Lenovo RackSwitch G8332 User manual

LenovoRackSwitchG8332
InstallationGuide
ForLenovoNetworkOperatingSystem

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ImportantProductInformation:
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readAppendixB,“Notices“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.
FourthEdition(July2017)
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Contents
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SafetyStatements ............................9
OtherImportantSafetyNotices .....................13
RackSwitch G8332 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PortConfiguration........................15
TransceiverConfiguration.....................15
Orientation,Airflow,andRedundancy................15
Management...........................15
AdditionalFeatures........................15
G8332Documentation.........................16
AboutthisInstallationGuide .................... 16
NoticesandStatementsinthisDocument ..............16
TheDocumentationCD ......................17
RelatedDocumentation ......................17
Switch Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SwitchUnit.............................20
ManagementPanel ..........................21
Mini‐USBSerialConsolePort ....................21
RJ‐45ManagementPort ......................22
RJ‐45ManagementLEDs....................22
ResetButton...........................23
SystemStatusLEDs ........................24
SwitchingPorts............................25
QSFP+Ports ...........................25
QSFP+LEDs.........................26
RearPanel..............................27
Fans ...............................27
FanLEDs...........................27
PowerSupply ..........................27
PowerLEDs .........................30
Installing G8332 Hardware and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
BeforeInstallingtheG8332.......................32
RequiredTools ..........................33
PackageContents.........................33
EnvironmentalRequirements ....................34
PreventingElectricShock .....................35
HandlingStatic‐SensitiveDevices..................37
CablingGuidelines ........................37
InstallingtheG8332inaRack .....................38
InstallingtheG8332inaStandardEquipmentRack..........38
InstallingtheG8332inaLenovoSystemxorPowerRack........41
InstallingtheG8332inaLenovoiDataPlexRack............45
InstallingtheAir‐DuctOption.....................48

4 Lenovo G8332 Installation Guide
InstallingPortTransceivers ......................52
InstallinganSFPCopperTransceiver................52
InstallinganSFPOpticalTransceiver ................53
InstallinganSFP+OpticalTransceiver ................55
InstallingaQSFP+OpticalTransceiver ................57
Removing and Replacing Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
RemovingPortTransceivers......................60
RemovingandReplacingaPowerSupplyModule............61
RemovingthePowerSupplyModule................61
ReplacingthePowerSupplyModule ................63
RemovingandReplacingaFanModule.................66
RemovingtheFanModule .....................66
ReplacingtheFanModule.....................67
RemovingtheG8332fromaStandardEquipmentRack..........68
RemovingtheswitchfromaLenovoSystemxorPowerRack........70
RemovingtheG8332fromaLenovoiDataPlexRack ............73
RemovingtheAir‐DuctOption.....................75
ReplacingtheG8332..........................76
PreparingandReturningtheG8332.................76
ConfiguringVitalProductData...................76
Initializing the G8332 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
SystemStatusLEDs..........................80
ConnectingtotheSwitch .......................81
UsingtheSerialConsolePort....................81
UsingtheManagementPort....................81
LoggingIntotheSwitch ........................82
DefaultConfigurationFiles ......................83
ConfiguringtheManagementInterfaceforRemoteAccess.........84
UpdatingFirmware ..........................86
TheBootManagementMenu ......................87
BootRecoveryMode........................88
RecoverfromaFailedImageUpgradeusingTFTP...........89
RecoveringfromaFailedImageUpgradeusingXModemDownload ..91
PhysicalPresence .........................93
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
SystemLEDIsNotLit .........................96
PortLinkLEDIsNotLit ........................97
TemperatureSensorWarning .....................98
SwitchDoesNotInitialize(Boot)....................99
Getting Help and Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Trademarks .............................105
ImportantNotes ...........................106
RecyclingInformation .........................107
ParticulateContamination.......................108

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TelecommunicationRegulatoryStatement ................109
ElectronicEmissionNotices ......................110
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)Statement ........110
IndustryCanadaClassAEmissionComplianceStatement.......110
AvisdeConformitéàlaRéglementationdʹIndustrieCanada ......110
AustraliaandNewZealandClassAStatement............110
EuropeanUnion‐CompliancetotheElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective 
111
GermanyClassAStatement....................111
JapanVCCIClassAStatement ...................112
JapanElectronicsandInformationTechnologyIndustriesAssociation
(JEITA) Statement .........................113
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)Statement .........113
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)ClassAstatement......114
People’sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronicemissionstatement ....114
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement ................114
TaiwanBSMIRoHSdeclaration ...................114
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
PhysicalCharacteristics........................118
EnvironmentalSpecifications......................119
PowerSpecifications.........................120
SwitchingPerformance ........................121

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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).
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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.
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.

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Statement 37
DANGER
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.
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
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.
Machinenlärminformations‐Verordnung—3.GPSGV,derhöchsteShalldruckpegel
beträgt70dB(A)oderweniger.

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Chapter 1. RackSwitch G8332
This InstallationGuide providesinformationabouttheLenovoRackSwitchG8332
(referredtoasG8332throughoutthisdocument).
TheG8332isa1Urack‐mountableaggregationswitchusedforcombiningtraffic
frommultiplehigh‐speedserverracks.
TheG8332usesawire‐speed,non‐blockingswitchingfabricthatprovides
simultaneouswire‐speedtransportofmultiplepacketsatlowlatencyonallports.
Port Configuration
TheG8332containsthefollowingethernetports:
Twenty‐four40GigabitEthernet(GbE)QuadSmallFormPluggablePlus
(QSFP+)ports,eachofwhichcanoptionallybeusedasfour10GbESmallForm
PluggablePlus(SFP+)ports
Eightadditional40GbEQSFP+portsthroughtheMediaDependentAdapter
(MDA)module
Transceiver Configuration
QSFP+portscanbepopulatedwithopticalQSFP+modulesorDirect‐AttachCables
(DACs),
includingthosethatallowtheporttobeusedasfour10GbESFP+ports.
SFP+ports
canbepopulatedwithopticalorcoppertransceivermodulesorDACs.
Orientation, Airflow, and Redundancy
TheG8332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G8332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.
Management
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.
Additional Features
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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G8332 Documentation
About this Installation Guide
This InstallationGuide providesinformationandinstructionsforinstallingthe
G8332,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 .
Notes:
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,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 .

18 G8332 Installation Guide

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Chapter 2. Switch Components
ThischapterdescribestheG8332hardwarecomponents.

20 G8332 Installation Guide
Switch Unit
TheG8332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G8332frontpanel
Figure 2. RackSwitchG8332managementpaneldetail
Figure 3. RackSwitchG8332rearpanel
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QSFP+ PortsManagement
Panel
MDA Module
QSPF+ Ports
Reset Button
Mini-USB
Serial Console Port
USB Port
RJ-45
Management Port
Status LEDs
IEC320
Power Connector
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Power Connector
Fan Modules Power Supply Modules