Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- ExtremeRouting SLX 9850-4 Hardware Installation Guide
- Preface
- About this Document
- Device Overview
- Preparing for the Installation
- Mounting the Device
- Initial Setup and Verification
- Initial setup and configuration checklist
- Items required
- Providing power to the device
- Establishing a serial connection
- Configuring a static IP address
- Establishing an Ethernet connection
- Customizing the chassis and host names
- Configuring the DNS service
- Setting the date and time
- Verifying correct operation
- Backing up the configuration
- Powering down the device
- Installing cable management kit
- Monitoring the Device
- Management Modules
- Interface Modules
- Power Supply Modules
- Power supply module overview
- Precautions specific to the power supply module
- Time and items required for removal and replacement
- Removing an AC power supply module
- Inserting an AC power supply module
- Removing a DC power supply module
- Inserting a DC power supply module
- Verifying power supply module operation
- High Voltage Power Supply Unit supporting AC and DC Voltages
- Fan Modules
- Switch Fabric Modules
- Transceivers and cables
- Supported transceivers and cables
- Time and items required
- Precautions specific to transceivers and cables
- Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors
- Managing cables
- Installing an SFP+ transceiver
- Replacing an SFP+ transceiver
- Installing a QSFP28 transceiver
- Replacing a QSFP28 transceiver
- Breakout cables
- Verifying transceiver operation
- Hardware Maintenance Schedule
- ExtremeRouting SLX 9850 Technical Specifications
- System specifications
- Ethernet
- LEDs
- Other
- Weight and physical dimensions
- Environmental requirements
- Power supply specifications (per PSU)
- Power consumption (typical configuration)
- Power consumption (maximum configuration)
- Power consumption (modules) (typical configuration)
- Power consumption (modules) (maximum configuration)
- Data port specifications (Ethernet)
- Serial port specifications (pinout RJ-45)
- Serial port specifications (protocol)
- Memory specifications
- Regulatory compliance (EMC)
- Regulatory compliance (safety)
- Regulatory compliance (environmental)
- Regulatory Statements
- Cautions and Danger Notices
TABLE 17 Initial setup and conguration checklist (continued)
Task Task details or additional information
Interpreting power supply module LEDs on page 80,
Interpreting fan module LEDs on page 83, and Interpreting
switch fabric module LEDs on page 84.
• The following commands can be useful to establish an
operational baseline for the device. Refer to Extreme SLX-OS
Monitoring Conguration Guide for the SLX 9850 Router for
more information about these commands.
– show chassis
– show system
– show slots
– show linecard
– show environment fan
– show environment power
– show environment sensor
– show environment temp
Back up the conguration. Use the copy running-cong command to copy the running conguration
to the startup conguration. Refer to the Backing up the conguration on
page 73 for more information about this command.
Items required
The following items are required for initial setup and verication of the device:
• The device, mounted and installed with the required interface modules, FRUs, transceivers, and cables, and connected to a
power source.
• A workstation computer with an installed terminal emulator application, such as HyperTerminal for Windows.
• An unused IP address with corresponding subnet mask and gateway address.
• A serial cable (provided) with an RJ-45 connector.
• Two Ethernet cables (one per management module).
• Optional: Access to an FTP server or USB device for backing up (uploading) or downloading the device conguration or
collecting diagnostic output data.
• Optional: An Extreme USB drive for backing up (uploading) or downloading the device conguration or collecting diagnostic
output data.
Providing power to the device
To provide power to the device, follow the steps in the following sections. To
nd power supply requirements for the device, refer to the
power supply specications section in the ExtremeRouting SLX 9850 Technical Specications on page 137.
Complete the following steps to provide power to the chassis.
Items required
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