Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM FRX6000 Operating manual

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09-41-06-105-03 The Complete Networking SolutionTM

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other information contained in this document without prior notice. The

readershould in all cases consult Cabletron Systems to determine whether

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Thehardware, firmware, and/orsoftwaredescribed in this manualis subject

to change without notice.

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Printedin the United States ofAmerica.OrderNumber: FRX6-MNT-DOC.

Also see third-party software copyrights in theNetlink

FRX4000 & FRX6000 User Guide.

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Statements of Compliance

United States (FCC)

Theequipmentprovided byCabletron Systems,Inc.anddocumented in this

manual has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A

digital device, pursuant to Part 15of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

Thisequipmentgenerates,uses, and canradiateradio frequencyenergy and,

if not installed and used in accordance with the installation manual, may

cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this

equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in

which casethe userwill berequired to, at his/herown expense, takethe nec-

essary measures toeliminate the interference.

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To ensurecompliancewith theClassA FCClimits,useonly shielded cables

with this equipment. Any cableinstalled above a ceiling or below a floor

must be of amaterial and construction approved by UL for that application.

Canada

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise

emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio InterferenceRegula-

tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques

depassant les limits applicables auxappareils numeriques de laclass Apre-

scrites dans le Reglement surlebrouillageradioelectrique edicte parle min-

istere des Communications du Canada.

About This Manual

This manual is intended for use by field service personnel either directly

employed by orcontracted by Cabletron Systems,Inc.Themanualprovides

information that will aid in troubleshooting and maintaining an FRX6000.

You should also have a Netlink FRX4000 & FRX6000 User Guide for ref-

erence.

Some of the operations described in this manual can lead to

damage to the hardware and/or software if not performed

correctly. This manual should be used only byqualified

service personnel.

Revision History

Rev Date Reason for Update

01 December 1996 Initial release

02 March 1997 CD-ROM

03 March 1998 Release 4.0

Terminology and Conventions

This typeface represents general text. This typeface represents computer

input and output.

In on-screen versions of the document, cross references that arelinks to

other places in the document are shownin blue.

This symbol points to an informational noterelating to thetext,

table, or figure that immediately precedes orfollows it.

This symbol and text identifies a cautionary note, the

content ofwhich is more critical to heed than an informa-

tional note.

This symbol and text identifies a warning, intended to

prevent either injury to the user or major damage to

hardware, software, or system operation.

References to these keyboard keys appear in the manual and/or on the

screen:

"[N]"—is a reference to a key on your keyboard (where “N” is thekey).

"Enter"—means that you should type in the information,then press the

[Enter] key.

"Type"—is similar to "Enter", except that the word “[Enter]” follows

the information to be typed (e.g., "type n [Enter]").

"Press"—means press (hit, strike)the key once. Pressing the[Enter]

key afterwards is not necessary.

"[Ctrl]"—followed by one ortwo other key designations,mustbe struck

simultaneously with the other keys shown.

If a statement ends with a reference to a key—for example, “....then press

[Enter].”—the period is not part ofthe data to beentered.Ifa period should

be entered, it will be shown as "[.]." The same applies to all other punctu-

ation.

Wheninstructedto, for example, “press [A],[B] from the MainMenu,” this

meanspress[A], then [B], not [A] comma [B].

Screen displaysare provided to show thegeneral appearance of

actual screens. Theyareonly examples—they do not neces-

sarily represent an operational system.

Related Documents

The Netlink FRX4000 & FRX6000 User Guide is shipped with each

FRX6000. Additional copies of this and other Cabletron documents can be

ordered from Cabletron Systems, Inc.,or your local distributor ofCabletron

products.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1— Hardware Overview

Chassis ...........................................................................1-1

Cards ..............................................................................1-2

RLP ............................................................................1-2

LAN Adapters ............................................................1-3

Operator Interfaces ........................................................1-3

Chapter 2—Diagnostic Procedures

Reviewing Boot Messages .............................................2-5

BootMessages ...........................................................2-6

Running theBIOS Setup Program ...............................2-17

COMPortInterfaceControls .......................................2-20

Chapter 3—Testing & ReplacingComponents

Removing theChassis Cover .........................................3-4

Testing Component Voltages .........................................3-4

Replacing the Power Supply ..........................................3-5

Replacing the Hard Disk Drive ......................................3-7

Replacing the 3.5”Diskette Drive ...............................3-11

Replacing the Fan Filter ...............................................3-13

Replacing a Fan ...........................................................3-14

Adding or Replacing Cards ..........................................3-16

Appendix A—Configuration Drawings

Cards .............................................................................A-1

Cables ............................................................................A-4

I/O Cables .................................................................A-4

Auxiliary Console Cables .........................................A-8

Appendix B—Configuring LAN Card Software

SMC EtherCard Configuration ..................................... B-2

SMC TokenCard Configuration ....................................B-3

IBM Token Ring Adapter Configuration ...................... B-4

Startup Files .................................................................. B-5

CONFIG.SYS ........................................................... B-5

PROTOCOL.INI ....................................................... B-5

Appendix C—Installing FRX6000 Software

Index

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List of Figures

1-1 FRX6000 Chassis............................................................ 1-1

1-2 RLP with I/OBox and Cables......................................... 1-2

1-3 Lan Cards ........................................................................ 1-3

2-1 Port Status Display.......................................................... 2-2

2-2 Main Menu...................................................................... 2-3

2-3 Rackmount BIOS Setup Menu...................................... 2-17

3-1 Rackmount Chassis, Front View..................................... 3-1

3-2 Rackmount Chassis, Rear View...................................... 3-2

3-3 Rackmount Chassis, Interior View.................................. 3-3

3-4 Removing the Chassis Cover .......................................... 3-4

3-5 Disk Drive Cables ...........................................................3-6

3-6 Power Supply Cables.......................................................3-6

3-7 Power Supply Mounting Screws..................................... 3-7

3-8 Removing the Chassis Faceplate..................................... 3-8

3-9 Removing theHard Drive ...............................................3-8

3-10 Hard Disk Drive Cables .................................................. 3-9

3-11 BIOS Setup Menu ......................................................... 3-10

3-13 Removing theDiskette Drive........................................ 3-12

3-14 Diskette Drive Cables.................................................... 3-12

3-15 Removing the Chassis Faceplate................................... 3-13

3-16 Removing the Fan Filter................................................ 3-14

3-17 Removing Fans.............................................................. 3-15

3-18 Installing a Card ............................................................ 3-16

A-1 RLP and I/O Assembly................................................... A-1

A-2 SMC EtherCard Plus ...................................................... A-2

A-3 SMC TokenCard Elite.................................................... A-2

A-4 CPU Module................................................................... A-3

A-5 RS-232 Cables................................................................ A-4

A-6 V.35 Cables.................................................................... A-5

A-7 RS-449 Cables................................................................ A-6

A-8 X.21 Cables.................................................................... A-7

A-9 Auxiliary Console Cable, FRX6000 to PC .................... A-8

A-10 Console Cable Converter,FRX6000 to Terminal..........A-8

A-11 Auxiliary Console Cable, FRX6000 to Modem............. A-9

List of Tables

2-1 BIOS Setup Parameters..................................................2-18

B-1 RLP Addresses................................................................B-1

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