3Com 8814 manual

3Com ® Switch 8800 Family Installation Guide Switch 8807 Switch 8810 Switch 8814 www.3Com.com Part No. 10015 593, Rev. AA Published: January 2007[...]

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C ONTENTS A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Conventions 5 Related Docum entation 6 1 P RODUCT O VERVIEW Preface 7 General Architecture 10 Fabric Modules 17 System Specifications 24 Software Featur es 25 2 I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Overview 29 3C17511 1-por t 10GBASE-X (XENP AK) 29 3C17512 2-por t 10GBASE-X (XFP) Module 30 3C17513 12-por t 1000BASE-X (SFP) Mo[...]

4 S WITCH I NSTALLATION Confirming Installation Preparation 51 Installation Flow 51 Mounting the Switch in User -Supplied Cab inet 52 Connecting PGND W ire and Power Cor d 57 Installing Cabling Rack 62 Installing Fan T ray 62 Installing PoE Lightning Pr otection Box 63 Installing I/O modules 64 Connecting Interface Cables 65 Cable Routing Recommend[...]

A BOUT T HIS G UIDE This guide describes the 3Com ® Switch 8800 and how to install hardware, configure and boot softwar e, and maintain software and hardwar e . This guide also provides tr oubleshoo ting and supp ort informatio n for your switch. This guide is intended for Qualified Se rvice personnel who are responsible for configuring, using, an[...]

6 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Related Documentation The following manuals offer additional infor mation necessary for managing your Switch 8800: ■ Switch 8800 Command Reference Guide — Provides detailed descriptions of command line inte rface (CLI) commands , that yo u requir e to manage your Switch 8800. ■ Switch 8800 Configuration Guide — Describ[...]

1 P R ODUCT O VERVIEW Preface 3Com Switch 8800 Family of Routing Switches (hereinafter referr ed to as Switch 8800 Family) are intelligent, multi-laye r modular LAN switches is ideal for enterprise envir onments where non-stop avai lability of critical applications and the highest performance, security , and granular control are r equired. The Swit[...]

8 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW Currently , the Switch 8800 Family include the following models: ■ Switch 8807: This model provides up to 600 Gbps switching capacity . It supports (for example) up to 240 GE ports and 20 x 10GE ports. Figure 1 3Com Switch 8807 (7-Slot Chassis) ■ Switch 8810: This model provides up to 960 Gbps switching capacity[...]

Preface 9 ■ Switch 8814: This model provides up to 1.44 Tbps switching capacity . It supports (for example) up to 576 GE ports and 48 x 10GE ports. Figure 3 3Com Switch 8814 (14-Slot Chassis)[...]

10 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW General Architecture The Switch 8800 Family use integrated ch assis, which can be subdivided into power ar ea, board a rea, backplane and fan a rea. Chassis and Slots Switch 8807 Figure 4 Switch 8807 slots ■ The Switch 8807 chassis provides seven slots in its boar d area: The top two accommodate fabrics, which ca[...]

General Architecture 11 Switch 8810 Figure 5 Switch 8810 slots ■ The Switch 8810 chassis provides ten slots in its boar d area: The middle two accommodate fabric modules, which can operate in 1+1 redundancy mode; the remaining eight accommodate I/O or application modules, which you can select from various available mode ls. All modules in this ar[...]

12 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW Switch 8814 Figure 6 Switch 8814 slots ■ The Switch 8814 chassis provides 14 slots in its boar d area: The middle two accommodate fab ric modules, which can operat e in 1+1 redundancy mode; the remaining 12 acc ommodate I/O or application modules, which you can select from various available models. All modules in[...]

General Architecture 13 The Switch 8807 uses a passive backplane, which provides five I/O module interfaces, two fabric interfaces, one fan interface, and three -48V power interfaces (two for PSUs and one for PoE entry module). ■ Switch 8810 The Switch 88 10 uses a passive backpl ane, which pr ovides eight I/O modu le interfaces, two fabric inter[...]

