Edge-Core ECS5610-52S User manual

Installation Guide
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ECS5610-52S
48-Port Layer 3
10G Top-of-Rack Switch

Installation Guide
ECS5610-52S 48-Port 10G Top-of-Rack Switch
with 48 10GBASE SFP+ Ports,
4 40GBASE QSFP+ Ports,
1 1000BASE-T (RJ-45) Management Port,
2 Power Supply Units (F2B and B2F Airflow),
and 1 Fan Tray Module (F2B and B2F Airflow)
E062013-KS-R01
150200000495A

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How to Use This Guide
This guide includes detailed information on the switch hardware, including
network ports, power, cabling requirements, as well as plug-in modules and
transceivers. This guide also provides general installation guidelines and
recommended procedures. To deploy this switch effectively and ensure trouble-
free operation, you should first read the relevant sections in this guide so that you
are familiar with all its hardware components.
Who Should Read This
Guide?
This guide is for network administrators and support personnel that install, operate,
and maintain network equipment. The guide assumes a basic working knowledge
of LANs (Local Area Networks) and can be read by those that are new to network
equipment, or those with more experience.
How This Guide is
Organized
The organization of this guide is based on the switch’s main hardware components.
Each chapter includes information about a specific component with relevant
specifications and installation procedures. A switch overview section is also
provided.
For Users New to Switches — If you are new to network switches, it is
recommended that you first read all chapters in this guide before installing the
switch.
For Experienced Users — If you are already familiar with installing and operating
network switches, the Switch Description and Installation Overview chapters
provide you with enough information to install the switch. Other chapters can be
left for reference, when needed.
The guide includes these chapters:
◆Chapter 1 - Switch Description — Includes a switch overview, key component
identification, key technical specifications, and switch deployment information.
◆Chapter 2 - Installation Overview — Includes details of the package contents
and an outline of switch installation tasks.
◆Chapter 3 - Switch Chassis — Includes switch chassis rack installaion, and
system cooling requirements.
◆Chapter 4 - Power and Grounding — Includes installation of AC power
modules, switch grounding, and powering on the switch.

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◆Chapter 5 - Port Connections — Includes information on network interfaces,
installing optional transceivers, and cabling specifications.
◆Chapter 6 - Switch Management — Connecting to the switch for management,
and information on the system status LEDs.
◆Appendix A - Troubleshooting — Information for troubleshooting switch
installation and operation.
Related
Documentation
This guide focuses on switch hardware and installation, it does not cover software
configuration of the switch. For specific information on how to operate and use the
management functions of the switch, see the following guides:
CLI Command Reference
Administrator’s Guide
For all safety information and regulatory statements, see the following document:
Quick Start Guide
Safety and Regulatory Information
Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show information:
Note: Emphasizes important information or calls your attention to related features
or instructions.
Caution: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or damage
the system or equipment.
Warning: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause personal injury.
Revision History This section summarizes the changes in each revision of this guide.
April 2013 Revision
This is the first revision of this guide.

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Contents
How to Use This Guide 3
Contents 5
Figures 7
Tables 9
1 Switch Description 10
Overview 10
Key Hardware Components 11
Key Technical Specifications 13
Data Center Deployment 14
Rack Cooling 15
2 Installation Overview 18
Package Contents 18
Switch Installation Tasks 19
3 Switch Chassis 23
General Installation Guidelines 23
How to Install the Switch in a Rack 24
Rack-Mounting Items 24
Rack-Mount Procedure 24
Switch Cooling Requirements 26
Rack Cooling 27
Fan Tray Module 27
How to Replace a Fan Tray 28
4 Power and Grounding 29
Power Supply Modules 29
Grounding the Chassis 31
How to Connect to AC Power 31

