The DFE-Diamond 7KR4297-02 and 7KR4297-04 Modules
1-2 Introduction
The DFE-Diamond 7KR4297-02 and 7KR4297-04 Modules
Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthe7KR4297‐02and7KR4297‐04DFE‐Diamondmodules
showninFigure 1‐1andFigure 1‐2,aswellastheoptionalXFPphysicalinterfaces(PHYs).For
informationabouttheDFE‐Diamondmodulefeaturesandhowtoconfigurethem,refertothe
EnterasysMatrixDFE‐
Diamond/PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuide.
7KR4297-02
The7KR4297‐02DFEmodulehastwo10‐GbpsEthernetportslotsonthefrontpanelthatcan
supportuptotwo10‐GbpsXFPPHYsforhighspeeduplinksfromthechassisDFEEthernet
switchsystem.Withtwo10‐GbpsPHYsinstalledinthe7KR4297‐02,ashareduplinkof
upto
20 GbpscanbeprovidedfromtheDFEswitchingsystemtotwonetworkedgeconnectionsfroma
MatrixE7,MatrixN7,MatrixN5,MatrixN3,orMatrixN1chassistoacoredatacenter.
TheDFEmoduleportscanbeconfiguredtocontroltrafficbylimitingtherateof
trafficaccepted
intothemoduleandprioritizingtraffictoexpeditetheflowofhigherpriority trafficthroughthe
module.
The7KR4297‐02modulecanbeinstalledinaMatrixE7,MatrixN7,MatrixN5,MatrixN3,or
MatrixN1chassis,butonlysupportsFTM2databackplaneinterconnectionsintheMatrixE7
chassis.
Figure 1-1 7KR4297-02 DFE-Diamond Module
7KR4297-04
The7KR4297‐04DFE‐modulehasfour10‐GbpsEthernetportslotsonthefrontpanelthatcan
supportuptofour10‐GbpsXFPPHYsforhighspeeduplinksfromthechassisDFEEthernet
switchsystem.Withfour10‐GbpsPHYsinstalledinthe7KR4297‐04,ashareduplinkof
upto40
GbpscanbeprovidedfromtheDFEswitchingsystemtotwonetworkedgeconnectionsfroma
MatrixE7,MatrixN7,MatrixN5,MatrixN3,orMatrixN1chassistoacoredatacenter.
TheDFEmoduleportscanbeconfiguredtocontroltrafficbylimitingtherate
oftrafficaccepted
intothemoduleandprioritizingtraffictoexpeditetheflowofhigherpriority trafficthroughthe
module.
The7KR4297‐04DFEmodulecanbeinstalledinaMatrixE7,MatrixN7,MatrixN5,MatrixN3,or
MatrixN1chassis,butonlysupportsFTM2databackplaneinterconnectionsinthe
MatrixE7
chassis.
1 RJ45 COM (also known as Console Port) 5 XFP option slot 2
2 CPU LED 6 OFFLINE/RESET switch
3 XFP option slot 1 7 MGMT LED
4 TX (transmit) & RX (receive) LEDs