F5 ARX 6000 Hardware Installation Manual

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    Arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 810-0001-00

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    Arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide iii publication date this manual was published on september 28, 2010. Legal notices copyright copyright 2004-9/28/10, f5 networks, inc. All rights reserved. F5 networks, inc. (f5) believes the information it furnishes to be accurate and reliable. However, f5 as...

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    Iv acknowledgments this product includes software from several third-party vendors. Each vendor is listed below with the applicable copyright. Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995 the regents of the university of california. All rights reserved. Copyright 2000 by the massachusetts institute of techn...

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    Table of contents.

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    Table of contents arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide vii 1 introduction audience for this manual ..............................................................................................................1-3 document conventions ...................................................................

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    Table of contents viii power cord and cable requirements .......................................................................................5-5 regulatory compliance ................................................................................................................5-6 fcc compliance...

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    Table of contents arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide ix removing and replacing modules .............................................................................................. B-3 removing and replacing a disk drive .............................................................................

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    Table of contents x.

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    1 introduction this manual describes f5’s adaptive resource switch 6000 (arx ® 6000) and its hardware components. It also describes how to install the switch and connect it to the network. This chapter contains the following sections: • audience for this manual • document conventions • related docum...

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    Audience for this manual arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 1 - 3 audience for this manual this manual is intended for field engineers and network administrators responsible for setting up and connecting the switch to a network at the enterprise data center facility. Document conventions this ma...

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    Chapter 1 introduction 1 - 4 related documents in addition to this guide, the following f5 data solutions documentation is also available: • arx®6000 quick installation • arx®500 hardware installation guide • arx®1000 hardware installation guide • arx®2000 hardware installation guide • arx®4000 hard...

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    Safety and regulatory notices arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 1 - 5 safety and regulatory notices important the ambient room temperature range that the unit can operate in is 5–35° c. Important do not block power supply vents or otherwise restrict airflow when installing unit in rack. Warning...

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    Chapter 1 introduction 1 - 6 environmental high temperature warning warning to prevent the switch from overheating, do not operate it in an area that exceeds the maximum recommended ambient temperature of 104° f (40° c). To prevent airflow restriction, allow at least 3 inches (7.6 cm) of clearance a...

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    Safety and regulatory notices arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 1 - 7 • if the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack. Attention attention pour éviter toute blessure corporelle pendant les opérations de montage ou de ...

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    Chapter 1 introduction 1 - 8 electric shock warning warning this unit might have more than one power cord. To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the two power supply cords before servicing the unit. Attention il est possible que cette unité soit munie de plusieurs cordons d'alimentation. ...

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    Safety and regulatory notices arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 1 - 9 power supply disconnection warning warning before working on a chassis or working near power supplies, unplug the power cord on ac units. Attention avant de travailler sur un châssis ou à proximité d'une alimentation électriq...

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    Chapter 1 introduction 1 - 10 laser product notice warning class 1 laser product. Attention produit laser de classe i. Class 1 lasers are defined as products which do not permit human access to laser radiation in excess of the accessible limits of class 1 for applicable wavelengths and durations. Th...

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    Contacting customer service arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 1 - 11 contacting customer service you can use the following methods to contact f5 networks customer service: f5 networks online knowledge base online repository of answers to frequently-asked questions. Http://support.F5.Com f5 netw...

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    Chapter 1 1 - 12.

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    2 product overview this chapter provides a general overview of the f5 arx ® 6000. Topics include the following: • the arx ® • redundancy features • switch management • supported protocols.

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    The arx ® arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 2 - 3 the arx ® the adaptive resource switch (arx ® ) 6000 is a 6-slot switch for use in large data centers and regional data centers. The switch enables enterprises to globally access, manage, deliver and optimize information resources. The arx ® agg...

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    Chapter 2 product overview 2 - 4 redundancy features the arx ® 6000 system is designed to provide a highly available service with fault tolerance and no single point of failure. This design provides the following features: • high availability (ha) clustering for switch redundancy, including intra-bo...

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    Supported protocols arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 2 - 5 supported protocols the arx ® supports a range of network, application, and file-access protocols, including the following: • layer 2 and layer 3 network protocols • common management protocols • security and file service protocols for...