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5 Port Connections 33
Cable Labeling and Connection Records 34
Understanding the Port Status LEDs 35
How to Install an SFP/SFP+/QSFP+ Transceiver 36
How to Connect to the Twisted-Pair Copper Management Port 37
Copper Cabling Guidelines 38
1000BASE-T Pin Assignments 38
Connection Procedure 39
How to Connect to SFP/SFP+ Fiber Optic Ports 39
Connection Procedure 40
How to Connect to QSFP+ Fiber Optic Ports 42
Connection Procedure 42
DAC Connections 44
Making DAC Connections 44
6 Switch Management 47
Understanding the System Status LEDs 48
How to Connect to the Management Port 49
How to Connect to the Console Port 50
How to Connect to the USB Port 52
How to Reset the Switch 53
A Troubleshooting 54
Diagnosing LED Indicators 54
System Self-Diagnostic Test Failure 54
Power and Cooling Problems 55
Installation 55
In-Band Access 55
Index 56

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Figures
Figure 1: Front Panel 11
Figure 2: Rear Panel 12
Figure 3: Cloud Data Center Deployment 14
Figure 4: Converged Ethernet Data Center Deployment 15
Figure 5: F2B Airflow Cooling 15
Figure 6: B2F Airflow Cooling 16
Figure 7: Installing the Switch in a Rack 19
Figure 8: Connecting AC Power 20
Figure 9: System LEDs 21
Figure 10: Console Port 21
Figure 11: Making a Connection to a QSFP+ Transceiver 22
Figure 12: Attaching the Brackets 25
Figure 13: Installing the Switch in a Rack 25
Figure 14: Switch Cooling 26
Figure 15: Fan Tray 28
Figure 16: AC Power Supply Module 30
Figure 17: Power Supply Module LED 30
Figure 18: AC PSU and Power Socket 32
Figure 19: Port Status LEDs 35
Figure 20: Port Status LEDs 35
Figure 21: Inserting an SFP/SFP+/QSFP+ Transceiver into a Slot 37
Figure 22: RJ-45 Connector 38
Figure 23: Making Connections to an SFP+ Transceiver 41
Figure 24: Connecting to a QSFP+ Transceiver 43
Figure 25: Making DAC Connections 45
Figure 26: System LEDs 48
Figure 27: Management Port 49
Figure 28: Console Port 50
Figure 29: Console Port Connection 51

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Figure 30: USB Port 52
Figure 31: Reset Button 53

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Tables
Table 1: Key Technical Specifications 13
Table 2: Fan Tray Specifications 28
Table 3: AC Power Supply Module Specifications 30
Table 4: Maximum Twisted-Pair Copper Cable Lengths 37
Table 5: 1000BASE-T MDI and MDI-X Port Pinouts 38
Table 6: Maximum 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Cable Lengths 39
Table 7: Maximum Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Cable Lengths 40
Table 8: Maximum 40 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Cable Lengths 42
Table 9: Maximum 10GBASE-CR 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths 44
Table 10: Maximum 40GBASE-CR4 40 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths 44
Table 11: System Status LEDs 48
Table 12: RJ-45 Management Port Status LEDs 49
Table 13: Console Cable Wiring 51
Table 14: Troubleshooting Chart 54

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1Switch Description
This chapter includes these sections:
◆“Overview” on page 10
◆“Key Technical Specifications” on page 13
◆“Data Center Deployment” on page 14
Overview
Thank you for choosing the ECS5610-52S switch system. This switch is built with
leading-edge technology to deliver reliable high-performance connectivity for
your data network.
The ECS5610-52S switch is a high-performance top-of-rack switch, designed for
data center operating environments. The switch provides 48 10G Ethernet Small
Form Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) transceiver slots, and four 40G Quad-SFP+
(QSFP+) ports. The switch also includes replaceable dual power supply units and a
fan tray module.
The switch supports a full set of Layer 2 switching, data center bridging, and Layer 3
routing features. The switch can be deployed as a top-of-rack (TOR) or distributed
spine switch to form a network fabric that can reduce infrastructure expenses and
power consumption in the data center. This network fabric can be used to
interconnect tens of thousands of servers delivering cloud computing services.
The switch also offers an option of front-to-back (F2B) or back-to-front (B2F) airflow
cooling for rack deployment with either blade servers or other switches, allowing
cool aisles to be maintained without creating “hot loops.”