14 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW ■ A Switch 8800 suppor ts up to 4500 W (220 V)/2250 W (110 V) power to its PDs. It determines whethe r to deliver power to a ne wly detected PD depending on the power it currently supplied. PoE entry area The PoE-supported Switch 8807/Switch 8810/ Switch 8814 chassis has a PoE entry area between the two power sup[...]

General Architecture 15 Ta b l e 2 describes typical equipment configurat ions and specifications of exter nal PoE power system. The exter nal PoE power system has monitor fun ction. It provides one system monitoring module, one RS232 and two R S 485 monitoring interfaces. The system monitoring module reports the running information of the PSUs in [...]

16 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW Role and function The MBUS system is power ed by 5 V from the MBUS on the fabric. The 5 V power on the two fabrics ar e redundant to each other . Each MBUS module is attached to the MBUS, which contains two control lines: MBUS0 and MBUS1. Each card has an independent MBUS module, those on the fabrics are primary MB[...]

Fabric Modules 17 Fabric Modules The Switch Fabric serves as the core of the Switch 8800 Family .The following fabric models are av ailable to the Switch 8800 Family: ■ 3C17508 - 3Com Switch 8800 360 Gbps Fab ric ■ 3C17539 - 3Com Switch 8800 720 Gbps Fab ric These fabrid modules provide: ■ Route calculating and forw arding table maintenance. [...]

18 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW Figure 10 360 Gbps Switch Fabric panel Compact Flash (CF slot) The 360 Gbps Switch Fabric module provides a CF slot to accommodate a standard CF car d, where you can save logging information, host version information, alarming and other diagn ostic information and co nveniently upgrade software online. The fabric s[...]

Fabric Modules 19 ■ Console port The Console port uses an RJ-45 connector . It can be connected to a background terminal for system debugging, maintena nce, management, and host software loading. n Y ou can choose your own baud rate for the Co nsole port. ■ AUX port The AUX port uses an R J-45 connector . The port can serve as a backup port f o[...]

20 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW ■ Status LEDs for I/O module The 360 Gbps Switch Fabric mod ule has 12 pairs of LEDs to indicate th e operating status of 12 I/O module. ■ Status LEDs for the 360 Gbps Switch Fabric module Y ou can lear n the operat ing status of 360 Gbps Switch Fabric module by reading the SFS, ACT , ALM and RUN LEDs on it. Th[...]

Fabric Modules 21 720 Gbps Switch Fabric T echnical specific ations This model applies to the 3C17539 . See T able 5 for its specifications. Panel On its panel, the 720 Gbps Switch Fabric provides a CF slot, CF LED (CFS), 10Base-T/100Base-TX port, RS232/485 po rt, Console port, AUX port, RESET button, I/O module st atus LEDs, and 360 Gb ps Switch F[...]

22 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW The following table describes the status LEDs for the management 10Base-T/100Base-TX port. ■ RS232/485 port The RS232/485 port uses RJ-45 connector , for connecting exter nal PoE power frame when supported and monitoring its status. ■ Console port The Console port uses an RJ-45 connector . It can be connected t[...]

Fabric Modules 23 The AUX port uses an R J-45 connector . The port can serve as a backup port f or the Console port to connect a background terminal, or directly connect a modem device, for remote system debugging , configuration, maintenance and management . RESET button Y ou can press the RESET button on the panel to reset the 720 Gbps Switch Fab[...]

24 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW Y ou can lear n the operat ing status of 720 Gbps Switch Fabric module by reading the SFS, ACT , ALM and RUN LEDs on it. The following table giv es a summary of the four LEDs. RESET button Y o u can press the RESET butto n on the panel to reset the 720 Gbps Switch Fabric. Status LEDs See the section “Status LEDs?[...]

Software Features 25 n Note 1: The switching capacity in the above table is calc ulated based on two load-sharing fabrics. Note 2: The 7-slot has a dditional backplane traces per slot compared to the 14-slot and the 10- slot chassis. The addi tional traces enable higher capacity per slot using the 360G Fabric compared to the 10-slot and 14-slot cha[...]