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    Chapter 2 product overview 2 - 6 management • simple network management protocol (snmp) • telnet • ssh (secure shell) • hypertext transfer protocol (http) • hypertext transfer protocol over ssh (https) • soap-based api over http and/or https • for transferring maintenance and release files: – file t...

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    3 chassis hardware this chapter describes the switch chassis components and hardware configuration. Topics include the following: • chassis components • chassis configurations • redundant pairs • resilient overlay network (ron) this chapter describes chassis hardware only. For information about hard...

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    Chassis components arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 3 - 3 chassis components the f5 arx ® 6000 is a 6-slot chassis that mounts into a standard 19-inch rack. The first slot is reserved for switch management, control, and switch-fabric functions. The remaining five slots support interchangeable ...

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    Chapter 3 chassis hardware 3 - 4 • 1500 w @ 220 vac (note: the system draws 1704 w from the power cord due to the less-than-100% efficiency of the power supplies.) • -48 vdc output power • load sharing between two power supplies • separate ac line power cord for each power supply unit • separate ac ...

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    Chassis components arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 3 - 5 the disk drives are connected through a scsi bus to the system control module (scm) in the chassis. The dual-channel scm communicates over two separate buses to the disk drives in bay shelves d1 and d2. Figure 3.3 shows the scm-to-drive...

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    Chapter 3 chassis hardware 3 - 6 • fan speed controlled by scm in response to temperature fluctuations in the chassis • fan tachometer monitors revolutions per minute (rpm) • closed-loop system monitors temperature conditions in the chassis with a return to the fan system; this causes airflow to inc...

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    Redundant pairs arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 3 - 7 redundant pairs you can purchase two arx ® 6000 switches and configure them as a redundant pair. If the primary switch fails, all services “fail over” to the secondary switch. This is a highly-available configuration. The redundant switche...

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    Chapter 3 chassis hardware 3 - 8.

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    4 hardware modules this chapter describes the switch modules, including their hardware features, functions, and front panel interfaces. For information about module connectors and pinout assignments, see appendix a, cable connectors. Arx ® 6000 modules include the following management and service mo...

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    System control module (scm) arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 4 - 3 system control module (scm) the system control module (scm) provides the management and control functions for the other modules in the chassis. The scm communicates with the slots in the chassis over a system status bus, which ...

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    Chapter 4 hardware modules 4 - 4 features the scm provides or supports the following features and functions: switch fabric • non-blocking architecture for 40-gbps full duplex non-blocking aggregate throughput • 10-gbps full duplex throughput for each service module slot • switch control-plane and da...

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    Adaptive services module (asm) arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 4 - 5 adaptive services module (asm) the adaptive services module (asm) provides the core distributed filer functions for the switch. The asm module has no external ports. It does provide external alert and status leds on the fron...

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    Chapter 4 hardware modules 4 - 6 nsm-tx figure 4.2 shows the nsm-tx module front panel, which provides six rj-45 connections. Figure 4.2 nsm-tx front panel alert and status leds (see chapter 8 for led information.) ports 1–6, link status leds ports 1– 6, rj-45 connectors.

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    Network services module (nsm) arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 4 - 7 nsm-fx figure 4.3 shows the nsm -fx module front panel, which provides six small form-factor pluggable (sfp) optical connectors, 850nm multi-mode. These connectors can reach distances up to 500m over 50/125um mmf. Figure 4.3 ...

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    Chapter 4 hardware modules 4 - 8 • full-duplex switching at line rates for layer 2 processing • low latency, store and forward switching, with built-in multicast support • resource switching • network file system (nfs) fast path • common internet file system (cifs) fast path • nfs-client connection ...

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    5 system specifications this chapter describes technical system specifications, power requirements, and cable requirements for the arx ® and its components. This chapter also describes regulatory information. Topics include: • system specifications • system power requirements • power cord and cable ...

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    System specifications arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 5 - 3 system specifications table 5.1 describes the arx ® system specifications. Component specification chassis dimensions (includes fan tray and front bezel) height: 22.75 in. Width: 19.00 in. (including the fixed mounting ears) depth: 2...