Chapter 1 | Switch Description
Overview
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Key Hardware
Components
The ECS5610-52S switch consists of several key hardware components. This manual
describes each specific component, or related components, together with their
installation requirements and procedures in each chapter. To understand each
component in detail, refer to the relevant section.
Figure 1: Front Panel
10G SFP+ Slots
The switch contains 48 Small Form Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) transceiver slots
that support 10G Ethernet SFP+ transceivers, or 1G Ethernet SFP transceivers. For
more information, see “How to Connect to SFP/SFP+ Fiber Optic Ports” on page 39.
40G QSFP+ Slots
The switch contains four Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Plus (QSFP+)
transceiver slots that operate up to 40 Gbps full duplex. For more information, see
“How to Connect to QSFP+ Fiber Optic Ports” on page 42.
Management Port
The RJ-45 port labeled “Management” provides a dedicated 1000BASE-T
management interface. For more information, see “How to Connect to the
Management Port” on page 49.
Console Port
The RJ-45 port labeled “Console” provides an out-of-band serial connection to a
terminal or a PC running terminal emulation software. The port can be used for
performing switch monitoring and configuration. For more information, see “How
to Connect to the Console Port” on page 50.
Port LEDs RJ-45 Management Port
10G SFP+ Slots USB Port
40G QSFP+ Slots System LEDs
Reset Button RJ-45 Console Port
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USB Port
A USB port is provided on the switch front panel. This port is for transferring
configuration files from a USB storage device to the switch’s flash memory. For
more information, see “How to Connect to the USB Port” on page 52.
Reset Button
Pressing the reset button on the front panel causes the switch to preform a hard
reset. For more information, see “How to Reset the Switch” on page 53.
System LEDs
For information on system status LED indicators, see “Understanding the System
Status LEDs” on page 48.
Port LEDs
For information on port status LED indicators, see “Understanding the Port Status
LEDs” on page 35.
Figure 2: Rear Panel
Power Supply Modules
The switch supports dual hot-swappable AC power supply units (PSUs). You can
install up to two PSUs with matching airflow direction in the switch. For more
information on the switch power supplies, how to install them, and how to power-
on the switch, see “Power Supply Modules” on page 29.
Fan Tray Module
The fan tray module provides air cooling for the switch system. For more
information, see “Switch Cooling Requirements” on page 26.
Fan Tray Module Power Supply Modules
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Key Technical Specifications
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Key Technical Specifications
The following table contains key system specifications for the switch.
Table 1: Key Technical Specifications
Item Specification
Ports 48 10 Gbps SFP+ transceiver slots
4 40 Gbps QSFP+ transceiver slots
1 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Management port
Network Interface Ports 1~48: SFP+
◆10 Gbps SFP+ transceivers: 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-SR,
10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-LRM
◆1 Gbps SFP transceivers: 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX
Ports 49~52: QSFP+
◆40 Gbps QSFP+ transceivers: 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-SR4
Management Port
◆10/100/1000BASE-T, RJ-45 connector
Buffer Architecture 32 Mbit packet buffer
Aggregate Bandwidth 1280 Gbps
Switching Database 128K MAC address entries
LEDs System: PS1, PS2, Diag (Diagnostic), Fan, Loc (Locator)
Ports 1~52: Status (link and activity)
Power Supply Module 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, auto-sensing; hot pluggable
350 Watts@ 240V/100V per module
Power Consumption 258 Watts maximum
Weight 8.5 kg (18.7 lb), with two installed power supply modules
Size W x D x H: 440 x 473 x 44 mm (17.32 x 18.62 x 1.75 inches)
Temperature Operating: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
Storage: -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F)
Humidity Operating: 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Out-of-Band Management RS-232 RJ-45 console port
In-Band Management SSH, Telnet, SNMP, or HTTP
Software Loading HTTP, FTP/TFTP in-band
Forwarding Mode Store-and-forward
Throughput Wire speed
Flow Control Full Duplex: IEEE 802.3x
Half Duplex: Back pressure

