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Allied Telesis SWITCH AND SWITCHBLADE X900 manual

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    x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade ® x908 Expansion Module Installation Guide XEM-1XP XEM-2XP XEM-12S XEM-12T XEM-2XT XEM-STK[...]

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    x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade ® x908 Expansion Module Installation Guide XEM-1XP XEM-2XP XEM-12S XEM-12T XEM-2XT XEM-STK Download the complete document set fr om www .alliedtelesis.com/suppor t/softwar e XEM_IG.fm Page 1 Monday, Ju ly 19, 2010 10:40 AM[...]

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    Expansion Modules 2 x900 Series Switch and Sw itchBlade ® x908 Expansion Module Installation Guide Document Number 613-000032 REV J © 2005-2010 Allied T elesis, Inc . All rights r eserved. No part of this publication ma y be repr oduc ed without prior writte n permission fr om Allied T elesis, Inc. Allied T elesis, Inc. r es erves the right to ch[...]

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    Installation Guide 3 Contents About this Guide ................. ..................... .................... .......................... ..................... ..... 4 Compatible Switche s and Operati ng Systems .................. .................... ..................... 4 Compatible Pluggable Optical Modules ......................... ..............[...]

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    Expansion Modules 4 About this Guide Optional expansion modules (XEMs ) enable eco nom ical co mbinat ions of por t type, speed and density in a single switch. Fr ont ba ys in the swit ch allo w quick and easy installation. This Installation Guide describes ho w to install the f ollowing XEMs : ■ XEM-1XP , a single XFP port for high-speed fibre c[...]

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    Installation Guide 5 Compatible Pluggab le Optical Modules For the latest list of a ppr ov ed SFP and XFP transceiv er modules, co ntact your authorised Allied T elesis distributor or r eseller. See t he most cur re nt re vision a vailable of the XEM datasheet (document n umber 617-000034) f or fur ther information about which SFP or XFP t ransceiv[...]

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    Expansion Modules 6 XEM-1XP 10 Gigabit XFP P or t The XEM-1 XP single-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet expansion module featur es: ■ one XFP por t ■ LEDs showin g port status ■ support for hot-swa ppable XFP transceiv er modules Front vie w XEM-1 XP The follo wing LEDs r eport operations and faults on the XEM-1 XP . LED State Description L/A (Link Ac[...]

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    Installation Guide 7 For the l atest list of appr o ved XFP trans ceiver modules, c ontact your aut horised Allied T elesis distributor or resell er. See the most curr ent r evisio n a vailable of the XEM datasheet (document n umber 617-000034) f or fur ther information about which XFP transceive r module s are a ppr o ved f o r use with the XEM-1X[...]

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    Expansion Modules 8 XEM-2XP Dual 10 Gigabit XFP P or ts The XEM-2 XP Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet expansion module featur es: ■ two XFP ports ■ four LEDs (one set f or each XFP port) showing port status ■ support for hot-swappable XFP transceiv er modules Front vie w XEM-2 XP The follo wing LEDs r eport operations and faults on the XEM-2XP . LED [...]

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    Installation Guide 9 For the l atest list of appr o ved XFP trans ceiver modules, c ontact your aut horised Allied T elesis distributor or resell er. See the most curr ent r evisio n a vailable of the XEM datasheet (document n umber 617-000034) f or fur ther information about which XFP transceive r module s are a ppr o ved f o r use with the XEM-2X[...]

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    Expansion Modules 10 XEM-12S 100/1000BASE-X SFP P or t s The XEM-12 S 12-port 100/1000B ASE-X expansion module f eatures: ■ two r o ws of 6 SFP ports ■ LEDs showin g por t status ■ support for hot-swa ppable SFP transceiv er modules ■ NEBS compliant Fr ont view XEM-12 S The follo wing LEDs r eport operations and faults on the XEM-12 S. For [...]

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    Installation Guide 11 Caution It is r ecommende d that y ou should wait 30 seconds betw een hot swapping an y XEM to r esume normal operati ons. Also ensur e the XEM fastening thumbscr ews are ful ly tightened. If y ou ar e unsur e about corr ect pr ocedure s, contact y our authorised Allied T elesis distributor or r eseller . XEM_IG.fm Page 11 Mon[...]

