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One LED (green) to indicate valid system power.

One LED (green/amber) to indicate system status.
Console Port: RJ-45 port using RS-232 for console access such as configuring the switch
and maintenance.
Out of Band Management:
g
RJ-45 Ethernet p
port for out-of-band management.
g
Two Ethernet LEDs (integrated with RJ45 connector) to indicate speed and link status.
* RLOM port: Remote Lights Out Management (RLOM) port for switch management (for
future use - disabled). Review the release notes for when this feature will be available.
USB port: Brocade branded USB only, used for firmware management and downloading
system support (log) information.
Switch ID and MAC Address tab: Switch ID pull-out tab containing serial number and MAC
address.
SFP+ ports: 24 1/10 Gbps SFP+ ports.
Port LEDs (green/amber) to indicate status for each port

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Note: The illustration shows only port numbers, not port groups. Port groups are described
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LED: Indicates power is on or off.

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One LED (green) to indicate valid system power.

One LED (green/amber) to indicate system status.
Console Port: RJ-45 port using RS-232 for console access such as configuring the switch
and maintenance.
Out of Band Management:
g
RJ-45 Ethernet p
port for out-of-band management.
g
Two Ethernet LEDs (integrated with RJ45 connector) to indicate speed and link status.
* RLOM port: Remote Lights Out Management (RLOM) port for switch management (for
future use - disabled). Review the release notes for when this feature will be available.
USB port: Brocade branded USB only, used for firmware management and downloading
system support (log) information.
Switch ID and MAC Address tab: Switch ID pull-out tab containing serial number and MAC
address.
SFP+ ports: 60 1/10 Gbps SFP+ ports.
Port LEDs (green/amber) to indicate status for each port.

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Note: The illustration shows only port numbers, not port groups. Port groups are described
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LED: Indicates power is on or off.

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Footnote 1: When ordering FRUs, verify that the part number supports the correct airflow.
You must replace a failed unit with the same type of unit. This applies to both power
supplies and fan assemblies.
A new FRU must have the same part number (P/N) as the FRU being replaced. The
manufacturing P/N is located on the top of the FRU.
The P/N ends in either -F
F (front-to-back
(front to back airflow) or -R
R (back/rear-to-front
(back/rear to front airflow)
airflow). You must
use a replacement FRU that the same airflow designator with the part number.
Additionally, you can use external labels as a guide. Some FRUs are labeled with an airflow
symbol on the faceplate to indicate whether the assembly takes in or exhausts air. The
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Footnote 1: Fully-loaded Brocade 6720-24 with two integrated fans and powers supply
assemblies, and zero SFPs installed. For more information on specifications, review the
Brocade 6720 data sheet available from www.brocade.com or review the Brocade 6720
Hardware Reference Manual, 53-1002084.

Footnote 2: Fully-loaded
Fully loaded VDX 6720-60
6720 60 with two power supplies
supplies, three fan assemblies,
assemblies and
zero SFPs installed. For more information on specifications, review the Brocade 6720 data
sheet available from www.brocade.com or review the Brocade 6720 Hardware Reference
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Footnote 1: Replacement of the integrated power supply/fan FRU must match the airflow
direction of the failed FRU. If the airflow does not match, a warning message is generated.
Footnote 2: Replacement power supply or fan must match airflow direction of the failed
FRU.
When ordering FRUs, verify that the part number supports the correct airflow. You must
replace a failed unit with the same type of unit
unit. This applies to both power supplies and fan
assemblies.
A new FRU must have the same part number (P/N) as the FRU being replaced. The
manufacturing P/N is located on the top of the FRU.
The P/N ends in either -F (front-to-rear airflow) or -R (rear-to-front airflow). You must use a
p
FRU that the same airflow designator
g
with the p
part number.
replacement
Additionally, you can use external labels as a guide. Some FRUs are labeled with an airflow
symbol on the faceplate to indicate whether the assembly takes in or exhausts air. The
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Footnote 1: An FCoE license enables FCoE on the Brocade VDX 6720 platforms. Since FCoE
requires a VCS fabric, a VCS Fabric license is a prerequisite for enabling FCoE in a fabric
with more than two switches. In addition, a separate FCoE license is required to enable
FCoE on a VCS edge port. Without an FCoE license, FCoE logins are not permitted, and all
FCoE commands with the exception of a few commands return an error of No FCoE license
present when executed.
Footnote 2: A Dynamic POD license allows you to instantly scale the fabric by provisioning
additional ports on the Brocade VDX 6720 platforms. Licenses are assigned dynamically
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Note: For the VDX 6720-24, ports 1 through 16 are enabled by default. For the POD license,
ports 17 through 24 are enabled.
For the VDX 6720-60, the bottom row of ports, 1 through 40, are enabled by default. For the
first POD license, ports 41 through 50 are enabled. For the second POD license, ports 51 to
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Footnote 1: The management port 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45) includes two LEDs: link
and activity. For link, on indicates link is active, off indicates no link. For Activity, blinking
indicates activity and off indicates no activity.

