Contents
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AT-SBxPWRSYS1 DC Power Supply............................................................................................... ...............57
LEDs....................................................................................... ................................................................... 58
AT-SBxFAN12 Module......................................................................................................... ............................59
LED...................................................................................................................... ...................................... 59
Power Supply Interfaces (Opto-couplers)......................................... ............................................................... 60
LED...................................................................................................................... ...................................... 60
AlliedWare Plus Software Releases for the Hardware Components ............................................................... 61
Chapter 2: Safety Precautions and Site Requirements ............................................................................. 63
Reviewing Safety Precautions............ ............................................................................................................. 64
Selecting a Site for the SwitchBlade x8112.................. ................................................................................... 68
Installation Tools and Material................... ...................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 3: Installing the Chassis in an Equipment Rack .......................................................................... 71
Required Tools and Material................................................................................... ......................................... 72
Preparing the Equipment Rack............................................... ......................................................................... 73
Unpacking the AT-SBx8112 Chassis......................................................................... ...................................... 76
Adjusting the Equipment Rack Brackets................................................................. ......................................... 78
Installing the AT-SBx8112 Chassis in the Equipment Rack............................................................................. 80
Removing the Shipping Brace ......................................................................................................................... 83
Installing the Chassis Grounding Lug........... ................................................................................................... 84
Chapter 4: Installing the Power Supplies ............. ...................................................................................... 87
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)..... ...................................................................................... 88
Installing the AT-SBxPWRSYS1 AC System Power Supply............................................................................ 89
Installing the AT-SBxPWRPOE1 PoE Power Supply....................................................................................... 95
Installing the AT-SBxPWRSYS1 DC System Power Supply.......................................................................... 101
Chapter 5: Installing the AT-SBx81CFC400 Control Card and Ethernet Line Cards .................. ..........107
Guidelines to Handling the Controller and Line Cards............................................................ .......................108
Installing the AT-SBx81CFC400 Controller Fabric Card................................................................................ 110
Installing the Ethernet Line Cards........................................................................... ....................................... 116
Installing the Blank Slot Covers.......... ........................................................................................................... 120
Chapter 6: Installing the Transceivers and Cabling the Ports ................................................................ 123
Cabling Guidelines for the Twisted Pair Ports on the AT-SBx81GT24, AT-SBx81GT40, and
AT-SBx81GP24 Line Cards.................................... ....................................................................................... 124
Connecting Cables to the AT-SBx81GT40 Line Card......................... .................................................... 125
Guidelines to Installing SFP and SFP+ Transceivers............. ....................................................................... 127
Installing SFP Transceivers in the AT-SBx81GS24a Line Card .................................................................... 128
Installing SFP+ Transceivers in the AT-SBx81XS6 Line Card.......................................................................132
Installing AT-SP10TW Cables in the AT-SBx81XS6 Line Card.................................................................. ...136
Cabling the NET MGMT Port on the AT-SBx81CFC400 Card....................................................................... 139
Chapter 7: Powering On the Chassis ........................................................................... ............................. 141
Verifying the Installation.................................................................................... ............................................. 142
Powering On the AT-SBxPWRSYS1 AC System Power Supply................... ................................................ 143
Powering On the AT-SBxPWRPOE1 Power Supply......................................................................................146
Powering On the AT-SBxPWRSYS1 DC System Power Supply............................................ .......................149
Choosing a Method for Attaching the Grounding Wire......................................................................... ...151
Connecting the Grounding Wire with the Grounding Terminal...................................................... .......... 151
Connecting the Grounding Wire with Bare Wire............................................................................... .......154
Choosing a Method for Attaching the Power Wires.................................................................................156
Connecting the DC Power Wires with the Straight Terminals.......................... ....................................... 156
Connecting the DC Power Wires with the Right Angle Terminals........................................................... 165
Connecting Bare DC Power Wires............................ .............................................................................. 171
Monitoring the Initialization Process .............................................................................................................. 175
Using the LEDs to Monitor the Initialization Process........................................................................ .......175