Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 User manual

LenovoRackSwitchG8264
InstallationGuide

ImportantProductInformation—
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readAppendixB,“Notices”onpage 89ofthis
manual.AlsoreadtheproductWarrantyInformationdocumentandtheImportantNoticesdocument
includedwiththeproduct,andtheSafetyInformationdocument,theLicenseAgreementforMachineCode
(LAMC)document,andtheEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentontheDocumentationCD
includedwiththeproduct.
SecondEdition(July2017)
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Contents
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
ReadtheSafetyInformation.......................7
SafetyStatements ............................9
OtherImportantSafetyNotices ......................14
Chapter 1. The RackSwitch G8264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Introduction ..............................15
G8264Documentation..........................16
AboutthisInstallationGuide .....................16
NoticesandStatementsinthisDocument ...............16
TheDocumentationCD .......................17
RelatedDocumentation .......................17
Chapter 2. Switch Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SwitchUnit..............................19
ManagementPanel ...........................20
Mini‐USBSerialConsolePort .....................20
RJ‐45ManagementPort .......................21
ResetButton............................21
SystemStatusLEDs .........................22
USBPort ..............................22
SwitchingPorts.............................23
SFP+Ports.............................23
QSFP+Ports ............................24
RearPanel...............................26
Fans ................................26
PowerSupply ...........................27
Chapter 3. Installing G8264 Hardware and Options . . . . . . . . . . 31
BeforeInstallingtheG8264........................32
RecordingImportantProductInformation...............32
RequiredTools ...........................33
PackageContents..........................33
EnvironmentalRequirements .....................33
PreventingElectricShock ......................34
HandlingStatic‐SensitiveDevices...................36
CablingGuidelines .........................36
InstallingtheG8264inaRack ......................37
InstallingtheG8264inaStandardEquipmentRack...........37
InstallingtheG8264inaLenovoSystemxorPowerRack.........39
InstallingtheG8264inaLenovoiDataPlexRack.............44
InstallingtheAir‐DuctOption......................47
InstallingPortTransceivers.......................51
InstallinganSFPCopperTransceiver.................51
InstallinganSFPOpticalTransceiver.................51
InstallinganSFP+OpticalTransceiver.................53
InstallingaQSFP+OpticalTransceiver .................54

4 G8264 Installation Guide
Chapter 4. Removing and Replacing G8264 Components . . . . . . . 57
RemovingPortTransceivers.......................57
RemovingandReplacingaPowerSupplyModule .............58
RemovingthePowerSupplyModule.................58
ReplacingthePowerSupplyModule.................60
RemovingandReplacingaFanModule..................62
RemovingtheFanModule......................63
ReplacingtheFanModule ......................63
RemovingtheG8264fromaStandardEquipmentRack...........65
RemovingtheG8264fromaLenovoSystemxorPowerRack.........67
RemovingtheG8264fromaLenovoiDataPlexRack ............69
RemovingtheAir‐DuctOption......................71
ReplacingtheG8264..........................72
PreparingandReturningtheG8264..................72
ConfiguringVitalProductData....................72
Chapter 5. Initializing the G8264. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SystemStatusLEDs...........................75
ConnectingtotheSwitch........................75
UsingtheSerialConsolePort.....................75
UsingtheManagementPort.....................76
LoggingIntotheSwitch.........................76
DefaultConfigurationFiles.......................76
ConfiguringanIPInterfaceforRemoteAccess...............77
UpdatingFirmware...........................78
UsingtheBootManagementMenu....................78
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
SystemLEDIsNotLit..........................82
PortLinkLEDIsNotLit.........................83
TemperatureSensorWarning......................84
SwitchDoesNotInitialize(Boot).....................85
Appendix A. Getting Help and Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . 87
Appendix B. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Trademarks..............................91
ImportantNotes............................92
Recyclinginformation..........................93
ParticulateContamination ........................94
TelecommunicationRegulatoryStatement.................95
ElectronicEmissionNotices.......................96
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)Statement.........96
IndustryCanadaClassAEmissionComplianceStatement ........96
AvisdeConformitéàlaRéglementationdʹIndustrieCanada.......96
AustraliaandNewZealandClassAStatement .............96
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GermanyClassAComplianceStatement ................97
VCCIClassAStatement .......................98
JapanElectronicsandInformationTechnologyIndustriesAssociation
(JEITA) Statement ..........................98
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)Statement ..........98
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)ClassAStatement .......99
People’sRepublicofChinaClassAElectronicEmissionStatement.....99
TaiwanClassAComplianceStatement.................99
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration ...................99
Appendix C. Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
PhysicalCharacteristics........................102
EnvironmentalSpecifications......................103
PowerSpecifications.........................104
SwitchingPerformance ........................105

