SwitchBlade x8112 Chassis Switch Installation Guide
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Ethernet Line
and Controller
Cards Slots
The chassis has slots for ten Ethernet line cards and two AT-
SBx81CFC400 Controller Cards. The slot definitions are predefined and
may not be changed. Figure 9 identifies the slots.
Figure 9. Ethernet Line and Controller Cards Slots
Slots 1 to 4 and 7 to 12 are for the Ethernet line cards. The cards may be
installed in any order or variety in the slots.
Slots 5 and 6 are for the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card, of
which there must be at least one in the chassis. You may add a second
controller to add redundancy or to increase the available traffic bandwidth
of the chassis.
Power Supply
Slots
The chassis has four power supply slots, labelled A to D, across the top of
the front of the chassis, as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10. Power Supply Slots
Slots A and B are for the AT-SBxPWRPOE1 AC Power Supply, shown in
Figure 4 on page 21. The power supply is used to provide power to the
PoE ports on the AT-SBx81GP24 Line Card. (These slots are not used if
the chassis does not have AT-SBx81GP24 Line Cards.) There are two
slots for AT-SBxPWRPOE1 AC Power Supplies. You may install two