H3C S9500E Series User manual

H3C S9500E Series Routing Switches
Installation Manual
Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Preface
The H3C S9500E documentation set includes 13 configuration guides, which describe the software
features for the H3C S9500E Series Routing Switches and guide you through the software configuration
procedures. These configuration guides also provide configuration examples to help you apply software
features to different network scenarios.
This preface includes:
•Audience
•Conventions
•About the H3C S9500E Documentation Set
•Obtaining Documentation
•Documentation Feedback
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
Network planners
Field technical support and servicing engineers
Network administrators working with the S9500E series

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Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this documentation set.
Command conventions
Convention Descri
p
tion
Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are
optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from
which you select one.
[ x | y | ... ]
Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select one or none.
{ x | y | ... } *
Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by
vertical bars, from which you select at least one.
[ x | y | ... ] *
Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by
vertical bars, from which you may select multiple choices or none.
&<1-n> The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&)
sign can be entered 1 to n times.
# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.
GUI conventions
Convention Descri
p
tion
< > Button names are inside angle brackets. For example, click <OK>.
[ ] Window names, menu items, data table and field names are inside square
brackets. For example, pop up the [New User] window.
/ Multi-level menus are separated by forward slashes. For example,
[File/Create/Folder].
Symbols
Convention Descri
p
tion
Means reader be extremely careful. Improper operation may cause bodily
injury.
Means reader be careful. Improper operation may cause data loss or damage
to equipment.
Means an action or information that needs special attention to ensure successful
configuration or good performance.
Means a complementary description.
Means techniques helpful for you to make configuration with ease.

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Network topology icons
Convention Descri
p
tion
Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.
Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.
Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router
that supports Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.

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About the H3C S9500E Documentation Set
The H3C S9500E documentation set includes:
Cate
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or
y
Documents Pur
p
oses
Product description and
specifications
Marketing brochures Describe product specifications and benefits.
Technology white papers Provide an in-depth description of software features
and technologies.
Card datasheets Describe card specifications, features, and standards.
Hardware
specifications and
installation
Compliance and safety
manual
Provides regulatory information and the safety
instructions that must be followed during installation.
Quick start
Guides you through initial installation and setup
procedures to help you quickly set up and use your
device with the minimum configuration.
Installation guide Provides a complete guide to hardware installation
and hardware specifications.
Card manuals Provide the hardware specifications of cards.
H3C N68 Cabinet
Installation and Remodel
Introduction
Guides you through installing and remodeling H3C
N68 cabinets.
H3C Pluggable SFP
[SFP+][XFP] Transceiver
Modules Installation Guide
Guides you through installing SFP/SFP+/XFP
transceiver modules.
Adjustable Slider Rail
Installation Guide
Guides you through installing adjustable slider rails to
a rack.
H3C High-End Network
Products Hot-Swappable
Module Manual
Describes the hot-swappable modules available for the
H3C high-end network products, their external views,
and specifications.
Installation videos Show how to install the LSTM1PEMC and
LSTM1PEM2N AC-input power supply modules.
Software configuration
Configuration guides Describe software features and configuration
procedures.
Command references Provide a quick reference to all available commands.
Configuration examples Describe typical network scenarios and provide
configuration examples and instructions.
Operations and
maintenance
System log messages Explains the system log messages.
Trap messages Explains the trap messages.
MIB Companion Describes the MIBs for the software release.
Release notes
Provide information about the product release,
including the version history, hardware and software
compatibility matrix, version upgrade information,
technical support information, and software
upgrading.
Error code reference Explains the error codes for the QoS module.

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Obtaining documentation
You can access the most up-to-date H3C product documentation on the World Wide Web at
http://www.h3c.com.
Click the links on the top navigation bar to obtain different categories of product documentation:
[Technical Support & Documents > Technical Documents] – Provides hardware installation, software
upgrading, and software feature configuration and maintenance documentation.
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[Technical Support & Documents > Software Download] – Provides the documentation released with the
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We appreciate your comments.