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Safety Information
Read the Safety Information
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
PrijeinstalacijeovogproduktaobaveznopročitajteSurgonosneUpute.
Předinstalacítohotoproduktusipřečtětepříručkubezpečnostníchinstrukcí.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantdʹinstallerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.’
Πρινεγκαταστήσετετοπροϊόναυτό,διαβάστετιςΠληροφορίεςασφαλείας
(safetyinformation).
AterméktelepítéselőttolvassaelaBiztonságielőírásokat!
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Πреддаинсталираовојпродукт,прочитајтеинформацијатазабезбедност.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Przedzainstalowaniemtegoproduktu,należyzapoznaćsięzksiążką“Informacje
dotyczacebezpieczeństwa”(SafetyInformation).
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
Передустановкойпродуктапрочтитeинcтрyкциипотexникeбезопасности.

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PredinštalácioutohtozariadeniasiprečítajteBezpečnostnépredpisy.
PrednamestitvijotegaproizvodapreberiteVarnostneinformacije.
Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Buürünükurmadanöncegüvenlikbilgileriniokuyun.
Youqmwngzyunghcanjbinjneixgaxgonq,itdinghaeudoegaencanjbinjsoengq
cungjvahgangjanciensuisik.

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Safety Statements
Important—
Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber.This
numberisusedtocrossreferencetheEnglish‐languagecautionordangerstatement
withthetranslatedversionsofthecautionordangerstatementinthe
Safety
Information
document.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeled“Statement1,”translationsforthat
cautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformation documentunder“Statement1.”
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyou
performtheprocedures.Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswith
thesystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstallthedevice.
Followingisacompilationofthestatementsfoundthroughoutthismanual.
Statement 3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD‐ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,or
transmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:
Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcould
resultinexposuretohazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceableparts
insidethedevice.
Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthose
specifiedhereinmightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
Class1LaserProduct
LaserKlasse1
LaserKlass1
Luokan1Laserlaite
AppareilÀLaserdeClasse1
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.
Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectly
withopticalinstruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

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Statement 5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepower
supplydonotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevice
alsomighthavemorethanonepowercord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfrom
thedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnectedfromthepowersource.
Statement 8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowing
labelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponent
thathasthislabelattached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethese
components.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,contactaservice
technician.
Statement 13
DANGER
1
2
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazardandashockhazard
undercertainconditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystem
electricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcircuitprotectionrequirements.
Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdeviceforelectrical
specifications.

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Statement 25
CAUTION:
ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments.
Statement 26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack‐mounteddevices.

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Statement 31
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesis
hazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
 Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,
orreconfigurationofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedpowersource.
Connecttoproperlywiredpowersourcesanyequipmentthatwillbe
attachedtothisproduct.
Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,or
structuraldamage.
Disconnecttheattachedacpowercords,dcpowersources,network
connections,telecommunicationssystems,andserialcablesbeforeyou
openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewhen
youinstall,move,oropencoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
ToConnect:
1.TurnOFFallpowersourcesand
equipmentthatistobeattachedto
thisproduct.
2.Attachsignalcablestothe
product.
3.Attachpowercordstothe
product.
Foracsystems,useappliance
inlets.
Fordcsystems,ensurecorrect
polarityof‐48Vdcconnections:
RTNis+and‐48Vdcis‐.Earth
groundshoulduseatwo‐hole
lugforsafety.
4.Attachsignalcablestoother
devices.
5.Connectpowercordstotheir
sources.
6.TurnONallthepowersources.
ToDisconnect:
1.TurnOFFallpowersourcesand
equipmentthatistobeattachedto
thisproduct.
Foracsystems,removeallpower
cordsfromthechassispower
receptaclesorinterruptpower
attheacpowerdistribution
unit.
Fordcsystems,disconnectdc
powersourcesatthebreaker
panelorbyturningoffthe
powersource.Then,removethe
dccables.
2.Removethesignalcablesfromthe
connectors.
3.Removeallcablesfromthe
devices.

