Dell PowerConnect B-RX Getting Started Manual
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Page 1: Getting Started Guide
53-1001682-03 July 7, 2010 PowerConnect™ B-RX Series Getting Started Guide 53-1001682-03 *53-1001682-03*... - Page 2 Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, Dell Precision, Dimension, OptiPlex, Latitude, PowerEdge, PowerVault, PowerApp, and DellOpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries;...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Site planning and safety guidelines ....... . 8 • Unpacking the PowerConnect B-RX Series ......12 •... -
Page 4: Four-Slot Chassis
Four-slot chassis The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect B-RX Series four-slot chassis and components location: Interface slot 2 Interface slot 3 Switch fabric slot 2 Management slot 1 Switch fabric slot 3 Management slot 2 ESD connector Interface slot 4... -
Page 5: Eight-Slot Chassis
Eight-slot chassis The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect B-RX Series eight-slot chassis and components location. Interface slot 1 Interface slot 8 Interface slot 2 Management slot 1 Interface slot 3 Management slot 2 Interface slot 4 Power supply slot 1... - Page 6 16-slot chassis The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect B-RX Series 16-slot chassis and components location. Interface slot 1 Interface slot 13 Interface slot 2 Interface slot 14 Interface slot 3 Interface slot 15 Interface slot 4 Interface slot 16 Interface slot 5...
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Page 7: Items Required For Installation
Items required for installation This document describes how to set up the PowerConnect B-RX series and mount into 19-inch equipment racks using the brackets built onto each chassis. To center mount the chassis in a rack, order the mid-mount rack kit from your PowerConnect supplier. -
Page 8: Site Planning And Safety Guidelines
20, “Attaching a management station” page 24, and “Connecting the PowerConnect B-RX Series to a network device” on page 31. Installation location Before installing the switch, plan its location and orientation relative to other devices and equipment. For cooling purposes, allow a minimum of 15.24 cm (6 in.) of space between the sides, front, and the back of the chassis and... -
Page 9: Safety Guidelines
Safety guidelines Before proceeding with installation, please read the cautions and warnings that apply to the PowerConnect B-RX Series. General precautions DANGER The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel. DANGER All fiber-optic interfaces use Class 1 Lasers. -
Page 10: Power Precautions
Make sure the rack or cabinet housing the device is adequately secured to prevent it from becoming unstable or falling over. DANGER Mount the devices you install in a rack or cabinet as low as possible. Place the heaviest device at the bottom and progressively place lighter devices above. PowerConnect B-RX Series Getting Started Guide 53-1001682-03... - Page 11 1). Use a grounding wire of at least 6 American Wire Gauge (AWG). The AWG wire should be attached to an agency-approved crimp connector (provided on the PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis), crimped with the proper tool. The single crimp connector should allow for securing to both ground screws on the enclosure.
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Page 12: Unpacking The Powerconnect B-Rx Series
Unpacking the PowerConnect B-RX Series The PowerConnect B-RX Series ships with several items. Review the list below, and verify the contents. If any items are missing, contact the place of purchase: • PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis with the appropriate number of switch fabric modules already installed in the slot marked SF and a slot blank installed in all other module slots. -
Page 13: Installing A Powerconnect B-Rx Series Chassis In A Rack
Preparing to mount a chassis in a rack Because of the weight of a fully loaded PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis, Dell recommends mounting a chassis in a rack before installing the modules and AC power supplies if necessary. - Page 14 Removing extra shipment screws The PowerConnect B-RX Series four-slot and eight-slot chassis ships with two extra screws installed in the right side of the chassis. These screws secure the fan tray, protecting it from damage during shipment. You must remove these screws before installing the chassis.
- Page 15 Standard 19 inch rack FIGURE 6 Mounting the PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis in a rack four-slot or eight-slot PowerConnect B-RX Series Getting Started Guide 53-1001682-03...
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Page 16: Installing Modules
This section provides one procedure that applies to all modules. The sequence for installing more than one module is important to ensure proper fit. The recommended sequence for the PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis is to start with the lowest row, moving upwards, from right-to-left. For the 16-slot chassis, refer to “Rules for populating a... - Page 17 Before installing a module in the PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis, have the following on hand: • An ESD wrist strap with a plug for connection to the ESD connector on the PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis. DANGER For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a 1 meg ohm series resistor.
