Enterasys Networks 8000-8600 User Manual

8000/8600

Getting Started Guide

Revision Date: 11.27.2002

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TRANSCEIVERS. READ THE FOLLOWING SAFETY INFORMATION BEFORE

INSTALLING OR OPERATING THESE MODULES.

The Class 1 laser transceivers use an optical feedback loop to maintain Class 1 operation limits. This control loop eliminates the need for maintenance checks or adjustments. The output is factory set, and does not allow any user adjustment. Class 1 Laser transceivers comply with the following safety standards:

• 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (FDA).

• IEC Publication 825 (International Electrotechnical Commission).

• CENELEC EN 60825 (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization). When operating within their performance limitations, laser transceiver output meets the Class 1 accessible emission limit of

all three standards. Class 1 levels of laser radiation are not considered hazardous. When the connector is in place, all laser radiation remains within the fiber . The maximum amount of radiant po wer e xiting the

fiber (under normal conditions) is -12.6 dBm or 55 x 10-6 watts. Removing the optical connector from the transceiver allows laser radiation to emit directly from the optical port. The

maximum radiance from the optical port (under worst case conditions) is 0.8 W cm-2 or 8 x 103 W m2 sr-1. Do not use optical instruments to view the laser output. The use of optical instruments to view laser output increases eye

hazard. When viewing the output optical port, power must be removed from the network adapter.

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Notice ..................................................................................................................... ii

About this Guide.................................................................................................. xi

What’s New................................................................................................................................xi

Who should Read this Guide?........................................................................................ ............xi

How to Use this Guide............................................................... .............................................. xii

Related Documentation................................................................... ..................................... .... xii

Chapter 1: Features Overview..............................................................................1

Specifications..............................................................................................................................1

Features.......................................................................................................................................5

Hardware Overview..................................................................................................................10

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation......................................................................51

Safety Considerations ...............................................................................................................51

Hardware Specifications...........................................................................................................53

Installing the Hardware.............................................................................................................55

Chapter 3: Software Installation and Setup......................................................83

Installing a PCMCIA Flash Card..............................................................................................84

Powering On and Booting the Software ...................................................................................86

Starting the Command Line Interface.......................................................................................87

Setting Basic System Information.............................................................................................89

Setting Up SNMP Community Strings.....................................................................................91

Setting Up Passwords................................................................................................................92

Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address...........................................................................94

Setting SYSLOG Parameters....................................................................................................95

Loading System Image Software..............................................................................................96

Loading Boot Firmware............................................................................................................97

Activating Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File ....................................98

Appendix A: Troubleshooting ..........................................................................101

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Contents

Appendix B: Hardware Components...............................................................105

SSR-ATM29-02..................................................................................................................... 106

SSR-CM2B-64, SSR-CM3-128, and SSR-CM4-256 ............................................................ 107

SSR-FDDI-02......................................................................................................................... 109

SSR-GLX39-02...................................................................................................................... 110

SSR-GLX39-04 and SSR-GSX31-04 ................................. .................................... ............... 111

SSR-GLX70-01-AA and SSR-GLH39-02......................................................... .................... 112

SSR-GSX21-02-AA and SSR-GLX29-02-AA...................................................................... 113

SSR-GSX31-02...................................................................................................................... 114

SSR-GTX32-04 and SSR-GTX32-02................................................................................. ... 115

SSR-HFX21-08-AA and SSR-HFX29-08-AA ...................................................................... 116

SSR-HSSI-02-CK................................................................................................................... 117

SSR-HTX22-08-AA and SSR-HTX12-08-AA............................................ .......................... 119

SSR-HTX32-16...................................................................................................................... 121

SSR-POS29-04 and SSR-POS21-04...................................................................................... 122

SSR-POS39-02 and SSR-POS31-02...................................................................................... 122

SSR-SERCE-04-AA and SSR-SERC-04-AA........................................................................ 123

Appendix C: Technical Support.......................................................................125

Getting Help........................................................................................................................... 125

Index....................................................................................................................127

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This guide provides a general overview of the 8-slot and 16-slot Enterasys Networks X-Pedition 8000 and X-Pedition 8600 hardware and software features. It provides procedures for installing the X-Pedition 8000 and X-Pedition 8600. For product information not available in this guide, see the manuals listed in Related Documentation on page xii.

