Installation guide

I/O Modules
BlackDiamond X8 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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I/O Modules
The following I/O modules are available for the BlackDiamond X8 switch:
● BDXA-10G48X
● BDXA-40G24X
● BDXA-40G12X
No configuration information is stored on the I/O modules; all configuration information is stored on
the management modules.
When a BlackDiamond X8 series switch is powered on, the software generates a default configuration
for any slots that contain I/O modules. The default configuration allows the I/O module ports to
participate in the VLAN named default. The default configuration for the I/O module is not preserved
unless you explicitly save the configuration to NVRAM.
You can configure parameters of an I/O module after it is installed, or preconfigure a slot for a certain
type of module and configuration. The preconfigured information is applied to the module after it is
inserted. If you preconfigure a slot for a specific module type and then insert a different type of module,
the inserted module reverts to its default configuration.
See the ExtremeXOS Concepts Guide and the ExtremeXOS Command Reference Guide for feature-specific
information related to BlackDiamond X8 series modules.
BlackDiamond BDXA-10G48X I/O Module
The BDXA-10G48X I/O module (Figure 4) has 48 unpopulated SFP+-based 10-gigabit Ethernet ports.
Figure 4: BDXA-10G48X I/O Module
In the default configuration for the BDXA-10G48X module, all ports:
● Are added to the default VLAN as untagged.
● Inherit the properties of the default VLAN (for example, protocol type and VLAN ID).
The BDXA-10G48X module has the following LEDs:
● Module status (STAT)
● Module diagnostics (DIAG)
● Port status
For information about the LEDs and their activity on the BDXA-10G48X modules, see “I/O Module
LEDs” on page 24. For information about the SFP+ modules, see the Extreme Networks Pluggable Interface
Modules Installation Guide.
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1 = 10-gigabit Ethernet ports
2 = LEDs