26 C HAPTER 1: P RODUCT O VERVIEW Flow control IEEE 802.3x flow control (full duplex) Back pressure flow c ontrol (half duplex) Broadcast/multicast suppress ion Supported Multicast Internet gr oup managem ent protoc ol (IGMP) s nooping IGMP Internet gro up managem ent protocol (IGMP) v2 Protocol-independent multicast-d ense mode (PIM-DM) Protocol-i[...]

Software Features 27 n All specifications are subject to changes without notice. For up-to-date information, pleas e contact 3Co m mark eting or technical suppo rt personnel. Security Hierarchical user management and password protection Password control 802.1x authentication Packet filtering Port-based broadcast frame suppression, speed calculation[...]

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2 I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Overview The Switch 8800 Family are modular switches that are designed following industry standards. The following I/O modules ar e available to the Switch 8800 Family: 3C17511 1 -port 10GBASE-X (XENP AK) Specifications This section provides specifications for the 1-por t 10GBASE-X (XENP AK) 3C17511 module. Ta b l e [...]

30 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Panel and LEDs Figure 12 3C17511 module panel The 3C17511 module has two port LEDs for the 10GE port on its panel. Matching Cable See T able 64 on page 45 for the XENP AK optical modules available to the 10GE XENP AK/SC optical/electrical po rt on the 3C175 11 module and their matching cable types, which[...]

3C17513 12-port 1000BASE-X (SFP ) Module 31 Panel and LEDs Figure 13 3C17512 module panel The 3C17512 module has two LEDs fo r each optical por t on its pan el. Matching Cable See T able 64 on page 45 for the XFP optical modules available for the 10 Gbps XFP optical ports on the 3 C17512 module and their matching cable types, which you can select a[...]

32 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Matching Cable See T able 64 on page 45 for the SFP optica l modules available to the SFP optical ports on the 3C17513 module and their matching cable types, which you can select as requir e d. 3C17514 24-port 1000BASE-X (SF P) Module This section pr ovides specifications for the 24-port 1000BASE-X (SFP)[...]

3C17516 24-port 10/100/1000BASE-T Mo dule 33 optical modules available to the SFP optical ports and their matching cable types, see Ta b l e 64 on page 45 . 3C17516 24-port 10/100/10 00BASE-T Module This section provides specifications for the 24-port 10/100/1000B ASE-T module (3C17516). Specifications The 3C17516 module provides 24 10/100/1000BASE[...]

34 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Panel and LEDs Figure 17 3C17525 module panel The 3C17525 module has two port LEDs for the 10GE port on its panel. Matching Cable See T able 64 on page 45 for the XENP AK optical modules available for the 10GE XENP AK/SC optical/electrical po rt on the 3C175 25 module and their matching cable types, whic[...]

3C17527 2-port 10GBASE-X (XFP) Advanced Mo dule 35 Panel and LEDs Figure 18 3C17526 module panel The 3C17526 module has two LEDs fo r each optical por t on its pan el. Matching Cable For details about XFP optica l modules available to the XFP optical ports on the 3C17526 module an d their matching cable types, see Ta b l e 64 on page 45 . 3C17527 2[...]

36 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Matching Cable See T able 64 on page 45 for the XFP optical modules that are available for the 10 Gbps XFP optical ports on the 3C17527 module and their mat ching cable types, which you can select as required. 3C17528 48port 10/100/100 0 BASE-T (RJ-45) Module This section provides specifications for the [...]

3C17530 24-port 1000BASE-X (SF P) Advanced Module 37 3C17530 24-port 1000BASE-X (SFP) Advanced Module This section provides specifications fo r the 24-port 1000BASE-X (SFP) Advanced module (3C17530). Specifications The 3C17530 Advanced Module provide 24 1000BASE-X (SFP) ports. Panel and LEDs Figure 21 3C17530 module panel The 3C17530 module has two[...]

