IBM 8260 manual Configuring the 20-Port Passive Module, Port Passive Module Module Side View

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Table 30 (Page 2 of

2). 20-Port Passive Module LED Descriptions

 

 

 

 

 

LED Name

 

Color

State

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Port Status

 

Green

On

Port enabled and operating

 

 

 

 

normally on the ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Port disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 blink

Port enabled, no phantom

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 112 shows the side view of the 20-port passive module. As can be seen, in addition to the 11 isolated segments and the mounting for one T-MAC, there is an 8-position DIP switch located on the module. These DIP switches are used in the absence of an installed management module in the 8260. However, if a management module is installed in your 8260, the setting of these DIP switches will be ignored unless DIP_CONFIGURATIONis enabled for DMM. For more information, please refer to 4.2.4.4, ª Configuring DMM Deviceº on page 50.

Figure 112. 20-Port Passive Module Module Side View

The DIP switch settings for this module are identical to the 18-port active

per-port switching module (described in 9.3.1, ªConfiguring the 18-Port Active Per-Port Switching Moduleº on page 177) with the following exception:

Use DIP switch position 6 to enable (OFF) or disable (ON) the speed detection on the passive module. For more information about the speed detection algorithm used by the 20-port passive module please refer to 8.8.2, ªSpeed Detection on Passive Modulesº on page 149.

9.5.1Configuring the 20-Port Passive Module

To configure this module you must do the following:

1.Set beacon threshold for the module.

When a beaconing condition is detected on a port, the port is wrapped by the Recovery ASIC. The port is unwrapped when a transition of phantom is detected or when the port is disabled and then re-enabled by the user.

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8260 specifications

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