Dell Networking Installation Guide for the Z9500 Switch
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Contents 1 About this Guide........................................................................................................ 5 Related Publications.............................................................................................................................. 5 2 Introduction............................................................................................................... 7 Product Description.................................................................................
Splitting QSFP+ Ports to SFP+ Ports.................................................................................................. 36 Important Points to Remember.................................................................................................... 37 Supplying Power and Powering Up the System.................................................................................37 AC Power.............................................................................................................
About this Guide 1 This guide provides site preparation recommendations, and step-by-step procedures for rack mounting, installing modules, and connecting to a power source. After you have completed the hardware installation and power-up of the Z9500, for software configuration information, refer to the Dell Networking Configuration Guide for the Z9500 Switch and for Command Line Interface (CLI) information, refer to the Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide for the Z9500 Switch.
Introduction 2 This document provides basic information about installing the Z9500 switch. For information about how to configure and monitor switch features, refer to the Dell Networking Configuration Guide for the Z9500 Switch, which is available on the Dell Support website at http:// support.dell.com/manuals.
Unpacking the Switch 3 The switch and its accessories are shipped in a single box. The power cords may be shipped in a separate box. Before unpacking the switch, inspect the container and immediately report any evidence of damage. Verify that you have received your ordered items, including the following: WARNING: If any item is missing or damaged, contact your Dell Networking representative or reseller for instructions.
6. Installing Fan Modules 7. Securing Power Cables 8. Installing the QSFP+ Optics 9. Installing the Cable Management System 10.
Hardware Overview 4 This section contains information about device characteristics and modular hardware configurations for the Z9500. The Z9500 has the following physical dimensions: • Height: 5.2 inches (132.08 mm) • Width: 17.4 inches (441.96 mm) • Depth: 32 inches (812.80 mm) The Z9500 has a chassis design with 5280Gbps switching bandwidth. The system also provides one DB9 RS-232 console port with YOST RJ-45 pinout and a dedicated Ethernet service port for out-of-band (OOB) management functions.
Utility Panel The Utility panel side of the platform contains the fan and power modules. Figure 2. Utility Side 1. Fan Trays 2. Power Supplies Power Supplies The Z9500 supports four hot-swappable Power supply units (PSUs) . NOTE: The PSUs must be installed at the customer site. PSUs are field replaceable. To ensure power redundancy and adequate cooling, install four power supplies in the switch.
Figure 3. System LED Displays (I/O Panel) 1. 3. 5. 7. Alarm LED System locator LED 10GbE channel selector button Management Port Status LED 2. 4. 6. System status LED 10GbE channel selection indicator Management Port Activity LED Table 1.
Label LED Color/ Display Description • • Green solid Traffic on Management Port Figure 4. 40GbE Port LEDs (I/O Panel) 1. Port LED NOTE: In 40GbE mode, the front end ports are “solid green” color in operational state. However, if the port is configured to work in 10GbE mode, then the front end ports are “solid amber” color in operational state. NOTE: The four 10GbE ports split from a single 40GbE port share the same locator LED as the 40GbE port.
Figure 5. System LED Displays (Utility Panel) 1. Fan status LED 2. PSU status LED Table 3.
Site Preparation 5 The Z9500 is suitable for installation as part of a Common Bond Network (CBN). It can be installed in: • network telecommunication facilities • data centers • other locations where the National Electric Code (NEC) applies This chapter contains the following sections: • Site Selection • Cabinet Placement • Storing Components Site Selection Dell Networking equipment is intended for installation in restricted access areas.
Storing Components If you do not install your Z9500 and components immediately, Dell Networking recommends properly storing the system and all optional components until you are ready to install them. WARNING: ESD damage can occur when components are mishandled. Always wear an ESDpreventive wrist or heel ground strap when handling the Z9500 and its accessories. After you remove the original packaging, place the Z9500 and its components on an anti-static surface. 1.
Z9500 Installation 6 To install the Z9500, follow these steps: 1. Assemble 4-Post Rack Frame 2. Attaching the Mounting Brackets 3. Installing the Dell Static Rails System 4. Securing the Chassis Ground 5. Installing Fan Modules 6. Installing AC Power Supplies 7. Securing Power Cables 8. Installing the Cable Management System 9. Installing the QSFP+ Optics 10. Supplying Power and Powering Up the System Assemble 4–Post Rack Frame The chassis can be installed only in a 4–post rack frame.