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    Expansion Modules 12 XEM-12T 10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ-45 P or ts The XEM-12 T 12-port RJ-45 expansion mo dule featur es: ■ two ro ws of 6 RJ-45 ports ■ gigabit ports that suppor t speeds of 10/100/1000 Mbps ■ LEDs showin g por t status ■ cable fault detection and distance-to-faul t diagnostics on switches ru nning the AlliedW are® operating s[...]

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    Installation Guide 13 Caution It is r ecommende d that y ou should wait 30 seconds betw een hot swapping an y XEM to r esume normal operati ons. Also ensur e the XEM fastening thumbscr ews are ful ly tightened. If y ou ar e unsur e about corr ect pr ocedure s, contact y our authorised Allied T elesis distributor or r eseller . XEM_IG.fm Page 13 Mon[...]

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    Expansion Modules 14 XEM-2XT Dual 10G BASE-T RJ-45 P o r ts The XEM-2 XT Dual 10 GB ASE-T RJ-45 expansion module featur es: ■ two 10G BASE-T RJ-45 ports ■ LEDs showin g port status Front vie w XEM-2 XT The follo wing LEDs r eport operations and faults on the XEM-2XT . Caution It is r ecommende d that y ou should wait 30 seconds betw een hot swa[...]

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    Installation Guide 15 XEM-STK Stacking P or ts The XEM-STK dual-port stacking expansion module featur es: ■ two 15 Gbps full duplex stack ing connections ■ LEDs showing port and stack member status ■ sev en-segment stack ID displa y ■ re cessed Select button to r eset stack ID to 1 Front view XEM-STK The follo wing LEDs r eport operations a[...]

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    Expansion Modules 16 A choice of 0.5 m or 2.0 m stacking cables can be order ed separatel y . F or the latest list of appr ov ed cables, co ntact yo ur authorised Alli ed T elesis distributor or r eseller. The Select button r esets the stack ID of this switch to 1, and causes the other members of the stac k to be r enumber ed. Use th is to put the [...]

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    Installation Guide 17 Installation Pr ocedur e The installation pr ocedur e and XEMs suppo r ted by each s witch depend on t he operating system running on the switch. AlliedW are Plus™ Operating System Switches running the Allie dW ar e Plus™ operatin g system suppo rt all XEMs. All XEMs except the XEM-STK are hot -swappable and can be install[...]

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    Expansion Modules 18 ■ Gather necessar y tools. Y ou ma y need a Phil lips #2 scre wdriv er to adjust the thumbsc re ws on the XEM. Installing or replacing XEMs without hot swa p suppor t Foll ow this pr ocedur e to: ■ install a XEM, except the XEM-STK, i n a switch ru nning the AlliedW ar e® operating system ■ install a XEM-STK in a switch [...]

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    Installation Guide 19 10. Restart the switch an d verify the installation. If y ou ha v e a terminal connecte d to the asyn0 port, any er r or message is displa y ed durin g star tup self-tests. Confirm ther e is no err or message about installation in the log file and th at the switc h has re cognised the XEM. On switches running the AlliedW ar e?[...]

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    Expansion Modules 20 6. V erify the installation. If y ou ha v e a terminal connecte d to the asyn0 port, any er r or message is displa y ed durin g installation. Confirm ther e is no err or message about installation in the log file and th at the switc h has re cognised the XEM, b y using the co mmands: awplus>show system awplus>enable awplu[...]

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    Installation Guide 21 Obtaining Documentation and Resour ces The complete document set for x900 Series switches and Sw itchBlade x908 includes: ■ this Installation Guide ■ the x900 Ser ies Sw itc h and Sw itc hBlade ® x908 Installation and Safety Guide , which describes how to install t he switch and includes im por tant safety and statutor y [...]

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    Expansion Modules 22 Contacting us With locations co v ering all of the es tablished mark ets in No r th America, Lati n America, Eur ope, Asia, and the Pacific, Allied T elesis pr o vides localized sale s and technical support wo rldwide. T o fin d the r epres entativ e near est you, visit us on the W eb at www.alliedtelesis.com . XEM_IG.fm Page 2[...]