38 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Panel and LEDs Figure 22 3C17531 module panel The 3C17531 module has one LED for each port on its panel. 3C17532 48-port 10/100/100 0 BASE-T (RJ-45) Access Module This section provides specifications for the 48-port 10/100/1000 BASE-T (RJ-45) Access module (3C17532). Specifications The 3C17532 module pro[...]

3C17533 24-port 1000BASE-X (SFP) IPv6 Module 39 Panel and LEDs Figure 23 3C17532 module panel The 3C17532 module has one LED for each port on their panel. 3C17533 24-port 1000BASE-X (SFP) IPv6 Module This section provides specifications for the 24-port 1000 BASE-X (SFP) IPv6 module (3C17533). Specifications The 3C17533 IPv6 module provid es 24 1000[...]

40 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Matching Cable Y ou can select appropriate SFP optical modules for the 1000 Mbps SFP optical ports on the 3C1753 3 module according to your needs. For a description of SFP the optical modules available f or the SFP optica l ports and their matchin g cable types, see Ta b l e 64 on page 45 . 3C17534 24-po[...]

3C17538 48-port 1000BASE-X (SFP) IPv6 Module 41 Panel and LEDs Figure 26 3C17536 module panel The 3C17536 module has two LEDs fo r each optical por t on its pan el. Matching Cable For details about XFP optica l modules available to the XFP optical ports on the 3C17536 module an d their matching cable types, see Ta b l e 64 on page 45 . 3C17538 48-p[...]

42 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Panel and LEDs Figure 27 3C17538 module panel The 3C17538 module has one LED for each 1000 Mbps optical port on its pan el. Matching Cable Y ou can select appropriate SFP optical mo dules for the 1000 Mbps SFP/LC optical ports on the 3C17538 mod ule accordingly to your needs. See Ta b l e 64 on page 45 f[...]

Application Modules 43 3C17546 Firewall Application Module T echnical specific ations The 3C17546 Firewall Application Module pr ovides eight Gigabi t SFP/LC optical ports. Fron t panel Figure 29 Fr ont panel of the 3C17546 The 3C17546 provides eight 1000Base-X ports, one Conso le port, one AUX port, three 10/100Base-TX ports and four stat us LEDs [...]

44 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Front panel Figure 30 Fr ont panel of the 3CR1754766 The 3CR1754766 provides eight 100 0Base-X ports, one Console port, one AUX port, three 10/100Base-TX ports and four status LEDs (A TT ACK, ACT , ALM and RUN) from left to right on the fr ont panel. A vailable cables Ta b l e 64 on page 45 lists the ava[...]

Transceivers 45 Fron t panel Figure 31 Fr ont panel of the 3C17548 T ransceivers Ta b l e 64 documents the 3Com Switch 8800 Family transceivers. Ta b l e 64 T r ansceiver Specifications Optical Power Range (dBm) 3Com Transceiver Name Ordering Number Cable Type Core Size (microns) Model Bandwidth (MHz - Km) Transmission Range Wavelength (nm) Output [...]

46 C HAPTER 2: I/O AND A PPLICATION M ODULES Switch 8800 Port Densities Ta b l e 65 describes the modules that are av ailable for the Switch 8800, their maximum port densities, and whether or no t the module supports MP LS or IPv6. *Maximum port densities stated for larg est chassis model, the Sw itch 8814 (14 slots) **IPv6 capable hardwar e module[...]

3 I NSTALLATION P R EPARATION Safety Recommendations T o avoid possible bodily injury and devi ce impairment, please read the following safety recommendations car e fully before installing the Switch 8800 Family . The recommendations do not cover ev ery possible hazardous condition. General Safety Recommendations ■ The Switch 8800 Family use redu[...]

48 C HAPTER 3: I NSTALLATION P REPARATION Wearing an ESD-Preventive Wrist Strap T o prevent the electr onic compon ents from being damaged by the electr o static discharge (ESD), take ESD mea sures for the ar ea where the switch is located and note the issues below: ■ Always wear an ESD-pr eventive wrist strap when installing the parts, espec ial[...]