Attaching the Mounting Brackets The switch is shipped with static rails mounting brackets (rack ears) and the required screws for rack or cabinet installation. The brackets are enclosed in a package with the chassis. Attaching the Static-Rails Mounting Brackets 1. Take the static-rail mounting brackets and screws out of their packaging. 2. Attach the brackets to the I/O side of the chassis, using eight screws for each bracket.
Installing and Removing Tool-less Rails (Square-Hole) 1. Position the left and right rail end pieces FRONT facing inward and orient each end piece to seat in the holes on the front side of the vertical rack flanges (1). 2. Align each end piece in the bottom and top holes of the desired U spaces (2). 3. Engage the back end of the rail until it fully seats on the vertical rack flange and the latch clicks into place. Repeat these steps to position and seat the front end piece on the vertical flange.
Installing and Removing Tooled Rails (Threaded-Hole Racks or Round-Hole Racks) 1. Remove the pins from the front and rear mounting brackets using a flat-tipped screwdriver (2). 2. Pull on the rail latch subassemblies to remove them from the mounting brackets (1). 3. Attach the left and right mounting rails to the front vertical rack flanges using two pairs of screws. 4. Slide the left and right rear brackets forward against the rear vertical rack flanges and attach them using two pairs of screws (3).
Mounting the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack Rack Mounting Safety Considerations WARNING: You must use a lifting device, such as a fork-lift trolley, to lift the chassis. WARNING: These instructions are a condensed reference. Read the safety instructions in your Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory information booklet before you begin. • Rack loading — Overloading or uneven loading of racks may result in shelf or rack failure, which may damage equipment and cause possible personal injury.
• Elevated ambient temperature — If installed in a closed rack assembly, the operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the room ambient temperature. Use care not to exceed the 40°C maximum ambient temperature of the switch. • Reduced air flow — Install the equipment in the rack so that the amount of airflow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.
1. Dell 4226 (1070 mm) cabinet outline 3. 6.5 inches 2. Adjustable front vertical rail inside Dell 4226 cabinet 1. Align the system with rails and slide the system into rack. 2. Tighten the screws on each side of the systems’s front panel (1). 3. To remove the system from the rack, loosen the screws and slide the system out of the rack.
1. 26 Additional screw to restrict front-back movement of the switch 2.
Securing the Chassis Ground After you mount the chassis, secure the chassis ground as follows: 1. Locate the chassis ground connector nuts on the chassis rear. 2. Install the grounding cables to the ground nuts. The grounding cable must comply with your local electrical codes in size and color (typically the color is green or green with yellow stripe). NOTE: For proper ventilation, position the chassis in an equipment rack (or cabinet) with a minimum of 5 inches (12.
Installing Fan Modules The chassis requires five fan modules to be installed for normal configuration. The airflow direction must be from I/O to Utility. Important Points to Remember for Installing a Fan Module • The Utility panel consists of five slots numbered from 0 to 4. Insert the fan modules in slots 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. • If a fan module fails, the system during normal operation continues to operate without a significant degradation in cooling capacity for a TBD duration.
The fan modules are field replaceable. Module slot 0 is on the left side of the chassis; module slot 4 is on the right side of the chassis. 1. Take the fan module out of the shipping box. 2. Use the grab handle to slide the fan module into the switch fan slot, as shown below. Figure 7. Installing a Fan Module 1. Release latch 2. Fan module 0/Slot 0 Installing AC Power Supplies The chassis requires four power supplies to be installed for normal configuration.
WARNING: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage can occur if components are mishandled. Ground yourself by using an antistatic wrist strap or other device and connect it to the ESD grounding jack on the chassis. 1. Remove the PSU from the electro-static bag. 2. Use the grab handle to slide the PSU into the switch PSU slot. The PSU slot is keyed so that the PSU can be fully inserted in only one way. When you install the PSU correctly, it snaps into place and is flush with the back of the switch. Figure 8.
3. Plug in the AC3 prong cord from the switch PSU to the external power source (the AC wall outlet). Figure 9. Connecting AC Power Supply Cords 1. AC3 Prong NOTE: The system is powered-up as soon as you connect the power cord between the system and the power source. CAUTION: Always disconnect the power cable before you service the power supply slots. CAUTION: Use the power supply cord as the main disconnect device on the AC system.
Securing Power Cables 1. Bend the system power cables, as shown in the following illustration, and attach to the cable clasp. NOTE: Install all four PSUs before securing the power cables. Figure 10. Securing Power Cables 1. 2. Velcro strap 2. Power Cable Plug the other end of the power cables into a grounded electrical outlet or a separate power source such as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or a power distribution unit (PDU).