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Table of Contents
Preface·········································································································································································· 3
Audience············································································································································································3
Conventions ·······································································································································································4
About the H3C S9500E Documentation Set··················································································································6
Product overview························································································································································12
Overview········································································································································································· 12
Physical architecture ······················································································································································ 12
Chassis and slots··················································································································································· 12
Backplane ······························································································································································ 18
Power supply system ············································································································································· 19
Fan tray ·································································································································································· 19
Main processing unit ····················································································································································· 20
LPUs········································································································································································· 23
Front panel and LEDs ············································································································································ 24
Interface specifications ·················································································································································· 29
Console port ·························································································································································· 29
Network management interface ·························································································································· 30
AUX port································································································································································· 30
USB interfaces························································································································································ 31
CF card slot···························································································································································· 31
10G XFP transceiver ············································································································································· 31
10G SFP+ transceiver··········································································································································· 32
Gigabit SFP transceiver ········································································································································ 32
10/100/1000 Mbps electrical interface ·········································································································· 35
Combo port···························································································································································· 35
Technical specification ·················································································································································· 35
Preparing for installation ···········································································································································37
Safety recommendations ··············································································································································· 37
General safety recommendations························································································································ 37
Electrical safety······················································································································································ 37
ESD damage prevention······································································································································· 37
Handling safety ····················································································································································· 38
Laser safety ···························································································································································· 38
Examining the installation site ······································································································································ 38
Floor loading requirements ·································································································································· 38
Temperature requirements ···································································································································· 39
Humidity requirements ·········································································································································· 39
Cleanness requirements········································································································································ 40

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EMS requirements ················································································································································· 40
Grounding requirements······································································································································· 41
Power supply requirements ·································································································································· 41
Space requirements··············································································································································· 41
Cabinet-mounting requirements ··························································································································· 41
Installation tools······························································································································································ 41
Installing the switch····················································································································································43
Installation flow ······························································································································································ 43
Installing the switch························································································································································ 43
Installation preparation········································································································································· 43
Installing the switch in the rack···························································································································· 45
Installing the switch on a workbench ·················································································································· 46
Verifying installation ············································································································································· 46
Connecting the PGND cable ········································································································································ 47
Connection in generic grounding environment·································································································· 47
Connection in other grounding environments ···································································································· 47
Installing the power system ··········································································································································· 48
Installing a PSU······················································································································································ 48
Installing a sub-PSU··············································································································································· 49
Installing an LPU ···················································································································································· 49
Connecting power cables ···································································································································· 51
Installing a fan tray ························································································································································ 52
Verifying the installation················································································································································ 53
Connecting the switch to the network·······················································································································55
Logging in to the switch················································································································································· 55
Connecting the console cable······························································································································ 55
Connecting the console cable······························································································································ 55
Setting up a configuration environment·············································································································· 56
Powering on the switch········································································································································· 59
Verifying after power-on (recommended)··········································································································· 60
Boot Interface························································································································································· 60
Connecting the AUX cable············································································································································ 62
Connecting a 10/100/100Base-Tport ······················································································································· 62
Connecting optical fibers ·············································································································································· 62
Cable routing recommendations ·································································································································· 65
Maintaining and updating the switch·······················································································································66
Maintaining the switch ·················································································································································· 66
Removing the PSU ················································································································································· 66
Removing an LPU··················································································································································· 67
Removing a fan tray·············································································································································· 67
Software update····························································································································································· 68
Recommended update procedure ······················································································································· 68

