Blade Network Technologies BLADEOS RackSwitch G8124 Manuel utilisateur
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RackSwitch™G8124
Installation Guide
Part Number: BPP-00018-01, December 2009
RackSwitch G8124 Installation Guide
2BPP-00018-01, December 2009
Copyright © 2009 BLADE Network Technologies, Inc., 2350 Mission College Blvd., Suite 600,
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Contents
Preface 5
Who Should Use This Book 5
Related Documentation 5
How to Get Help 6
Chapter 1: RackSwitch G8124 Description and Specifications 7
RackSwitch G8124 Features 7
Performance 7
Management Features 7
Software Features 8
Switch Components 9
Hardware Options 9
Switch Unit 9
Switch Ports 12
LEDs 15
Technical Specifications 17
Physical Characteristics 17
Environmental Specifications 17
Power Specifications 18
Ordering Information 19
Chapter 2: Installing the RackSwitch G8124 21
Required Tools 21
Package Contents 21
Environmental Requirements 22
Preventing Electric Shock 22
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge 23
Installing the RackSwitch G8124 in a Standard Equipment Rack 23
Installing the RackSwitch G8124 in an iDataPlex Rack 26
Installing the RackSwitch G8124 in a 4-post Rack 29
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Initializing the RackSwitch G8124 32
Default Configuration 33
Configuring an IP Interface 34
Using the Boot Management Menu 35
Installing an SFP or SFP+ Transceiver 36
SFP+ Optical Transceiver 36
SFP Copper Transceiver 37
Troubleshooting 38
System LEDs Do Not Light 38
Port link LED Does Not Light 38
Temperature Sensor Warning 38
Switch Does Not Initialize (Boot) 39
Appendix A: Safety and Compliance Statements 41
Safety Messages 41
Compliance Statements 46
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Preface
This Installation Guide provides information and instructions to install a BLADE Network
Technologies RackSwitch G8124. For information about configuration and management of the
switch, refer to the Command Reference and the product release notes.
Who Should Use This Book
This Installation Guide is intended for network installers and system administrators engaged
in configuring and maintaining a network. It assumes that you are familiar with your
RackSwitch G8124, your Web browser, Ethernet concepts, IP addressing, the IEEE 802.1D
Spanning Tree Protocol, and SNMP configuration parameters.
Related Documentation
For documentation about configuring your switch, see the RackSwitch G8124 Application Guide
and Command Reference.
For details about the switch information, statistics, and configuration parameters, see the
RackSwitch G8124 Command Reference.
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How to Get Help
If you need help, service, or technical assistance, call Blade Network Technologies Technical
Support:
US toll free calls: 1-800-414-5268
International calls: 1-408-834-7871
You also can visit our web site at the following address:
http://www.bladenetwork.net
Click the Support tab.
The warranty card received with your product provides details for contacting a customer
support representative. If you are unable to locate this information, please contact your reseller.
Before you call, prepare the following information:
Serial number of the switch unit
Software release version number
Brief description of the problem and the steps you have already taken
Technical support dump information (# show tech-support)
Note – In case of any suspected hardware related defect, immediately call the BLADE
support line to get the issue resolved. There are no field serviceable parts inside the enclosure and
tampering with internal components in an attempt to diagnose hardware or fix defects will void the
warranty and the product will be repaired at the customer’s expense.
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CHAPTER 1
RackSwitch G8124
Description and Specifications
The RackSwitch G8124 is an all 10Gb Ethernet rackable aggregation switch with unmatched
line-rate Layer 2 performance. The G8124 uses a wire-speed, non-blocking switching fabric that
provides simultaneous wire-speed transport of multiple packets at low latency on all ports.
The G8124 contains twenty-four 10Gb Small Form-factor, Pluggable (SFP+) slots and two
1Gb management ports. The 10Gb SFP+ slots can accept 1Gb copper transceivers,
10Gb optical transceivers, or Direct Attach Cables (DAC).
This 1U switch is rack mountable in either the horizontal or vertical direction, depending on your
application.
You can manage the switch through the console port, or through a network connection using Telnet,
a Web browser-based interface, or SNMP-based network management software.
RackSwitch G8124 Features
This section provides an overview of RackSwitch G8124 features.
Performance
240 Gbps throughput (full duplex), non-blocking switching architecture
100% line rate
Deterministic port-to-port latency under 300 nanoseconds with 64B packets
Management Features
Clients
Industry standard command-line interface (ISCLI)
Browser-based Interface (BBI)
BladeHarmony Manager
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Protocols
SNMP v1, v2, v3
Secondary NTP support
DHCP
Software upgrades
Dual software images
Upgrade via serial, browser, or FTP/TFTP
Software Features
Security
Secure interface login & password
RADIUS and TACACS+
SSH v1, v2
HTTPS Secure Browser-based interface
Wire-speed filtering with Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Layer 2
1024 VLANs (802.1Q), including Private VLANs
Multi-link trunking, compatible with Cisco EtherChannel
LACP (IEEE 802.3ad)
Spanning Tree (802.1D), Multiple Spanning Tree (802.1s),
Rapid Spanning Tree (802.1w), with Fast Uplink Convergence
16K forwarding database entries
Layer 3
128 configurable interfaces (static or DHCP)
IP forwarding
IGMP Snooping v1, v2, v3
4K ARP entries
RIP v1, v2
OSPF
Quality of Service
802.1p priority queues
Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) support
Availability
Layer 2 Failover
VRRP
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Switch Components
This section describes the RackSwitch G8124 hardware components.
Hardware Options
The following list provides an overview of G8124 hardware:
Switch unit
Mounting hardware
Standard rack mounting brackets and screws
iDataPlex rack mounting brackets and screws
4-post rack mounting brackets and screws
Switch Unit
The RackSwitch G8124 switch unit is a 1U rack-mountable 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch.
You can mount the G8124 in either the horizontal or vertical direction.
The RackSwitch G8124 allows for flexible mounting of the switch, as follows:
RackSwitch G8124F provides front-to-rear airflow.
RackSwitch G8124R provides rear-to-front airflow.
DC powered RackSwitch G8124R provides front-to-rear airflow.
Ports
The switch unit contains twenty-four 10Gb SFP+ slots, plus two management ports,
and one serial console port:
24 SFP+ slots
2 RJ-45 management ports
1 RS-232 console port (mini-USB)
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Figure 1 RackSwitch G8124 Front Panel
Figure 2 RackSwitch G8124 Rear Panel (AC)
Figure 3 RackSwitch G8124 Rear Panel (DC)
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Rackswitch G8124
1 2 3 4 10101 Reset
System status LEDs RS-232 port
RJ-45 ports
SFP+ slots
Reset
button
IEC 320
Power connector
IEC 320
Power connector
DC Power connector DC Power connector
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