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 2-9
Introduction Hardware Overview
2.4 HARDWARE OVERVIEW
This section describes the RS 8000/8600 hardware modules with which you will be working. Chapter 3, "Hardware
Installation" in this guide describes how to install the hardware. This section describes the following hardware:
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Chassis, Backplane, and Fan module
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Control Module
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Power Supply
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Switching Fabric Module (RS 8600 only)
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Line cards
2.4.1 Chassis
Figure 2-1 shows the front view of a fully loaded RS 8000 chassis. The RS 8000 chassis contains eight slots, numbered
from 0 to 7. Slot 0 is in the lower left corner of the chassis and slot 7 is in the upper right corner.
Figure 2-1 Front view of a fully loaded RS 8000 chassis
Figure 2-2 shows the front view of a fully loaded RS 8600 chassis. The RS 8600 chassis is similar to the RS 8000
chassis, except for the following:
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The chassis can contain up to 16 line cards.
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The switching fabric is stored on a separate module.
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There is a slot for a redundant switching fabric module.
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The power supply is larger.
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Fan module Power supply Control module Power supply
Line Card
Line Card
G8M-CM CONTROL MODULE
10/100BASE-TXG8M-HTXA2-08
10/100BASE-TXG8M-HTXA2-08
10/100BASE-TXG8M-HTXA2-08
10/100BASE-TXG8M-HTXA2-08
1000BASE-LXG8M-GLXA9-02 1000BASE-SXG8M-GSXA1-02
100BASE-FXG8M-HFXA1-08
G80-PAC
100-125~5A
200-240~3A
50-60 Hz
PWR
G80-PAC
100-125~5A
200-240~3A
50-60 Hz
PWR
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G80-CHS
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