Installation guide

Backplane Connections and Installation Rules
3-8 Installation
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),third(6x3xx),andfourth(7xxxxx)
generationmodules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
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7H4382‐25,7H4382‐49,7H4383‐49,orthe
7H4385‐49.
The7H4382‐49hasaconnectiontobothFTM1andFTM2backplanes,whichenablesthe
7H4382‐49toswitchframesbetweenthetwobackplanesandallmodulesinthe6C107chassis.
However,theolderfirst(6x1xx),second
(6x2xx),andthird(6x3xx)generationmodulesarestill
managedusingtheirownLocalManagementandarenotsubjecttomanagementbytheDFE
modulemanagemententity.
TheMatrix N1(7C111),Matrix N3(7C103)andMatrix N7(7C107)chassishaveonlyFTM2
connectionsandsupportonlyDFEmodules.TheMatrix N5(7C105‐P)hasFTM2connections
and
alsosupportsPoE‐compliantDFEmodules.
Module Placement and Rules
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 3‐5showsfiveexamplesofchassismoduleplacement.Theseexamplesaredescribedbelow
alongwiththeapplicablemodu leplacementrule.
The
Matrix N1,Matrix N3,Matrix N5,andMatrix N7chassissupportonlyDFESeriesmodules
andtherearenoparticularrulesforinstallingmodules.
Figure 3-5 Examples, Module Placement in Matrix E7 Chassis
Note: A lowercase x indicates the general use of an alphanumeric character (e.g., 6x1xx, the x’s
indicate a combination of numbers or letters).
7XXXXX7H43X-XX
6X3XX
6X3XX
6X2XX
6X1XX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6X1XX
6X2XX
+
6X3XX
6X3XX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6X1XX
6X2XX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6X3XX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7XXXXX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6X3XX
6X3XX
6X2XX
7XXXXX
6X1XX
A EDCB
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