: SL 3: ICX6610-8-port Dual Mode(SFP/SFP+) Module
==========================================================================
  800 MHz Power PC processor 8544E (version 0021/0023) 400 MHz bus
65536 KB flash memory
  512 MB DRAM
STACKID 1  system uptime is 4 minutes 2 seconds 
STACKID 2  system uptime is 4 minutes 2 seconds 
The system : started=warm start  reloaded=by "reload"
My stack unit ID = 1, bootup role = active



Notes

numbering system is: <stack>/<slot>/<port>

slot; 1. Copper 1 Gbit 2. Fibre stack 3. 10 Gbps fibre



 

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