What’s New

Changes to this manual include the addition of new and extended capabilities for the following:

Line Cards on page 20

Control Mo dules on page 14

External Controls on page 15

Installing the Hardware on page 55

About this Guide

Software Installation and Setup on page 83

Installing a PCMCIA Flash Card on page 84

Troubleshooting on page 101

Who should Read this Guide?

Read this guide if you are a network administrator responsible for installing and settin g up the X-Pedition 8000 or X-Pedition 8600.

ELECTRICAL HAZARD: Only qualified personnel should perform the installation procedures in this guide.

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Preface

How to Use this Guide

If you want to... See...

Get an overview of the X-Pedition 8000 and X-Pedition 8600 software and hardware features

Install the X-Pedition 8000 or X-Pedition 8600 hardware

Install the X-Pedition 8000 or X-Pedition 8600 software, boot the software, and set up the unit

Troubleshoot installation problems Appendix A, Troubleshooting Cabling and LED information Appendix B, Hardware Components Contact Enterasys Networks Technical Support Appendix C, Technical Support

Specifications

Chapter 1

Features Overview

The X-Pedition provides wire-speed switching and full non-blocking throughput. The hardware provides wire-speed performance regardless of the performance monitoring, filtering, and Quality of Service (QoS) features enabled by the software. You do not need to accept performance compromises to run QoS or access control lists (ACLs).

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Specifications

The following table lists the basic hardware and software specifications for the X-Pedition.

Feature Specification

Throughput • 16-Gbps non-blocking switching fabric (X-Pedition 8000)

• 32-Gbps non-blocking switching fabric (X-Pedition 8600)

• Up to 30 million packets-per-second routing throughput (X-Pedition 8600)

• Up to 15 million packets-per-second routing throughput (X-Pedition 8000)

Capacity • Up to 250,000 routes

• Up to 2,000,000 Layer-4 application flows (X-Pedition 8000)

• Up to 4,000,000 Layer-4 application flows (X-Pedition 8600)

• 400,000 Layer-2 MAC addresses (X-Pedition 8000)

• 800,000 Layer-2 MAC addresses (X-Pedition 8600)

• 4,096 Virtual LANs (VLANs)

• 20,000 Layer-2 security and access-control filters

• Up to 16 MB input/output buffering per Gigabit port

• 1 MB input/output buffering per 10/100 port

• 20 MB shared input/output buffering across WAN ports on a WAN module

• 32 MB input/output buffering per Packet Over SONET/SDH OC-3c port

• 64 MB input/output buffering per Packet Over SONET/SDH OC-12c port

Routing protocols • IP: RIP v1/v2, OSPF, BGP 2, 3, 4

• IPX: RIP, SAP

• Multicast: IGMP, DVMRP, PIM-SM

• AppleTalk

Bridging and VLAN protocols

Media interface protocols

Quality of Service (QoS)

RMON • RMON v1/v2 for each port Management • SNMP (v1, v2C, v3)

• 802.1d Spanning Tree

• 802.1Q (VLAN trunking)

• 802.3 (100BASE-T)

• 802.3u (100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX)

• 802.3x (1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX)

• 802.3z (1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX)

• 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)

• Layer-2 prioritization (802.1p)

• Layer-3 source-destination flows

• Layer-4 source-destination flows

• Layer-4 application flows

• Emacs-like Command Line Interface (CLI)

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Feature Specification

Port mirroring • Traffic to the control module

• Traffic from specific ports

• Traffic to specific chassis slots (line cards)

