Installation guide

How to Use This Guide
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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
This preface provides an overview of this guide and the DFE-Platinum Series manual set, and a
brief summary of each chapter; defines the conventions used in this document; and instructs how
to obtain technical support from Enterasys Networks. To locate information about various subjects
in this guide, refer to the following table:
RELATED DOCUMENTS
The manuals listed below can be obtained from the World Wide Web in Adobe Acrobat Portable
Document Format (PDF) at the following site:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals
• Enterasys Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Configuration Guide provides information on how to
use the Command Line Interface to set up and manage the DFE modules.
• Cabling Guide provides information on dB loss and cable specifications.
Unlike the Enterasys Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Configuration Guide, the Cabling Guide is
not listed alphabetically on the web site. Instead, it is listed under the Overview Guides link.
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An overview of the DFE modules Chapter 1, Introduction
Network requirements that must be met before
installing the DFE modules
Chapter 2, Network Requirements
Instructions to install the DFE module hardware
and Mini-GBICs
Chapter 3, Installation
Troubleshooting installation problems and
diagnosing network/operational problems using
the LANVIEW LEDs
Chapter 4, Troubleshooting
Specifications, environmental requirements, and
physical properties of the DFE modules and
Mini-GBIC interface cards
Appendix A, Specifications
Instructions to set the mode switches when
necessary and remove and replace DRAM SIMM
and DIMM memory
Appendix B, Mode Switch Bank Settings
and Optional Installations