Preface
Before You Begin
032R440-000
Xedge 6000 Hardware
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Issue 17
Installation & Setup Guide
Before You Begin
Inspect all shipping cartons and their contents for visible damage. If any damage is found, inform
your supplier immediately.
Site Requirements
Inspect the site, particularly the equipment room, before unloading or unpacking the equipment to
ensure the following requirements are met. Refer to your Xedge chassis manual for guidelines.
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Ensure that grounding provisions are adequate.
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Ensure that front and rear access space to the equipment is adequate.
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Ensure that heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems are operating properly.
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Ensure adequate air flow and sufficient lighting.
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Check the power resources to ensure that the current ratings of the branch current feeds meet
the requirements of the chassis to be installed. Ensure that redundant power feeds are on
separate circuit breakers.
Installation & Connectivity
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Refer to the tables in Chapter 1, Xedge Hardware Overview for a complete understanding of
controller/LIM/chassis compatibility.
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Refer to Chapter 2, Xedge Chassis Systems for specific information on installing devices in
your particular Xedge chassis and making connections to the network.
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Refer to the remaining chapters that pertain to the specific modules in your switch to ensure
that all switches, jumpers and connectors are set up according to your network requirements.
Accessing the Xedge Switch
The Xedge switch supports multi-level, password-protected access via a Telnet or craft connection
to the switch, or via the ProSphere Network Management System (NMS).
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Refer to the Xedge Configuration Guide that supports your slot-0 controller for procedures
on configuring the switch for management access (032R400-V62x or 032R401-V7x).
provides a list of controllers and their associated application (MSPX or ATM).
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Refer to the ProSphere NMS User Guide for information on accessing the Xedge 6000 switch
via an Ethernet connection (032R610-V5x).
Note
IMPORTANT! An Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) wrist strap can be plugged into the wrist strap connec-
tors on the front and rear of the chassis, or can be clamped to any open ground connection on the chassis
to prevent equipment damage.
