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Backplane Connections and Installation Rules

Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Module 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.

Example 5 (Figure 3-1, E)

Showschassisslots1and5populatedwith6x1xxand6x2xxmodules,respectively;slots2

through4withDFE‐Diamondmodules,butnotaDFE‐Diamondbridgingmodule;andslots6and

7with6x3xxmodules.

Inthismodulearrangement,the6x1xxand6x2xxmodulesinslots1and5can

onlycommunicate

witheachother,becausethereisno6x3xxmoduleinoneofthefirstfiveslotstoserveastheproxy

bridgetocommunicatewiththe6x3xxmodulesinslots6and7.The7x4xxxDFE‐Diamond

modulesinslots2,3,and4willoperateunderone

IPaddress.Sincethereisnobridgingmodule,

theDFE‐Diamondmoduleswillnotcommunicatewithanyothermodulesinthechassis.

Rule:Inthisexample,theremustbeatleastone6x3xxseriesmoduleandaDFE‐Diamond

bridgingmoduleinslots1through5toenablecommunicationsbetweenall

generationsof

modulesinthechassis.

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