3Com Baseline 2848-SFP Plus manual

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    3Com Baseline Switch 2848-SFP Plus Release Notes Software version 1.0.2.2 Part Number: 100015146 Published Date: May 2006 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Scope ..................................................[...]

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    3Com Baseline Switch 2848-SFP Plus V1.0.2.2 Release Notes Page 2 of 5 1. Introduction 1.1 Scope These release notes summarize the operati onal requirem ents and known issues for the following 3Com product. Software Release Filen ames Description 1.0.2.2 3Com Baseline Switch 2848-SFP Plus Model # 3C16486 Note: The software does not operate with any [...]

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    3Com Baseline Switch 2848-SFP Plus V1.0.2.2 Release Notes Page 3 of 5 2. Issues Fixed in Switch 2848-SFP Plus Release 1.0.2.2 The following issues have been resolved in this release of this software. 2.1 Upgrade Procedure • Losing connectivity or power-cycling during the upgrade procedure would result in the switch entering failsafe mode. However[...]

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    3Com Baseline Switch 2848-SFP Plus V1.0.2.2 Release Notes Page 4 of 5 3. Known Issues for Switch 2848-SFP Plus Release 1.0.2.2 3.1 SFP Frame Loss Issue • Occasionally, when a fibre cable is plugged into an SFP transceiver the SFP port is unable to receive frames. This condition can be avoided by ensuring that no frame transmissions or receptions [...]

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    3Com Baseline Switch 2848-SFP Plus V1.0.2.2 Release Notes Page 5 of 5 4. Upgrading Sof tware For instructions on how to upgrad e the Switch to this firmware version, please refer to the 3Com Baseline Switch 2848-SFP Plus User Guide (part number DUA1648-6AAA01). Please note it is only necessary to upgrade the Switch to this version of code if you ha[...]