3Com CoreBuilder 7000 Installation manual

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CoreBuilder®7000 Family
ATM Switches
Installation & Startup Guide
Software Version 4.55 Base and Extended
Part No. DUA3700-0BAA06
Published January 2000

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CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Finding Specific Information in This Guide 9
Conventions 10
Documentation 11
CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switch Documents 11
Related Documents 12
Documentation Road Map 13
Documentation Comments 14
Year 2000 Compliance 14
1OVERVIEW
CoreBuilder 7000 Family 16
CoreBuilder 7000 Switch 16
CoreBuilder 7000HD Switch 16
Component Summary 17
Installing the CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switch 18
Starting up the CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switch 19
Redundancy in the CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switch 19
Troubleshooting 19
2UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS
Unpacking the CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switch 21
Taking Inventory 22
3INSTALLING ACOREBUILDER 7000 FAMILY ATM SWITCH
Safety Precautions 23
Vorsichtsmaßnahmen 24
Mesures de sécurité 24
Preparation 25

Table Top Installation 25
Distribution Rack Installation 26
Unit and Rack Preparation 26
Mounting the CoreBuilder 7000 Family ATM Switch 28
4INSTALLING AND CONNECTING COREBUILDER MODULES
Safety Precautions 29
Vorsichtsmaßnahmen 30
Mesures de sécurité 30
Power Supply Module 30
Installing a Power Supply Module 31
Replacing a Redundant Power Supply Module 31
Switch Module 32
Installing a Switch Module 32
Replacing a Switch Module 33
Setting up Switch Module Redundancy 34
Setting up Switch Module Hardware Redundancy 35
Setting up Hardware Redundancy and LANE Redundancy 35
4-Port Interface Module 41
ATM Interface Daughter Cards 41
Installing the ATM Interface Daughter Cards 43
Installing a 4-Port Interface Module 43
Replacing a 4-Port Interface Module 44
Fan Tray 44
Connecting to Network Devices 44
Connecting to an ATM Optical Interface 45
Connecting the Control Terminal 46
Connecting to the Ethernet Port 46
Connecting to the Power Source 47
5POWER-ON
System States 49
System States and Switching Module LEDs 49
System Power-on 51
Software Loading and Diagnostics 51
Indicators 51
4-Port Interface Module LEDs 51

DS-3 Status LEDs 52
6CONFIGURING THE COREBUILDER 7000 FAMILY ATM SWITCH
Logging in to the LMA 55
Integrated Fast Setup 56
Setup Modes 58
Setup Procedure Sections 59
Entering Data 60
Navigation Aids 60
Integrated Fast Setup Operation 60
Additional Switch Configuration 72
Viewing Network Statistics 74
Storing and Retrieving Configuration Parameters 75
Configuration Upload/Download 75
Uploading Selected Data Types 76
Organizing Configuration Files 76
Activating the Downloaded Configuration 77
Uploading the Configuration of a Card 77
Downloading the Configuration of a Card 79
Loading Software and Configuration Data by Utilities 81
Running a Batch File 82
Returning to Operational Mode 82
Upgrading from E-IISP to PNNI 83
PNNI in E-IISP 83
7REDUNDANCY IN THE COREBUILDER 7000 FAMILY ATM
SWITCH
Redundant Power Supply 85
Types of Power Supplies 85
Power Supply Operation 86
Calculating the Power Consumption of CoreBuilder Switch 86
Required Power Supply for Various CoreBuilder Installations 89
Providing Redundancy for Various Power Loads 90
Power Supply Specifications 91

8TROUBLESHOOTING
Solving Common Problems 93
Power Supply Troubleshooting 94
Related Diagnostic Procedures 95
AATM SWITCH FA/24 CELL SWITCHING MODULE
SPECIFICATIONS
BSAFETY INFORMATION
Bodily Harm 101
Körperliche Schäden 102
Dommages corporels 102
Equipment Damage 102
Schäden am Gerät 103
Dommage causé à l'équipement 103
CSITE REQUIREMENTS
Environmental and Safety Requirements 105
Protective Grounding 105
Environmental Specifications 105
Thermal
Recommendations 106
General Recommendations 106
Power and Heat Specifications 106
Wiring Closet Considerations 106
Distribution Rack Requirements 107
Mechanical Requirements 107
DCABLING REQUIREMENTS
Installing New Cabling 109
Cable Labeling and Record Keeping 109
ATM Cabling 110
Caring for Fiber Optic Transceivers 111
Multi-mode Fiber Standards 112
Calculating Insertion Losses for Unlike Fibers 113

Verifying Modal Bandwidth 115
Single Mode Fiber Standards 115
Comparing Fiber to Specifications 116
Verifying Maximum Attenuation for Mixed Fibers 118
DS-3 Coax Cables 118
Ethernet Cabling 118
Cable Pinouts 119
ET
ECHNICAL SUPPORT
Online Technical Services 123
World Wide Web Site 123
3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 123
3Com FTP Site 124
3Com Bulletin Board Service 124
3Com Facts Automated Fax Service 125
Support from Your Network Supplier 125
Support from 3Com 125
Returning Products for Repair 127
GLOSSARY
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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
The CoreBuilder®7000 Family ATM Switches Installation and Startup
Guide provides all the information you need for installing and powering
up the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch in ATM networking
environments. It is applicable for both the Base and Extended versions of
the software.
This guide is intended for the system administrator, network equipment
technician, or network manager who is responsible for installing and
managing network hardware such as the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM
switch. It assumes a working knowledge of network operations and
familiarity with communications protocols that are used in networks. No
prior knowledge of 3Com’s CoreBuilder 7000 networking equipment is
necessary to understand this manual.
If the information in the release notes that are shipped with this product
differs from the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the
release notes.
Finding Specific
Information in
This Guide
This table shows the location of specific information in this guide:
Table 1 Information in this Guide
If you are looking for Turn to
An overview of the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch and
components
Chapter 1
Instructions for unpacking the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM
switch
Chapter 2
Information about installing your CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM
switch
Chapter 3
How to install and hot swap modules and cards and connect
cables
Chapter 4
The system power-up procedure and initial system checks Chapter 5

10 ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Conventions Table 2 and Table 3 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.
How to configure the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch Chapter 6
How to use the Fast Setup procedure Chapter 6
Installing a redundant power supply Chapter 7
Installing a redundant switching module Chapter 7
How to troubleshoot your system Chapter 8
Hardware and protocol specifications Appendix A
Safety information Appendix B
Site Requirements Appendix C
Cabling requirements Appendix D
Getting technical support Appendix E
Table 1 Information in this Guide (continued)
Table 2 Notice Icons
Icon Notice Type Description
Information note Information that describes important features or
instructions
Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or
potential damage to an application, system, or device
Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury
Table 3 Text Conventions
Convention Description
Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the
screen.
Syntax The word “syntax” means that you must evaluate the syntax
provided and then supply the appropriate values for the
placeholders that appear in angle brackets. Example:
To enable RIPIP, use the following syntax:
SETDefault !<port> -RIPIP CONTrol =
Listen
In this example, you must supply a port number for <port>.