Hot swapping • Line cards

• Control module (when redundant control module is installed and online)

• Switching Fabric Modules (X-Pedition 8600 only—when redundant switch fabric is installed and online)

• Power Supply (when redundant supply is installed and online)

Specifications

Load balancing/ sharing

Redundancy • Redundant and hot-swappable power supplies

• Enterasys SmartTRUNK support

• Load Sharing Network Address Translation (LSNAT)

• Redundant and hot-swappable control modules

• Redundant and hot-swappable Switching Fabric Modules (X-Pedition 8600 only)

• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

This guide and other X-Pedition documentation refers to the X-Pedition’s Layer-2 (L2), Layer-3 (L3), and Layer-4 (L4) switching and routing. These layers are based on the International Standards Organization (ISO) 7-layer reference model. Here is an example of that model. The X-Pedition operates within the layers that are not shaded. Notice that Layer 2 is divided into an LLC layer and a MAC layer. The X-Pedition operates at the MAC layer but not the LLC layer.

Layer 7 Application Layer 6 Presentation Layer 5 Session Layer 4 TCP/UDP - application Layer 3 IP/IPX - routing Layer 2 LLC Layer 2 MAC - bridging Layer 1 Physical Interfaces

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Specifications

TCP/UDP Services

The following table lists some well-known TCP/UDP services provided by the X-Pedition.

TCP Port UDP Port Description

23 Telnet

161 SNMP

67 BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent

520 Routed

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Features

This section describes the following X-Pedition features:

• Address-based and flow- b ased bri d ging

• Port-based VLANs and protocol-based VLANs

• IP and IPX routing

• Layer-4 (application) switching

• Security

• Quality of Service (QoS)

• Statistics

• Management

Bridging

Features

The X-Pedition provides the following types of wire-speed bridging:

• Address-based bridging – The X-Pedition performs this type of bridging by looking up the destination address in an L2 lookup table on the line card that receives the bridge packet from the network. The L2 lookup table indicates the exit port(s) for the bridged packet. If the packet is addressed to the X-Pedition’s own MAC address, the packet is routed rather than bridged.

• Flow-based bridging – The X-Pedition performs this type of bridging by looking up an entry in the L2 lookup table containing both the source and destination addresses of the bridge packet.

Your choice of bridgin g meth od does not affect X-Pedition performance. However, address-based bridging is more efficient because it requires fe wer table entries while flow-based bridging provides tighter management and control over bridged traffic.

The X-Pedition ports perform address-based bridging by default but can be configured to perform flow-based bridging, instead of address-based bridging, on a per-port basis. A port cannot be configured to perform both types of bridging at the same time.

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Features

Port and Protocol VLANs

The X-Pedition supports the following types of Virtual LANs (VLANs):

• Port-based VLANs – A port-based VLAN is a set of ports that comprises a Layer-2 broadcast domain. The X-Pedition confines MAC-layer broadcasts to the ports in the VLAN on which the broadcast originates. X-Pedition ports outside the VLAN do not receive the broadcast.

• Protocol-based VLANs – A protocol-based VLAN is a named set of ports that compris es an IP or IPX broadcast domain. The X-Pedition confines IP or IPX broadcasts to the ports within the IP or IPX based VLAN. Protocol-based VLANs sometimes are called subnet VLANs or Layer3 VLANs.

You can include the same port in more than one VLAN, even in both port-based and protocol-based VLANs. Moreover, you can define VLANs that span across multiple X-Peditions. To simplify VLAN administration, the X-Pedition supports 802.1Q trunk ports, which allow you to use a single port to “trunk” traffic from multiple VLANs to another X-Pedition or switch which supports

802.1Q.

Routing

The X-Pedition provides wire-speed routing for the following protocols:

• Internet Protocol (IP) – protocol that switching and routing devices use for moving traffic within the Internet and within many corporate intranets

• Internet Packet Exchange (IPX) – protocol by Novell used in NetWare products

• Appletalk – protocol used to allow users of dissimilar computer systems to share information over a network without regard for special formats and internal differences.

