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Catalyst 6840-X Switch Series Hardware Installation Guide

First Published: 2015-04-22

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PREFACE

CHAPTER 1

Preface ix

Document Conventions ix

Preface

This guide describes the hardware features of the Cisco Catalyst 6840-X switch. It describes the physical and performance characteristics of the switch, explains how to install a switch, and provides troubleshooting information.

This guide does not describe system messages that you might receive or how to configure your switch.

• Document Conventions , on page ix

• Related Documentation, on page xi

• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, on page xi

Document Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

DescriptionConvention

^ or Ctrl

Italic font

...

[x | y]

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Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.bold font

Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.

Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.Courier font

Bold Courier font indicates text that the user must enter.Bold Courier font

Elements in square brackets are optional.[x]

An ellipsis (three consecutive nonbolded periods without spaces) after a syntax element indicates that the element can be repeated.

A vertical line, called a pipe, indicates a choice within a set of keywords or arguments.

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

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DescriptionConvention

{x | y}

Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.

[x {y | z}]

Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional element.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.< >

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.[ ]

!, #

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Caution

Timesaver

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Product Overview

The Catalyst 6840-X switch family consists of four fixed-aggregation switches supporting redundant power supplies. The chassis has 16/24/32/40 fixed 10-Gigabit SFP+, 1-Gigabit SFP, or 100BASE-FX SFP ports and also 40-Gigabit uplink ports on selected switch models.

• Switch Models, on page 1

• Front Panel Components, on page 2

• Rear Panel, on page 19

Switch Models

Table 1: Switch Models

CHAPTER 1

DescriptionSwitch Model

16 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports and two power supply slotsCatalyst 6816-X-LE

32 10-Gigabit SFP+ ports and two power supply slotsCatalyst 6832-X-LE

Catalyst 6824-X-LE-40G

Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G

24 10-Gigabit SFP+ports and two 40-Gigabit QSFP+ uplink ports, and two power supply slots

40 10-Gigabit SFP+ and two 40-Gigabit QSFP+ uplink ports, and two power supply slots

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Front Panel Components

Figure 1: Catalyst 6816-X-LE

Product Overview

MB or 1G SFP fiber-optic ports

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616 10G SFP+ ports or 100

Console port (RJ-45 Serial)

Product Overview

Front Panel Components

7Grounding pad2

Ethernet management SFP port

8USB mini Type B console

port

System ID (blue beacon LED)

Reset button9USB Type A host port4

10Ethernet management

RJ-45 port

Power supplies that are ordered are installed in the switch. If the second power supply is not ordered,

Two power supply slots

a blank panel is installed.

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Front Panel Components

Product Overview

Figure 2: Catalyst 6832-X-LE

632 10G SFP+ ports or 100

MB or 1G SFP fiber-optic

Console port (RJ-45 Serial)

ports

7Grounding pad2

Ethernet management SFP port

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Front Panel Components

8USB mini Type B console

port

System ID (blue beacon LED)

Reset button9USB Type A host port4

10Ethernet management

RJ-45 port

Power supplies that are ordered are installed in the switch. If the second power supply is not ordered,

Two power supply slots

a blank panel is installed.

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Front Panel Components

Product Overview

Figure 3: Catalyst 6824-X-LE-40G

724 10G SFP+ ports or 100

MB or 1G SFP fiber-optic

Ethernet management SFP port

ports

8Grounding pad2

Two 40G QSFP+ uplink ports

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Front Panel Components

9USB mini Type B console

port

System ID (blue beacon LED)

Reset button10USB Type A host port4

11Ethernet management

RJ-45 port

Console port (RJ-45

Two power supply slots

Serial)

Power supplies that are ordered are installed in the switch. If the second power supply is not ordered, a blank panel is installed.

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Front Panel Components

Product Overview

Figure 4: Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G

740 10G SFP+ ports or 100

MB or 1G SFP fiber-optic

Two 40G QSFP+ uplink ports

ports

8Grounding pad2

Ethernet management SFP port

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SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Module Ports

port

RJ-45 port

Console port (RJ-45 Serial)

Power supplies that are ordered are installed in the switch. If the second power supply is not ordered, a blank panel is installed.

SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Module Ports

The chassis contains 16/24/32/40 ports of 10-Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ or 100BASE-FX fiber-optic transceiver modules. All ports support 1-Gigabit SFP, 10-Gigabit SFP+, or 100BASE-FX fiber-optic SFP modules with two 40-Gigabit uplink ports on selected switch models.

The ports also support Cisco Trust Security (CTS) and virtual switch link (VSL) and can operate as an Instant Access (IA) Parent in both 1-Gigabit, 10-Gigabit modes and 40-Gigabit modes.

