Hardware Reference
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C613-03060-00 REV H
Contents
Models Covered by this Reference .................................................................... 5
Why You Should Read this Reference ................................................................ 6
Where to Find More Information ....................................................................... 6
SwitchBlade Overview ....................................................................................... 7
Key Hardware Components ........................................................................ 7
Chassis Models ........................................................................................... 7
Power Supplies ........................................................................................... 9
Switching Performance and Characteristics ............................................... 10
Master Switch Controller and Slave Switch Controller Interactions ............ 10
Hot Swapping ................................................................................................. 10
Hot-swapping a Line Card ........................................................................ 11
Physical and Operating Specifications .............................................................. 15
AT-SB4108 SwitchBlade 8 Card Chassis .................................................... 15
AT-SB4104 SwitchBlade 4 Slot Chassis ...................................................... 17
AT-SB4161 & 2 SwitchBlade Power Supply Units ....................................... 19
AT-SB4152 Fan Tray (For SwitchBlade 8) .................................................... 21
AT-SB4151 Fan Tray (For SwitchBlade 4) .................................................... 21
AT-SB4211 and AT-SB4211 V2, Switch Controller ..................................... 22
AT-SB4215 Bandwidth Expander ............................................................... 23
AT-SB4311 and AT-SB4311 V2 48-Port (RJ-45) Fast Ethernet Line Card ...... 24
AT-SB4352 and AT-SB4352 V2
32-Port (MT-RJ) Fast Ethernet Line Card .............................................. 25
AT-SB4412 and AT-SB4412 V2 24-Port Gigabit (RJ-45) Ethernet Line Card 26
AT-SB4442 V2 24-Port Gigabit (SFP) Ethernet Line Card ............................ 28
AT-SB4441 and AT-SB4441 V2, 8-GBIC Line Card ..................................... 30
AT-SB4541 V2, 1-port 10GBASE-R Gigabit Ethernet Line Card .................. 31
Alarm Relays and Monitoring .......................................................................... 32
Alarm Relays ............................................................................................ 32
Monitoring ............................................................................................... 33
How Many PSUs do You Need? ....................................................................... 33
Online Documentation .................................................................................... 33
Accessing the CD-ROM and Online Documentation .................................. 33
AT-TFTP Server ................................................................................................. 34
Switch Start-up ............................................................................................... 35
To log In ................................................................................................... 35
To access help .......................................................................................... 36
Start-up Procedures .................................................................................. 37
Management Interfaces .................................................................................. 39
RS-232 Terminal Port (ASYN0) .................................................................. 39
RJ-45 Management Port (ETH0) ................................................................ 40
Useful Cables .................................................................................................. 41
RS-232 Terminal and Modem Cables ........................................................ 41
Cables for RJ-45 Ethernet LAN Interfaces .................................................. 43
Test Facility ..................................................................................................... 45
Ethernet LAN Port Tests ............................................................................ 45
Other Interface Tests ................................................................................. 46
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 47
LEDs and What They Mean ....................................................................... 47
Check these first ...................................................................................... 50
Some common problems and how to solve them ..................................... 50
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) .............................................................. 51
Expansion Options .......................................................................................... 52
Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMMs) ..................................................... 52
Installing DIMM ........................................................................................ 52
Testing DIMM ........................................................................................... 54
Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs) ......................................................... 56
