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 2-23
Introduction Hardware Overview
100Base-FX Line Card (Fixed Optics)
The 100Base-FX line cards provide the same features as the 10/100Base-TX line card but use multi-mode fiber-optic
cable (MMF) to connect to the network. The MMF line cards are available in 4 MB and 16 MB versions. Figure 2-13
shows the front panel of the 4 MB 100Base-FX line card.
Figure 2-13 Front panel of 4 MB 100Base-FX line card (MMF)
The following table lists the media specifications for the 100Base-FX line card.
The 100Base-FX line card uses the following LEDs.
Table 2-16 Connector specifications for 100Base-FX line card
Port type Specification
100Base-FX
•
802.3u standard
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SC-style Media Interface Connector (MIC); either
connection pin in the MIC can be used for transmit or
receive.
•
62.5 micron multi-mode fiber-optic cable
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Maximum 412 meters (1352 feet) segment length for
half-duplex links
•
Maximum 2 kilometers (6562 feet) segment length for
full-duplex links
Table 2-17 LED description for 100Base-FX line card
LED Description
Offline When lit, this amber LED on the left side of the line card indicates that
the line card is offline (powered off) but is ready for hot swap.
The Offline LED also is lit briefly during a reboot or reset of the RS
but goes out as soon as the Control Module discovers the line card.
Online When lit, this green LED indicates that the line card is online and is
ready to receive, process, and send packets if configured to do so.
Hot
Swap
Online
Offline
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6
5
4
3
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