Installing an Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)
Installing an Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)
Note: Install any optional equipment before installing the DFE module into a chassis.
Refer to the Enterasys Networks web site for a current listing of the available NEMs. Specific installation instructions are shipped with each NEM.
Installing a network expansion module involves
•removing the safety cover from the DFE module (7G4285‐49),
•removing the coverplate from the DFE module,
•installing the network expansion module, and
•replacing the safety cover.
DFE Module Placement and Installation Rules
The DFE‐Platinum modules can be installed in a Matrix E7 (refer to “Matrix E7 Chassis Module Placement,” below, for placement rules), Matrix N3, Matrix N5, or Matrix N7 chassis.
The Matrix N3, Matrix N5, and Matrix N7 chassis support only DFE modules and there are no particular rules for installing modules.
Matrix E7 Chassis Module Placement
Depending on the modules being installed in the Matrix E7 chassis and to help ensure proper operation, consider the following examples and rules for module placement in the chassis. Figure 3‐1 shows six examples of chassis module placement. These examples are described below along with the applicable module placement rule.