Installing the Cable Management System for Direct Attach Copper (DAC) Cables 1. Secure the cable management system into place on the 4–post rack frame above the I/O side of the chassis by inserting screws and tightening with a #2 Phillips screwdriver. Figure 11. Installing the Cable Management System for DAC Cables 1. 2. Pin rack unit for DAC cable routing 2. Rack unit for DAC cable routing Insert a cable in a Z9500 port.
Figure 12. Routing DAC cables using the Cable Management System 1. Pin rack unit for DAC cable routing 2. Rack unit for DAC cable routing NOTE: To fully populate the cable management system in a 1070 mm cabinet, the maximum supported length of the DAC cable is 5 m.
Installing the Cable Management System for Optical Fibres Insert an optical cable in a Z9500 port. then route the optical cable up and along the line-card face above the switch. Position the cables so they follow the channel marked in the figure below and exit to the right or left, depending on the chassis slot location. The cables should emerge from right and left side of the panel. Figure 13. Routing Optical Fibres using the Cable Management System 1.
WARNING: When working with optical fibres, follow all the warning labels and always wear eye protection. Never look directly into the end of a terminated or unterminated fibre or connector as it may cause eye damage. 1. Position the optic so it is in the correct position. The optic has a key that prevents it from being inserted incorrectly. 2. Insert the optic into the port until it gently snaps into place. Port Numbering Convention On the switch, all ports operate by default in 40GbE mode.
– portmode quad - Configure a 40GbE port to operate in 4 x 10GbE mode. Example of splitting a QSFP+ port to SFP+ ports linecard 0 port 52 portmode quad Important Points to Remember • A 40GbE (quad) port must be in a default configuration before you can split it into four 10GbE SFP+ ports. When you split the port, the 40GbE port is lost in the running configuration. Be sure that the port is also removed from other L2/L3 feature configurations.
Technical Specifications 7 NOTE: Operate the product at an ambient temperature not higher than 40°C. Table 4. Chassis Physical Design Parameter Specifications Height 5.2 inches (132.08 mm) Width 17.4 inches (441.96 mm) Depth 32 inches (812.80 mm) Chassis weight with factory-installed components 122 pounds (Approximately) Rack clearance required • • Front: 5 inches (12.7 cm) Rear: 5 inches (12.7 cm) Table 5.
Agency Compliance 8 USA Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, under Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designated to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy.
derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication equipment. WARNING: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this device may cause radio interference, in which case, you may be required to take adequate measures. European Community Contact Dell Networking EMEA — Central Dahlienweg 19 66265 Heusweiler Germany http://www.force10networks.
Korean Certification of Compliance Korean Package Label Safety Standards and Compliance Agency Certifications • CUS UL 60950-1, Second Edition • CSA 60950-1-03, Second Edition • EN 60950-1, Second Edition • EN 60825-1, First Edition • EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products — Part 1: Equipment Classification Requirements and User’s Guide • EN 60825-2 Safety of Laser Products — Part 2: Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems • FDA Regulation 21CFR 1040.10 and 1040.
• EN 61000-4-2 ESD • EN 61000-4-3 Radiated Immunity • EN 61000-4-4 EFT • EN 61000-4-5 Surge • EN 61000-4-6 Low Frequency Conducted Immunity Product Recycling and Disposal You must recycle or discard this system according to applicable local and national regulations. Dell Networking encourages owners of information technology (IT) equipment to responsibly recycle their equipment when it is no longer needed.
Technical Support 9 This chapter contains the following sections: • The iSupport Website • Accessing iSupport Services • Requesting a Hardware Replacement • Contacting Technical Support The iSupport Website iSupport provides a range of documents and tools to assist you with effectively using Dell Networking equipment and mitigating the impact of network outages.
Requesting a Hardware Replacement 1. Determine the part number and serial number of the component. To list the numbers for all components installed in the chassis, use the show inventory command. 2. Request a RMA number from Tech Support by opening a support case. Open a support case by: a. Using the Create Service Request form on the iSupport page (refer to Contacting Technical Support). b. Contacting Dell Networking directly by E-mail or by phone (refer to Contacting Technical Support).
• Saved messages to a syslog server, if you use one Managing Your Case Log in to iSupport and select the Service Requestt tab to view all open cases and Return Materials Authorizations (RMAs). Downloading Software Updates Log in to iSupport and select the Software Center tab. Technical Documentation Log in to iSupport and select the Documents tab. You can access this page without logging in using the Documentation link on the iSupport page.