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Updating applications on the BootWare menu ································································································· 69
Updating applications at the CLI ························································································································· 79
Troubleshooting software update ························································································································ 80
Password loss························································································································································· 81
Obtaining support for your product··························································································································82
Register your product····················································································································································· 82
Purchase value-added services····································································································································· 82
Troubleshoot online························································································································································ 82
Access software downloads ········································································································································· 83
Telephone technical support and repair······················································································································ 83
Contact us······································································································································································· 83
Cable management ···················································································································································84
Correct use of labels······················································································································································ 84
Cable management requirements ································································································································ 84
Engineering labels for cables····································································································································87
Introduction to labels ····················································································································································· 87
Material·································································································································································· 87
Type and shape····················································································································································· 87
Printing labels ························································································································································ 89
Writing labels ························································································································································ 90
Affixing labels························································································································································ 91
Information carried on labels······························································································································· 93
Remarks·································································································································································· 94
Engineering labels for Ethernet cables ························································································································ 94
Engineering labels for optical fibers ···························································································································· 96
Labels for the fiber that connects two devices···································································································· 96
Labels for the fiber that connects the device and the ODF ··············································································· 97
Engineering labels for power cables ··························································································································· 99
Labels for DC power cables································································································································· 99
Labels for AC power cables·······························································································································100
Installation of lightning arrester for AC power ····································································································· 102
Regulatory compliance information······················································································································· 104
Regulatory compliance standards ······························································································································104
European directives compliance ································································································································105
LVD/EMC Directive·············································································································································105
WEEE Directive–2002/96/EC··························································································································105
USA regulatory compliance········································································································································105
FCC Part 15·························································································································································105
FDA·······································································································································································106
California Code of Regulations ·························································································································106
Canada regulatory compliance··································································································································106
ICES-003 ······························································································································································106

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Japan regulatory compliance ·····································································································································106
VCCI ·····································································································································································106
CISPR 22 compliance··················································································································································106
Safety information Sicherheits informationen安全信息 ························································································ 107
Overview Überblick 概述············································································································································107
Conventions used Symbole Erläuterung应用惯例····························································································108
General requirements Allgemeine Anforderungen通用要求 ··········································································109
Electricity safety Elektrische Sicherheit 用电安全······································································································111
High Voltage Hochspannung高电压·················································································································111
Power cable Zuleitung电缆 ································································································································112
Thunderstorm Gewitter 防雷击···························································································································114
Lithium battery Lithiumbatterie 锂电池 ·······················································································································114
Fuse Sicherung保险丝 ·················································································································································115
Laser Laser激光辐射·····················································································································································115
Acronyms································································································································································· 117
Index ········································································································································································ 131

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Product overview
Overview
The H3C S9500E series routing switches are new-generation core routing switches and are mainly
deployed at the core layer of large-scale industry networks and campus networks. The S9500E
series can implement the following functions:
•Provide a switching capability of up to 1440 Gbps.
•Support ultra-high port density, and providing multiple interface types, such as 10 GE XFP
optical interface, GE SFP optical interface, and 10/100/1000 Mbps electrical interface
•Support value-added security services, such as IPS, firewall, IPSec, DDoS and LB
•Support redundancy backup of PSUs and MPU.
The S9500E series include the following models:
•S9505E:The S9505E provides five line processing unit (LPU) slots and two MPU slots,
horizontal
•S9508E-V:The S9508E-V provides eight LPU slots and two MPU slots, vertical
•S9512E:The S9512E provides twelve LPU slots and two MPU slots, horizontal
In this manual, hardware configurations and installation of the S9505E, S9508E-V and S9512E are the
same unless otherwise specified.
Physical architecture
The S9500E series use an integrated chassis, which consists of a backplane section, power supply
section, fan section, and board section.
Chassis and slots
•Your devices may look different from the diagrams in the manual.
•When lifting the chassis, use the chassis handles. Do not use the rear cover handles or the fan tray
handles to support the weight of the device.
S9505E appearance and description
Figure 1 S9505E front view

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(1) MPU slots (slots 0 and 1) (2) LPU slots (slots 2 to 6)
(3) PoE power entry module (reserved, not supported at present)
(4) PSUs (5) ESD-preventive wrist strap port
Figure 2 S9505E rear view

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•An MPU and an LPU cannot be intermixed.
•At the bottom of the chassis is the PSU section. The PSU section contains PSUs that provide
AC input and DC input. Redundant backup is supported.
•A vertical hot-swappable fan tray is installed on the chassis. The fans draw air in from the left
side and exhaust air from the right side.
S9508E-V appearance and description
Figure 3 Front view of the S9508E-V

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(1) Fan tray (2) MPU slots (slots 4 and 5) (3) LPU slots (slots 0 to 3, 6 to 9)
(4) Air inlet (5) PSUs
(6) PoE power entry module (reserved, not supported at present)
(7) ESD-preventive wrist strap port
Figure 4 S9508E-V rear view