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Data Center Deployment
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Data Center Deployment
The switch is designed for high-availability data center environments with a high
port density. The switch includes redundant, hot-swappable, load-sharing AC PSUs,
a hot-swappable fan tray, and port-to-power and power-to-port airflow direction
options. Meeting the network scaling requirements of enterprise and cloud data
centers, the switch can be deployed as a top-of-rack switch or as part of a
distributed spine network, providing full line-rate switching at Layer 2 or Layer 3
across all ports.
Figure 3: Cloud Data Center Deployment
In many data center configurations, Ethernet connections link servers and data
networks, and Fibre Channel connections link servers to storage networks. This
switch enables the creation of a converged network, which employs lossless
Ethernet connections between FCOE storage, servers, and other data network
switches.
TOR or Leaf Switch
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Figure 4: Converged Ethernet Data Center Deployment
Rack Cooling The top-of-rack switch is a high-performance, high-density unit that generates a
substantial amount of heat. When mounted in a rack with other equipment, it is
important that the switch has the same airflow direction to avoid “hot loops” in the
data center aisles. Hot loops increase cooling requirements since warm air is drawn
into rack devices instead of cool air.
Most rack-mounted blade servers draw cool air from the front and expel hot air at
the rear. The top-of-rack switch includes power supply units and a fan tray module
that have a front-to-back (F2B) airflow direction that maintains cool aisles in the
data center.
Figure 5: F2B Airflow Cooling
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Data Center Deployment
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When mounted in a rack with other network equipment that may have a back-to-
front (B2F) airflow direction, the top-of-rack switch includes power supply and fan
tray modules that reverse the airflow direction through the switch. This enables
various deployment options for the switch in the data center.
Figure 6: B2F Airflow Cooling
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Front of Rack Rear of Rack
Cool Aisle
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Data Center Deployment
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2Installation Overview
This chapter includes these sections:
◆“Package Contents” on page 18
◆“Switch Installation Tasks” on page 19
Package Contents
After unpacking the switch, check the contents to be sure you have received all the
components.
◆ECS5610-52S 10G Top-of-Rack Switch
◆Rack Mounting Kit containing two brackets and eight screws for attaching the
brackets to the switch
◆Power cord—either US, Continental Europe or UK
◆Console cable (RJ-45 to DB-9)
◆Quick Start Guide
◆Regulatory and Safety Information
◆Documentation CD—includes Installation Guide and Management Guide

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Switch Installation Tasks
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Switch Installation Tasks
Follow these tasks to install the switch in your network. For full details on each task,
go to the relevant chapter or section by clicking on the link.
Caution: Before installing your switch, first review all the safety statements and
guidelines in the Regulatory and Safety Information document.
Unpack package and check contents
Unpack your switch and check the package contents to be sure you have received
all the items. See “Package Contents” on page 18.
Install the Chassis
The switch is designed to be installed in a standard 19-inch equipment rack. Plan
your rack installation and install the switch chassis in the rack. Be sure to take into
account switch cooling requirements.
Go to the chapter “Switch Chassis”
Figure 7: Installing the Switch in a Rack
Task 1
Task 2
Attach the brackets to the switch, Use the rack mounting screws supplied
with the rack to secure the switch in the
rack.
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Switch Installation Tasks
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Install Power Modules and Power On
Install power modules, then power on. The switch supports up to two PSUs that
have a matching airflow direction as the installed fan tray.
Caution: The switch includes plug-in power supply and fan tray modules that are
installed into its chassis. All installed modules must have a matching airflow
direction. That is, all modules must have a front-to-back (F2B) airflow direction, or
all modules must have a back-to-front (B2F) airflow direction. The airflow direction
of PSUs and fan trays is indicated by labels on the modules.
Go to the chapter “Power and Grounding”
Figure 8: Connecting AC Power
Verify Switch Operation
Verify basic switch operation by checking the system LEDs.
When operating normally, the PSU1/PSU2, Diag, and Fan LEDs should all be on
green. If any of the LEDs are on amber, see “Diagnosing LED Indicators” on page 54
Go to the section “Understanding the System Status LEDs”
Task 3
Install one or two universal AC power
modules in the switch. Connect an external AC power source to the modules.
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