53-1001682-03July 7, 2010
53-1001682-03
*53-1001682-03*
PowerConnect™ B-RX
Series
Getting Started Guide
Page 1: ...53 1001682 03 July 7 2010 53 1001682 03 53 1001682 03 PowerConnect B RX Series Getting Started Guide ...
Page 2: ...ithout the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo Inspiron Dell Precision Dimension OptiPlex Latitude PowerEdge PowerVault PowerApp and DellOpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel Pentium and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows Windows Server MS DOS and Windows Vist...
Page 3: ...For detailed installation and configuration instructions refer to your hardware installation guide For rack specific installation instructions refer to the appropriate rack mount installation procedures The PowerConnect B RX series consists of the following chassis models Four slot chassis which provides four interface slots Eight slot chassis which provides eight interface slots 16 slot chassis w...
Page 4: ...s four slot chassis and components location FIGURE 1 PowerConnect B RX Series four slot chassis 1 Interface slot 2 7 Interface slot 3 2 Switch fabric slot 2 8 Management slot 1 3 Switch fabric slot 3 9 Management slot 2 4 ESD connector 10 Interface slot 4 5 Interface slot 1 11 Fan tray assembly 6 Switch fabric slot 1 1 3 2 4 7 6 5 8 9 10 11 ...
Page 5: ...1 Interface slot 1 11 Interface slot 8 2 Interface slot 2 12 Management slot 1 3 Interface slot 3 13 Management slot 2 4 Interface slot 4 14 Power supply slot 1 5 Switch fabric slot 1 15 Power supply slot 2 6 Switch fabric slot 2 16 Power supply slot 3 7 Switch fabric slot 3 17 Power supply slot 4 8 Interface slot 5 18 ESD connector 9 Interface slot 6 19 Fan tray assembly 10 Interface slot 7 8 10 ...
Page 6: ...e slot 2 14 Interface slot 14 3 Interface slot 3 15 Interface slot 15 4 Interface slot 4 16 Interface slot 16 5 Interface slot 5 17 Switch fabric slot 1 6 Interface slot 6 18 Switch fabric slot 2 7 Interface slot 7 19 Switch fabric slot 3 8 Interface slot 8 20 Switch fabric slot 4 9 Interface slot 9 21 Management slot 1 10 Interface slot 10 22 Management slot 2 11 Interface slot 11 23 ESD connecto...
Page 7: ...airflow within the chassis Fans Four and eight slot chassis A fan tray assembly in the front right side of the chassis 16 slot chassis A fan tray assembly located in the front right side and two fan assemblies located at the rear of the of the chassis Power supplies AC or DC The four slot chassis contains one power supply The eight slot chassis contains two power supplies The 16 slot chassis conta...
Page 8: ...tions are required to ensure correct installation and operation Site planning Follow these steps to ensure your site is ready for installation Cabling infrastructure Ensure that the proper cabling is installed in the site For information on cabling refer to Installing power supplies on page 20 Attaching a management station on page 24 and Connecting the PowerConnect B RX Series to a network device...
Page 9: ...atory information that shipped with your system For additional regulatory information see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www dell com regulatory_compliance CAUTION Do not install the device in an environment where the operating ambient temperature might exceed 40o C 104o F CAUTION Make sure the air flow around the front sides and back of the device is not restricted CAUTION If you do not in...
Page 10: ...ounded then use the power cord supplied with the device to connect it to the power source DANGER If the installation requires a different power cord than the one supplied with the device make sure you use a power cord displaying the mark of the safety agency that defines the regulations for power cords in your country The mark is your assurance that the power cord can be used safely with the devic...
Page 11: ... to Table 1 Use a grounding wire of at least 6 American Wire Gauge AWG The AWG wire should be attached to an agency approved crimp connector provided on the PowerConnect B RX Series chassis crimped with the proper tool The single crimp connector should allow for securing to both ground screws on the enclosure Use a grounding wire of at least 6 AWG For the grounding lug use UL listed Panduit crimp ...
Page 12: ...to a staging area as close to the installation site as possible 2 Position the shipping carton with the arrows pointing up 3 Remove the strap that secures the shipping carton to the pallet 4 Remove the plastic cover and shipping carton 5 Save the shipping carton pallet and packing materials in case you need to move or ship the chassis at a later time Chassis lifting guidelines for PowerConnect B R...
Page 13: ...X Series chassis Dell recommends mounting a chassis in a rack before installing the modules and AC power supplies if necessary In a standard 19 inch EIA310 D rack you can install Up to ten PowerConnect B RX Series four slot chassis Up to six PowerConnect B RX Series eight slot chassis Up to three PowerConnect B RX Series sixteen slot chassis For each PowerConnect B RX Series chassis that you insta...
Page 14: ...a chassis in a rack Follow the steps given below to mount a PowerConnect B RX Series chassis in a rack 1 Determine the position of each chassis in the rack for example a chassis with the fewest modules on top a chassis with more modules than the top chassis in the middle and a fully populated chassis on the bottom 2 Position two of the four screws for each chassis on the rack Figure 5 according to...
Page 15: ...osition in the rack mount the chassis in the rack as shown in Figure 6 four slot and eight slot chassis or Figure 7 16 slot chassis With two or more people lifting the chassis slip the wide portion of each keyhole slot over the corresponding screw in the rack FIGURE 6 Mounting the PowerConnect B RX Series four slot or eight slot chassis in a rack 1 Standard 19 inch rack 1 ...
