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Foundry FastIron LS Layer 2 Compact Switch Hardware Installation Guide
iv © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. September 2007
POWER PRECAUTIONS .........................................................................................................................3-4
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REPARING THE INSTALLATION SITE ............................................................................................................3-5
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ABLING INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................................................................3-5
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NSTALLATION LOCATION ......................................................................................................................3-5
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NSTALLING THE DEVICE .......................................................................................................................3-5
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ESKTOP INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................3-6
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ACK MOUNT INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................3-6
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ALL MOUNT INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................3-7
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NSTALLING A REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY .................................................................................................3-8
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BOUT THE RPS2-EIF REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY ............................................................................3-8
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NSTALLING A FASTIRON LS REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY .........................................................................3-10
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QUIPMENT CHECKLIST ......................................................................................................................3-10
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OUNTING .........................................................................................................................................3-10
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ONNECTING SWITCHES TO THE RPS ................................................................................................3-12
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ORTS PIN-OUT (RPS2-EIF) .............................................................................................................3-14
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NSTALLING AN OPTIONAL MODULE INTO THE SWITCH ................................................................................3-14
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NSTALLING AN SFP TRANSCEIVER ............................................................................................................3-15
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OWERING ON THE SYSTEM .....................................................................................................................3-16
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ERIFYING PROPER OPERATION ...............................................................................................................3-16
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TTACHING A PC OR TERMINAL ................................................................................................................3-16
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IRING MAP FOR SERIAL CABLE ........................................................................................................3-17
CHAPTER 4
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ONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES AND
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HECKING CONNECTIVITY ........................................................................... 4-1
ASSIGNING PERMANENT PASSWORDS .........................................................................................................4-1
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ECOVERING FROM A LOST PASSWORD ................................................................................................4-2
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ONFIGURING IP ADDRESSES .....................................................................................................................4-3
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EVICES RUNNING LAYER 2 SOFTWARE ...............................................................................................4-3
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ONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES ...............................................................................................................4-4
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ONNECTORS ......................................................................................................................................4-4
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ABLE SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................4-4
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ONNECTING TO ETHERNET OR FAST ETHERNET HUBS .........................................................................4-4
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ONNECTING TO WORKSTATIONS, SERVERS, OR ROUTERS ...................................................................4-5
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ONNECTING A NETWORK DEVICE TO A FIBER PORT .............................................................................4-5
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ESTING CONNECTIVITY ..............................................................................................................................4-6
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BSERVING LEDS ................................................................................................................................4-6
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ROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK CONNECTIONS .............................................................................................4-7
CHAPTER 5
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AINTAINING THE FASTIRON LS HARDWARE............................................... 5-1
MANAGING FASTIRON LS TEMPERATURE SETTINGS .....................................................................................5-1
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ISPLAYING MANAGEMENT MODULE CPU USAGE .......................................................................................5-4
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ARDWARE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE .........................................................................................................5-4
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NSTALLING OR REPLACING A 10-GIGABIT ETHERNET MODULE .....................................................................5-4