Znyx Networks bh5700 manual Base Interface Hub System, Ethernet Interfaces, Management Interfaces

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Chapter 10 Connecting to the Ethernet Switch Blade

The Ethernet Switch Blade has two completely separate switching subsystems within one ATCA blade supporting both Base Interface and Fabric Interfaces

Figure 10.1: Fabric and Base

The Ethernet Switch Blade implements an independent control processor and software environment for both Base and Fabric Interface switching subsystems. Troubleshooting problems are similar in both environments. The following sections provides instruction on how to connect to the Serial Port or Out-of-Band (OOB) Ethernet Interface for each backplane interface type if user-intervention is needed.

Base Interface Hub System:

A 24 port Gigabit Ethernet Switch that provides service for a full 14-slot ATCA chassis. All connectors for the base interface hub and it’s processor are labeled “base”.

Ethernet Interfaces:

The 3.0 Base Interface switching system provides 24 ports of Gigabit Ethernet service for up to 14 line cards with support for dual-shelf manager connections. Three ingress/egress ports are available on the front panel. An additional Gigabit Ethernet port (ISL) on the backplane interconnects the switches together for high availability configurations. If the OpenArchitect environment is running, any in-band port can be used to establish a Telnet session.

Management Interfaces:

The Ethernet Switch Blade features an RS-232 console port located on the front panel that allows communication with the switch when the Out-of-Band Ethernet port is not available, or in-band Ethernet service cannot be established with the switch. A hyperterminal application is recommended to contact the Ethernet Switch Blade through a Telnet session when using the

Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide

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