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•An MPU and an LPU cannot be intermixed.
•At the bottom of the chassis is the PSU section. The PSU section contains PSUs that provide
AC input and DC input. Redundant backup is supported.
•A horizontal hot-swappable fan tray is installed on the upper side of the chassis. The fans
draw air in from the front and exhaust air from the behind.
S9512E appearance and description
Figure 5 Front view of the S9512E

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(1) LPU slots (slots 0 to 5, 8 to 13)
(2) PoE power entry module (reserved, not supported at present)
(3) PSUs (4) MPU slots (slots 6 and 7) (5) ESD-preventive strap port
Figure 6 S9512E rear view

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•An MPU and an LPU cannot be intermixed.
•At the bottom of the chassis is the PSU section. The PSU section contains PSUs that provide
AC input and DC input. Redundant backup is supported.
•Two vertical hot-swappable fan trays are installed on the chassis. The fans draw air in from
the left side and exhaust air from the right side.
Backplane
The backplane of an S9500E switch, which is located in the integrated chassis, implements high-
speed data interconnections, system management and control signal exchange. The backplane
implements the following functions:
•Provides communication channels for signal exchange between boards.
•Supports hot-swapping of boards and PSUs.
•Auto-detects types of boards in slots.
•Connects with PSUs to provide distributed power supply for MPUs, LPUs, fan trays, and PSUs,
and to provide monitoring channels.

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Power supply system
The S9500E series switches support both AC and DC power supply. You can select either AC or
DC PSUs as needed. However, PSUs of different types cannot operate on the same S9500 series
switch. H3C recommends that you configure redundancy backup of PSUs.
AC PSU
An AC PSU consists of one AC PSU (with the model NEPS3500-A) and one or two 1800 W AC
sub-PSUs. You can install one or two AC sub-PSUs on the NEPS3500-A based on the actual power
requirements.
Table 1 AC PSU specifications
Item Description
Rated input voltage range 100 VAC to 120 VAC; 60 Hz
200 VAC to 240 VAC; 50 Hz
Max input voltage range 90 VAC to 264 VAC; 50/60 Hz
Max output current 16 A
Max output power 1800 W
DC PSU
Table 2 DC PSU specifications
Item Descri
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NEPS1200-D NEPS2000-D NEPS3500-D
Rated input voltage range –48 VDC to –60 VDC –48 VDC to –60 VDC –48 VDC to –60 VDC
Max input voltage range –48 VDC to –72 VDC –48 VDC to –72 VDC –48 VDC to –72 VDC
Max input current 42 A 60 A 92 A
Max output power 1200 W 2000 W 3500 W
Fan tray
The fan trays of the S9500E series provide the following functions:
•Effective heat dissipation: Ensures normal operation of the device for a long time.
•Status monitoring: Fan rotation speed monitoring, fault alarms, and so on.
•Automatic speed adjustment: Supports to adjust the fan rotation speed automatically
according to the operation situation of the device, reducing noises and energy consumption
effectively.
•Information indication: Two LEDs on the front panel of a fan tray provide the fan tray
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•A fan tray on the S9505E and the S9512E consists of 4 fan units. The power of a fan tray
ranges from 12 W to 40 W.
•A fan tray on the S9505E-V consists of 6 fan units. The power of a fan tray ranges from 16
W to 60 W.
The S9505E and S9512E use the same type of fan trays, and intermixing of the fan trays is supported; the
S9508E-V use different fan trays and does not support the intermixing of fan trays of the S9505E and
S9512E.
Figure 7 Fan trays
(1) RUN LEDs (2) ALM LEDs
Table 3 Description of fan LEDs
LED Color Status Description
RUN Green Off The fan tray fails.
On The fan tray is operating normally.
ALM Red Off The fan tray is in a normal state.
On The fan tray is faulty.
Main processing unit
Specifications
As the core of an S9500E switch, an MPU implements the following functions:
•Calculates routes and maintains forwarding tables; provides data exchange between LPUs.
•Provides system configuration and monitors functions to monitor other boards, and upgrades
and resets board software.
•Provides the Mbus system to support effective power management.