Foundry FastIron SuperX Manual

Foundry® FastIron X Series Chassis
Hardware Installation Guide
FastIron SuperX
FastIron SX 800
FastIron SX 1600
FastIron SX 1600-ANR
FSX 05.0.00
Release Date: December 16, 2008
Publish Date: December 31, 2008

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Contents
CHAPTER 1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE..................................................................................... 1-1
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................1-1
UPDATES TO THIS MANUAL .........................................................................................................................1-1
AUDIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................1-1
NOMENCLATURE .........................................................................................................................................1-1
RELATED PUBLICATIONS .............................................................................................................................1-2
HOW TO GET HELP .....................................................................................................................................1-2
WEB ACCESS .......................................................................................................................................1-2
E-MAIL ACCESS ...................................................................................................................................1-2
TELEPHONE ACCESS ............................................................................................................................1-2
WARRANTY COVERAGE ...............................................................................................................................1-2
CHAPTER 2
PRODUCT OVERVIEW .................................................................................. 2-1
PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................2-1
HARDWARE BENEFITS ..........................................................................................................................2-1
POE PORT DENSITY ............................................................................................................................2-2
SUPPORTED CONFIGURATIONS .............................................................................................................2-2
SOFTWARE FEATURES ................................................................................................................................2-3
POE APPLICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................2-3
SUPPORT FOR IPV6 MODULES ....................................................................................................................2-3
IPV6 HARDWARE SUPPORT GUIDELINES ...............................................................................................2-3
HARDWARE FEATURES ...............................................................................................................................2-4
FSX CHASSIS ......................................................................................................................................2-4
FSX 800 CHASSIS ...............................................................................................................................2-5
FSX 1600 CHASSIS .............................................................................................................................2-7
FSX 1600-ANR CHASSIS ....................................................................................................................2-9
MANAGEMENT MODULES ....................................................................................................................2-11
SWITCH FABRIC MODULES (FSX 800 AND FSX 1600 ONLY) ...............................................................2-19

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INTERFACE MODULES .........................................................................................................................2-19
NETWORK INTERFACES ......................................................................................................................2-25
PORT REGIONS ..................................................................................................................................2-26
POWER SUPPLIES ..............................................................................................................................2-27
COOLING SYSTEM ..............................................................................................................................2-32
BUILT-IN MOUNTING BRACKETS ..........................................................................................................2-33
LAYER 3 ROUTING PROTOCOL TABLE SIZES ..............................................................................................2-33
CHAPTER 3
INSTALLING THE CHASSIS ........................................................................... 3-1
SUMMARY OF INSTALLATION TASKS .............................................................................................................3-1
UNPACKING ASYSTEM ................................................................................................................................3-2
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................................................3-3
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................................................................3-3
LIFTING PRECAUTIONS .........................................................................................................................3-3
POWER PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS .................................................................................................3-3
PREPARING THE INSTALLATION SITE ............................................................................................................3-4
CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................................................................3-4
INSTALLATION LOCATION ......................................................................................................................3-5
REMOVING EXTRA SHIPMENT SCREWS (FSX AND FSX 800 ONLY) ...............................................................3-5
INSTALLING ACHASSIS IN ARACK ...............................................................................................................3-5
INSTALLING MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE FSX 1600 CHASSIS .............................................................3-7
REMOVING THE SLOT PANELS .....................................................................................................................3-7
INSTALLING THE MANAGEMENT AND INTERFACE MODULES ...........................................................................3-7
ATTACHING AMANAGEMENT STATION .......................................................................................................3-11
ATTACHING APC OR TERMINAL TO THE CONSOLE PORT OR 10/100/1000 COPPER PORT ....................3-11
ATTACHING ASWITCH TO AN ETHERNET PORT ....................................................................................3-12
POWERING ONTHE SYSTEM .....................................................................................................................3-12
CONNECTING AC POWER TO THE CHASSIS .........................................................................................3-13
CONNECTING DC POWER TO THE CHASSIS .........................................................................................3-14
VERIFYING PROPER OPERATION ...............................................................................................................3-16
OBSERVING THE LEDS.......................................................................................................................3-16
DISPLAYING THE MODULE STATUS ......................................................................................................3-19
CHAPTER 4
CONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES AND
CHECKING CONNECTIVITY ........................................................................... 4-1
ASSIGNING PERMANENT PASSWORDS .........................................................................................................4-1
RECOVERING FROM ALOST PASSWORD ................................................................................................4-2
CONFIGURING IP ADDRESSES .....................................................................................................................4-3
IPV4 DEVICES ......................................................................................................................................4-3
IPV6 DEVICES ......................................................................................................................................4-4
CONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES ...............................................................................................................4-6
CABLE SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................4-6
CONNECTING TO ETHERNET OR FAST ETHERNET HUBS .........................................................................4-6

