Product Overview
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The possible site-specific hardware configurations can be set only in-between the following con-
figurations:
•
Basic Hardware Configuration See “Basic Hardware Configuration” on page 22.
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Full Hardware Configuration See “Full Hardware Configuration” on page 22.
1.4.1 Basic Hardware Configuration
The basic hardware configuration of the Vantage 8500 switch includes the minimum number of
hardware components, as specified in the following table.
1.4.2 Full Hardware Configuration
The full hardware configuration of the Vantage 8500 switch includes the maximum number of
hardware components, as specified in the following table.
Table 4 - Vantage 8500 Basic Hardware Configuration
Hardware Component
Minimum Quantity
Vantage 8500 Chassis
1
Fabric boards (sFB-8500)
1
Line boards (sLB-1024)
1
Power supply units (sPSU-S)
2
Vertical fan units (sFU-4)
1
Horizontal fan units (sFU-8E)
1
Management boards (sMBE)
1
Control board (sCTRL)
1
It is required that you use blank panels (for line, fabric, and management
boards) when a card is not present.
Table 5 - Vantage 8500 Full Hardware Configuration
Hardware Component
Maximum Quantity
Vantage 8500 Chassis
1
Fabric boards (sFB-8500)
4
Line boards (sLB-1024)
12
Power supply units (sPSU-S)
5
Vertical fan unit (sFU-4)
1
Horizontal fan unit (sFU-8E)
1
