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Optional Redundant Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Benefits of the CrossFire 8600 and the CrossFire 8605. . . . . . 32
3. Preparing for Installation
43
Safety Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety with Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage . . . . . . . . . 45
Site Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chassis Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Cooling and Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Unpacking and Inspecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rules to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Frame Length Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cables and Distances between Devices . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sample Applications for the CrossFire 8600 and
the CrossFire 8605 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Important Management Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4. Installation
55
Required Network Preparation - Frame Length Limit . . . . . . . 55
Installation Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Unpacking Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Materials Needed for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Installing a Universal Expansion Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mounting the Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rack or Cabinet Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Table-Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Connecting Devices to the Token-Ring Ports . . . . . . . . . 61
Connecting Devices to the Token-Ring Ports
Using Building Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Checking the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5. Connecting a Network Management Console
69
Connecting the Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Communication Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Diagnostic Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Summary of Contents for CrossFire 8600
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