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Audience

Purpose

Preface

This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing the Cisco Catalyst
Blade Switch 3040 for FSC, referred to as the blade switch, in the Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC)
PRIMERGY BX600 S2 blade server, referred to as the BX600 system. We assume that you are familiar
with the concepts and terminology of Ethernet and local area networking.

This guide describes the hardwarefeaturesoftheCiscoCatalystBladeSwitch3040forFSC.Itdescribes
the physical and performance characteristics of the blade switch, explains how to install it in the server
chassis, and provides troubleshooting information.

This guide does not describe system messages that you might receive or how to configure your blade
switch. For more information, refer to the blade switch software configuration guide, the blade switch
command reference, and the blade switch system message guide on the Cisco.com Product
Documentation home page.

Organization

This guide is organized into these chapters:

Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” is a physical and functional overview of the blade switch. It describes

the blade switch ports, the standards they support, and the blade switch LEDs.

Chapter 2, “Blade Switch Installation,” contains the procedures on how to install the blade switch in the

server chassis and how to make port connections.

Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting,” describes how to identify and resolve some of the problems that might

arise when installing the blade switch.

Appendix A, “Technical Specifications,”liststhephysicaland environmental specificationsfor the blade

switch and the regulatory agency approvals.

Appendix B, “Connector and Cable Specifications,” describes the connectors, cables, and adapters that

can be used to connect to the blade switch.

Appendix C, “Configuringthe Switch with the CLI-Based Setup Program,” has an installation and setup

procedure for a standalone blade switch.

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Conventions

Conventions

This document uses these conventions and symbols for notes, cautions, and warnings:

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in

this manual.

Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment

damage or loss of data.

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Warning

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This warning symbol means danger.You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you
work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar
with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of
eachwarning to locateits translation in the translated safety warningsthat accompanied thisdevice.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS (Statement 1071)

The safety warnings for this product are translated into several languages in the Regulatory Compliance
and Safety Information for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC that ships with the product.

The EMC regulatory statements are also included in that guide.

Related Publications

You can order printed copies of documents with a DOC-xxxxxx= number. For more information, see the

“Obtaining Documentation” section on page ix.

These documents provide complete information about the blade switch and are available from this
Cisco.com site:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6748/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

• Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC Getting Started Guide (order number DOC-7817759=)

• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC

(order number DOC-7817760=)

• Release Notes for the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SEF

(not orderable but available on Cisco.com)

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Note Before installing, configuring, or upgrading the blade switch, see the release notes on Cisco.com for the

latest information.

• Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC Software Configuration Guide (not orderable but

available on Cisco.com)

• Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC Command Reference (not orderable but available on

Cisco.com)

• Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 for FSC System Message Guide (not orderable but available on

Cisco.com)

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• These compatibility matrix documents are available from this Cisco.com site:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5455/products_device_support_tables_list.html

–

Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver Modules Compatibility Matrix (not orderable but available
on Cisco.com)

–

Cisco Small Form-FactorPluggable Modules Compatibility Matrix (not orderable but available
on Cisco.com)

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Compatibility Matrix for 1000BASE-T Small Form-Factor Pluggable Modules (not orderable
but available on Cisco.com)

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco.com. This section explains the
product documentation resources that Cisco offers.

Cisco.com

Obtaining Documentation

You can access the most current Cisco documentation at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

You can access the Cisco website at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com

You can access international Cisco websites at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.shtml

Product Documentation DVD

The Product Documentation DVDis a library of technical product documentation on a portable medium.
The DVDenables you to access installation, configuration, and command guides for Cisco hardware and
software products. With the DVD, you have access to the HTML documentation and some of the
PDF files found on the Cisco website at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm

The Product Documentation DVD is created and released regularly. DVDs are available singly or by
subscription. Registered Cisco.com users can order a Product Documentation DVD (product number
DOC-DOCDVD= or DOC-DOCDVD=SUB) from Cisco Marketplace at the Product Documentation
Store at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace/docstore

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