Edge-Core AS6700-32X User manual

Installation Guide

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AS6700-32X / AS6701-32X

32-Port 40G

Data Center Switch

Installation Guide

AS6700-32X / AS6701-32X 32-Port 40G Data Center Switch

with 20 40G QSFP+ Ports,

2 40G Expansion Slots,

2 Power Supply Units,

and 5 Fan Trays (F2B or B2F Airflow)

E022014-CS-R01

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How to Use This Guide

This guide includes detailed information on the switch hardware, including

network ports, power, cabling requirements, as well as plug-in modules and

transceivers. This guide also provides general installation guidelines and

recommended procedures.

Who Should Read This

Guide?

This guide is for network administrators and support personnel that install, operate,

and maintain network equipment. The guide assumes a basic working knowledge

of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing.

How This Guide is

Organized

The organization of this guide is based on the switch’s main hardware components.

Each chapter includes information about a specific component with relevant

specifications and installation procedures. A switch overview section is also

provided.

To deploy this switch effectively and ensure trouble-free operation, it is

recommended that you read each chapter of this guide in sequence while

installing the switch.

The guide includes these chapters:

◆Chapter 1 - Switch Description—Includes a switch overview, key component

identification, key technical specifications, and switch deployment information.

◆Chapter 2 - Installation Overview—Includes details of the package contents

and an outline of switch installation tasks.

◆Chapter 3 - Switch Chassis—Includes switch chassis rack installaion, and system

cooling requirements.

◆Chapter 4 - Power and Grounding—Includes information on AC power supply

unit installation, switch grounding, and powering on the switch.

◆Chapter 5 - Switch Management—Connecting to the switch for management,

and information on the system status LEDs.

◆Chapter 6 - Port Connections—Includes information on network interfaces,

installing optional transceivers, and cabling specifications.

◆Appendix A - Troubleshooting—Information for troubleshooting switch

installation and operation.

How to Use This Guide

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Documentation

This guide focuses on switch hardware and installation, it does not cover software

configuration of the switch. For specific information on how to operate and use the

management functions of the switch, see the following guides:

CLI Command Reference

Administrator’s Guide

For all safety information and regulatory statements, see the following document:

Quick Start Guide

Safety and Regulatory Information

Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show information:

Note:

Emphasizes important information or calls your attention to related features

or instructions.

Caution:

Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or damage

the system or equipment.

Warning:

Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause personal injury.

Revision History This section summarizes the changes in each revision of this guide.

February 2014 Revision

This is the first revision of this guide.

