When Should I Read this Manual?
About This Guide
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OmniSwitch 7700/7800 Hardware Users Guide
April 2005
When Should I Read this Manual?
Read this guide as soon as you are ready to familiarize yourself with your switch hardware components.
You should have already stepped through the first login procedures and read the brief hardware overviews
in the
OmniSwitch 7700/7800 Getting Started Guide
.
You should already be familiar with the very basics of the switch hardware, such as module LEDs and
module installation procedures. This manual will help you understand your switch hardware components
(chassis, cooling fans, power supplies, Network Interface modules, Chassis Management Modules) in
greater depth.
What is in this Manual?
This users guide includes the following hardware-related information:
•
Descriptions of “Availability” features.
•
Technical specifications for chassis, power supplies, Network Interface (NI) modules, and Chassis
Management Modules (CMMs).
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Power supply requirements.
•
The dynamics of chassis airflow, including detailed illustrations of proper and improper airflow config-
urations.
•
Hot swapping power supplies, fan trays, Network Interface (NI) modules, and Chassis Management
Modules (CMMs).
•
Installation and removal procedures for power supplies, fan trays, Network Interface (NI) modules, and
Chassis Management Modules (CMMs)
•
Detailed illustrations and LED descriptions for power supplies, Network Interface (NI) modules, and
Chassis Management Modules (CMMs)
•
CMM redundancy
•
Hardware-related Command Line Interface (CLI) commands
What is Not in this Manual?
The descriptive and procedural information in this manual focuses on switch hardware. It includes infor-
mation on some CLI commands that pertain directly to hardware configuration, but it is not intended as a
software users guide. There are several OmniSwitch 7700/7800 users guides that focus on switch software
configuration. Consult those guides for detailed information and examples for configuring your switch
software to operate in a live network environment. See
“Documentation Roadmap” on page xi
and
“Related Documentation” on page xiii
for further information on software configuration guides available
for your switch.
