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RPMs and Line Cards

The C7004/C150 system accommodates four line cards and two Route Processor Modules (RPMs).

Route Processor Modules

The C7004/C150 system requires the installation of at least one RPM; two are recommended.

• One RPM provides each line card with 48 Gigabits of backplane bandwidth.

• Two RPMs provides each line card with 96 Gigabits of backplane bandwidth.

RPMs can be installed in either the R0 or R1 slot as shown in

Figure 2-1 on page 9

. Do not force RPMs

into card slots. RPMs are keyed differently than line cards to prevent improper installation.

The RPM must be running Dell Networking OS version 7.6.1.0 or later.

NOTE: RPMs are hot-swappable. High Availability is supported.

NOTE: If your system contains two RPMs, both RPMs must have the same software image.

NOTE: RPMs are interchangeable between the C7008/C300 and the C7004/C150 only if they are running

Dell Networking OS version 7.6.1.0 or later.

RPM Label and LEDs

NOTE: RPMs are hot-swappable. High Availability is supported.

Table 5-1

describes the RPM LED states and the RPM front panel.

Table 5-1. RPM Front Panel and LED Descriptions

Section Label Description

Management Console Port Use this RJ-45 jack for the initial system boot, as well as system configuration and

monitoring. A modem connection is not available.

10/100/1000

Ethernet

Use this non-routable Ethernet port to download images and manage the system. FTP and

Telnet operations are supported. This port is an RJ-45.

Port LEDs:

Link/Activity:

Blinking Amber: 100M speed

Solid Amber: 1G speed

Off: 10M speed

Speed:

Blinking Green: Link detected/ Activity

Solid Green: Link detected/ No Activity

Off: No Link/ Card Offline