Oracle Acme Packet 4500, Hardware Installation And Maintenance Manual

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56 Acme Packet 4500 Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide
SYSTEM INSTALLATION
Cabling the Acme Packet 4500
After mounting the Acme Packet 4500 in an equipment rack and installing all
components into the chassis, connect all appropriate data cables to the ports before
powering the system up and configuring it.
It is recommended that you use fully shielded CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cables for
NIU media and management Ethernet connections to protect the Acme Packet 4500
from potential damage.
You can install and remove Ethernet and GbE optical cables while the Acme Packet
4500 is operational. Not every port needs to be utilized for proper operation.
However, when a cable is disconnected and the link is lost, an alarm is generated.
Warning: The intra-building ports of this equipment are suitable for
connection to intra-building or unexposed wiring or cabling only. The
intra-building ports of the equipment must not be metallically
connected to interfaces that connect to the Outside Plant (OSP) or
its wiring. These interfaces are designed for use as intra-building
interfaces only (Type 2 or Type 4 ports, as described in GR-
1089–CORE, Issue 6) and requires isolation from the exposed OSP
cabling. The addition of primary protectors is not sufficient protection
to connect these interfaces metallically to OSP wiring.
Note: Intra-building ports include Media and Signaling Network Interfaces,
Network Management Ports, Alarm Ports, and Console Port.
Console Port
Note: Intra-building ports include Media and Signaling Network Interfaces,
Network Management Ports, Alarm Ports, and Console Port.
The Acme Packet 4500 has two console ports, one mounted on the chassis front
control panel and the other mounted on the rear-facing NIU. The Acme Packet 4500
ships with a console adapter that allows you to connect a standard DB-9 serial port
to the Acme Packet 4500 RJ45 console port. Only one console port on the Acme
Packet 4500 can be used at a time.
The console port located on the front panel is the default. This may be changed by
configuration. Only one console port on the Acme Packet 4500 can be used at a time.
Some text may be output to the non-active console port. This is normal. However,
only input from the active console port can be recognized by the Acme Packet 3820.
Note: For bootloaders dated November 10, 2010 and later, on initial
boot, if the rear console port is connected, a message is displayed
instructing you to reconnect to the front console port.