Note: All other protocols that require routing must be tunneled using IP.

By default, the X-Pedition uses one MAC address for all interfaces. The X-Pedition can be configured to have a separate MAC address for each IP interface and a separate MAC address for each IPX interface. When the X-Pedition receives a packet whose destination MAC address is one of the X-Pedition’s IP or IPX interface MAC addresses, the line card that received the packet from the network uses information in the line card’s Layer-3 lookup tables (or information supplied by the control module) to route the packet to its IP destination(s). (See Control Modules on page 14 for information about the control module.)

You can create only one IP and IPX interface on a single port or VLAN. You can add secondary IP addresses to the same IP interface. When you add an interface to a set of ports, you are adding a VLAN to those ports. Ports that contain IP and IPX interfaces can also still perform Layer-2 bridging.

In addition to hardware based, wire-speed routing, the Advanced Routing Engine (ARE) feature extends X-Pedition’s capabilities to support software based routing. This capability is perfect for less demanding protocols like AppleTalk.

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IP Routing

The X-Pedition supports the following IP unicast routing protocols:

• RIP v1 and RIP v2

• OSPF v2

• BGP 2,3,4

IP interfaces do not use a specific routing protocol by default. When you configure an interface for routing, you also specify the routing protocol the interface will use.

IP Multicast Routing

The X-Pedition supports the following IP multicast routing protocols:

•IGMP

•DVMRP

• PIM-SM

Features

The X-Pedition does not use a specific IP Multicast routing protocol by default. When you configure an interface for IP Multicast, you also specify the routing protocol you want the interface to use.

IPX Routing

The X-Pedition supports the following IPX routing protocols:

• IPX RIP – a version of the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) tailored for IPX

• IPX SAP – the Service Advertisement Protocol, which allows hosts attached to an IPX network

to reach printers, file servers, and other services

By default, IPX routing is enabled on the X-Pedition when an IPX interface is created.

Layer-4 Switching

In addition to Layer-2 bridging and Layer-3 routing, the X-Pedition performs Layer-4 switching. Layer-4 switching is based on applications and flows.

• Layer-4 applications – The X-Pedition understands the application for which an IP or IPX

packet contains data and therefore enables you to manage and control traffic on an application basis. For IP traffic, the X-Pedition looks at the packet’ s TCP or UDP port number to determine the application. For IPX packets, the X-Pedition looks at the destination socket to determine the application.

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Features

Security

• Layer-4 flows – The X-Pedition can store Layer-4 flows on each line card. A Layer-4 flow consists of the source and destination addresses in the IP or IPX packet combined with the TCP or UDP source and destination port number (for IP) or the source and destination socket (for IPX). You can therefore manage and control individual flows between hosts on an individual application basis.

A single host can have many individual Layer-4 entries in the X-Pedition. For example, an IP host might have separate Layer-4 application entries for E-mail, FTP, HTTP, and so on, or separate Layer-4 flow entries for specific E-mail destinations and for specific FTP and Web connections.

The bridging, routing, and application (Layer-2, Layer-3, and Layer-4) support described in previous sections enables you to implement security filters that meet specific needs. You can implement the following types of filters to secure traffic on the X-Pedition.

• Layer-2 source filters (block bridge traffic based on source MAC address)

• Layer-2 destination filters (block bridge traffic based on destination MAC address)

• Layer-2 flow filters (block bridge traffic based on specific source-destination pairs)

• Layer-3 source filters (block IP or IPX traffic based on source IP or IPX address)

• Layer-3 destination filters (block IP or IPX traffic based on destination IP or IPX address)

• Layer-3 flow filters (block IP or IPX traffic based on specific source-destination pairs)

• Layer-4 flow filters (block traffic based on application flows)

• Layer-4 application filters (block traff i c based on UDP or TCP source and destination ports for IP or source and destination sockets for IPX)

Quality of Service

Although the X-Pedition supplies non-blocking wire-speed throughput, you can configure the X-Pedition to apply Quality of Service (QoS) policies during peak periods to guarantee service to specific hosts, applications, and flows (source-destination pairs). This is especially useful in networks where the traffic level can exceed the network medium’s capacity.

