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Managing the cooling system | 4 |
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Managing the cooling system
This section provides configuration, management, and monitoring information about the BigIron RX Series cooling system.
Configuring the cooling system
The BigIron RX Series switch provides default settings for all cooling system parameters. Therefore, no initial configuration of the cooling system is necessary. If desired, you can change the settings of the following cooling system parameters:
•Low and high temperature thresholds for modules and fan speeds
•Interval at which the system polls the temperature sensors on the module for a reading
Changing temperature thresholds for modules and fan speeds
The BigIron RX Series cooling system includes fans that operate at speeds of low, medium,
FIGURE 38 Fan speeds and temperature thresholds
High, 60 deg. | Low, 67 deg. | High, 80 deg. |
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The low and high temperature thresholds enable the BigIron RX Series system77 to determine at which speed the fans should operate. In general, the fans operate as follows:
•If the temperature of all modules falls between the low and high thresholds for a fan speed, the fan continues to operate at that fan speed.
•If the temperature of a management module or the switch fabric module or an interface modules exceeds the high threshold specified for a fan speed, the fan increases its speed to the next higher speed. On the cards with two sensors, each is monitored individually and if either exceeds the threshold limits, then the fan will increase. If the temperature of any of these modules exceeds the high threshold for the high speed for three minutes (the actual number of polls is determined by the setting of the
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