Installing Your Switch...............................................................................................................................................37
Safety Considerations for Installing Switches..............................................................................................38
What You Will Need for the Installation......................................................................................................... 38
Attaching the Switch to a Rack..........................................................................................................................39
Attaching the Switch to a Four-Post Rack...........................................................................................39
Attaching the Switch to a Two-Post Rack........................................................................................... 44
Pluggable Transceiver Modules................................................................................................................. 49
Optical Cables.................................................................................................................................................... 50
Breakout cables ................................................................................................................................................50
Installing a 750 W Internal AC Power Supply...................................................................................... 51
Installing a 750 W Internal DC Power Supply.....................................................................................54
Establishing a serial connection ...............................................................................................................60
Configuring the Switch for Use..................................................................................................................62
SLX 9150 Series Switch LEDs..................................................................................................................... 63
750 W AC Power Supply LEDs.................................................................................................................. 65
750 W DC Power Supply LEDs..................................................................................................................66
Replacing Internal Power Supplies...........................................................................................................67
Replacing Fan Modules.................................................................................................................................. 67
Removing the Switch from the Rack...................................................................................................... 68
System specifications.............................................................................................................................................. 72
SLX 9150 Software Specifications.....................................................................................................................73
Weights and Physical Dimensions.....................................................................................................................74
Acoustic Specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 75
Fan Tray and Speed Variation..............................................................................................................................76
Power Options.............................................................................................................................................................76
Power Consumption................................................................................................................................................. 77
Power and Heat Dissipation..................................................................................................................................77
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)..............................................................................................................77
CPU, Memory Specifications................................................................................................................................ 77
Standards.......................................................................................................................................................................78
Environmental Data ................................................................................................................................................ 80
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