Installation guide

Unpacking the DFE-Platinum Module
3-2 Installation
Unpacking the DFE-Platinum Module
UnpacktheDFE‐Platinummoduleasfollows:
1. OpentheboxandremovethepackingmaterialprotectingtheDFEmodule.
2. VerifythecontentsofthecartonaslistedinTable 3‐1.
3. Removethetapesealonthenon‐conductivebagtoremovetheDFEmodule.
4. PerformavisualinspectionoftheDFEmodule
foranysignsofphysicaldamage.Contact
Enterasys Networksifthereareanysignsofdamage.Referto“GettingHelp”onpage xiiifor
details.
Installing Optional Network Expansion Modules (NEMs)
RefertoyourreleasenotesortheEnterasys N etworkswebsiteforthelatestavailablenetwork
expansionmodules.
APhillipsscrewdriverisneededtoinstallanoptionalnetworkexpansionmoduleintothe
7G4282‐49.
InstallingaNEMinvolves
•removingthecoverplatefromtheDFEmoduleand
• attachingtheNEMtotheDFEmodule.
Refer
totheinstallationinstructionsshippedwiththeNEMfordetails.
Backplane Connections and Installation Rules
ThefollowingsectionsdescribetheFTM1andFTM2backplaneconnections,andthehardware
configurationruleswheninstallingfirst(6x1xx),second(6x2xx),andthird(6x3xx)generation
modules,andDFE‐Platinummodules(7xxxxx)intothesameMatrixE7chassis.
FTM1 and FTM2 Connectivity
TheMatrix E7(6C107)chassishasbackplanesreferredtoasFTM1andFTM2.The7xxxxx
DFE‐PlatinummodulesuseFTM2forhighspeedcommunicationtoeachotherandoperateasone
switchingunitwithasingleIPaddress.Thetrafficthroughthesemodulesdoesnotconnectto
FTM1exceptthroughanFTM
bridgingmodulesuchastheDFE‐Platinummodulesuchasthe
7H4382‐25,7H4382‐49,7H4383‐49,orthe7H4385‐49.InstallationGuidesforthesebridging
modulesarelocatedontheEnterasysNetworksWorldWideWebsite:http://www.enterasys.com/
support/manuals.
Table 3-1 Contents of DFE-Platinum Module Carton
Item Quantity
DFE-Platinum module (7G4202-72or7G4282-49) 1
This Installation Guide 1
Customer Release Notes 1
Note: Install any optional equipment before proceeding to “Backplane Connections and Installation
Rules” on page 3-2 for an explanation of the rules to install different series modules in a Matrix E7
chassis.