1–General Description CPU Blades

CPU Blades

The CPU blade, shown in Figure 1-4, provides configuration, monitoring, data path management, and control functions. The switch has two CPU blades which are identified by their blade IDs: CPU0 and CPU1.Initially, CPU0 is the primary CPU blade and controls all management functions. CPU1 is the secondary CPU blade and provides redundant interconnections for all ports through the switch midplane. Without the Fault Tolerant license key, the only way that the CPU1 blade can assume management control is by removing the CPU0 blade before powering up the switch.

NOTE:

The Fault Tolerant license key provides for automatic and manual transfer of switch management functions from the primary CPU blade to the secondary CPU blade for switches equipped with two CPU blades. Refer to “Installing Feature License Keys” on page 3-28for information about installing license keys.

Each CPU blade has the following components:

CPU Blade LEDs

Maintenance Button

Ethernet Port

Inter-Chassis Connection Ports

Beacon LED

Link Status LED

 

Primary LED

Activity LED

ICC0 Logged-In LED

Fault LED

Ethernet Port

 

 

 

Good LED

 

 

 

Inter-Chassis

Inter-Chassis

 

Connector (ICC0)

Connector (ICC1)

Power LED

 

 

Heartbeat LED

Serial Port

 

Unused

 

Maintenance Button

ICC1 Logged-In LED

Hotswap LED

 

 

Figure 1-4 CPU Blade

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Q-Logic 59229-05 A, 9100 manual CPU Blades

59229-05 A, 9100 specifications

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