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CONNECTING TO WORKSTATIONS, SERVERS, OR ROUTERS ...................................................................4-7
CONNECTING ANETWORK DEVICE TO AFIBER PORT ON THE FOUNDRY DEVICE .....................................4-7
AUTOMATIC MDI/MDIX DETECTION ......................................................................................................4-9
USING ACX4 TRANSCEIVER .................................................................................................................4-9
TESTING NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ..............................................................................................................4-9
PINGING AN IP ADDRESS ......................................................................................................................4-9
OBSERVING LEDS..............................................................................................................................4-10
TRACING AROUTE .............................................................................................................................4-11
TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK CONNECTIONS ...........................................................................................4-11
DIGITAL OPTICAL MONITORING ...........................................................................................................4-12
CHAPTER 5
MANAGING THE CHASSIS AND MODULES ..................................................... 5-1
DISPLAYING CHASSIS STATUS AND TEMPERATURE READINGS ......................................................................5-1
MANAGING THE COOLING SYSTEM ..............................................................................................................5-9
CONFIGURING THE COOLING SYSTEM ...................................................................................................5-9
MONITORING THE COOLING SYSTEM ...................................................................................................5-19
DISPLAYING THE SYSLOG CONFIGURATION AND STATIC AND DYNAMIC BUFFERS .........................................5-22
SYSLOG MESSAGES FOR PCI (HARDWARE) ERRORS .................................................................................5-23
MANAGING THE SWITCH FABRIC MODULES (FSX 800 AND FSX 1600 ONLY) .............................................5-23
DISPLAYING MANAGEMENT MODULE CPU USAGE .....................................................................................5-24
REMOVING MAC ADDRESS ENTRIES .........................................................................................................5-24
CHAPTER 6
USING AREDUNDANT MANAGEMENT MODULE ............................................. 6-1
HOW MANAGEMENT MODULE REDUNDANCY WORKS ....................................................................................6-1
MANAGEMENT MODULE REDUNDANCY OVERVIEW .................................................................................6-1
MANAGEMENT MODULE SWITCHOVER ...................................................................................................6-2
SWITCHOVER IMPLICATIONS ..................................................................................................................6-3
MANAGEMENT MODULE REDUNDANCY CONFIGURATION ...............................................................................6-4
CHANGING THE DEFAULT ACTIVE CHASSIS SLOT ...................................................................................6-4
MANAGING MANAGEMENT MODULE REDUNDANCY .......................................................................................6-4
FILE SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND STANDBY MANAGEMENT MODULES .........................6-4
MANUALLY SWITCHING OVER TO THE STANDBY MANAGEMENT MODULE ................................................6-5
REBOOTING THE ACTIVE AND STANDBY MANAGEMENT MODULES ..........................................................6-6
HITLESS MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ...............................................................................................................6-6
WHAT HAPPENS DURING AHITLESS OS UPGRADE AND HITLESS SWITCHOVER ......................................6-6
HOW AHITLESS OS UPGRADE AND HITLESS SWITCHOVER IMPACTS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS ......................6-7
SYSLOG MESSAGE FOR HITLESS OS UPGRADE AND HITLESS SWITCHOVER ...........................................6-7
LAYER 2 HITLESS SWITCHOVER ............................................................................................................6-8
LAYER 2 HITLESS OS UPGRADE ...........................................................................................................6-8
MONITORING MANAGEMENT MODULE REDUNDANCY ..................................................................................6-11
DETERMINING MANAGEMENT MODULE STATUS ...................................................................................6-11
DISPLAYING TEMPERATURE INFORMATION ...........................................................................................6-13
DISPLAYING SWITCHOVER INFORMATION .............................................................................................6-13