The X-Pedition QoS is based on four queues: control, high, medium, and low. Control traffic has the highest priority, high the second highest, and so on. The default priority for all traffic is low.

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Statistics

Features

You can configure QoS policies for the following types of traffic:

• Layer-2 prioritization (802.1p)

• Layer-3 source-destination flows

• Layer-4 source-destination flows

• Layer-4 application flows

The X-Pedition can provide extensiv e statistical data on demand. You can access the following types of statistics:

• Layer-2 RMON and MIB II Statistics – Port statistics for normal packets and for errors (packets

in, packets out, CRC errors, and so on)

• Layer-3 RMON v2 Statistics – Statistics for ICMP, IP, IP-interface, IP routing, IP multicast,

VLAN

• Layer-4 RMON v2 Statistics – Statistics for TCP and UDP

• NetFlow – The export of flow accounting statistics

Management Platforms

You can manage the X-Pedi tion using the following management platforms:

• Command Line Interface (CLI) – An Emacs editor-like interface that accepts typed

commands and responds when applicable with messages or tables. You will use the CLI to perform the basic setup procedures described in Chapter 3 of this guide.

• SNMP MIBs and traps – The X-Pedition supports SNMP v1, SNMP v2C, SNMP v3, and

many standard networking MIBs. You can access the X-Pedition’s SNMP agent using integration software for Enterasys Netsight Atlas, Netsight Element Manager 3.0, or HP OpenVie w 5.x on W indows NT, Solaris 2.x, or Aprisma SPECTRUM on Solaris 2.x. Chapter 3 in this guide explains how to set up SNMP on the X-Pedition.

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Hardware Overview

This section describes the X-Pedition hardware modules with which you will be working.

Chapter 2 in this guide describes how to install the hardware. This section describes the following

hardware:

• Chassis

• Backplane

• Fan module

• Control Module

• Power Supply

• Switching Fabric Module (X-Pedition 8600 only)

• Line cards

Chassis

Figure 1 shows the front view of a fully loaded X-Pedition 8000 chassis. The X-Pedition 8000

chassis contains eight slots, numbered from 0 to 7. Slot 0 is in the lower left corner of the chassis and slot 7 is in the upper right corner.

Gigabit-LX module

1000BASE-LXSSR-GLX29-02-AA

21 21

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX12-08-AA

87654321 87654321

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX12-08-AA

87654321 87654321

6 4 2

CM/1

PS2PS1

SSR-8

SSR-CM3-128 CONTROL MODULE

7 5 3

PWR

100-125~5A 200-240~3A

50-60 Hz

SSR-PS-8

Fan module Power supply Control module Power supply

Gigabit-SX module 10/100 BASE-TX

module

1000BASE-SXSSR-GSX21-02-AA

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX12-08-AA

100BASE-FXSSR-HFX21-08-AA

PWR

100-125~5A 200-240~3A

50-60 Hz

SSR-PS-8

100 BASE-FX

module

Figure 1. Front view of a fully loaded X-Pedition 8000 chassis

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Hardwar e Overview

Figure 2 shows the front view of a fully loaded X-Pedition 8600 chassis. The X-Pedition 8600

chassis is similar to the X-Pedition 8000 chassis, except for the following:

• The chassis can contain up to 16 line cards.

• The switching fabric is stored on a separate module.

• There is a slot for a redundant switching fabric module.

• The power supply is larger.