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    Chapter 5 system specifications 5 - 4 system power requirements the arx ® 6000 chassis uses one or two power supplies. When two power supplies are installed, the power load is shared. The power supplies require a 20 a/220 vac input cord, which is provided with the chassis. The ac outlet to the switc...

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    Power cord and cable requirements arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 5 - 5 where n is the number of installed asms m is the number of installed nsms the division by 0.88 accounts for the 88% efficiency of the power supply. If you want to plan for future expansion, you can budget for a total of 1...

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    Chapter 5 system specifications 5 - 6 regulatory compliance the arx ® 6000 switch complies with the following agency requirements: fcc compliance important this is a class a product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take a...

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    6 unpacking and installing the chassis this chapter describes the following topics and tasks: • safety instructions • required tools and equipment • verifying shipment • unpacking the chassis • removing the fan tray • rack-mounting the chassis • installing the front bezels • attaching the power cord...

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    Safety instructions arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 6 - 3 safety instructions observe the following safety guidelines to avoid personal injury or damage to equipment when installing or operating the switch: danger the chassis is both heavy and difficult to maneuver. Two or more people are req...

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    Chapter 6 unpacking and installing the chassis 6 - 4 verifying shipment the arx ® 6000 shipment includes: • chassis and hardware components • accessory kit check the contents of the shipping crate and any additional boxes to verify complete shipment. Table 6.1 lists the contents you should receive. ...

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    Unpacking the chassis arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 6 - 5 unpacking the chassis the chassis is shipped with all ordered components installed. The chassis shipping carton is attached to a reinforced pallet for easy transfer (using a handcart or pallet jack) to the installation site. The acce...

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    Chapter 6 unpacking and installing the chassis 6 - 6 5. Remove the small box inside. This contains the accessories described in table 6.1. 6. Slowly slide/lift the outer carton up and away from around the chassis, which sits in foam packaging on the pallet. 7. Remove the foam packaging from the bott...

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    Removing the fan tray arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 6 - 7 removing the fan tray the fan tray is accessible from the front of the chassis. It is located at the top of the switch. 1. Loosen the captive screws on either side of the fan tray, grasp the handle, and slowly pull the fan tray towar...

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    Chapter 6 unpacking and installing the chassis 6 - 8 power supply a (the top one) corresponds to the power plug labeled “primary” on the back panel. Power supply b corresponds to the plug labeled “redundant” on the back panel. 1. In the utility bay, remove a power supply by carefully inserting a fla...

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    Rack-mounting the chassis arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 6 - 9 rack-mounting the chassis an eai standard rack has holes that you must align with the holes in the chassis flange. A set of arx ® 6000 rack-mount-alignment templates are included in the accessory kit to help with this alignment. ...

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    Chapter 6 unpacking and installing the chassis 6 - 10 fan tray to install the bezel over the fan tray: 1. Align the clips (on back of bezel) with the pins on the fan tray. Figure 6.5 fan tray bezel 2. Using two hands, gently press the bezel squarely onto the pins until the bezel clicks into place ov...

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    Attaching the power cords arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 6 - 11 2. Align the clips (on back of bezel) with the pins at the top and bottom on the utility bay. 3. Gently push the bezel down over the pins until it clicks into place top and bottom. Attaching the power cords to attach the ac powe...

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    Chapter 6 unpacking and installing the chassis 6 - 12 the right plug, labeled “primary,” connects to the top power supply. This is called power supply “a” in the cli’s show chassis command. The left plug, labeled “redundant,” connects to the bottom power supply. The bottom power supply is power supp...

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    Cabling the modules arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 6 - 13 once initial boot-up has occurred, the fan speed automatically regulates for the appropriate cooling requirement based on ambient temperature. Cabling the modules you can cable the modules before or after the switch is connected to th...

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    Chapter 6 unpacking and installing the chassis 6 - 14 figure 6.8 shows the air filter and cable guide location on the bottom front of the chassis. Figure 6.8 air filter/cable guide location installing the air-filter panel and cable guide warning customers are required to maintain the switch’s air fi...

