FastIron GS Compact Layer 2 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
iv © 2007 Foundry Networks, Inc. September 2007
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................... 3-1
SUMMARY OF INSTALLATION TASKS .............................................................................................................3 -2
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 3-3
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 3-3
LIFTING PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 3-3
POWER SUPPLY PRECAUTIONS .............................................................................................................3-4
PREPARING THE INSTALLATION SITE ............................................................................................................3-5
CABLING INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................. 3-5
INSTALLATION LOCATION ...................................................................................................................... 3-5
INSTALLING AN ADDITIONAL POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................3-5
INSTALLING AN AC POWER SUPPLY ......................................................................................................3-6
INSTALLING A DC POWER SUPPLY .............................................................................................................. 3-8
INSTALLING THE DEVICE ............................................................................................................................ 3-11
DESKTOP INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 3-11
RACK MOUNT INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................... 3-11
WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................... 3-13
POWERING ON THE SYSTEM .....................................................................................................................3- 14
POWERING OFF THE SYSTEM ............................................................................................................. 3-15
VERIFYING PROPER OPERATION ............................................................................................................... 3-15
OBSERVING THE POWER STATUS LEDS ..............................................................................................3-16
ATTACHING A PC OR TERMINAL ................................................................................................................ 3-16
CHAPTER 4CONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES AND CHECKING CONNECTIVITY ...........................................................................4-1
ASSIGNING PERMANENT PASSWORDS .........................................................................................................4 -1
RECOVERING FROM A LOST PASSWORD ................................................................................................4-2
CONFIGURING IP ADDRESSES ..................................................................................................................... 4-3
DEVICES RUNNING LAYER 2 SOFTWARE ...............................................................................................4-3
CONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES ............................................................................................................... 4-4
CABLE SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 4-4
CONNECTING TO ETHERNET OR FAST ETHERNET HUBS .........................................................................4-4
CONNECTING TO WORKSTATIONS, SERVERS, OR ROUTERS ...................................................................4 -5
CONNECTING A NETWORK DEVICE TO A FIBER PORT .............................................................................4-5
TESTING CONNECTIVITY .............................................................................................................................. 4-6
PINGING AN IP ADDRESS ...................................................................................................................... 4-6
OBSERVING LEDS ................................................................................................................................ 4-7
TRACING A ROUTE ............................................................................................................................. ..4-8
TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK CONNECTIONS .............................................................................................4-8
USING VIRTUAL CABLE TESTING TO DIAGNOSE A CABLE .......................................................................4-8
CHAPTER 5MANAGING THE FASTIRON GS CHASSIS...................................................... 5-1MANAGING TEMPERATURE SETTINGS .......................................................................................................... 5-1
USING THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR ......................................................................................................5-1