Operator`s manual
Table Of Contents
- RS 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide
- Notices
- Table of Contents
- 1 About This Guide
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Hardware Installation
- 3.1 Safety Considerations
- 3.2 Hardware Specifications
- 3.3 Installing the Hardware
- 3.3.1 Verifying Your Shipment
- 3.3.2 Installing the Chassis
- 3.3.3 Installing an AC Power Supply
- 3.3.4 Installing a DC Power Supply
- 3.3.5 Installing the Control Module
- 3.3.6 Installing the Switching Fabric Module (RS8600 only)
- 3.3.7 Installing Line Cards
- 3.3.8 Installing GBIC Modules into Line Cards
- 3.3.9 Installing ATM Physical Media Cards (PHYs)
- 3.3.10 Multi-rate WAN Line Card and WICs
- 3.3.11 SRP Line Cards and Bridge Mate Module
- 3.3.12 Installing SFP Transceivers
- 3.3.13 Attaching the Network Cables to Line Cards
- 4 Initial Configuration
- 4.1 Powering on the RS8000/8600
- 4.2 Starting the Command Line Interface
- 4.3 Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File
- 4.4 Setting the Basic System Information
- 4.5 Setting Up Passwords
- 4.6 Setting Up SNMP
- 4.7 Setting the DNS Domain Name and Address
- 4.8 Setting the SYSLOG Parameters
- 4.9 Using Redundant Control Modules
- 5 Managing Software
- Appendix A Troubleshooting
- Appendix B International SaFety Information
- Index
Riverstone Networks RS 8000/8600 Switch Router Getting Started Guide 2-1
2 INTRODUCTION
The 8-slot and 16-slot Riverstone Networks, Inc. RS 8000 and RS 8600 provide non-blocking, wire-speed layer-2
(switching), layer-3 (routing), and layer-4 (application) switching. This chapter provides a basic overview of the
RS 8000 and RS 8600 software and hardware feature set.
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If you want to skip this information and install the RS now, see Chapter 3, "Hardware
Installation."
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If you want to boot the RS software and perform basic configuration tasks now, see Chapter 4,
"Initial Configuration."
Note
For the latest operating software and user documentation, check the
Riverstone Networks web site at www.riverstonenet.com.
2.1 FUNCTIONAL LAYER TERMINOLOGY
This guide, and other RS documentation, refers to layer-2 (L2), layer-3 (L3), and layer-4 (L4) switching and
routing. These layers are based on the International Standards Organization (ISO) 7-layer reference model. Here
is an example of that model. The RS operates within the layers that are not shaded. Notice that layer 2 is divided
into a MAC layer, an LLC layer, and an LLC2 layer. The RS operates at the MAC and LLC layers.
Table 2-1 ISO 7-layer model and RS 8000/8600 capabilities
Layer 7 Application
Layer 6 Presentation
Layer 5 Session
Layer 4 Transport TCP/UDP - application
Layer 3 Network IP/IPX - routing
LLC2
Layer 2 LLC
MAC Bridging
Layer 1 Physical Physical Interfaces