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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Switch Modules,
R1-2401 and R1-2210
Getting Started Guide

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Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 Hardware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Site Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Unpacking the Switch

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4 Initial Configuration of the Switch . . . . . 15

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Introduction

This document provides basic information about the Dell VRTX 1Gb and
10Gb switch modules, including how to install a switch and perform the
initial configuration.

For information about how to configure and monitor switch features using
the web-based Network Administrator, see the Dell PowerEdge VRTX Switch
Modules R1-2401 and R1-2210 User Guide.

For information about how to configure and monitor switch features using
the CLI, see the Dell PowerEdge VRTX Switch Modules R1-2401 and R1­2210 CLI Reference Guide.

6 Introduction

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