Page 16: ...is in the same rack Installing modules This section provides one procedure that applies to all modules The sequence for installing more than one module is important to ensure proper fit The recommended sequence for the PowerConnect B RX Series chassis is to start with the lowest row moving upwards from right to left For the 16 slot chassis refer to Rules for populating a PowerConnect B RX Series 1...
Page 17: ...nect B RX Series chassis NOTE The installation instructions for installing modules in the following steps are exactly the same for interface management and switch fabric modules 1 Put on the ESD wrist strap and ground yourself by inserting the plug into the ESD connector on the chassis front 2 Remove the module from its packaging 3 With the ejectors in the outward position insert the module into t...
Page 18: ...tting Started Guide 53 1001682 03 FIGURE 8 Installing a module in a PowerConnect B RX Series four slot chassis FIGURE 9 Installing a module in a PowerConnect B RX Series eight slot chassis 1 Interface module 1 Management module 1 1 ...
Page 19: ... end of the module front panel by pushing them in and turning them clockwise Then tighten the screws further using the flat head screwdriver Rules for populating a PowerConnect B RX Series 16 chassis 1 Install a management module in management slot 2 2 Install interface modules in interface slots 2 4 6 and 8 3 Install switch fabric modules in the switch fabric slots 2 and 4 4 Install interface mod...
Page 20: ...ollow the steps given below to install a power supply in the PowerConnect B RX Series chassis You need a small Phillips or flat head screwdriver to perform this task 1 Remove the blank power supply faceplate and expose the empty power supply slot 2 Remove the power supply from its packaging 3 Insert the power supply into the empty power supply slot using the guides provided on either side of the s...
Page 21: ...with step 6 a Slide the card along the card guide until fully inserted then push the power supply front panel toward the back of the chassis This action causes the power supply connector to latch into the backplane connector b Gently pull the handle on the power supply front panel upward and toward the top of the power supply front panel This action locks the power supply in place FIGURE 12 Instal...
Page 22: ... of the chassis behind where AC power supplies are installed 2 Lift the cord retainer and connect a Dell supplied AC power cord to the power supply 3 Snap the cord retainer over the power plug to hold it in place DANGER If the installation requires a different power cord than the one supplied with the device make sure you use a power cord displaying the mark of the safety agency that defines the r...
Page 23: ...to connect a DC power source 1 Use a flat blade screwdriver to remove the two screws holding the transparent cover over the power supply lugs refer to Figure 14 and Figure 15 following FIGURE 14 DC power supply for four slot chassis FIGURE 15 DC power supply for eight slot and 16 slot chassis 2 Use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove each of the power lugs 3 Crimp 8 AWG power supply wire into th...
Page 24: ... 1000BaseTX Ethernet management port with an IP address and either Telnet or SSH This enables you to manage the device through the 10BaseT 100BaseTX 1000BaseTX Ethernet management port using either Telnet or SSH You can connect the PowerConnect B RX Series switch to your existing management network and manage the switch along with other network devices from a management station To do this you must...
Page 25: ...rnet port a Category 5 UTP crossover cable which you must supply For information about the management port pin assignments refer to your hardware installation guide Follow the steps given below to attach a PC or terminal to the Console port or Ethernet port 1 Connect a PC or terminal to the Console port or Ethernet port using the appropriate cable 2 Open the terminal emulation program and set the ...
Page 26: ... when you insert or remove the management modules and the interface modules Therefore the system does not have a separate on off power switch To turn the system off simply unplug the power cords NOTE The wall outlet should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible 3 If you are supplying a DC power source to a PowerConnect B RX Series chassis attach the power cables to the DC ...
Page 27: ... connected to the system and can display the status of the modules using the CLI Enter the following command at any CLI level Assigning passwords DANGER The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel Passwords can be up to 48 characters long When you create an enable and a user password you must enter a minimum of eight characters containing the following combinations At least t...
Page 28: ...ssign passwords using the switch s Network Manager if an Enable password for a Super User is already configured on the device You can set the following levels of Enable passwords Super User Allows complete read and write access to the system This is generally for system administrators and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords NOTE You must set a super user password befo...
Page 29: ...ess with a Class C sub net mask To enter a prefix number for a network mask enter a forward slash and the number of bits in the mask immediately after the IP address For example enter 209 157 22 99 24 for an IP address that has a network mask with 24 significant mask bits Assigning an IP address to a management interface Instead of assigning a global IP address to the PowerConnect B RX Series swit...
Page 30: ... can also assign an IP address to a loopback interface which is generally used for testing and diagnostic purposes You must use the serial connection to assign the first IP address For subsequent addresses you also can use the CLI through Telnet or the Web management interface You can use the switch s Network Manager to assign IP addresses to virtual routing interfaces only By default you can conf...
Page 31: ...X Series switch to another 10 Gigabit Ethernet network device The PowerConnect B RX Series switch supports connections to other vendors as well as Dell devices The 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface module includes four ports where you can install fiber optic modules provided by Dell The SFP fiber optic modules provide an optical transceiver or a physical medium dependent PMD interface for fiber that c...
Page 32: ...gulatory_compliance Información de la NOM sólo para México La información que se proporciona a continuación aparece en el dispositivo descrito en este documento en cumplimiento de los requisitos de la Norma Oficial Mexican NOM Equipos portatiles Informação sobre Órgão Regulador A marca de certificação se aplica a este Equipamento de Rede de Dados Para maiores consultas sobre ANATEL visite o site w...