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Contents

How to Use This Guide 3

Contents 5

Figures 7

Tables 8

1 Switch Description 9

System Overview 9

Hardware Components 10

Key Technical Specifications 12

Data Center Deployment 13

Rack Cooling 14

2 Installation Overview 16

Package Contents 16

General Installation Guidelines 17

Installation Precautions 17

Switch Installation Tasks 18

3 Switch Chassis 19

Rack Mount Guidelines 19

Rack Cooling 20

How to Install the Switch in a Rack 20

Switch Cooling Requirements 22

Fan Trays 23

How to Replace a Fan Tray 24

Optional Expansion Modules 25

How to Install or Replace an Expansion Module 25

4 Power and Grounding 27

Power Supply Units 27

Contents

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Grounding the Chassis 29

How to Connect to AC Power 30

5 Switch Management 33

Management Overview 33

Understanding the Switch Status LEDs 34

How to Connect to the Console Port 37

How to Connect to the Mgmt Port 39

How to Connect to the USB Port 40

Performing the Initial System Boot for ONIE 40

6 Port Connections 41

Cable Labeling and Connection Records 41

Copper Cabling Guidelines 42

10/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments 43

1000BASE-TPin Assignments 43

Fiber Cabling Guidelines 44

How to Connect to Twisted-Pair Copper Ports 45

How to Install a QSFP+ Transceiver 46

How to Connect to QSFP+ Fiber Optic Ports 47

DAC Connections 48

Making DAC Connections 48

A Troubleshooting 50

Diagnosing LED Indicators 50

System Self-Diagnostic Test Failure 50

Power and Cooling Problems 51

Installation 51

In-Band Access 51

Index 52

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Figures

Figure 1: Front Panel with QSFP+ Expansion Modules 10

Figure 2: Rear Panel 11

Figure 3: Cloud Data Center Deployment 13

Figure 4: Converged Ethernet Data Center Deployment 14

Figure 5: F2B Airflow Cooling 14

Figure 6: B2F Airflow Cooling 15

Figure 7: Attaching the Brackets 21

Figure 8: Installing the Switch in a Rack 21

Figure 9: Switch Cooling 22

Figure 10: Fan Tray 23

Figure 11: Replacing a Fan Tray 24

Figure 12: 6-Port 40G QSFP+ Module 25

Figure 13: Installing an Expansion Module 26

Figure 14: AC Power Supply Unit 27

Figure 15: Grounding Terminal 29

Figure 16: AC PSU and Power Connection 30

Figure 17: System and Port Status LEDs 34

Figure 18: PSU Status LED 35

Figure 19: Fan Tray Status LED 36

Figure 20: Console Port 37

Figure 21: Console Port Connection 38

Figure 22: Management Port Connection 39

Figure 23: USB Port 40

Figure 24: RJ-45 Pin Numbers 43

Figure 25: Making Twisted-Pair Connections 45

Figure 26: Inserting a QSFP+ Transceiver 46

Figure 27: Making a Connection to a QSFP+ Port 47

Figure 28: Making DAC Connections 48

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Tables

Table 1: Key Technical Specifications 12

Table 2: Switch Installation Tasks 18

Table 3: AC Power Supply Unit Specifications 28

Table 4: Power Supply Unit LED 28

Table 5: System Status LEDs 34

Table 6: Management Port Status LEDs 34

Table 7: QSFP+ Port Status LEDs 35

Table 8: Power Supply Unit Status LED 35

Table 9: Fan Tray Status LED 36

Table 10: Console Cable Wiring 37

Table 11: Maximum Twisted-Pair Copper Cable Lengths 42

Table 12: 10/100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X Port Pinouts 43

Table 13: 1000BASE-T MDI and MDI-X Port Pinouts 43

Table 14: Maximum 40 Gigabit Fiber Cable Lengths 44

Table 15: Maximum 10GBASE-CR4 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cable Lengths 48

Table 16: Troubleshooting Chart 50

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1Switch Description

This chapter includes these sections:

◆“System Overview” on page 9

◆“Key Technical Specifications” on page 12

◆“Data Center Deployment” on page 13

System Overview

The AS6700-32X / AS6701-32X switch is an high-capacity top-of-rack switch. It is

designed for data centers with extended bandwidth demands that require a dense

concentration of 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40G) links within a 1U footprint. The switch

provides 20 40G QSFP+ ports and two expansion slots that enable the addition of

two six-port 40G QSFP+ expansion modules. The switch also includes dual load-

sharing power supply units that are hot-swappable.

The switch includes models that run Edge-Core’s Data Center Switch Software

(DCSS) and those that use the Open Network Installer Environment (ONIE), which

supports the installation of compatible independent network operating system

(NOS) offerings.

The DCSS switch software supports a full set of Layer 2 switching, data center

bridging, and Layer 3 routing features. The switch can be deployed as a top-of-rack

(TOR) or distributed spine switch to form a network fabric that can reduce

infrastructure expenses and power consumption in the data center. This network

fabric can be used to interconnect tens of thousands of servers delivering cloud

computing services.

The switch further offers an option of front-to-back (F2B) or back-to-front (B2F)

airflow cooling for rack deployment with either blade servers or other switches,

allowing cool aisles to be maintained without creating “hot loops.”

Chapter 1

| Switch Description

System Overview

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Hardware

Components

Each chapter in this manual describes related switch components together with

their installation requirements and procedures. To understand each component in

detail, refer to the relevant chapter.

Figure 1: Front Panel with QSFP+ Expansion Modules

40G QSFP+ Slots: The switch contains 20 Quad Small Form Factor Pluggable Plus

(QSFP+) transceiver slots that operate up to 40 Gbps full duplex.

Expansion Slots: The switch contains two expansion slots that support a six-port

40G QSFP+ expansion module.

System LEDs: The switch supports indicator LEDs for displaying system status.

Port LEDs: The switch supports indicator LEDs for displaying port status.

Console Port: The RJ-45 connector on the front panel labeled “Console” provides

an out-of-band serial connection to a terminal or a PC running terminal emulation

software. The port can be used for performing switch monitoring and

configuration.

Management Port: The RJ-45 connector on the front panel labeled “Mgmt”

provides an out-of-band Ethernet connection to a management PC. The port can

be used exclusively for performing switch monitoring and configuration.

USB Port: The USB connector on the front panel labeled provides an on-site file

exchange method. The port can be used for copying configuration files to and from

the switch.

1235

RJ-45 Console Port 40G QSFP+ Slot LEDs

Out-of-Band RJ-45 Management Port 6-port 40G QSFP+ Expansion Module

USB Slot System LEDs

40G QSFP+ Slots

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