Examining Installation Site 49 Cleanness Requiremen ts Dust is a hazar d to the operating safety of the switch. The indoor dust accumulated on the chassis can cause electr ostatic absorption, which may r esult in the poor co ntact of the conn ector or me tal cont act point. This happens more frequently when indoor relative humidity is low , which w[...]

50 C HAPTER 3: I NSTALLATION P REPARATION Power Supply Requirements The Switch 8800 Family adopts redundant PSUs for AC PSU: Rated voltage: 100 V AC to 240 V AC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz Maximum tolerance: 90 V AC to 264 V AC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz Maximum power output: 1200 W (Switch 8807)/200 0 W (Switch 8810/Switch 8814) Space Requirements Fo r the sake of adequ[...]

4 S WITCH I NSTALLATION The Switch 8800 Family shall be installed indoors in a fixed place. Confirming Installation Pre paration ■ Make sure that you have read Chapter 3 Installation Preparation carefully . ■ All requir e ments mentioned in Chapter 3 Installation Preparation have been met. Installation Flow Figur e 32 Installation Flow Start Co[...]

52 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION Mounting the Switch in User -Supplied Cabinet Cabinet Configuration Guideline c CAUTION: ■ Even if no PoE external power supp ly is installed, it is r e commended that you reserve the PoE power supply slot (just cover a 4 U blank filler panel) in the cabinet for later PoE expansion. ■ For components of 4 U o[...]

Mounting the Switch in User-Supplied Cabinet 53 Figure 33 One Switch 8807 chassis in a cabinet Guideline: The space marked in Figure 33 must be reserved, and the r emaining is at your disposal. T wo Switch 8807 chassis in a cabinet The components and their height are as follows (from bottom up): ■ Blank filler panel (2U) ■ Cabling frame (2U) ?[...]

54 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION Figure 34 T wo Switch 8807 chassis in a cabinet Guideline: The sp ace marked in Figure 34 must be reserved, and the r emaining is at your disposal. One Switch 8810 chassis in a cabinet The components and their height ar e as follows (f rom bottom up): ■ Blank filler panel (2U) ■ Cabling frame (2U) ■ Extern[...]

Mounting the Switch in User-Supplied Cabinet 55 Figure 35 One Switch 8810 chassis in a cabinet Guideline: The space marked in Figure 35 must be reserved, and the r emaining is at your disposal. One Switch 8814 chassis in a cabinet The components and their height are as follows (from top down): ■ Blank filler panel (2U) ■ Cabling frame (2U) ■ [...]

56 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION Figure 36 One Switch 8814 chassis in a cabinet Guideline: The sp ace marked in Figure 36 must be reserved, and the r emaining is at your disposal. Mounting the Switch in the Cabinet T ake the following steps to install the Switch 8800 Family in a 19-inch cabinet. Step 1: Confirm before installation ■ Make sure[...]

Connecting PGND Wire and Power Cord 57 Step 6: Align the mounting ears with the square holes in the posts of the cabinet, and fasten the screws in the holes to fix the switch in the cab inet. Connecting PGND Wire and Power Cor d Connecting PGND Wire c CAUTION: For the safety of operators and equipment, the switch must be well grounded. The resistan[...]

58 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION Figure 37 Gr ound the switch when ground bar is available ■ If there is no ground bar b ut earth near by and the grounding body is allow ed to be buried, you can simply hammer an angle iron or steel pipe no shorter than 0.5 m into the earth. In this case, the yellow-green PGND wir e should be welded with the a[...]

Connecting PGND Wire and Power Cord 59 power supply has been well grounded at the power distribution room or AC power supply transfor mer side. Figure 39 Gr ound the switch via AC PE wire Connecting AC Power Cord c CAUTION: ■ For lightning protection, the AC power should be led through an exter nal lightning device into the switch. ■ Make sure [...]

