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Spirent B2-800 Appliance Installation Guide

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Spirent B2-800 Appliance Installation Guide

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PN 71-009408  Rev A June 2022

Powering down the Appliance 

Press and release the power button on the front of the unit (

Figure 2 on page 10

) to turn 

off the appliance. 

Warning:  

Do not unplug the appliance while it is in operation (blue indicator light on). 

Power off the appliance, before you unplug it.

Appliance Firmware Support

With the 

dual boot

 feature, you can switch between two installed versions of Spirent 

TestCenter using the command line interface. You can identify the current version and 
standby version using the appropriate commands described in this section. 

To see the available Spirent TestCenter versions using the command line interface: 

1

SSH to the device using the 

admin

 username. Refer to 

page 16

 for login instructions.

2

Use the applicable command

Type 

version

 to identify the active Spirent TestCenter version.

Type 

standby_version

 to see the standby version. 

To switch between two installed versions using the command line interface:

1

SSH to the device using the 

admin

 username. Refer to 

page 16

 for login instructions.

2

Type 

help

 to view the list of options.

3

Select switch_version with 

yes

 as an option to switch to the standby version.

Note:

A reboot is required to switch versions. Select 

yes

 if you want to reboot and use the 

standby version. If you select 

no

, the switch to the standby version will take effect with 

the next reboot.

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Страница 1: ...ions Note This document applies to the B2 800 QD 4 T1S and B2 800 OSFP 4 T1S appliances The term B2 800 appliance will be used throughout Getting Started 4 Certifications and Standards 5 Site Selectio...

Страница 2: ...ent also warrants that if properly used by Customer in accordance with the Software License Agreement the Software which it supplies will operate in material conformity with the specifications supplie...

Страница 3: ...nditions that could cause product damage or data loss Note Describes limitations on the use of the equipment or procedure Children Warning Warning This equipment is not suitable for use in locations w...

Страница 4: ...ate request to the delivering carrier to perform an inspection and prepare a damage report Save the container and packing material until contents are verified Concurrently report the nature and extent...

Страница 5: ...d at the factory prior to shipment If you purchased additional speeds or ports for your appliance the license file will be emailed to you Please contact Customer Support to obtain the license key For...

Страница 6: ...stems EN 55035 2017 A11 2020 Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment Immunity requirements CONFORMS TO UL STD 62368 1 CERTIFIED TO CSA STD C22 2 NO 62368 1 ETL marking This product carri...

Страница 7: ...ture and power requirements Refer to Rack Mounting Considerations on page 8 for rack mount requirements Technical Specifications Environmental Operating requirements 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C when using Q...

Страница 8: ...emperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperatur...

Страница 9: ...he appliance to your management network and for connecting the NIC test ports to your system under test For cabling information refer to Table 1 on page 11 PC Requirements Refer to the Release Notes f...

Страница 10: ...d not be disassembled Servicing the units yourself jeopardizes your warranty Connector Panel Figure 2 shows the connector panels for the B2 800 QD 4 T1S and B2 800 OSFP 4 T1S appliance models Table 1...

Страница 11: ...sert OSFP transceivers or cables in the proper direction 3 Power receptacle connect the power cords to the power receptacles and circuit outlets that meet the system requirements 4 Console access and...

Страница 12: ...has occurred Note During initialization the LED state transitions will be Solid Red to Solid Amber to Solid Green The LED will remain red if an error occurs during the initialization sequence Link Sol...

Страница 13: ...e 3 describes the speed LEDs Table 4 describes the link state LEDs Each test port has eight 8 multi color LEDs to indicate the link state for each possible 400G or sub rate port The LINK LEDs are labe...

Страница 14: ...rs above by 8 Then each subsequent cage increments again by 8 in a similar manner For example if the first port groups or QSFP DD800 OSFP ports were set to 2x400G PAM4 the ports would be numbered P1 P...

Страница 15: ...he appropriate commands described in this section To see the available Spirent TestCenter versions using the command line interface 1 SSH to the device using the admin username Refer to page 16 for lo...

Страница 16: ...nd Gateway If you are connecting the appliance to a LAN you will probably need to change the IP address information Obtain an unused IP address netmask and gateway IP address from your IT department U...

Страница 17: ...the IP address admin hypervisor netmask shows the current netmask admin hypervisor netmask 255 255 255 0 sets the netmask admin hypervisor gwaddress shows the current gateway address admin hypervisor...

Страница 18: ...s2 delete Set the static DNS servers exit Exit gwaddress address Change the gateway address for the device help List all commands hostname Display or change the system hostname ipaddress address Chang...

Страница 19: ...dule Recovery is not supported on all test modules resetnetwork Reset all network settings to the factory defaults restartsysmgr Restart system manager securemode on off Enable or disable secure mode...

Страница 20: ...ed to enter the generated password when they attempt to connect to the chassis or appliance How to use Authenticate mode on your chassis or appliance Note The Black bold text is user input Blue bold t...

Страница 21: ...u review all release notes before you install or use the appliance The release notes are available as a Related Resource on the CSC Downloads page https support spirent com If you are using the Spiren...

Страница 22: ...137 2270 France Phone 44 1803 546333 UK Hours Monday through Thursday 09 00 to 18 00 Friday 09 00 to 17 00 Paris Time Asia Pacific E mail support spirent com Web https support spirent com Phone 86 400...

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