Switching Fabric

module

1000BASE-LXSSR-GLX29-02-AA 1000BASE-SXSSR-GLX29-02-AA

21 21

14 15

Fabric 2

Fabric 1 6 4 2 CM

SSR-16

TO REMOVE POWER TO UNIT DISCONNECT ALL POWER SUPPLY CORDS

100-125V~ 10A 200-240V~ 6A

50/60 Hz

SSR-PS-16

SSR-SF-16

SSR-CM3-128 CONTROL MODULE

PWR

CM/1

7 5 3

PS2PS1

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX22-08-AA

87654321 87654321

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX22-08-AA

87654321 87654321

100BASE-FXSSR-HFX21-08-AA

1000BASE-LXSSR-GLX29-02 1000BASE-SXSSR-GLX29-02

21 21

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX22-08-AA

87654321 87654321

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX22-08-AA

87654321 87654321

SSR-CM3-128 CONTROL MODULE

PWR

100-125V~ 10A

200-240V~ 6A

TO REMOVE POWER TO UNIT DISCONNECT ALL POWER SUPPLY CORDS

50/60 Hz

SSR-PS-16

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX22-08-AA

100BASE-FXSSR-HFX21-08-AA

Switching Fabric

10/100BASE-TXSSR-HTX22-08-AA

Power supply

Figure 2. Front view of a fully loaded X-Pedition 8600 chassis

The X-Pedition 8600 chassis contains sixteen slots, numbered from 0 to 15. Slot 0 is in the lower left corner of the chassis and slot 15 is in the upper right corner. The X-Pedition 8600 also has slots for primary and redundant switching fabric modules.

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Hardware Overview

On both the X-Pedition 8000 and X-Pedition 8600, slot 0 is labeled “CM” and contains the primary control module. The CM slot cannot be used for line cards. The primary control module must be installed in this slot. The CM/1 slot can contain a redundant control module (if you install one) or can contain a line card. Slots 2 to 7 on the X-Pedition 8000 or slots 2 to 15 on the X-Pedition 8600 can contain any line cards unless otherwise noted in Installing Line Cards on page 71. For information about these items, see Control Modules on page 14 and Line Cards on page 20 .

You can install line cards in any order in the slots. For example, you could install line cards in slots 2 and 5 and leave the other line card slots empty . The X-Pedition provides non-blocking throughput regardless of the software features you are using. Therefore, you do not need to “load balance” line cards by placing them in certain relationships to balance the load on the backplane. Regardless of where you install the line cards, the backplane can provide full, non-blocking throughput.

Backplane

The backplane occupies the rear of the chassis and connects the power supplies, control modules, and line cards together. The power supplies use the backplane to provide power to the rest of the system. The line cards and control modules use the backplane to exchange control information and packets. The backplane is installed at the factory. Contact Enterasys Networks if you wish to replace the backplane.

Fan Module

The X-Pedition contains a fan module to provide a cooling air flow across the control module(s) and line cards. The fan module is located on the left side of the control modules and line cards. The X-Pedition 8000 fan module contains two fans; the X-Pedition 8600 fan module contains six fans. The fan module is installed at the factory, but you can replace the module yourself, if necessary.

Note: To ensure that the fan module can provide adequate cooling, always provide a minimum of

3 inches of clearance on each side of the chassis.

Hot Swapping a Fan Tray

Note: Before you hot swap a fan tray on the X-Pedition, have the replacement fan nearby and

ready to install—delays in completing the swap may cause the router to overheat.

1. Loosen the captive screws.

2. Remove the fan tray (the fans will wind down and stop). Although the system will continue to

operate normally with the fans removed, if the fans are removed long enough the system will overheat, power off, and reboot. When the fan tray is removed, the following message will appear on the console:

%SYS-W-FANFAILED, system fan(s) have failed or fan tray is not installed

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Hardwar e Overview

3. Slide the new fan tray completely into the slot. Fans will start up and the LED on the front of

the fan tray will light if the fan is installed properly. Once the fan tray is installed, the following message is displayed on the console:

%SYS-I-FANSOKAY, system fans are operational.