60 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION Figure 40 Connect AC power cor d to the Switch 8807 Figure 41 Connect AC power cor d to the Switch 8810/Switch 8814 (1) Connector-retention clamp (2) Input LED (3) Output LED (4) Fail LED (5) Power switch (1) Connector-retention clamp (2) Input LED (3) Output LED (4) Fail LED (5) Power switch ( 5 ) (3) (1) (2) ([...]

Connecting PGND Wire and Power Cord 61 Connecting PoE Power Cord The Switch 8807/Switch 8810/Switch 8814 uses PSE4500 -A external Po E power supply , which is connected to the switch through the PoE module at the front bottom of the switch to provide power to PDs (powered devices) under the switch. n This section only focuses on the cabl e connecti[...]

62 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION Figure 43 Fr ont panel of external PoE Power Rack (3C17509) Installing Cabling Rack For your convenie nce, cabling racks ar e sh ipped with the Switch 8800 Family . T ake the following steps to install the rack. Step 1: Face the I/O mod ule slots of the switch; Step 2: Attach the left mountin g ear (the one with[...]

Installing PoE Lightn ing Protection Box 63 c CAUTION: In case of bodily injuries, do not touch any naked wi re, terminal or other parts of the produ ct with hazardou s voltage labels. Step 1: Wear the ESD-preventive wrist strap, making sure that it makes good skin contact; take the fan tray out from the packing bag. Step 2: Hold the fan tray in ri[...]

64 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION at the front panel, and then slide it smoothly along the guide rail to the slot, until it fits into the chassis, with its plug fu ll y touching the sock et in side the chassis. See Figure 46. Figure 46 Install PoE lightning protection box 3 Fasten the screw on top of the PoE lightnin g protection box. n Generall[...]

Connecting Interface Cables 65 Connecting Interface Cables Connecting Console Cable Introdu ction Console cable is an 8-core shielded cable. At on e end of the cable is a crimped RJ-45 connector that is to be plugg ed into the console port of the switch. At t he other end of the cable are a DB-9 (f em ale) connector and a DB-25 (female) connector .[...]

66 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION n The PC serial port is not hot-swappable, so you are not allowed to insert or remove the console cable into or from the PC serial po rt. When conne cting the con sole cable, fir st connect the DB 9/DB25 end to th e PC serial port and then the RJ45 end to t he console port of the swit ch. And removing the consol[...]

Connecting Interface Cables 67 Connecting AUX cable Step 1: Plug the RJ-45 connector of the AUX cable into the AUX port of the switch. Step 2: Plug the DB-25 (male) or DB-9 (m ale) connector at the other end into the serial port of the analog modem. Connecting Category-5 Shielded Cable Introdu ction to RJ-45 connector Being RJ-45 connector , the 10[...]

68 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION Figure 50 LC connector Connecting fiber Step 1: Plug one end of the fiber into the SFP optical module of the Switch 8800 Family . Step 2: Connect the other end of the fiber into the corresponding device. c CAUTION: When the optical interface has not been connected with a fiber connector or its dust-proof mesh is[...]

Cable Management 69 Figure 51 Cable bundling example I ■ The bending radius of cable body can not be less than twice of the cable diameter . The bending radius of the cabl e cannot be les s than 5 times of its diameter at th e place where it is led ou t of the connecto r; ■ Differ en t cables (power cord, signal cabl e, PGND wire , etc.) should[...]

70 C HAPTER 4: S WITCH I NSTALLATION ■ Bundle the cables wherever cable bending cannot be avoided. However , the cable ties cannot be placed inside the bending area in case of the likelihood of cable core br eak due to excessive stress. See the following figure. Figure 53 Cable bundling example III ■ The spare cables or exce ssive cable pa rts [...]

Verifying the Installation 71 ■ When using a hard power cord, fix it near its terminal so as to free the terminal and the cable from str ess; ■ Do not use tapping screws to fasten the connecting termin als; ■ The power cords of the same type and in the same direction should be bundled together and kept neatly and straight; The following table[...]

