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Overview of the BlackDiamond
8800 Series Switches
Full-Duplex Support
Management Ports
Compact Flash Memory Card
BlackDiamond 8806 Chassis
BlackDiamond 8810 Chassis
The BlackDiamond switches are chassis-based, Ethernet service core switches designed for core
applications.
The features of these switches include:
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Hot-swappable I/O modules that include Gigabit Ethernet copper ports (10/100/1000), Gigabit
Ethernet fiber ports (SFP), 10-Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports (SFP+ or XFP), or 40-Gigabit Ethernet
fiber ports (QSFP+)
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Management Switch Fabric Modules (MSMs) that provide the active switching fabric and CPU
control subsystem
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Redundant, load-sharing, hot-swappable power supplies
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Field-replaceable, hot-swappable fan trays
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Auto-negotiation for half-duplex or full-duplex operation on 10/100/1000 Mbps ports
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Load sharing on multiple ports
The BlackDiamond 8800 series switches include two chassis models:
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BlackDiamond 8806 chassis, with slots for installing one or two management modules and up to five
I/O modules
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BlackDiamond 8810 chassis, with slots for installing one or two management modules and up to nine
I/O modules
Three series of modules are available for the BlackDiamond 8800 Series switches:
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8800 Series: Modules with high port density and scalability for mid-sized networks
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8500 Series: Entry-level modules for BlackDiamond switches
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8900 Series: Modules with greater port density and increased backplane bandwidth for large
networks
The specific capabilities of the switch are determined by the module series installed in the chassis. For
more information about individual I/O modules and management modules (MSMs), see
BlackDiamond
8000 Series Modules
on page 15.
For more information about configuring a BlackDiamond switch, see the ExtremeXOS User Guide and
the ExtremeXOS Command Reference Guide.
BlackDiamond 8800 Hardware Install Guide
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