Nortel 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch
Installation Guide
Module for IBM BladeCenter
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 Chapter 2. Installing and removing the GbE switch module
Contents
Safety
Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
 Appendix A. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004
Chapter 7. Parts listing
Chapter 8. Solving problems
Chapter 6. Updating the software
 Safety
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Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança
 Statement DANGER
To avoid a shock hazard
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 Media access control MAC address label
Chapter 1. Introduction
Product name and serial number label
 v Safety Information
Specifications
Media access control MAC address
Related documentation
 v IBM BladeCenter Management Module Command Line Reference Guide
Notices and statements used in this document
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Major components of the GbE switch module
Information panel RS232 serial console port CX4 ports Release latch
SFP port
 CX 4 port
Information panel overview
RS232 serial port
XFP module
 LEDs
TX/RX
 Chapter 1. Introducing the Gigabit Ethernet switch module
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 Chapter 2. Installing and removing the GbE switch module
Installation guidelines
 System reliability considerations
Installing the GbE switch module
Handling static-sensitive devices
 6. Remove the GbE switch module from its static-protective package
 Removing the GbE switch module
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 Chapter 2. Installing and removing the GbE switch module
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 Handling an XFP or SFP module
Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
Statement
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Installing an XFP module
DANGER
Appareil A Laser de Classe
 LINK
Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
TX/RX
 Removing an XFP module
Installing an SFP module
Wire tab Protective cap XFP module
 Removing an SFP module
SFP module
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 Connecting the CX4 module cable
Connecting the serial console cable
Disconnecting the serial console cable
Chapter 4. Cabling
 Disconnecting a CX4 module cable
Connecting an XFP module cable
 1. Remove the protective caps from the end of the fiber-optic cable
 Connecting the SFP module cable
Disconnecting the XFP module cable
Disconnecting an SFP module cable
 Chapter 5. Configuring the GbE switch module
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 Establishing a TCP/IP session using the management module
2. From the I/O Module Tasks menu, click Configuration
 External management
Configuring the GbE switch module using Telnet
Enabling management over external ports
External ports
 Accessing the main menu
Connecting to the GbE switch module
Configuring the GbE switch module using the serial-port interface
 v 9600 baud v 8 data bits v No parity v 1 stop bit v No flow control
 Initial configuration
 Logging in to the GbE switch module
 Chapter 6. Updating the software
Determining the level of GbE switch module software
Obtaining the latest level of switch software
3. Locate the I/O Module Firmware VPD section
 Upgrading the GbE switch module software
 Resetting and restarting the GbE switch module
3. Click Power Off Modules
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 Chapter 7. Parts listing
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 POST errors
Chapter 8. Solving problems
Running POST
 Failing functional area
Diagnostic indicator in
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Failure criticality
 Chapter 9. Getting help and technical assistance
Using the documentation
Before you call
 Getting help and information from the World Wide Web
Software service and support
Hardware service and support
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 What this Warranty Does not Cover
Appendix A. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004
What this Warranty Covers
Part 1 - General Terms
 How to Obtain Warranty Service
What IBM Will Do to Correct Problems
 Exchange of a Machine or Part
Your Additional Responsibilities
 Limitation of Liability
Governing Law
 AMERICAS ARGENTINA
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction The following is added after the first sentence
 MEXICO
COLOMBIA
EQUADOR
PARAGUAY
 Limitation of Liability The following replaces item 1 of this section
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
UNITED STATES
 Arbitration The following is added under this heading
CAMBODIA AND LAOS
CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, AND LAOS
HONG KONG S.A.R. OF CHINA AND MACAU S.A.R. OF CHINA
 Governing Law The following sentence is added to this section
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PRC
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
 EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA EMEA
SINGAPORE
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO ALL EMEA COUNTRIES
 Jurisdiction The following exceptions are added to this section
1 “the laws of Austria” in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus
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 Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo Republic, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, New Caledonia, Niger, Reunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna all disputes arising out of this Statement of Limited Warranty or related to its violation or execution, including summary proceedings, will be settled exclusively by the Commercial Court of Paris 5 in Russia, all disputes arising out of or in relation to the interpretation, the violation, the termination, the nullity of the execution of this Statement of Limited Warranty shall be settled by Arbitration Court of Moscow 6 in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland, both of us agree to submit all disputes relating to this Statement of Limited Warranty to the jurisdiction of the High Court in Johannesburg 7 in Turkey all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Statement of Limited Warranty shall be resolved by the Istanbul Central Sultanahmet Courts and Execution Directorates of Istanbul, the Republic of Turkey 8 in each of the following specified countries, any legal claim arising out of this Statement of Limited Warranty will be brought before, and settled exclusively by, the competent court of a Athens for Greece
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO ALL EU COUNTRIES
How to Obtain Warranty Service The following is added to this section
EUROPEAN UNION EU
CONSUMERS
 FRANCE AND BELGIUM
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO THE COUNTRY SPECIFIED AUSTRIA
 The following sentence is added to the end of item
The following paragraphs are added to this section
The second paragraph does not apply
EGYPT
 GERMANY
HUNGARY
 IRELAND
What this Warranty Covers The following is added to this section
Items for Which IBM is Not Liable
 SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, LESOTHO AND SWAZILAND
SLOVAKIA
UNITED KINGDOM
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Part 3 - Warranty Information
Warranty Period
Types of Warranty Service
 3. Courier or Depot Service
1. Customer Replaceable Unit “CRU” Service
2. On-site Service
4. Customer Carry-In or Mail-In Service
 7. CRU and Customer Carry-In or Mail-In Service
EU Country Telephone List
 Appendix A. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004
Italy -- +39-800-820-094
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 IBM Director of Licensing IBM Corporation North Castle Drive
Appendix B. Notices
Armonk, NY U.S.A
 Trademarks
 Product recycling and disposal
Important notes
Appendix B. Notices
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 Electronic emission notices
Battery return program
Federal Communications Commission FCC statement
 Australia and New Zealand Class A statement
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement
 Taiwanese Class A warning statement Chinese Class A warning statement
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI statement
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 Index A
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