Installation guide

Installing an Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)
DFE-Platinum Series Hardware Installation Guide 3-3
Installing an Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)
RefertotheEnterasys NetworkswebsiteforacurrentlistingoftheavailableNEMs.
SpecificinstallationinstructionsareshippedwitheachNEM.
Installinganetworkexpansionmoduleinvolves
•removingthesafetycoverfromtheDFE module(7G4285‐49),
•removingthecoverplatefromtheDFE module,
• installingthenetworkexpansionmodule,and
•replacingthesafetycover.
DFE Module Placement and Installation Rules
TheDFE‐PlatinummodulescanbeinstalledinaMatrix E7(referto“Matrix E7Chassis
ModulePlacement,”below,forplacementrules),Matrix N3,Matrix N5,orMatrix N7
chassis.
TheMatrix N3,Matrix N5,andMatrix N7chassissupportonlyDFE m odulesandthere
arenoparticularrulesforinstallingmodules.
Matrix E7 Chassis Module Placement
DependingonthemodulesbeinginstalledintheMatrixE7chassisandtohelpensure
properoperation,considerthefollowingexamplesandrulesformoduleplacementinthe
chassis.Figure 3‐1showssixexamplesofchassismoduleplacement.Theseexamplesare
describedbelowalongwiththeapplicablemoduleplacementrule.
Note: Install any optional equipment before installing the DFE module into a chassis.