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Statement 37
DANGER
Whenyoupopulatearackcabinet,adheretothefollowingguidelines:
Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.
Alwaysinstallthestabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
Alwaysinstalldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
Donotextendmultipledevicesfromtherackcabinetsimultaneously,
unlesstherack‐mountinginstructionsdirectionyoutodoso.Multiple
devicesextendedintotheservicepositioncancauseyourrackcabinetto
tip.
IfyouarenotusingtheLenovo9308rackcabinet,securelyanchortherack
cabinettoensureitsstability.

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Other Important Safety Notices
Important
ThisproductisalsodesignedforITpowerdistributionsystemswith
phase‐to‐phasevoltageof230V.
Thisproductisnotintendedforuseinthedirectfieldofviewatvisualdisplay
workplaces.
Important
Machinenlärminformations‐Verordnung—3.GPSGV,derhöchsteShalldruckpegel
beträgt70dB(A)oderweniger.

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Chapter 1. The RackSwitch G8264
Introduction
This InstallationGuide providesinformationabouttheLenovo
®
RackSwitch
™
G8264
(referredtoasG8264throughoutthisdocument).
TheG8264isa1Urack‐mountableaggregationswitchwithunmatchedline‐rate
Layer 2andLayer 3performance.TheG8264usesawire‐speed,non‐blocking
switchingfabricthatprovidessimultaneouswire‐speedtransportofmultiple
packetsatlowlatencyonallports.
TheG8264containsthefollowingswitchingports:
Forty‐eight10GigabitEthernet(GbE)SmallFormPluggablePlus(SFP+)ports
whichalsosupportlegacy1GbEconnections
Four40GbEQuadSmallFormPluggablePlus(QSFP+)ports,eachofwhichcan
optionallybeusedasfour10GbE/FCoESFP+ports
QSFP+portscanbepopulatedwithopticalQSFP+modulesorpassiveDirect‐Attach
Cables(DACs),
includingthosethatallowtheporttobeusedasfour10GbESFP+
ports.
SFP+ports,whenusedin10GbEmode,canb
epopulatedwithopticaltransceiver
modulesoractiveorpassiveDACs.Whenusedinlegacy1GbEmode,theportscan
bepopulatedwithopticalorcoppertransceivermodules.
TheG8264is1Uinheightandcanbemountedhorizontallyorvertically,depending
onyourapplication.Mountingoptionsareavailableforavarietyofracksystems.
Forsuperiorreliability,theG8264usesredundant,hot‐swappowersupplymodules
andfourhot‐swapfanmodules.Moduleoptionsareavailableforeither
front‐to‐rearairflow,orrear‐to‐frontairflow.
Youcanmanagetheswitchthroughthelocalconsoleport,orthrougharemote
networkconnection,aWebbrowser‐basedinterface,orSNMP‐basednetwork
managementsoftware.
Note: Otherfeaturessupportedonyourswitchdependonthespecificfirmware
installed.Formoreinformation,seetheApplicationGuideandCommandReference
foryourspecificswitchanditsinstalledfirmware.

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G8264 Documentation
About this Installation Guide
This InstallationGuide providesinformationandinstructionsforinstallingthe
G8264,updatingthefirmware,andsolvingproblems.Forotherinformationabout
configurationandmanagementoftheswitch,refertothedocumentsdescribedin
“RelatedDocumentation”onpage 17 .
Note:
Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
Theconsoleoutputdescribedorreferencedinthisdocumentmightdiffer
slightlyfromthatdisplayedbyyoursystem.Outputvariesaccordingtothetype
ofLenovochassisandthefirmwareversionsandoptionsthatareinstalled.
Notices and Statements in this Document
The caution and danger statementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingual
SafetyInformation document,whichisontheincluded Documentation CD.Each
statementisnumberedforreferencetothecorrespondingstatementinthe
Safety
Information
document.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyou
avoidinconvenientorproblemsituations.
Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,or
data.Anattentionnoticeisplacedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationin
whichdamagecouldoccur.
Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardous
toyou.Acautionstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentially
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalor
extremelyhazardoustoyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethe
descriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardousprocedurestepor
situation.

