User guide

OmniSwitch 7700/7800 Hardware Users Guide April 2005 page ix
About This Guide
This OmniSwitch 7700/7800 Hardware Users Guide describes your switch hardware components and
basic switch hardware procedures.
Supported Platforms
This information in this guide applies to the following products:
• OmniSwitch 7700
• OmniSwitch 7800
The OmniSwitch 7700 includes 10 slots for high performance 10/100 Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
Network Interface (NI) modules. The OmniSwitch 7800 includes 18 slots for high performance 10/100
Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet NI modules.
Unsupported Platforms
The information in this guide does not apply to the following products:
• OmniSwitch (original version with no numeric model name)
• OmniSwitch 6624
• OmniSwitch 6648
• OmniSwitch 6600-U24
• OmniSwitch 6600-P24
• OmniSwitch 6602-24
• OmniSwitch 6602-48
• OmniSwitch 8800
• Omni Switch/Router
• OmniStack
• OmniAccess
Who Should Read this Manual?
The audience for this users guide is network administrators and IT support personnel who need to config-
ure, maintain, and monitor switches and routers in a live network. However, anyone wishing to gain
knowledge on the OmniSwitch 7700/7800 hardware will benefit from the material in this guide.