Aruba 6000 series User manual

Aruba 6000 Series
Mobility Controller
Installation Guide

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Installation Guide September 2007
Copyright
© 2007 Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
Trademarks
Aruba Networks®is a registered trademark, and Mobility Management System,
RFprotect, and Bluescanner are trademarks of Aruba Networks, Inc.
All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective
holders.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Legal Notice
The use of Aruba Networks, Inc. switching platforms and software, by all
individuals or corporations, to terminate other vendors' VPN client devices
constitutes complete acceptance of liability by that individual or corporation for
this action and indemnifies, in full, Aruba Networks, Inc. from any and all legal
actions that might be taken against it with respect to infringement of copyright on
behalf of those vendors.
Warranty
This hardware product is protected by the standard Aruba warranty of one year
parts/labor. For more information, refer to the ARUBACARE SERVICE AND
SUPPORT TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Altering this device (such as painting it) voids the warranty.

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Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Overview of this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Related Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Contacting Aruba Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1 System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2 Installing the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pre-Installation Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mounting the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adding Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 3 Verifying the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 4 The Fan Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Replacing a Fan Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 5 The Supervisor Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Aruba Supervisor Card 6000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Port & Cable Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Inserting a Supervisor Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removing a Supervisor Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Chapter 6 Multi-Service Mobility Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 7 The Line Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
LC-24FE-2GE Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Port & Cable Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
LC-2G Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Inserting a Line Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Removing a Line Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 8 The Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power Management (for systems not utilizing an M3 Mark 1) . . 51
Power Management (for systems utilizing an M3 Mark I) . . . . . . 53
Inserting a Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Removing a Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Appendix A Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Physical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Electromagnetic Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Certifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Proper Disposal of Aruba Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Preface
The preface includes the following information:
An overview of the sections in this manual
A list of related documentation for further reading
A key to the various text conventions used throughout this manual
Aruba Networks support and service information
Overview of this Manual
This manual is for trained technicians responsible for installing the Aruba 6000
series Mobility Controller. The manual is organized as follows:
The Aruba 6000-series Chassis
The three chapters in this section explain describe the Aruba 6000-series
Mobility Controller system, and provide instructions for mounting the
chassis, attaching power, and performing initial power-on tests.
The Aruba 6000-series Modules
Each of the four chapters in this section focus on a specific module and
include instructions for installing or replacing the individual item.
Appendix
Related Documents
The following items are part of the complete documentation for the Aruba
system:
Aruba Mobility Controller Installation Guide (this manual)
ArubaOS User Guide
Aruba AP Installation Guide

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Text Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this manual to emphasize
important concepts:
TABLE 1 Text Conventions
Type Style Description
Italics This style is used to emphasize important terms and to
mark the titles of books.
System items This fixed-width font depicts the following:
zSample screen output
zSystem prompts
zFilenames, software devices, and certain commands
when mentioned in the text
Commands In the command examples, this bold font depicts text
that the user must type exactly as shown.
<Arguments> In the command examples, italicized text within angle
brackets represents items that the user should replace
with information appropriate to their specific situation.
For example:
# send <text message>
In this example, the user would type “send” at the
system prompt exactly as shown, followed by the text of
the message they wish to send. Do not type the angle
brackets.
[ Optional ] In the command examples, items enclosed in brackets
are optional. Do not type the brackets.
{ Item A | Item B } In the command examples, items within curled braces
and separated by a vertical bar represent the available
choices. Enter only one choice. Do not type the braces or
bars.

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Contacting Aruba Networks
Web Site
Main Site http://www.arubanetworks.com
Support Site http://www.arubanetworks.com/support
Software Licensing Site https://licensing.arubanetworks.com
Wireless Security Incident
Response Team (WSIRT)
http://www.arubanetworks.com/support
/wsirt
Support Email [email protected]
WSIRT Email
Please email details of any security
problem found in an Aruba product.
[email protected]
Telephone Numbers
Aruba Corporate [phone]
FAX [phone]
Support
zUnited States 800-WI-FI-LAN (800-943-4526)
zFrance [phone]
zUnited Kingdom [phone]
zGermany [phone]
zAll other countries [phone]

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Aruba 6000 Series Mobility Controller 1
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System Overview 1
The Aruba 6000-series Mobility Controller is an enterprise-class, modular switch
(based on the WS-5004 chassis) which connects, controls, and intelligently
integrates wireless Access Points (APs) and Air Monitors (AMs) into the wired
LAN.
This chapter introduces you to the Switch name. It describes the general features
of the modular system and illustrates key physical elements. Once familiar with
the system, you can begin the installation process covered in the next chapter.
Features
This section outlines the general features of the Switch name.
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet switch with high-speed Layer-2/Layer-3 packet
forwarding.
High-performance packet processing provides value-added wireless services
such as load balancing, rate limiting, self-healing, calibration, authentication,
mobility, security, and centralized monitoring and configuration.
3U chassis can be mounted in a standard 19-inch network equipment rack.
Modular, slot-based chassis allows for network expansion and
fault-tolerance.
zUp to 2 supervisor cards
zUp to 3 line cards for up to 72 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports and 6 Gigabit
Ethernet ports
zUp to 3 power supplies with load sharing capability
zA fan tray containing three individual fans for redundancy
All modules are hot-swappable by trained technicians.

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Physical Description
FIGURE 1-1 Aruba 6000-series Mobility Controller
System
NOTE:Figure 1-1 depicts an Switch name with the minimum components
required for operation. Depending on the options selected when your
system was purchased, your actual chassis may include more or fewer of
the pictured items. Cover unused slots with blank plates.
Slot 0
This slot is for the required supervisor card. The supervisor card processes all
traffic from the line cards and performs all management functions.
Slot 1
This is a dual-purpose slot. It can be used for a second, optional supervisor card
to provide redundancy for extra processing capacity or fault tolerance.
Alternately, this slot can be used for a third line card to provide extra network port
capacity.
Slot 2
This slot is for the required line card. The line card provides network ports for
connecting wireless APs, such as the Aruba Wireless Access Point, as well as
wired LAN segments.
Slot 3
This slot is for adding a second line card.
5 6 7 5
0 1 2 3
Mount
Holes
Mount
Holes
Fan Tray
Slot
Module
Handles
Power Supply Slots
Card Slots
4
0
1
2
3