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Installing Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)

DFE-Platinum Series Hardware Installation Guide 3-3

Installing Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)

RefertoyourreleasenotesortheEnterasys Networkswebsiteforthelatestavailable

networkexpansionmodule.

APhillipsscrewdriverisrequiredtoinstallanoptionalnetworkexpan sionmoduleinto

the7H4385‐49.

InstallingaNEMinvolves

•removingthesafetycover

•removingthecoverplatefromtheDFEmodule(7H4385‐49),

• attachingthenetwork

expansionmodule,and

•replacingthesafetycover.

RefertotheinstallationinstuctionsshippedwiththeNEMfordetails.

Backplane Connections and Installation Rules

ThefollowingsectionsdescribetheFTM1andFTM2backplaneconnections,andthe

hardwareconfigurationruleswheninstallingfirst(6x1xx),second(6x2xx),third(6x3xx),

andfourth(7xxxxx)generationmodulesintothesameMatrix E7chassis.

FTM1 and FTM2 Connectivity

TheMatrix E7(6C107)chassishasbackplanesreferredtoasFTM1andFTM2.The7xxxxx

DFE modulesuseFTM2forhighspeedcommunicationtoeachotherandoperateasone

switchingunitwithasingleIPaddress.Thetrafficthroughthesemodulesdoesnot

connecttoFTM1exceptthroughanFTMbridgingmodule

suchasthe7H4382‐25,

7H4382‐49,7H4383‐49,orthe7H4385‐49.InstallationGuidesforthesebridgingmodules

arelocatedontheEnterasysNetworksWorldWideWebsite:http://www.enterasys.com/

support/manuals.

Note: Install any optional equipment before proceeding to “Backplane Connections and

Installation Rules” on page 3-3 for an explanation of the rules to install different series

modules in a Matrix E7 chassis.

Note: A lowercase x indicates the general use of an alphanumeric character (for example,

6x1xx, the x’s indicate a combination of numbers or letters).

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