Extreme Networks BlackDiamond X8 Series Assembly instructions

BlackDiamond X8 Series
Switches Hardware Installation
Manual

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Table of Contents
Trademarks 0
Preface 5
Audience 5
Conventions 5
Related Publications 6
Chapter 1: BlackDiamond X8 Series Switches 7
Switch Overview 7
BlackDiamond X8 Chassis Features 7
Management Ports 9
Chapter 2: BlackDiamond X8 Series Modules and Fans 11
Module Overview 11
Management Module 12
I/O Modules 15
Fabric Modules 19
Fan Trays 20
Chapter 3: Overview of Power Supplies 22
AC Power Supply 22
Chapter 4: Site Preparation 24
Plan Your Site 24
Meet Site Requirements 24
Evaluate and Meet Cable Requirements 29
Meet Power Requirements 33
Applicable Industry Standards 36
Chapter 5: Installing a BlackDiamond X8 Series Chassis 37
Unpacking the Chassis 37
Pre-Installation Requirements 41
Rack-Mount the Chassis 41
Ground the Chassis 44
Install Power Supplies 45
Connect Power 48
Chapter 6: Installing BlackDiamond X8 Series Modules 50
Installation Order 50
Required Tools 50
Install Fabric Modules 50
Install Management Modules 54
Install I/O Modules 56
Initial Management Access 59
Chapter 7: BlackDiamond X8 Maintenance Procedures 62
Replace a Power Supply 62
Replace a Fan Tray 65
Replace a Fabric Module 67
Replace a Management Module 73
Reseating a management module DIMM 81
Pack the Chassis for Shipping 85
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Chapter 8: Safety Information 91
Considerations Before Installing 91
Maintenance Safety 92
General Safety Precautions 92
Cable Routing for LAN Systems 93
Installing Power Supply Units and Connecting Power 93
Selecting Power Supply Cords 95
Battery Replacement and Disposal 95
Fiber Optic Ports and Optical Safety 95
Sicherheitshinweise 96
Überlegungen vor der Installation 97
Allgemeine Sicherheitshinweise 98
Sicherheit bei Wartungsarbeiten 98
Kabelverlegung für LAN-Systeme 98
Installation der Netzteile und Netzanschluss 99
Auswahl der Netzkabel 101
Wechseln und Entsorgen der Batterie 101
LWL-Ports und optische Sicherheit 102
Chapter 9: Technical Specifications 103
BlackDiamond X8 Switch 103
Modules for BlackDiamond X8 Switches 105
Power Supplies for BlackDiamond X8 Switches 106
Connector Pinouts 107
Conformity Statements for EMC Class A 109
Index 111
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Preface
This guide provides the instructions and supporting information needed to install the Extreme
Networks® BlackDiamond®X8 series switch.
The guide includes information about site preparation and switch functionality.
Audience
This guide is intended for use by network administrators responsible for installing and setting up
network equipment.
This guide assumes a basic working knowledge of:
•Local area networks (LANs)
•Ethernet concepts
•Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
•Routing concepts
•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
•Basic equipment installation procedures
See the ExtremeXOS Concepts Guide and the ExtremeXOS Command Reference Guide for information
about configuring the BlackDiamond X8 series switch.
Note
If the information in an installation note or release note shipped with your Extreme Networks
equipment differs from the information in this guide, follow the installation or release note.
Conventions
The following list conventions used throughout this guide.
Table 1: Notice Icons
Icon Notice Type Alerts you to...
Note Important features or instructions.
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Warning Risk of severe personal injury.