- Page 18 Interface module FIGURE 8 Installing a module in a PowerConnect B-RX Series four-slot chassis Management module FIGURE 9 Installing a module in a PowerConnect B-RX Series eight-slot chassis PowerConnect B-RX Series Getting Started Guide 53-1001682-03...
- Page 19 Interface module FIGURE 10 Installing a module in a PowerConnect B-RX Series 16-slot chassis NOTE When inserting the module into the chassis, make sure that the faceplate does not overlap with the faceplate of an adjacent interface module. 4. Push the ejectors in until they are flush with the module front panel. This action will fully seat the module in the backplane.
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Page 20: Installing Power Supplies
Equipping a 16-slot chassis with four additional power supplies provides full redundancy for all of the required power supplies. Follow the steps given below to install a power supply in the PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis. You need a small Phillips or flat-head screwdriver to perform this task. - Page 21 Power supply FIGURE 11 Installing power supply in a PowerConnect B-RX Series four-slot chassis 5. For the eight-slot and 16-slot chassis, follow these steps while referring to Figure 12 Figure 13 on page 22 (depending on your chassis), then continue with step a.
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Page 22: Connecting Ac Power
Connecting AC power AC power is supplied through an AC power cord that is installed at the rear of the PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis. 1. Locate the power receptacle on the rear of the chassis, behind where AC power supplies are installed. -
Page 23: Connecting Dc Power
Connecting DC power You can use a DC power source for the PowerConnect B-RX Series chassis. This is supported through use of a DC-to-DC power supply. DC power must be supplied at 48 V and 30 A. The DC-to-DC supply provides the DC power to the chassis at 12 V and 100 A. -
Page 24: Managing Cables
0V cable to the positive terminal as marked on the power supply. Managing cables For information on managing cables attached to PowerConnect B-RX Series, refer to the chapter in your hardware installation guide on using the structured cabling components. -
Page 25: Powering-On The Power Source
PowerConnect B-RX Series switch’s CLI directly from the PC or terminal or through a Telnet connection to the PC or terminal. From the Ethernet port, you can access the PowerConnect B-RX Series switch’s CLI or Web management interface directly from the PC or terminal or through a Telnet connection to the PC or terminal. -
Page 26: Verifying Proper Operation
2. If your power source is AC, attach one end of a Dell-supplied AC power cord to the AC power supply as described “Connecting AC power” on page 22. Insert the other end into a 115V or 120V wall outlet. Repeat this step for each installed AC power supply. -
Page 27: Assigning Passwords
Displaying the module status After you have attached a PC or terminal to the management module’s Console port or Ethernet port and the PowerConnect B-RX Series switch has initialized successfully, press Enter to display the following CLI prompt in the terminal emulation window: BigIron RX>... - Page 28 You must set the super-user password before you can set other types of passwords. 4. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords: BigIron RX(config)# enable port-config-password <text> BigIron RX(config)# enable read-only-password <text> PowerConnect B-RX Series Getting Started Guide 53-1001682-03...
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Page 29: Configuring Ip Addresses
How to assign an IP address to an interface or virtual interface over which user packets are routed Support of sub-net masks The PowerConnect B-RX Series switch supports both classical IP network masks (Class A, B, and C sub-net masks, and so on) and Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) network prefix masks. - Page 30 3. Access the configuration level of the CLI by entering the following command: BigIron RX# configure terminal BigIron RX(config)# PowerConnect B-RX Series Getting Started Guide 53-1001682-03...
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Page 31: Connecting The Powerconnect B-Rx Series To A Network Device
Use the secondary parameter if you have already configured an IP address within the same sub-net on the interface. Enabling and disabling the interfaces By default, all PowerConnect B-RX Series interfaces are disabled. To enable an interface, you must enter the enable command at the appropriate interface configuration level of the CLI. For example, to enable the management... -
Page 32: Regulatory Notices
To connect a PowerConnect B-RX Series switch to another network device, you must do the following: • Install the fiber optic modules • Cable the fiber optic modules Refer to your hardware installation guide for information about performing these tasks as well as cleaning the fiber optic connectors and troubleshooting network connections.