Installation Guide
Nortel 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch
Module for IBM BladeCenter
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Installation Guide
Nortel 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch
Module for IBM BladeCenter
First Edition May
Contents
Safety
Chapter 2. Installing and removing the GbE switch module
Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
Chapter 7. Parts listing
Chapter 8. Solving problems
Appendix A. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004
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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Chapter 1. Introduction
Media access control MAC address label
Product name and serial number label
Specifications
Media access control MAC address
v Safety Information
Related documentation
v IBM BladeCenter Management Module Command Line Reference Guide
Notices and statements used in this document
Major components of the GbE switch module
Information panel RS232 serial console port CX4 ports Release latch
4 TX/RX XFP port
SFP port
Information panel overview
RS232 serial port
CX 4 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
Installing the GbE switch module
System reliability considerations
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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Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
Handling an XFP or SFP module
Statement
Installing an XFP module
DANGER
Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse Laser Klass Luokan 1 Laserlaite `
Appareil A Laser de Classe
Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
DANGER
Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse Laser Klass Luokan 1 Laserlaite `
Appareil A Laser de Classe
Installing an SFP module
Removing an XFP module
Wire tab Protective cap XFP module
Removing an SFP module
SFP module
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Connecting the serial console cable
Disconnecting the serial console cable
Connecting the CX4 module 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
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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Establishing a TCP/IP session using the management module
2. From the I/O Module Tasks menu, click Configuration
Configuring the GbE switch module using Telnet
Enabling management over external ports
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
Determining the level of GbE switch module software
Obtaining the latest level of switch software
Chapter 6. Updating the 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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Chapter 8. Solving problems
POST errors
Running POST
Diagnostic indicator in
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Failing functional area
Failure criticality
Using the documentation
Chapter 9. Getting help and technical assistance
Before you call
Software service and support
Hardware service and support
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web
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Appendix A. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004
What this Warranty Covers
What this Warranty Does not Cover
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
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms
Jurisdiction
AMERICAS ARGENTINA
Jurisdiction The following is added after the first sentence
COLOMBIA
EQUADOR
MEXICO
PARAGUAY
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
Limitation of Liability The following replaces item 1 of this section
UNITED STATES
CAMBODIA AND LAOS
CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, 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
Arbitration The following is added under this heading
NEW ZEALAND
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA PRC
PHILIPPINES
Limitation of Liability The following is added to this section
SINGAPORE
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA EMEA
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO ALL EMEA COUNTRIES
How to Obtain Warranty Service
1 “the laws of Austria” in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus
Jurisdiction The following exceptions are added to this section
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Governing Law
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
Arbitration The following is added under this heading
How to Obtain Warranty Service The following is added to this section
EUROPEAN UNION EU
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO ALL EU COUNTRIES
CONSUMERS
FRANCE AND BELGIUM
THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY TO THE COUNTRY SPECIFIED AUSTRIA
The following paragraphs are added to this section
The second paragraph does not apply
The following sentence is added to the end of item
EGYPT
GERMANY
HUNGARY
The following paragraphs are added to this section
The second paragraph does not apply
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
Limitation of Liability The following is added to this section
Part 3 - Warranty Information
Warranty Period
Nortel 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Types of Warranty Service
1. Customer Replaceable Unit “CRU” Service
2. On-site Service
3. Courier or Depot 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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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
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement
Australia and New Zealand Class A 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
Appendix B. Notices
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Index A
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Index
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