Table 2: Text Conventions
Convention Description
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syntax.
Words in italicized type Italics emphasize a point of information or denote new terms at the place where
they are defined in the text.
Book titles are printed in italics.
Related Publications
The documentation set for Extreme Networks ExtremeXOS®switches and routers includes:
•ExtremeXOS Concepts Guide
•ExtremeXOS Command Reference Guide
•ExtremeXOS Release Notes
•BlackDiamond® 20800 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide (legacy product)
•BlackDiamond 10808 Switch Hardware Installation Guide (legacy product)
•BlackDiamond 12800 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide (legacy product)
•BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
•BlackDiamond X8 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide (this guide)
•Summit Family Switches Hardware Installation Guide
•Extreme Networks E4G Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide
•Extreme Networks Pluggable Interface Modules Installation Guide
•ExtremeXOS Hardware and Software Compatibility Matrix
Hardware and software documentation for Extreme Networks products is available from the Extreme
Networks website. You can download software concepts guides and reference guides, hardware
installation guides, and other documents at: www.extremenetworks.com/go/documentation.
Under your product warranty or with a current support contract, you can access software release notes
and entitled software from the eSupport web pages at: http://www.extremenetworks.com/go/
eSupport/
Note
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1BlackDiamond X8 Series Switches
Switch Overview
BlackDiamond X8 Chassis Features
Management Ports
Switch Overview
The BlackDiamond X8 series switches are chassis-based switches designed for virtualized data centers
and high-performance compute cluster installations. They provide high-density, line rate 10/40 GbE
ports. For more information about configuring a BlackDiamond switch, see the ExtremeXOS Concepts
Guide and the ExtremeXOS Command Reference Guide.
The features of these switches include:
•I/O modules that are hot-swappable and provide 10-Gigabit fiber or copper ports, or 40-Gigabit
Ethernet fiber ports using SFP+ or QSFP+ optical modules
•Up to 768 line-rate 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports or 192 line-rate 40-Gigabit Ethernet ports in one
chassis
•Redundant management modules that provide the CPU control subsystem
•N+1 redundant switch fabric modules that provide the active switching fabric
•Redundant, load-sharing, hot-swappable power supplies
•Field-replaceable, hot-swappable fan trays
•20+ Tbps switching capacity
•1.28 Tbps bandwidth per slot
BlackDiamond X8 Chassis Features
The BlackDiamond X8 switch chassis has the following physical features:
•Height of 14.5 RU, allowing three switches to be installed in a 7-foot rack
•Optional mid-mount brackets for flexibility in rack positioning
•Horizontal front slots for I/O modules and management modules
•Eight full-width slots for IO modules
•Two half-width slots for management modules (MMs)
•Four vertical slots in the back (behind fan trays) for fabric modules (FMs)
•Eight bays in the front for redundant power supplies; rear-accessible power connections
•Five vertical fan trays at the back
•Two connectors for an ESD-preventive wrist strap
•On the front panel between the management modules
•On the back panel at the top right corner

The Front of the BlackDiamond X8 Chassis shows a BlackDiamond X8 chassis equipped with
management modules and I/O modules.
Figure 1: Front of the BlackDiamond X8 Chassis
1 = Power supply cover 3 = Management modules
2 = ESD jack 4 = I/O modules
The front of the chassis provides access to:
•Card cage for the management modules and I/O modules
•Bays for redundant power supplies, with ventilated cover
•Connection point for ESD-preventive strap
Back of the BlackDiamond X8 Chassis shows the back of the BlackDiamond X8 chassis.
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Figure 2: Back of the BlackDiamond X8 Chassis
1 = Grounding point 3 = AC power input connectors
2 = ESD jack 4 = Fan trays
The back of the chassis provides access to:
•Eight AC power input connectors
•Five vertical fan trays
•Access to four fabric module slots behind the fan trays
•Connection point for ESD-preventive strap
•Attachment point for optional chassis ground
Management Ports
Each BlackDiamond management module (MM) has a 10/100/1000BASE-TX Ethernet management
port.
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This port allows you to communicate directly with the central processing unit (CPU) of the switch. You
can plug an Ethernet cable directly from your laptop into the management port for direct access into
the switch. This access allows you to view and locally manage the switch configurations.
USB ports on the management module allow you to attach a single USB 2.0 flash drive. Only a USB
flash drive that is formatted using the file allocation table (FAT) file system is recognized on these
ports. Other devices, such as a USB external hard drive, will not be mounted.
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