Brocade

Currently supported switches for Xsan:

• SilkWorm 3200 or 3250 8-port fabric switch

• SilkWorm 3800 or 3850 16-port fabric switch

• SilkWorm 3900 32-port fabric switch

• SilkWorm 12000 64-port dual-domain director

Administration

All Brocade switches can be administered through a built-in Web host called Web Tools. The full documentation for this interface is provided on a CD-ROM that comes with each switch.

Out of the box, the switch can be contacted by pointing a browser to the following:

IP address:	10.77.77.77
Netmask:	255.0.0.0
Gateway:	0.0.0.0
Username:	admin
Password:	password

On first launch, Brocade's Web Tools requires a license. Have the license ready and follow the onscreen instructions to install the license. You will then be prompted to select a new username and password.

To reboot the switch:

1.	Select the desired switch from the Fabric Tree. The selected switch appears in the Switch view.
2.	Select the Admin icon from the Switch view. The login dialog appears.
3.	Enter the admin username and password.
4.	Click the Firmware tab.
5.	Click the Reboot radio button.
6.	Click Apply.

To download a new version of the firmware:

1.	Select the desired switch from the Fabric Tree. The selected switch appears in the Switch view.
2.	Select the Admin icon from the Switch view. The login dialog appears.
3.	Enter the admin username and password.
4.	Click the Firmware tab.
5.	Click the Firmware Download radio button.
6.	Enter the username, password, and host IP information.
7.	Enter the fully qualified path to the filename.
8.	Click Apply.

To suppress RSCN on initiator ports:

Brocade does not offer a RSCN suppression feature. To inhibit RSCN interruptions when client computers are booted or restarted, separate "mini" zones for each client and the storage must be created. Refer to the documentation that came with your Brocade switch to set up these zones.

To create inter-switch links:

Brocade refers to inter-switch linking as ISL trunking.

1.	Select the desired switch from the Fabric Tree. The selected switch appears in the Switch view.
2.	Click the Admin icon from the Switch view. The login dialog appears.
3.	Enter the admin username and password.
4.	Click the Port Setting tab.
5.	For SilkWorm 12000 and 24000 switches: Select the slot subtab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch.
6.	To enable trunking mode on a port, select the box in the Enable Trunking column that corresponds to the port you wish to trunk. To disable trunking mode on a port, deselect the box.
7.	Click Apply.

Brocade contact information:

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