4. Tighten the captive screws.

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Control Modules

The control module is the X-Pedition’s central processing unit. It contains system-wide bridging and routing tables. Traffic that does not yet have an entry in the L2 and L3/L4 lookup tables on individual line cards is sent to the control module. After processing traffic, the control module updates the L2 and L3/L4 tables on the line cards that received the traffic. The line cards thus “learn” about how to forward traffic. Figure 3 shows the front panel of a control module.

PCMCIA slot 0

SSR-CM4-256 CONTROL!MODULE

Console

10/100 Mgmt

RST

SYS

ERR DIAG

HBT

Online Offline

Hot

Swap

PCMCIA slot 1

Figure 3. Front panel of a control module

Boot Flash

The control module has a boot flash containing the X-Pedition’s boot software and configuration files. The system software image file resides on a PCMCIA flash card or a TFTP server.

Memory Module

Note: Only PCMCIA slot 0 (the upper slot) is active. The control module cannot use two

PCMCIA flash cards at the same time.

Insert

This side up

MODEL NO. XP-PCMCIA-32AT

PART NO. 8910478

Software Rev:

The control module uses memory to hold the routing tables and other tables. The minimum factory configuration for the control module includes 64MB of memory in an SSR-CM2B-64, 128MB of memory in an SSR-CM3-128, and 256MB of memory in an SSR-CM4-256. You can obtain X-Pedition memory upgrade kits from Enterasys Networks to increase memory to 128MB (in a

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128MB DIMM), or 256MB (in two 128MB DIMMs). See Installing a Memory Upgrade on

page 66 for the upgrade procedure.

External Controls

The control module has the following external controls. Where appropriate, this guide describes how to use the controls.

• Male DB-9 Data Communications Equipment (DCE) port for serial connection from a

• 10/100BASE-TX out-of-band Ethernet management port for network management. The port is

• Reset switch (RST). Use this switch to reboot the X-Pedition’s CPU.

• PCMCIA flash memory slots. These slots let you install system image software upgrades as well

Hardwar e Overview

management terminal. Use this port to establish a direct CLI connection to the X-Pedition. The default baud rate is 9600.

configured as a Media Data Interface (MDI). Use this port to establish a management connection to the X-Pedition over a local or bridged Ethernet segment.

as older system image software versions.

Note: You can install a PCMCIA flash in slot 0 only. You cannot use two PCMCIA cards at the

same time.

LEDs

Table 1. Control Module LED Indicators

LED Condition Status OK On Ready for operation or configuration. HBT Flashing Booting or waiting for configuration.

On Remains on for 5 seconds at power-up.

ERR On Remains on for 5 seconds at power-up.

On Error occurred.

DIAG On Remains on for 5 seconds at power-up.

On The diagnostics are running. GREEN On Link on ethernet port. YELLOW Flashing Activity on port. Hot Swap On CM4 is active.

Off CM4 is redundant or offline.

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AC Power Supply

The power supply delivers 3.3, 5, and 12 volts DC to the X-Pedition’s control module(s), fan modules, and other components. A single power supply provides enough current to operate a fully configured chassis—with the exception of certain line cards. For information about these cards, refer to Installing Line Cards on page 71. The power supply has its own internal cooling fan. The vent on the front of the power supply is the inlet vent for the cooling fan. Figure 4 shows the front view of an X-Pedition 8000 AC power supply.

PWR

100-125~5A 200-240~3A

50-60 Hz

SSR-PS-8

Figure 4. Front view of an X-Pedition 8000 AC power supply

The X-Pedition 8600 power supply is nearly twice as large as the X-Pedition 8000 power supply.

Figure 5 shows the front view of an X-Pedition 8600 AC power supply.

