H3C BT1004E, Manual

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1 Safety ··················································································································································· 1-1
1.1 Safety Information ····························································································································· 1-1
1.1.1 General Operating Safety ······································································································· 1-1
1.1.2 Electrical Safety ······················································································································ 1-1
1.2 Safety Precautions ···························································································································· 1-1
1.3 ESD Prevention ································································································································· 1-1
1.3.1 Preventing Electrostatic Discharge ························································································ 1-1
1.3.2 Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Discharge ························································ 1-2
2 Overview of the BT1004E Ethernet Cascading Module ······································································ 2-1
Product Overview ···································································································································· 2-1
2.2 Specifications ···································································································································· 2-2
2.3 Port ···················································································································································· 2-2
2.3.1 Port Description ······················································································································ 2-2
2.3.2 Port Numbering Rules ············································································································ 2-3
2.4 Indicators ··········································································································································· 2-4
2.5 Internal Connection ··························································································································· 2-6
2.5.1 Connections Between Cascading Modules and Mezz NICs of the Blade Server ·················· 2-6
2.5.2 Connections Between Cascading Modules and Mezz NIC Ports of the Blade Server ·········· 2-8
2.5.3 Connections Between Cascading Module Ports and Blade Servers ····································· 2-8
2.6 Logical Structure ····························································································································· 2-13
2.7 Installation Guidelines ····················································································································· 2-14
3 Hardware Compatibility ························································································································ 3-1
3.1 Compatibility Between Cascading Modules and Mezz NICs ···························································· 3-1
3.2 Compatibility Between Cascading Modules and Optical Modules ···················································· 3-1
3.3 External Networking Connection ······································································································· 3-2
4 Replacing the Cascading Module ········································································································ 4-1
4.1 Scenario ············································································································································ 4-1
4.2 Installation Tools ······························································································································· 4-1
4.3 Preparations ······································································································································ 4-2
4.4 Replacement Procedure ··················································································································· 4-2
5 Powering On and Powering Off ············································································································ 5-1
5.1 Powering On the Straight-Through Module ······················································································ 5-1