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The Documentation CD
Theincluded Documentation CDcontainsdocumentationforyourswitchinPortable
DocumentFormat(PDF).
The
Documentation CDincludestheproduct SafetyInformation document,the License
MachineAccessCode(LAMC)
document,andthe EnvironmentalNotices  andUser
Guide
document.
The
Documentation CDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
MicrosoftWindowsNT4.0(withServicePack3orlater),Windows2000,orRed
HatLinux.
100MHzmicroprocessor.
32MBofRAM.
AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater),orxpdf(whichcomeswithLinuxoperating
systems).PDFreadersoftwareisrequiredforreadingdocumentsontheCD.
ToaccessthedocumentsontheCD:
IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVD
driveandfromMyComputer,doubleclicktheCDorDVDdrive,thenopenthe
foldersanddocumentsthatsupportyourproduct.
IfyouareusingaLinuxoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVD
driveandrunthefollowingcommandfromthemnt/cddirectory:
sh.linux.sh
WhentheCDismounted,openthedirectoriesanddocumentsthatsupport
yourproduct.
Related Documentation
AdditionalorupdatedproductdocumentsmaybeavailablefromtheLenovo
website.Suchdocumentsmaycoverfeaturesnotdescribedintheoriginal
documentationthatcomeswiththeswitch,ormayincludetechnicalupdatesor
corrections.
Youcanobtainup‐to‐dateinformationontheLenovosupportwebsite:
http://support.lenovo.com/
Note: ChangesaremadeperiodicallytotheLenovowebsite.Proceduresfor
locatingfirmwareanddocumentationmightvaryslightlyfromwhatisdescribed
inthisdocument.
Forinformationaboutswitchhardwareandfirmwarefeatures,specifications,and
standards,includingtheirconfiguration,seethe
ApplicationGuide foryourspecific
switchanditsinstalledfirmware.
Forinformationabouttheswitchinformation,statistics,andindividual
configurationparameters,seethe
CommandReference guideforyourspecificswitch
anditsinstalledfirmware.
Foralistofcompatibleswitchcomponentsandoptions(suchasrack‐mountingkits,
modules,cords,andcables),seethe
LenovoNetworkingCatalog .

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Chapter 2. Switch Components
ThischapterdescribestheG8264hardwarecomponents.
Switch Unit
TheG8264isa1Urack‐mountableGbEswitch.Youcanmounttheswitchineither
thehorizontalorverticalorientation.
Thefollowingillustrationsshowthefeaturesonthefrontandrearoftheswitch.
Figure 1. RackSwitchG8264frontpanel
Figure 2. RackSwitchG8264managementpaneldetail
Figure 3. RackSwitchG8264rearpanel
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SFP+ Ports
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QSFP+ Ports
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Management Port
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Power Supply
Module
Power Connector
IEC320 IEC320
Power Connector
Fan Modules Power Supply
Module

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Management Panel
Mini-USB Serial Console Port
Themini‐USBportonthefrontmanagementpanelisavailableforswitchconsole
management.TheportoperatesusingRS‐232serialcommunications.Acompatible
consolecablekitisincludedwiththeswitch.
Toconnectacomputerorterminaltotheswitchusingtheincludedkit,firstconnect
theconsolecabletothemini‐USBportonthefrontpanel.Connectoneendofthe
Category5patchcabletotheRJ‐45portontheconsolecable,andtheotherendof
thepatchcabletotheRJ‐45‐to‐DB9adapter(seethefollowingillustration).
Figure 4. Consolecableconnections
Ifusingcablesotherthanthosefromtheincludedkit,ensurethattheyare
compatiblewiththeportpinassignmentsshowninthefollowingtables.
Table 1. Switch mini-USB port connector pin assignments
Pin Number Function
1Noconnect
2SIN(RS‐232Input)
3SOUT(RS‐232Output)
4Noconnect
5GND(Ground)
Table 2. Console cable RJ-45 port connector pin assignments
Pin Number Function
1RTS(RequestToSend)
2DTR(DataTerminalReady)
3TxD(TransmitData)
4GND(Ground)
5GND(Ground)
6RxD(ReceiveData)
7DSR(DataSetReady)
8CTS(ClearToSend)
To PC
Terminal
To
Switch
RJ-45 Adapter
Category 5
Patch Cable
Switch
Console Cable