PowerConnect B-MLXe Hardware Installation Guide v
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RJ45 procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Cable cinch with one group of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Cable cinch with two groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Cable cinch with three groups of RJ45 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Cable cinch with four groups of RJ45 cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Cable cinch with five groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cable cinch with six groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Cable cinch with seven groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Cable cinch with eight groups of RJ45 cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Chapter 4 Connecting a Router to a Network Device
Assigning permanent passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Configuring IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Support of subnet masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Assigning an IP address to a management interface . . . . . . . .93
Assigning IP addresses to an interface, virtual interface,
or loopback interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Enabling and disabling the interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Understanding management port functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Connecting the router to a network device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Installing a fiber-optic transceiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Cleaning fiber-optic ports and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Troubleshooting network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Testing network connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Pinging an IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tracing a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Chapter 5 Managing Routers and Modules
Managing the device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Disabling and re-enabling power to interface modules. . . . . . .99
Monitoring I2C failures on management modules . . . . . . . . .100
Displaying device status and temperature readings . . . . . . . .102
Displaying the Syslog configuration and static
and dynamic buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Managing switch fabric modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Forcing HSF modules to operate in normal mode . . . . . . . . . .106
Managing the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Configuring the cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Manually setting the fan speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Monitoring the cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Temperature log reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Managing interface modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Configuring interface module boot parameters. . . . . . . . . . . .113
Changing priority of slots for interface modules . . . . . . . . . . .118
Disabling and re-enabling power to
interface modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119