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    7 connecting the switch to the network this chapter describes how to connect the arx ® to a console terminal and boot the switch for the first time. Topics and tasks include: • management interfaces • connecting the console terminal • booting the switch • connecting the ethernet management port.

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    Management interfaces arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 7 - 3 management interfaces the system control module (scm) provides the following management ports: • console - a serial console port for connecting a console terminal, and • mgmt - a 10/100 ethernet port for an out-of-band (oob) manageme...

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    Chapter 7 connecting the switch to the network 7 - 4 connect the console terminal to the serial console port (rj-45) on the scm. An rj-45 to db9 adapter is included in the installation kit if you want to connect to your management station’s serial db9 port. Booting the switch the initial-boot script...

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    Booting the switch arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 7 - 5 by entering 'yes' at the next question. 1. Press to continue. # end user software license important ‐ read before installing or operating this product licensee agrees to be bound by the terms of this agreement by installing, having inst...

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    Chapter 7 connecting the switch to the network 7 - 6 management gateway 10.1.27.1 power configuration 220 private ip subnet 169.254.6.0 private ip mask 255.255.255.0 private vlan 1008 private metalog vlan 1009 chassis guid 3d17e8ce‐571e‐11dc‐9852‐ef323fbb290f switch password ####### switch master ke...

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    Booting the switch arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 7 - 7 differences between replacing a single switch and replacing a member of a redundant pair is that for a single switch, a re-import is required at the appropriate point during configuration. Since with a single switch installation, the co...

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    Chapter 7 connecting the switch to the network 7 - 8 vlan 81 ... Entering the private subnet enter the private subnet and vlan of the failed switch, as well as the vlan for the private metalog subnet. The vlans must be unique in your network, shared only amongst the arx ® es in the ron. The defaults...

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    Booting the switch arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 7 - 9 prtlnda(cfg)# show ron switch name ha peer switch uptime status uuid management addr ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ bstna (none) 0 days, 02:07:57 online d9bdece8‐9866‐11d8‐91e3‐f48e42637d5...

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    Chapter 7 connecting the switch to the network 7 - 10 redundant switches must use the same master key because they share the same users, groups, and passwords. In the case of of a dr configuration, all four arxs must be configured with a common master key. At the switch that is currently installed, ...

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    Booting the switch arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 7 - 11 sample: replacing a redundant peer this sample script uses the private subnet, the uuid, and the master key to replace a failed peer. F5 arx switch startup this f5 arx switch does not currently have critical system information programm...

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    Chapter 7 connecting the switch to the network 7 - 12 in the format integer [1‐4095].(default=1003) # 1009 the uuid should only be entered if this chassis is replacing a failed chassis and the entered uuid should match the uuid of the failed chassis. 11. Enter the chassis's uuid in the format xxxxxx...

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    Booting the switch arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 7 - 13 closing configuration file. Processing configuration file. (boot‐config) ... User access authentication username: admin password: mypassword switch> the switch is now ready for configuration through the gui or cli. To join it with its ...

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    Chapter 7 connecting the switch to the network 7 - 14 see the arx® cli network-management guide for detailed configuration instructions. Connecting the ethernet management port after you boot the switch, you can connect the ethernet out-of-band management port on the scm to a management station or n...

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    8 maintenance this chapter addresses the arx ® 6000 manual power-down sequence as well as describing the hardware power-on self-test (post) diagnostics and module status indicators (leds) and their associated conditions. • powering down the arx ® 6000 • post diagnostics • led status indicators.

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    Powering down the arx ® 6000 arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 8 - 3 powering down the arx ® 6000 the arx ® 6000 requires a manual power-down sequence, which cuts power from all systems including the nvram. Once the nvram loses power from an external source, it uses a battery backup for up to 7...

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    Chapter 8 maintenance 8 - 4 figure 8.2 show chassis sample minturna> show chassis identification: hostname uuid ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ minturna 3d17e8ce‐571e‐11dc‐9852‐ef323fbb290f chassis: chassis type model number hw ver. Serial ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐...