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CHAPTER 7
MAINTAINING THE HARDWARE..................................................................... 7-1
HARDWARE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE .........................................................................................................7-1
CLEANING THE FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS .................................................................................................7-1
REPLACING AMANAGEMENT MODULE .........................................................................................................7-2
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................................7-2
REMOVING AMANAGEMENT MODULE ....................................................................................................7-2
INSTALLING ANEW MANAGEMENT MODULE ...........................................................................................7-3
REPLACING ASWITCH FABRIC MODULE (FSX 800 AND FSX 1600 ONLY) ....................................................7-5
REMOVING ASWITCH FABRIC MODULE .................................................................................................7-5
INSTALLING ANEW SWITCH FABRIC MODULE ........................................................................................7-5
REPLACING AN INTERFACE MODULE ............................................................................................................7-7
PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................................7-7
BEFORE REMOVING AN INTERFACE MODULE .........................................................................................7-8
REMOVING AN INTERFACE MODULE .......................................................................................................7-8
INSTALLING ANEW INTERFACE MODULE ................................................................................................7-9
CONFIGURING ALAN/WAN PHY INTERFACE MODULE .........................................................................7-11
DISABLING AND RE-ENABLING AN INTERFACE MODULE ........................................................................7-12
INSTALLING OR REPLACING APOE DAUGHTER CARD ................................................................................7-12
REPLACING ACOPPER OR FIBER OPTIC MODULE ......................................................................................7-16
REMOVING ACOPPER OR FIBER OPTIC MODULE .................................................................................7-16
INSTALLING ANEW COPPER OR FIBER OPTIC MODULE ........................................................................7-17
CABLING AFIBER OPTIC MODULE .......................................................................................................7-17
INSTALLING OR REPLACING APOWER SUPPLY ...........................................................................................7-17
DETERMINING WHICH POWER SUPPLY FAILED ....................................................................................7-18
REMOVING AN AC POWER SUPPLY .....................................................................................................7-18
REMOVING ADC POWER SUPPLY .......................................................................................................7-20
INSTALLING ANEW POWER SUPPLY ....................................................................................................7-22
CONNECTING AC POWER TO THE CHASSIS .........................................................................................7-24
CONNECTING DC POWER TO THE CHASSIS .........................................................................................7-26
VERIFYING PROPER OPERATION .........................................................................................................7-28
DISPLAYING THE STATUS OF THE POWER SUPPLIES ............................................................................7-29
REPLACING THE FSX AND FSX 800 FAN TRAY .........................................................................................7-29
REPLACING THE FSX 1600 FAN ASSEMBLIES ............................................................................................7-31
REPLACING THE FSX 1600-ANR FAN ASSEMBLIES ...................................................................................7-32
UPGRADING THE DEVICE TO RUN LAYER 3 SOFTWARE ..............................................................................7-33
CHAPTER 8
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................... 8-1
CHASSIS SPECIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................................................8-1
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS .........................................................................................................................8-1
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................................8-2
COOLING .............................................................................................................................................8-2
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ..................................................................................................................8-6
MAXIMUM POWER CONSUMPTION .........................................................................................................8-7

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POWER SOURCE INTERRUPTIONS .........................................................................................................8-8
MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE .............................................................................................................8-8
PINOUTS AND SIGNALLING ..................................................................................................................8-10
CABLE SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................8-12
POWER CORDS ..................................................................................................................................8-13
POWER SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................8-14
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT ..................................................................................................8-14
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ....................................................................................................8-15
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................8-16
INPUT CONNECTOR AND PLUG ............................................................................................................8-17
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................8-18
SAFETY WARNINGS ............................................................................................................................8-19
APPENDIX A
LAYER 3 UPGRADE PROCEDURES ...............................................................A-1
UPGRADE KIT CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................... A-1
INSTALLATION OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................... A-9
DETAILED PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................ A-10
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................. A-10
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................. A-11
APPENDIX B
REGULATORY STATEMENTS ........................................................................B-1
U.S.A. ...................................................................................................................................................... B-1
INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENT ................................................................................................................. B-1
EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA ........................................................................................................................... B-1
JAPAN ....................................................................................................................................................... B-1
KOREA ...................................................................................................................................................... B-2
APPENDIX C
CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS..........................................................................C-1
CAUTIONS ................................................................................................................................................. C-1
WARNINGS .............................................................................................................................................. C-11

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About This Guide
Introduction
This guide applies to and describes the FastIron SuperX® (FSX), FastIron SX 800® (FSX 800), FastIron SX
1600® (FSX 1600), and FastIron SX 1600-ANR® (FSX 1600-ANR) Layer 2/Layer 3 switches from Foundry
Networks.
The FSX, FSX 800, FSX 1600, and FSX 1600-ANR are collectively referred to throughout this manual as the
FastIron X Series chassis devices.
This guide includes procedures for installing the hardware and configuring essential parameters such as
permanent passwords and IP addresses. The basic software configuration procedures show how to perform
tasks using the CLI. This guide also includes instructions for managing and maintaining the hardware.
Updates to this Manual
This manual may be updated between releases. For the latest edition of this manual, check the Foundry
Knowledge Portal at kp.foundrynet.com.
Audience
This guide is designed for network installers, system administrators, and resellers who will install the hardware.
This guide assumes a working knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing concepts.
Nomenclature
This guide uses the following typographical conventions to show information:
Italic highlights the title of another publication and occasionally emphasizes a word or phrase.
Bold highlights a CLI command.
Bold Italic highlights a term that is being defined.
NOTE: A note emphasizes an important fact or calls your attention to a dependency.
WARNING: A warning calls your attention to a possible hazard that can cause injury or death.

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Related Publications
The following Foundry Networks documents supplement the information in this guide.
•Foundry FastIron Configuration Guide – for the FastIron X Series chassis and FastIron compact devices,
provides basic configuration procedures for system-level features, and provides configuration information for
enterprise routing protocols including IP, RIP, IP multicast, OSPF, BGP4, VRRP and VRRPE. This guide also
provides procedures for securing management access to Foundry devices and for protecting against Denial
of Service (DoS) attacks.
•Foundry FastIron Compact Switch Hardware Installation Guide – provides hardware installation procedures
for the FastIron compact switches (FES, FESX, FESX-E, and FWSX).
•Foundry Management Information Base Reference – contains the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) objects supported on Foundry devices.
NOTE: For the latest edition of this document, which contains the most up-to-date information, see Product
Manuals at kp.foundrynet.com.
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