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5 S YSTEM D EBUGGING Setting up Configuration Environment Setting up Configuration Environment Connect a terminal (a PC in this scenario) to the switch with a Console cable. Figure 55 Networking envir onment for switch configuration Connecting Cables Step 1: Insert the DB-9 (o r DB-25) female connector of the Conso le cable into the serial port on [...]

74 C HAPTER 5: S YSTEM D EBUGGING Step 1: Start PC, and run terminal emulation pr ogram (such as T erminal of Windo ws3.1, or Hyper T erminal of W indows 95/W indows 98/Wind ows 2000/W indows NT/W indows XP/W indows ME) on PC. Step 2: Set parameters in th e Hyper T erminal of W indows98. Y o u must set the baud rate to 9600, data bits to 8, no pari[...]

Powering and Booting the Switch 75 V erifying after Power -on (Recommended) T o ensure the configuration works that you will make on the switch, you are recommended to check the switch after powering it on to make sure that: ■ The cooling system is working. In this case, you can hear the noise caused by fan rotation and feel that ther e is air ex[...]

76 C HAPTER 5: S YSTEM D EBUGGING[...]

6 S WITCH M ONITORING AND M AINTENANCE Monitoring the Switch Although the Switch 8800 Family has undergo ne a comprehensive and strict factory test before delivery , there might be some fault occurring due to improper installation. This chapter describes how to troubleshoot the Switch 8800 Family . T roubleshooting Console Te r m i n a l If the sys[...]

78 C HAPTER 6: S WITCH M ONITOR ING AND M AINTENANCE ■ The Input LED (green) and Output LED (gr een) stay ON, but the display power command shows that the PSU is not in position (b ut the other PSU operates normally). Such a problem is likely caused becau se of the poor contact between the PSU and the back plane due to a badly seated PSU. In this[...]

Hardware Maintenance 79 Ha rd w a re Maintenance Replacing AC PSU c CAUTION: The PSU of the Switch 8800 Family is hot-swappable. When installing or replacing a PSU while power is being supplied, you must take care in the operation procedur es and safety with electricity . Do not touch any naked wires, terminals or any parts of the product marked wi[...]

80 C HAPTER 6: S WITCH M ONITOR ING AND M AINTENANCE Figure 56 Remove and install the AC PSU Y ou can remove AC PSU from the 8810/Switch 8814 in similar way . c CAUTION: ■ The Switch 880 0 Family uses multiple pow er systems, and yo u must turn off all of them when r emoving the AC PSU. ■ As the PSU of the Switch 8800 Family is heavy , use both[...]

Hardware Maintenance 81 Removing and cleaning the air filter of PSU Step 1: Clutch the air filter by the uppe r and lower edges with your index finger and the thumb. Step 2: Pull the air filter out with an even strength. Step 3: T ake th e black air filter mesh out. Step 4: Clean the mesh and dry it, tak ing care not to rub it. Step 5: Place the dr[...]

82 C HAPTER 6: S WITCH M ONITOR ING AND M AINTENANCE Replacing and Cleaning the Air Filter of Chassis c CAUTION: Y ou are strongly recommended to clean the air filter semimonthly to guarantee adequate ventilation. The air filter of the Switch 8800 Family is installed at the air intake vents of the chassis. If you do not clea n the air filter often,[...]

Hardware Maintenance 83 Removing a module Step 1: W ear the ESD-pre ventive wrist strap and unscrew the captive screws on the module with a flat head screwdriver . Step 2: Hold the ejector levers on th e module with both hands and pr ess them outward to separate the locking pin of the module fr om the backplane. Step 3: Gently pull the module out o[...]

84 C HAPTER 6: S WITCH M ONITOR ING AND M AINTENANCE c CAUTION: When you replace the fan t ray of an operating switch, pull the fan tray out from the chassis only after the fans stop rotating. In this ca se, there is still the possibility that fans are still rotating. Therefore do not put your ha nd into the fan tray to avoid bodily injury . Step 2[...]