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    Led status indicators arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 8 - 5 slot mac address hw version rework deviation ‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1 000a49000b09 to 000a49000b09 d 20 2 000a49000b15 to 000a49000b16 c 16 4 000a49000b27 to 000a49000b32 b 22 slot re...

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    Chapter 8 maintenance 8 - 6 • disk-drive leds • fan tray leds module status leds each module front panel provides the following led status indicators: alert — illuminates red to indicate an operational failure status — illuminates green or yellow based on the current operational state during various...

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    Led status indicators arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide 8 - 7 ethernet-port link status leds mgmt port on the scm the out-of-band management port on the system control module (scm), labeled “mgmt,” has two leds: • top – link-status led: steady green indicates that the port is enabled and a link...

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    Chapter 8 maintenance 8 - 8 red yellow multiple-fan failure. Replace the fan tray as described in the appendix. Red green scm-to-fan tray communication failure. This indicates a failure of the fan controller in the fan tray. Replace the fan tray as described in the appendix. Alert status condition t...

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    A cable connectors • arx ® 6000 connectors • console connector and pinouts • sfp optical connector.

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    Arx ® 6000 connectors arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide a - 3 arx ® 6000 connectors this appendix describes the cable connectors used on the arx ® 6000 modules (see table a.1). Module connector purpose system control module (scm) rj-45 • ethernet management port • mirror port for port mirroring...

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    Appendix a cable connectors a - 4 console connector and pinouts the serial console port requires a rollover cable (rj-45 to rj-45) that is included with the arx ® -installation kit. This cable is sufficient for connecting to a terminal server. For a direct connection to the serial port on a manageme...

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    Sfp optical connector arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide a - 5 sfp optical connector the network services module (nsm) optical version uses small form-factor pluggable (sfp) optical connectors for connection to ethernet over fiber-optic cable. Figure a.3 shows an example sfp connector. Figure a....

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    Appendix a cable connectors a - 6.

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    B removing and replacing frus this chapter describes how to remove and replace the following field-replaceable units (frus) in the arx ® 6000 chassis: • before you begin • removing and replacing modules • removing and replacing a disk drive • removing and replacing the fan tray • removing and replac...

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    Before you begin arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide b - 3 before you begin warning static electricity can damage switch components. Be sure to wear antistatic wrist straps before handling hardware modules and disk drives. The plug is located on the left side of the cable guide on the bottom fron...

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    Appendix b removing and replacing frus b - 4 5. Tighten the captive screws (top and bottom) on the new module. Warning for modules with fiber-optic ports: fiber-optic ports must be protected by a rubber grommet filler or a cable connector at all times to prevent dust from collecting in the transceiv...

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    Removing and replacing a disk drive arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide b - 5 2. Pull the handle (hinged) toward you and slowly slide the disk drive out of the bay. Important the drives must be locked to achieve proper seating in the drive bay. Figure b.2 removing a disk drive the chassis continu...

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    Appendix b removing and replacing frus b - 6 username: admin password: acopia minturna> enable minturna# raid silence minturna# ... Replacing the disk drive to replace the disk drive, slide it into the empty slot. Then use a key to lock the drive in place. Rotate the key counterclockwise until notch...

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    Removing and replacing a power supply arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide b - 7 removing and replacing a power supply remove a power supply as described in removing the power supplies, on page 6-7. To replace a power supply, reverse the steps. Danger a chassis configured with two power supplies h...

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    Appendix b removing and replacing frus b - 8.

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    Index.

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    Index arx ® 6000 hardware installation guide index - 3 a adaptive services module features 4-5 front panel leds 4-5 air filter 6-13 replacing b-7 audience for this manual 1-3 b bezel 6-9 booting the switch 7-4 c cable connectors a-3 cable guides 6-13 cable management 5-5 cable requirements 5-5 cabli...

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    Index index - 4 p ports leds 8-7 management, console 7-3 nsm (fig.) 4-7 post diagnostics 8-3 power consumption 5-4 power cords attaching 6-11 power on/off switch 6-11 power requirements 5-4 power specifications 5-3 power supply (fig) 3-4 features 3-3 load-sharing 3-3 removing 6-7 replacing b-7 proto...