BROCADE IP PRIMER

J-FxGMR4Ac ti veLi nkLinkLinkLi nkPwrJ-F16GCJ-F16GCJ-F16GCJ-F16GCJ-F16GCJ -F16GCJ-F16GCThe Brocade CLI6We've gone over the basics. Now, it's time to start getting our hands dirty, so tospeak. In this section, we're going to start at Layer 2 (Data Link) and work ourway up again. But this time, we're going to delve into more specifics. We'regoing to start with the Brocade Command Line Interface (Brocade CLI). This isthe text-based environment that allows you to program a Brocade switch.Although, the Brocade CLI may appear to be cryptic and intimidating at first, Ithink you'll find that it quickly becomes very natural. Brocade has done theirbest to make the CLI very easy to use.Let's start with a review of the switches themselves.Switch LayoutAs we talked about in Chapter 1, many Brocade switches come in two varieties:chassis and stackable.ChassisThe chassis will have at least one management blade, and any number ofinterface blades (depending on how many slots the particular chassis has).FastIron 8001 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 1 5 1 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 1 5 1 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 1 5 1 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 1 5 1 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 1 5 1 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 1 5 1 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 12 1 3 14 1 5 1 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Ac ti veAc tiv eAc tiv eAct iv eConsoleNotice that the management blade is the only blade that contains a DB-9serial console port. This is the blade that we will interface with when we configurethe switch. Traditionally, the management blade will be installed in the firstBrocade IP Primer 119