Installation manual

1 BlackDiamond X Series Switches
BlackDiamond Installation Roadmap
BlackDiamond X Series Overview
BlackDiamond X Series Chassis Features
Management Module Ports Overview
The following sections provide an oveview of the BlackDiamond X series Series Switch:
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BlackDiamond Installation Roadmap on page 8
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BlackDiamond X Series Overview on page 8
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BlackDiamond X Series Chassis Features on page 9
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Management Module Ports Overview on page 12
BlackDiamond Installation Roadmap
After reading about the BlackDiamond X series components, use the following roadmap to guide the
initial installation of your chassis:
1 Prepare your site. See Preparing Your Site on page 33.
2 Physically install the chassis in a rack. See Installing a BlackDiamond X series Series Chassis on page
46.
3 Install power supplies. See Installing Power Supplies on page 54.
4 Install all management modules (MMs) and blanks. See Installing Management Modules on page
60 and Installing a Management Module Blank on page 61.
5 Install fabric modules. See Installing Fabric Modules on page 61.
6 Install fan trays. See Replacing a Fan Tray on page 75.
7 Install I/O modules and blanks. See Installing I/O Modules on page 65 and Installing I/O Module
Blanks on page 67.
8 Apply power to the chassis by plugging AC cords into back of chassis and into powered outlets. See
Connecting Power Cords on page 57 and Applying Power and Accessing the Chassis for the First
Time on page 70.
BlackDiamond X Series Overview
The BlackDiamond X Series Switches are chassis-based switches designed for virtualized data centers
and high-performance compute cluster installations. They provide high-density, line rate 10/40 GbE
ports. For more information about configuring a BlackDiamond switch, see the ExtremeXOS Concepts
Guide and the ExtremeXOS Command Reference Guide.
The features of these switches include:
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Hot-swappable I/O modules that can provide:
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