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Backplane Connections and Installation Rules

DFE-Platinum Series Hardware Installation Guide 3-5

Example 2 (Figure 3-1, B)

Showsthechassisfullypopulatedwiththirdgenerationmodules(6x3xx).Thesemodules

canalsobeinstalledinanyavailablechassisslotintheMatrix E7chassis,butoperateas

individualmoduleswithseparateIPaddresses.EachmoduleisconfiguredusingLocal

Management.

Rule:The6x3xxmodulescanbeinstalledinanyavailable

chassisslotintheMatrix E7

chassis.

Example 3 (Figure 3-1, C)

Showschassisslots1through5populatedwithfirstandsecondgenerationmodules

(6x1xxand6x2xx).Ifa6x1xxor6x2xxseriesmoduleisinstalledinslot6or7,itwill

operateinstandalonemode(nobackplaneconnectivity).Likethe6x3xxmodules,the

6x1xxand6x2xxmodulesoperateasindividual

moduleswithseparateIPaddresses,and

eachoneisconfiguredusingLocalManagement.

Rule:The6x1xxand6x2xxmodulescancommunicatewitheachotherwhentheyare

installedinchassisslots1through5intheMatrix E7chassis.Ifinstalledinslot6or7,they

operateinstandalonemode.

Example 4 (Figure 3-1, D)

Showschassisslots1through5populatedwithamixof6x1xx,6x2xx,and6x3xxmodules

andonlythirdgenerationmodulesinslots6and7.

Inthismodulearrangement,the6x3xxmoduleprovidesaproxybridge,whichenables

the6x1xxand6x2xxmodulestocommunicatewith6x3xxmodulesinslot

6or7.Ifmore

thanone6x3xxmoduleisinstalledinslots1to5,themoduleinthelowestnumberedslot

performstheproxyfunctionforslots6and7.Therefore,ifa6x3xxmoduleisalready

performingtheproxyfunction,andanother6x3xxmoduleisinsertedintoa

lower

numberedslot,connectivitywillbetemporarilyinterrupted,asthenewboardtakesover

theproxyfunction.Whena6x3xxmoduleinalowernumberedslotisremoved,andthere

isa6x3xxmoduleinahighernumberedslot,communicationisnotinterrupted.

ForLocalManagement,pluggingtheLocalManagementconnection

intothe6x3xx

moduleswillallowmanagementconnectionstoall6x1xx,6x2xx,and6x3xxmodules.If

theLocalManagementconnection istoa6x1xxor6x2xxboard,onlythemodulesinthe

firstfiveslotswillberecognizedbythemanagementclient.

Rule:Theremustbeatleastone6x3xxmodule

inslots1through5toenable

communicationsbetweenthe6x1xx,6x2xx,and6x3xxmodules.

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