Cisco Systems ME 4924-10GE Switch User Manual


 
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Cisco ME 4924-10GE Ethernet Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Preface
Audience
This guide is for the networking or computer technician responsible for installing the Cisco ME
4924-10GE Ethernet switch. We assume that you are familiar with the concepts and terminology of
Ethernet and local area networking.
Purpose
This guide documents the hardware features of the Cisco ME 4924-10GE Ethernet switch. It describes
the physical and performance characteristics of the switch, explains how to install it, and provides
troubleshooting information.
This guide does not describe system messages that you might receive or how to configure your switch.
For more information, refer to the switch software configuration guide, the switch command reference,
and the switch system message guide on the Cisco.com Product Documentation home page. For
information about the standard Cisco IOS Release 12.2 commands, refer to the Cisco IOS
documentation set from the Cisco.com home page at Service and Support > Technical Documents. On
the Cisco Product Documentation home page, select Release 12.2 from the Cisco IOS Software
drop-down list.
Organization
This guide is organized into these chapters:
Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” is a physical and functional overview of the switch. This chapter
describes the switch ports, the standards they support, and the switch LEDs.
Chapter 2, “Switch Installation,” has the procedures on how to power the switch, how to install the
switch on a wall, a table, or a shelf, stack the switches, install the switch in a rack, on a wall, on a table,
or shelf,, and how to make port connections.
Chapter 3, “Connecting the Power Supply,” describes how to connect the AC and DC power supply units
and how to remove the units.
Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting,” describes how to identify and resolve some of the problems that might
arise when installing the switch.
Appendix A, “Technical Specifications,” lists the physical and environmental specifications for the
switches and the regulatory agency approvals.