Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 8806, Hardware Installation Manual

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BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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1 About the BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches
This chapter describes the Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 8800 series switches and includes the
following sections:
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Overview of the BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches on page 13
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Full-Duplex Support on page 14
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Management Ports on page 14
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External Compact Flash Memory Card on page 14
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BlackDiamond 8806 Chassis on page 15
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BlackDiamond 8810 Chassis on page 16
For information about installing the BlackDiamond switches, see Chapter 2, “Installing the
BlackDiamond 8800 Series Chassis.”
Overview of the BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches
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) and Gigabit
Ethernet fiber ports (SFP), or 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (SFP+ or XFP)
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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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8500 series
Entry-level modules for BlackDiamond switches
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8800 series
Provides high port density and scalability for mid-sized networks
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8900 series
Provides greater port density and increased backplane bandwidth for large networks