The SFP and SFP+ transceiver modules provide copper or fiber-optic connections to other devices. These transceiver modules are field-replaceable and provide the uplink interfaces when installed in an SFP module slot. The SFP transceiver modules have LC connectors for fiber-optic connections or RJ-45 connectors for copper connections.

9USB mini Type B console

System ID (blue beacon LED)

Reset button10USB Type A host port4

11Ethernet management

Two power supply slots

For a list of supported SFP and SFP+ modules, see the switch data sheet: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/

products/collateral/switches/catalyst-6800-series-switches/datasheet-c78-734470.html.

The odd-numbered ports are on the upper row and the even-numbered ports on the lower row. The following figures show how the ports and the LEDs are numbered on different switch models. This section also explains the port mapping between 10-Gigabit and 40-Gigabit ports.

Catalyst 6816-X-LE

Figure 5: 10G native port numbering

Table 2: Port mapping for Catalyst 6816-X-LE

10-Gigabit ports

Configurable 40-Gigabit ports

171, 2, 3, and 4

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Product Overview

10-Gigabit ports

Configurable 40-Gigabit ports

185, 6, 7, and 8

199, 10, 11, and 12

2013, 14, 15, and 16

To configure 10G ports to function as 40G ports, you need to use adapter cables that connect four 10G SFP+ ports of the switch on one end to a 40G QSFP port of the switch on the other end.

Catalyst 6832-X-LE

Figure 6: 10G native port numbering

Table 3: Port mapping for Catalyst 6832-X-LE

10-Gigabit ports

Configurable 40-Gigabit ports

331, 2, 3, and 4

345, 6, 7, and 8

359, 10, 11, and 12

3613, 14, 15, and 16

3717, 18, 19, and 20

3821, 22, 23, and 24

3925, 26, 27, and 28

4029, 30, 31, and 32

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SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Module Ports

To configure 10G ports to function as 40G ports, you need to use adapter cables that connect four 10G SFP+ ports of the switch on one end to a 40G QSFP port of the switch on the other end.

Catalyst 6824-X-LE-40G

Figure 7: 10G native port numbering

Table 4: Port mapping for Catalyst 6824-X-LE

10-Gigabit ports

Configurable 40-Gigabit ports

351, 2, 3, and 4

365, 6, 7, and 8

379, 10, 11, and 12

3813, 14, 15, and 16

3917, 18, 19, and 20

4021, 22, 23, and 24

40-Gigabit native ports

Configurable 10-Gigabit ports

27, 28, 29, and 3025

31, 32, 33, and 3426

To configure 10G ports to function as 40G ports, you need to use adapter cables that connect four 10G SFP+ ports of the switch on one end to a 40G QSFP port of the switch on the other end.

To configure 40G ports to function as 10G ports, you need to use Cisco QSFP to four SFP+ Active Optical Breakout Cables that connect a 40G QSFP port of the switch on one end to four 10G SFP+ ports of the switch on the other end.

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Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G

Figure 8: 10G native port numbering

Table 5: Port mapping for Catalyst 6840-X-LE

Product Overview

10-Gigabit ports

40-Gigabit native ports

Configurable 40-Gigabit ports

511, 2, 3, and 4

525, 6, 7, and 8

539, 10, 11, and 12

5413, 14, 15, and 16

5517, 18, 19, and 20

5621, 22, 23, and 24

5725, 26, 27, and 28

5829, 30, 31, and 32

5933, 34, 35, and 36

6037, 38, 39, and 40

Configurable 10-Gigabit ports

43, 44, 45,, and 4641

47, 48, 49, and 5042

To configure 10G ports to function as 40G ports, you need to use adapter cables that connect four 10G SFP+ ports of the switch on one end to a 40G QSFP port of the switch on the other end.

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Power Supply Slots

The chassis has two power supply slots that accept either AC-input or DC-input power supplies, or one of each. The chassis is delivered with power supplies pre-installed in the power supply slots. If only one power supply is ordered, then a blank cover is installed in the empty power supply slot, which must remain installed if a power supply is not installed.

Table 6: Power supplies supported by the switches

Power Supply Slots

Power SupplySwitch

750W and 1100WCatalyst 6816-X-LE

750W and 1100WCatalyst 6832-X-LE

750W and 1100WCatalyst 6824-X-LE-40G

Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G

Related Topics

Front Panel Components

Management Port

The management port is a 10/100/1000 copper Ethernet port directly connected to the route processor. The switch also has a fibre port that can be used as the Ethernet Management port. It supports TFTP image downloading, network management, SNMP, Telnet, and SSH connections. Flexible NetFlow export is not supported on the management port. The management port is isolated from other ports in the system in a dedicated management VRF; it is not part of the EARL forwarding logic. The management port provides direct access to the CPU, even when the system is heavily loaded.

