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Contents
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Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
RackSwitch features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Major components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Switch unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DC power supply
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Switch ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Switch LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2. Installing the RackSwitch and options
Before installing the RackSwitch
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Preventing electric shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing the RackSwitch in a standard equipment rack . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing the RackSwitch in an IBM iDataPlex rack
Installing the RackSwitch in an IBM System x or Power rack . . . . . . . . 24
Installing the 1U air duct option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mounting kit components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing an SFP or SFP+ transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing an SFP copper transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing an SFP optical transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing an SFP+ optical transceiver
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Chapter 3. Removing and replacing the RackSwitch and components
Removing and replacing the RackSwitch chassis unit from a rack . . . . . . 35
Removing the RackSwitch chassis from a standard equipment rack
Removing the RackSwitch from a System x or Power rack . . . . . . . . 36
Removing the RackSwitch from an iDataPlex rack . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configuring Vital Product Data after a switch replacement . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 4. Initializing the RackSwitch
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Default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuring an IP interface
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Using the Boot Management menu
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Updating firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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System LED is not lit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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