RLOM: Not supported in this release

The serial port parameters are fixed at the following:
9600 baud
8 data bits
No parity
No hardware flow control

The USB port is used for Brocade branded-USB drives which are used for firmware download
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Footnote 1:
Switching bandwidth from switch backplane (data rate at full duplex):
6720-24: 480 Gbps
6720-60: 1200 Gbps
Forwarding bandwidth from ports (data rate at full duplex):
6720-24: 358 Mpps
pp ((Million p
packets p
per second: used in measuringg forwardingg rate
and forwarding bandwidth)
6720-60: 896 Mpps
Port-to-port latency:
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As shown above, VDX 6720-24 platform contains one eAnvil2 ASIC. Each eAnvil2 ASIC
supports a Routing Engine (RTE) and each RTE supports 24-1 or 10 Gbps Ethernet ports.
Every packet coming in through the external SFP+ interfaces destined to external ports are
switched in a single stage within the eAnvil2 ASIC.
The data path is also applicable to packets originated by the CPU which need to go out of
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The six front facing eAnvil2 ASICs support local switching. For example, if port 1 needs to
send the data to port 2, the packet can be switched locally within a single eAnvil2 ASIC and
does not require inter-ASIC switching
Unlike the VDX 6720-24 design, the incoming packets on SFP+ ports destined to an external
port now go through three different eAnvil2 ASICs if the source and destination port are on
diff
different
eAnvil2
A il2 ASICs
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Footnote 1: For information on updated optic (transceiver) part numbers, go to

www.brocade.com. Search on the phrase, transceivers, to locate information on available
optics and part numbers.

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Footnote 1: The following items are required for configuring and connecting the VDX for use
in a network and fabric:
VDX installed and connected to a power source
Workstation with an installed terminal emulator, such as HyperTerminal
Two unused IP addresses and corresponding subnet masks and gateway addresses.
(One for the virtual IP address on the cluster interconnect and another for the
management port.)
Serial cable (provided)
Three Ethernet cables
SFPs and compatible cables, as required
Access to an FTP server for backing up the switch configuration (optional)
A USB stick for collecting the support data (optional). Only those commands supported
by Network OS, such as copy support-interactive. Refer to the
troubleshooting module later in this course for specific commands and their usage.
Footnote 2: Follow the installation instructions shipped with the applicable rack mount kit.
Footnote 3: When mounting into a slide-rail rack, you can mount the chassis to slide from
either the port side or the non-port side.

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Footnote 1: On the non-port side of the switch enclosure, each power supply/Fan FRU has a
green/amber LED to indicate the status of the FRU. A steady green light indicates that the
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Footnote 1: Power is supplied to the switch as soon as the first power supply is connected
and powered on.
Footnote 2: All devices are returned to their initial state the next time the switch is powered
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For more information, refer to the Brocade VDX 6720 Switch Power Supply/Fan Assembly
Replacement Procedure.
Footnote 1 : If the airflow does not match, a warning message is generated. Below are
example warning messages:
WARNING, Brocade6720, MISMATCH in PSU-FAN FRUS Air Flow
direction. Replace PSU with fan air flows in same direction
direction
direction.
WARNING, Brocade6720, MISMATCH in FAN Air Flow direction.
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Footnote 1: On the non-port side of the switch enclosure, each power supply FRU has a
green/amber LED to indicate the status of the FRU. A steady green light indicates that the
FRU is on and operating normally. If off, then no AC power. If there is an amber light, the
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Footnote 1: If the airflow does not match, a warning message is generated. Below are
example warning messages:
WARNING, Brocade6720, MISMATCH in PSU-FAN FRUS Air Flow
direction. Replace PSU with fan air flows in same direction.
WARNING, Brocade6720, MISMATCH in FAN Air Flow direction.
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Footnote 1: The three fan FRUs are designed as hot-swappable in a redundant N+1
configuration to ensure that the VDX 6720-60 continues to operate indefinitely and nondisruptively in the event of a single fan FRU failure.
Footnote 2: On the non-port side of the switch enclosure, each fan FRU has a green/amber
LED to indicate the status of the FRU. A steady green light indicates that the FRU is on and
operating normally. If off, then there is no AC power. If there is an amber light, the fan is
faulty. If off, then that indicates normal operations.

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Footnote 1: If the airflow does not match, a warning message is generated. Below are
examples of warning messages:
WARNING, Brocade6720, MISMATCH in PSU-FAN FRUS Air Flow
direction. Replace PSU with fan air flows in same direction.
WARNING, Brocade6720, MISMATCH in FAN Air Flow direction.
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