PWR

SSR-PS-16

TO REMOVE POWER TO UNIT DISCONNECT ALL POWER SUPPLY CORDS

100-125V~ 10A

200-240V~ 6A

50/60 Hz

Figure 5. Front view of an X-Pedition 8600 AC power supply

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AC Power Supply Specifications

The following table lists the specifications for the X-Pedition’s AC power supplies.

Hardwar e Overview

X-Pedition 8000 X-Pedition 8600

Dimensions 8.27 in. H x 17.25 W x 12.25 D

22.23 cm H x 43.82 W x 31.12 D

Weight Pounds: 24Lbs

Kilograms: 10.8 Kg

AC Power 100-125 VAC, 5A maximum

200-240 VAC, 3A maximum 50/60 Hz

Output Wattage

At 3.4 V At 5.1 V At 12 Volts

Operating Temperature

390 Watts

70 Amps 25 Amps 2 Amps

Fahrenheit: 41 Centigrade: 5oC to 40oC

F to 104oF

8.27 in. H x 17.23 W x 19.25 D

22.23 cm H x 43.82 W x 48.9 D Pounds: 47 Lbs

Kilograms: 21.2 Kg 100-125 VAC, 10A maximum

200-240 VAC, 6A maximum 50/60 Hz

780 W a tts

140 Amps 50 Amps 4 Amps

Fahrenheit: 41oF to 104oF Centigrade: 5oC to 40oC

To ensure against equipment failure, you can install a redundant power supply. When two power supplies are active in the X-Pedition, they load share, each supply delivering approximately 50 percent of the current needed. Moreover, if one of the power supplies fails, the other power supply immediately assumes the entire load, thus preventing any system outage.

The AC power supply has a green status LED. When the LED is lit, the power supply is connected to an appropriate power source and is active. The status LED is lit when you switch the power supply on, not when you plug the power supply into a power source.

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DC Power Supply

The X-Pedition DC power supply delivers 3.3, 5, and 12 volts DC to the X-Pedition’s control module(s), fan modules, and other components. A single DC power supply provides enough current to operate a fully configured chassis—with the exception of certain line cards. For information about these cards, refer to Installing Line Cards on page 71.

Figure 6 shows the front view of an X-Pedition 8000 DC power supply.

To!be!installed!in!a!restricted access!area!in!accordance with!the!NEC!or!authority

having!jurisdiction.

See!manual!for!installation instructions.

PWR

48/60V 14A!MAX

SSR-PS-8-DC

Figure 6. Front view of an X-Pedition 8000 DC power supply

The X-Pedition 8 000 DC power supply has a three-termin al wiring block on the front panel, consisting of a positive (+) terminal, negative (-) terminal and a safety ground. The DC supply is designed to be powered by a 48-Volt DC source. Figure 7 shows the front view of an X-Pedition 8600 DC Power Supply.

To be installed in a restricted access area in accordance with the NEC or authority

having jurisdiction. See manual for installation

PWR

instructions.

SSR-PS-16-DC

48/60V 27A MAX

Figure 7. Front view of an X-Pedition 8600 DC power supply

The X-Pedition 8600 DC power supply has a five-terminal wiring block on the front panel, consisting of two positive (+) terminals, two negative (-) terminals and a safety ground. The DC supply is designed to be powered by a 48-Volt DC source.

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Enterasys Networks 8000-8600 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

NOTICE

Contents

What’s New

About this Guide

Who should Read this Guide?

How to Use this Guide

Related Documentation

Specifications

Features Overview

TCP/UDP Services

Features

Bridging

Port and Protocol VLANs

Routing

IP Routing

IP Multicast Routing

IPX Routing

Layer-4 Switching

Security

Quality of Service

Statistics

Management Platforms

Hardware Overview

Chassis

Backplane

Fan Module

Hot Swapping a Fan Tray

Control Modules

Boot Flash

Memory Module

External Controls

AC Power Supply

AC Power Supply Specifications

DC Power Supply