The management port is a Layer 3 port in host mode, and only accepts traffic that terminates on the router. This port does not route packets between itself and other ports. The port processes only the following packet types and properly enqueues them:

• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

1100W

Note

If you insert a 750W power supply in to the power supply slot of a Catalyst 6840-X-LE-40G switch, the switch fails to boot.

• IPv4 unicast

• IPv6 unicast

• Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

• Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)

Related Topics

Front Panel Components

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Mini USB Type B Console Port

The Mini USB 2.0 Type B console port functions as a second console connection to the route processor. The USB console port connection uses a Mini USB 2.0 cable. The USB console interface speed is same as the RJ-45 console interface speed.

Windows computers require a driver for the USB port. Before using the USB port, you must download the required driver to your computer from https://software.cisco.com/download/

release.html?mdfid=282979369&softwareid=282855122&release=3.1

By default, USB-prefer mode is enabled for the port; but it can be overridden using the command-line interface (CLI). When this port is in the USB-prefer mode, the RJ-45 console port will be disabled, if both the ports are connected. For more information on using the CLI to configure the USB console interface, see the Catalyst 6500 Software Configuration Guide.

Related Topics

Front Panel Components

USB Type A Port

Product Overview

The USB 2.0 Type A port (disk0) is the only external storage interface for this switch. The port is connected to the route processor, which allows the Cisco IOS software to access the port. The port supports Cisco USB flash drives with capacities from 128 MB to 8 GB (USB devices with port densities of 128 MB, 256 MB, 1 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB are supported). Cisco IOS software provides standard file system access to the flash device: read, write, erase, and copy. The software also provides the ability to format the flash device with a FAT file system (FAT32 and FAT16).

Related Topics

Front Panel Components

Console Port

The console port is an RJ-45 port that provides universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) support to access the route processor with a serial console running at 9600 baud rate with 8 bits for data, no parity bit, and 1 stop bit.

Related Topics

Front Panel Components

System Reset Button

This recessed access button is used to reset the system. Pressing the button brings down the route processor.

Related Topics

Front Panel Components

Fan Tray

The fan tray is responsible for cooling the entire chassis and interfacing with environmental monitors to trigger alarms when conditions exceed thresholds. The fan tray supports Online Insertion and Removal (OIR).

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LED Indicators

The fan tray contains four high-efficiency fans with variable speed settings and thermal sensors. If one fan fails, the speed of the others is increased and a minor alarm is triggered. If a major fan tray failure occurs, the system is shut down. The individual fans are not field replaceable; the entire fan tray must be replaced in the event of a major fan tray failure. See Removing the Fan Tray, on page 61 for additional information about the fan.

Related Topics

Front Panel Components

Fan Tray LED, on page 17

You can use the switch LEDs to monitor switch activity and performance. You can also monitor the status of the fan tray assembly, and the power supplies.

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LED Indicators

Product Overview

Figure 9: Status, Fan, and System ID LEDs

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Status LED

System ID LED

Status LED

The status LED indicates the status of the system.

Table 7: Status LED Indicator

DescriptionColor/State

System is not operational.Off

System is operating normally without alarms.Green

System has triggered a minor environmental alarm.Amber

System has triggered a major environmental alarm.Red

The System ID (blue beacon) LED can be provisioned by the operator to indicate that the switch needs attention.

Table 8: System ID LED Indicator

Management Port LED

This table describes the management port LEDs.

Table 9: Management Port LED Indicator

Alternating green and amber

Fan Tray LED

DescriptionColor/State

The system needs attention.Blinking blue

DescriptionColor/State

Port is not provisioned.Off

Port is provisioned, but administratively not operational.Amber

Port is linked up.Green

A port fault is detected, or the port beacon has been provisioned by the operator.

The Fan LED is located on the front panel of the switch. The following image depicts the Fan LED, the system status LED, and the blue beacon LED on the front panel of the switch.

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Power Supply LEDs

Table 10: Fan LED Indicator

Related Topics

Power Supply LEDs

The power supply includes LEDs on the front of the module. The different states of the LEDs are described in the following table.

Figure 10: Power Supply LED

Product Overview

DescriptionColor/State

The fan tray is not receiving power; the fans have stopped.Off

All fans are operating normally.Green

The fan tray has a failure.Amber

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CONTENTS

Preface

Document Conventions

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Product Overview

Switch Models

Front Panel Components

SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Module Ports

Power Supply Slots

Management Port

Mini USB Type B Console Port

USB Type A Port

Console Port

System Reset Button

Fan Tray

LED Indicators

Status LED

System ID LED

Management Port LED

Fan Tray LED

Power Supply LEDs