OmniSwitch 6600 Family Hardware Users Guide September 2006 iii
Contents
About This Guide ..........................................................................................................ix
Supported Platforms ..........................................................................................................ix
Who Should Read this Manual? ........................................................................................xi
When Should I Read this Manual? ....................................................................................xi
What is in this Manual? .....................................................................................................xi
What is Not in this Manual? ..............................................................................................xi
How is the Information Organized? .................................................................................xii
Documentation Roadmap .................................................................................................xii
Related Documentation ...................................................................................................xiv
User Manual CD .............................................................................................................. xv
Technical Support ............................................................................................................xv
Chapter 1 OmniSwitch 6600 Family ..........................................................................................1-1
Stand-Alone and Stacked Configurations .......................................................................1-2
Stand-Alone ..............................................................................................................1-2
Stacked Configurations ............................................................................................1-2
Availability Features .......................................................................................................1-3
Smart Continuous Switching ....................................................................................1-3
Software Rollback ....................................................................................................1-4
Hot Swapping ...........................................................................................................1-4
Hardware Monitoring ...............................................................................................1-5
Application Examples .....................................................................................................1-6
Single Office Building with 1000 Users...........................................................1- 6
Medium Campus with 1500 Users....................................................................1- 7
Chapter 2 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Chassis and Hardware Components ....................2-1
OmniSwitch 6624 ............................................................................................................2-2
OmniSwitch 6600-U24 ...................................................................................................2-4
OmniSwitch 6600-P24 ....................................................................................................2-8
OmniSwitch 6648 ..........................................................................................................2-12
OmniSwitch 6602-24 ....................................................................................................2-14
OmniSwitch 6602-48 ....................................................................................................2-16
Status LEDs ...................................................................................................................2-18
Rear Panel .....................................................................................................................2-20