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BlackDiamond 6800 Series Switch
Overview
The BlackDiamond 6800 series switches are chassis-based switches designed to be placed in the core of
your network. The BlackDiamond 6800 series switches are flexible and scalable, making it easy for you
to meet the changing requirements of your network. Three models exist:
• BlackDiamond 6816 20-slot chassis, which can be populated with up to 16 input/output (I/O)
modules and four Management Switch Fabric Modules (MSMs)
• BlackDiamond 6808 10-slot chassis, which can be populated with up to eight I/O modules and two
MSMs
• BlackDiamond 6804 6-slot chassis, which can be populated with up to four I/O modules and two
MSMs
This chapter includes the following topics:
• Features on page 215
• BlackDiamond 6816 Switch on page 218
• BlackDiamond 6808 Switch on page 222
• BlackDiamond 6804 Switch on page 225
• BlackDiamond Power Supplies on page 228
Features
This section describes the features of the BlackDiamond family of switches. If the information in the
release notes differs from the information in this guide, follow the release notes. For more information
about configuring the switch, refer to the
ExtremeWare Software User Guide and The ExtremeWare
Command Reference Guide .
The BlackDiamond 6816 chassis, the BlackDiamond 6808 chassis, and the BlackDiamond 6804 chassis
use the same I/O modules, management modules, and power supplies, but they use different fan trays.
The BlackDiamond 6816 chassis supports only modules and power supplies with an
“i” in their name,
such as the MSM64i.
The features of the BlackDiamond 6800 series switches include:
• Hot-swappable I/O modules and MSMs
• Redundant, load-sharing, hot-swappable power supplies
• Field-replaceable, hot-swappable fan tray