Software Upgrade 85 ■ Loading using TF TP and through Ethernet port ■ Loading using F TP and through Ether net port 2 Local or remote loading through CLI: ■ Loading using F TP ■ Loading using TF TP Local Loading through Boot Menu Boot menu After powering on the Switch, run Boot RO M pr ogram first and the terminal will display the following[...]

86 C HAPTER 6: S WITCH M ONITOR ING AND M AINTENANCE c CAUTION: While using the Switch, keep in mind the latest Boot ROM password. MAIN MENU 1. Boot with default mode 2. Boot from Flash 3. Boot from HardDisk 4. Enter serial submenu 5. Enter ethernet submenu 6. Modify Flash description area 7. Modify bootrom password 0. Reboot Enter your choice(0-7)[...]

Software Upgrade 87 XModem completes transmission by the re ceiving pr og ram (receiver) and the sending program (sender). In XModem, the transmission begins with the sending of negotiat ion characters from the re ceiver for the purpose of check mode negotiation. After passing the negotiatio n, the sender is allowed to send the first data packet . [...]

88 C HAPTER 6: S WITCH M ONITOR ING AND M AINTENANCE Step 5: Select a right place to stor e the downloaded fi le as needed. For example, enter 2 at the prompt displayed in the last step to download the file into the Flash of the switch, pr ess Enter , and the system will display the following information on the terminal: Please Select File . XMODEM[...]

Software Upgrade 89 sends a write request packet to the TF TP se rver , then send s the data packets to the server , and receives the ACK from the se rver . The TF TP transmission files have two forms, i.e., binary for pr ogram transmission and ASCII for text transmission. Following is the upgrading procedure described taking the Switch 8814 workin[...]

90 C HAPTER 6: S WITCH M ONITOR ING AND M AINTENANCE Step 6: After you provide the requir ed information, the system accesses the Ethern et interface submenu ag ain: ETHERNET SUBMENU 1. Download file to SDRAM through ethernet interfa ce and boot 2. Download file to Flash through ethernet interfa ce 3. Download file to HardDisk through ethernet inte[...]

Software Upgrade 91 Step 1: Connect the Switch to the PC containi ng the desir ed file via the management /upgrade Ethe rnet port. (In this case, you should know the IP addr ess of the PC. At the same time, connect the Switch to an exter nal PC (that can be the same one that contains the de sired file) via the Console port. Step 2: Run F T P Server[...]

92 C HAPTER 6: S WITCH M ONITOR ING AND M AINTENANCE User(none):8500 331 Give me your password, please Password: 230 Logged in successfully [ftp] get SWITCH002.app SWITCH002.app [ftp] get Switchbtm.btm Switchbtm.btm [ftp] bye n If the switch has two fabrics, you also can copy the host and Boot ROM program files to the standby Fabric. Step 2: Specif[...]

Password Loss 93 If you have the 720G Fabric (3C17539), down load the application software image files directly to the Fabric’ s onboard flash. T roubleshooting Software Upgrade These types of problems may occur during software upgrade: No r esponse from fabric serial interface Check if the serial interface cable is in good condition and if its a[...]

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A L IGHTNING P R OTECTION OF THE S WITCH Installation of Lightning Arrester for AC Power (Socket Strip with Lightning Protection) c CAUTION: Lightning arrester will not be shipped with the switch. Y ou should purchase it by yourself if needed. If an outdoor AC power cord should be dire ctly led to the swit ch, please serially connect the lightning [...]

96 C HAPTER A: L IGHTNING P ROTECTION OF TH E S WITCH the lightning arrester of power is running and the function of lightning protection has taken effect. ■ Pay adequate att ention if the red LED is on. Y o u should correctly locate the problem, whether it is caused because the ground wire of the arr ester is not well grounded or because the liv[...]

Installation of Lightning Arrester for Network Por t 97 connected to the switch should be inserted into the arrester’ s OUT end). When you do that, observe wh ether the ar rester indicators normally display . n The instruction of lightning ar rester for network port contains th e technical specifications, installation and maintenance guide of the[...]