Installation Guide
Nortel 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch
Module for IBM BladeCenter
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 Installation Guide
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Contents
Chapter 2. Installing and removing the GbE switch module
Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
 Chapter 8. Solving problems
Chapter 7. Parts listing
Appendix A. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004
Chapter 6. Updating the software
 Safety
 Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança
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 To avoid a shock hazard
Statement DANGER
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 Chapter 1. Introduction
Media access control MAC address label
Product name and serial number label
 Media access control MAC address
Specifications
v Safety Information
Related documentation
 Notices and statements used in this document
v IBM BladeCenter Management Module Command Line Reference Guide
 Information panel RS232 serial console port CX4 ports Release latch
Major components of the GbE switch module
4 TX/RX XFP port
SFP port
 RS232 serial port
Information panel overview
CX 4 port
XFP module
 TX/RX
LEDs
 Chapter 1. Introducing the Gigabit Ethernet switch module
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 Installation guidelines
Chapter 2. Installing and removing the GbE switch module
 Installing the GbE switch module
System reliability considerations
Handling static-sensitive devices
 6. Remove the GbE switch module from its static-protective package
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Removing the GbE switch module
 Chapter 2. Installing and removing the GbE switch module
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 Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
Handling an XFP or SFP module
Statement
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Installing an XFP module
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 Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
LINK
TX/RX
 Installing an SFP module
Removing an XFP module
Wire tab Protective cap XFP module
 SFP module
Removing an SFP module
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 Disconnecting the serial console cable
Connecting the serial console cable
Connecting the CX4 module cable
Chapter 4. Cabling
 Connecting an XFP module cable
Disconnecting a CX4 module cable
 1. Remove the protective caps from the end of the fiber-optic cable
 Disconnecting the XFP module cable
Connecting the SFP module cable
Disconnecting an SFP module cable
 Chapter 5. Configuring the GbE switch module
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 2. From the I/O Module Tasks menu, click Configuration
Establishing a TCP/IP session using the management module
 Enabling management over external ports
Configuring the GbE switch module using Telnet
External management
External ports
 Connecting to the GbE switch module
Accessing the main menu
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
 Obtaining the latest level of switch software
Determining the level of GbE switch module software
Chapter 6. Updating the software
3. Locate the I/O Module Firmware VPD section
 Upgrading the GbE switch module software
 3. Click Power Off Modules
Resetting and restarting the GbE switch module
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 Chapter 7. Parts listing
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 Chapter 8. Solving problems
POST errors
Running POST
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Diagnostic indicator in
Failing functional area
Failure criticality
 Using the documentation
Chapter 9. Getting help and technical assistance
Before you call
 Hardware service and support
Software service and support
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web
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 What this Warranty Covers
Appendix A. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004
What this Warranty Does not Cover
Part 1 - General Terms
 What IBM Will Do to Correct Problems
How to Obtain Warranty Service
 Your Additional Responsibilities
Exchange of a Machine or Part
 Governing Law
Limitation of Liability
 Jurisdiction
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms
AMERICAS ARGENTINA
Jurisdiction The following is added after the first sentence
 EQUADOR
COLOMBIA
MEXICO
PARAGUAY
 CANADA
NORTH AMERICA
Limitation of Liability The following replaces item 1 of this section
UNITED STATES
 CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, AND LAOS
CAMBODIA AND LAOS
Arbitration The following is added under this heading
HONG KONG S.A.R. OF CHINA AND MACAU S.A.R. OF CHINA
 JAPAN
Governing Law The following sentence is added to this section
MALAYSIA
 NEW ZEALAND
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PRC
PHILIPPINES
 SINGAPORE
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA EMEA
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO ALL EMEA COUNTRIES
 1 “the laws of Austria” in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus
Jurisdiction The following exceptions are added to this section
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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
 EUROPEAN UNION EU
How to Obtain Warranty Service The following is added to this section
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO ALL EU COUNTRIES
CONSUMERS
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO THE COUNTRY SPECIFIED AUSTRIA
FRANCE AND BELGIUM
 The second paragraph does not apply
The following paragraphs are added to this section
The following sentence is added to the end of item
EGYPT
 HUNGARY
GERMANY
 What this Warranty Covers The following is added to this section
IRELAND
Items for Which IBM is Not Liable
 SLOVAKIA
SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, LESOTHO AND SWAZILAND
UNITED KINGDOM
 Warranty Period
Part 3 - Warranty Information
Nortel 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Types of Warranty Service
 2. On-site Service
1. Customer Replaceable Unit “CRU” Service
3. Courier or Depot Service
4. Customer Carry-In or Mail-In Service
 EU Country Telephone List
7. CRU and Customer Carry-In or Mail-In Service
 Italy -- +39-800-820-094
Appendix A. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004
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 Appendix B. Notices
IBM Director of Licensing IBM Corporation North Castle Drive
Armonk, NY U.S.A
 Trademarks
 Important notes
Product recycling and disposal
Appendix B. Notices
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 Battery return program
Electronic emission notices
Federal Communications Commission FCC statement
 Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement
 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI statement
Taiwanese Class A warning statement Chinese Class A warning statement
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 Index A
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