Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM FRX6000 Operating manual

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09-41-06-105-03 The Complete Networking SolutionTM

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Notice
Cabletron Systems reserves theright to make changes in specifications and
other information contained in this document without prior notice. The
readershould in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether
any such changes have been made.
Thehardware, firmware, and/orsoftwaredescribed in this manualis subject
to change without notice.
IN NO EVENT SHALL CABLETRON SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
LOST PROFITS) ARISING OUTOFOR RELATED TO THISMANUAL
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KNOWN, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Copyright 1997, 1998 by Cabletron Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Printedin the United States ofAmerica.OrderNumber: FRX6-MNT-DOC.
Also see third-party software copyrights in theNetlink
FRX4000 & FRX6000 User Guide.
Netlink is a trademark ofCabletron Systems, Inc. All other product desig-
nations are the property of their respective owners.
Statements of Compliance
United States (FCC)
Theequipmentprovided byCabletron Systems,Inc.anddocumented in this
manual has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to Part 15of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Thisequipmentgenerates,uses, and canradiateradio frequencyenergy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the installation manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in
which casethe userwill berequired to, at his/herown expense, takethe nec-
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To ensurecompliancewith theClassA FCClimits,useonly shielded cables
with this equipment. Any cableinstalled above a ceiling or below a floor
must be of amaterial and construction approved by UL for that application.
Canada
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio InterferenceRegula-
tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques
depassant les limits applicables auxappareils numeriques de laclass Apre-
scrites dans le Reglement surlebrouillageradioelectrique edicte parle min-
istere des Communications du Canada.
About This Manual
This manual is intended for use by field service personnel either directly
employed by orcontracted by Cabletron Systems,Inc.Themanualprovides
information that will aid in troubleshooting and maintaining an FRX6000.
You should also have a Netlink FRX4000 & FRX6000 User Guide for ref-
erence.
Some of the operations described in this manual can lead to
damage to the hardware and/or software if not performed
correctly. This manual should be used only byqualified
service personnel.
Revision History
Rev Date Reason for Update
01 December 1996 Initial release
02 March 1997 CD-ROM
03 March 1998 Release 4.0
Terminology and Conventions
This typeface represents general text. This typeface represents computer
input and output.
In on-screen versions of the document, cross references that arelinks to
other places in the document are shownin blue.

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This symbol points to an informational noterelating to thetext,
table, or figure that immediately precedes orfollows it.
This symbol and text identifies a cautionary note, the
content ofwhich is more critical to heed than an informa-
tional note.
This symbol and text identifies a warning, intended to
prevent either injury to the user or major damage to
hardware, software, or system operation.
References to these keyboard keys appear in the manual and/or on the
screen:
"[N]"—is a reference to a key on your keyboard (where “N” is thekey).
"Enter"—means that you should type in the information,then press the
[Enter] key.
"Type"—is similar to "Enter", except that the word “[Enter]” follows
the information to be typed (e.g., "type n [Enter]").
"Press"—means press (hit, strike)the key once. Pressing the[Enter]
key afterwards is not necessary.
"[Ctrl]"—followed by one ortwo other key designations,mustbe struck
simultaneously with the other keys shown.
If a statement ends with a reference to a key—for example, “....then press
[Enter].”—the period is not part ofthe data to beentered.Ifa period should
be entered, it will be shown as "[.]." The same applies to all other punctu-
ation.
Wheninstructedto, for example, “press [A],[B] from the MainMenu,” this
meanspress[A], then [B], not [A] comma [B].
Screen displaysare provided to show thegeneral appearance of
actual screens. Theyareonly examples—they do not neces-
sarily represent an operational system.
Related Documents
The Netlink FRX4000 & FRX6000 User Guide is shipped with each
FRX6000. Additional copies of this and other Cabletron documents can be
ordered from Cabletron Systems, Inc.,or your local distributor ofCabletron
products.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1— Hardware Overview
Chassis ...........................................................................1-1
Cards ..............................................................................1-2
RLP ............................................................................1-2
LAN Adapters ............................................................1-3
Operator Interfaces ........................................................1-3
Chapter 2—Diagnostic Procedures
Reviewing Boot Messages .............................................2-5
BootMessages ...........................................................2-6
Running theBIOS Setup Program ...............................2-17
COMPortInterfaceControls .......................................2-20
Chapter 3—Testing & ReplacingComponents
Removing theChassis Cover .........................................3-4
Testing Component Voltages .........................................3-4
Replacing the Power Supply ..........................................3-5
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive ......................................3-7
Replacing the 3.5”Diskette Drive ...............................3-11
Replacing the Fan Filter ...............................................3-13
Replacing a Fan ...........................................................3-14
Adding or Replacing Cards ..........................................3-16
Appendix A—Configuration Drawings
Cards .............................................................................A-1
Cables ............................................................................A-4
I/O Cables .................................................................A-4
Auxiliary Console Cables .........................................A-8
Appendix B—Configuring LAN Card Software
SMC EtherCard Configuration ..................................... B-2
SMC TokenCard Configuration ....................................B-3
IBM Token Ring Adapter Configuration ...................... B-4
Startup Files .................................................................. B-5
CONFIG.SYS ........................................................... B-5
PROTOCOL.INI ....................................................... B-5
Appendix C—Installing FRX6000 Software
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List of Figures
1-1 FRX6000 Chassis............................................................ 1-1
1-2 RLP with I/OBox and Cables......................................... 1-2
1-3 Lan Cards ........................................................................ 1-3
2-1 Port Status Display.......................................................... 2-2
2-2 Main Menu...................................................................... 2-3
2-3 Rackmount BIOS Setup Menu...................................... 2-17
3-1 Rackmount Chassis, Front View..................................... 3-1
3-2 Rackmount Chassis, Rear View...................................... 3-2
3-3 Rackmount Chassis, Interior View.................................. 3-3
3-4 Removing the Chassis Cover .......................................... 3-4
3-5 Disk Drive Cables ...........................................................3-6
3-6 Power Supply Cables.......................................................3-6
3-7 Power Supply Mounting Screws..................................... 3-7
3-8 Removing the Chassis Faceplate..................................... 3-8
3-9 Removing theHard Drive ...............................................3-8
3-10 Hard Disk Drive Cables .................................................. 3-9
3-11 BIOS Setup Menu ......................................................... 3-10
3-13 Removing theDiskette Drive........................................ 3-12
3-14 Diskette Drive Cables.................................................... 3-12
3-15 Removing the Chassis Faceplate................................... 3-13
3-16 Removing the Fan Filter................................................ 3-14
3-17 Removing Fans.............................................................. 3-15
3-18 Installing a Card ............................................................ 3-16
A-1 RLP and I/O Assembly................................................... A-1
A-2 SMC EtherCard Plus ...................................................... A-2
A-3 SMC TokenCard Elite.................................................... A-2
A-4 CPU Module................................................................... A-3
A-5 RS-232 Cables................................................................ A-4
A-6 V.35 Cables.................................................................... A-5
A-7 RS-449 Cables................................................................ A-6
A-8 X.21 Cables.................................................................... A-7
A-9 Auxiliary Console Cable, FRX6000 to PC .................... A-8
A-10 Console Cable Converter,FRX6000 to Terminal..........A-8
A-11 Auxiliary Console Cable, FRX6000 to Modem............. A-9

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List of Tables
2-1 BIOS Setup Parameters..................................................2-18
B-1 RLP Addresses................................................................B-1