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®
x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908
Installation and Safety Guide
AT-8948
x900-48FE
x900-48FE-N
x900-48FS
AT-9924T
AT-9924SP
AT-9924Ts
x900-12XT/S
x900-24XT
x900-24XT-N
x900-24XS
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SwitchBlade x908
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 Installation and Safety Guide AT-8948 AT-9924Ts x900-48FE x900-12XT/S x900-48FE-N x900-24XT x900-48FS x900-24XT-N AT-9924T x900-24XS ® AT-9924SP SwitchBlade x908 Download the complete document set from www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 ® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 Installation and Safety Guide Document Number C613-04052-00 REV P © 2011 Allied Telesis, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesis, Inc. Allied Telesis, Inc. reserves the right to change specifications and other information in this document without prior written notice. The information provided herein is subject to change witho
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Installation and Safety Guide Contents About this Guide .............................................................................................................. 4 Package Contents ............................................................................................................. 4 Selecting a Site ................................................................................................................... 6 Installing the Switch .............................................
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 About this Guide This Installation and Safety Guide describes how to install and log in to the following switches: ■ AT-8948 ■ x900-12XT/S ■ x900-48FE ■ AT-9924Ts ■ x900-48FE-N ■ x900-24XT ■ x900-48FS ■ x900-24XT-N ■ AT-9924T ■ x900-24XS ® ■ AT-9924SP ■ SwitchBlade x908 You can download the complete document set for x900 Series switches and SwitchBlade x908 from www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software. For more information about the document set and ot
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Installation and Safety Guide The following items are shipped with each switch. Contact your authorised distributor or reseller if any are damaged or missing. All models ship with: ■ one cable for connecting the switch to a terminal or PC ■ two rack-mount brackets ■ depending on the switch, an appropriate number of M4 screws for rack-mount brackets ■ this Installation and Safety Guide ■ one warranty card All models except the SwitchBlade x908 also ship with: ■ AC power cord(s) (AC models only)
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 Selecting a Site Before you install the switch, review the following considerations about its location. ■ AT-8948, x900-48FE, x900-48FS, and AT-9900 switches require an ambient temperature from 0º C to 50ºC (32º F to 122º F). ■ AT-9924Ts, x900-12XT/S, x900-24XT, x900-24XT-N, x900-24XS, and SwitchBlade x908 switches require an ambient temperature from 0º C to 40º C (32º F to 104º F). ■ There should be adequate airflow around the switch and its vents.
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Installation and Safety Guide Installing the Switch Ports on the switch are suitable only for connections within buildings (intra- building) and with cables unexposed to the outside. You can install the switch on a level surface, such as a desktop or bench, or in a standard 19-inch rack. Some switches are heavier at the rear than at the front. Use the brackets supplied with the switch when rack-mounting because they are designed to fully support the weight. Before you begin ■ Read the safety
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 ■ All bare conductors must be coated with an appropriate antioxidant compound before making crimp connections. Warning Both AC and DC versions of this equipment must be earthed through the power cables provided. On a level surface 1. Ensure the area has sufficient space for the switch and its cables. If you have not already done so, review considerations in “Selecting a Site” on page 6. 2. Unpack the switch. 3. Fit rubber feet, if supplied. All mo
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Installation and Safety Guide In a 19-inch rack 1. Ensure the rack has sufficient space for the switch and its cables. For the switch’s requirements, see “Selecting a Site” on page 6. 2. Install cage nuts at the front of the rack so they are ready for the rack- mount screws in the following steps. 3. Unpack the switch. It may be helpful to temporarily remove any PSU or FOM so that the switch is lighter and easier to manipulate during installation. For more information, see the Removable Power
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 Fitting a bracket on a SwitchBlade x908 switch Fitting a bracket on all other x900 Series switches 5. Mount the switch into the rack from the front, and tighten the rack-mount screws. Two people are required at this point. One person can lift the switch into the rack and attach it to the front rails while the second person safely supports it from the rear. 10
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Installation and Safety Guide Applying Power to the Switch Power supply bays are in the rear of the switch. Depending on the model, the switch may have a PSU, FOM, or blanking plate over a power supply bay. Connecting an AC power supply Follow these instructions to connect one of the following to an AC power supply: ■ an AT-PWR01, AT-PWR02, or AT-PWR05 AC PSU ■ an x900-12XT/S switch Warning The AT-PWR01 AC PSU has a fuse rating of 250 V, 5 A for FH101 and FH102. Warning The AT-PWR01 AC PSU h
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 1. Plug the AC power cord that is provided into the power inlet on the PSU. 2. Connect the power cord to the main power source. 3. On the AT-PWR05, set the Run/Standby switch to Run. 4. Check that the PSU LED on the front panel of the switch is lit green. If the LED does not light, refer to the Hardware Reference for troubleshooting information. Connecting a DC power supply Follow these instructions to connect an AT-PWR01 or an AT-PWR05 DC PSU to a DC
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Installation and Safety Guide Warning When SBx908 devices are connected with VCS stacking cables (either HS-STK-CBL or XEM-STK-CBL), each individual stack member chassis must be additionally grounded by using the rear grounding-terminal on each device. In order to avoid large circulating ground currents, the wires of each grounding cable must be 18AWG or thicker. PWR01 PWR01 DC DC Power supply specifications: ■ functional range 40 to 60 V, 48 V nominal ■ supports either positive grounded
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 8. Ensure that the circuit breaker is off for the supply circuit and the Run/ Standby switch on the PSU. Release the Run/Standby switch so that it is not pushed in (which is the Off position). 9. Connect the supply cable wires to the circuit breaker. 10. Turn on the PSU by pushing in the Run/Standby switch. 11. Confirm that the switch is receiving power. Check that at least one of the PSU LEDs on the front panel of the switch is lit green. If no LEDs l
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Installation and Safety Guide PWR05 PWR05 DC DC Power supply specifications: ■ functional range 40 to 60 V, 48 V nominal ■ supports either positive grounded or negative grounded operation ■ a 30 Amp certified/listed circuit breaker is required for circuit protection Supply cable specifications: ■ tray cable should be UL listed Type TC tray cable (or equivalent) ■ three-core cable is required 2 ■ minimum core size: 3.3 mm (12 AWG) high strand count copper wire ■ minimum cable rating: 600 V, 90 d
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 5. Confirm that the switch is receiving power. Check that the PSU LED on the front panel of the switch corresponding to the PSU bay lights green. If the LED does not light green, check the Run/ Standby switch. See the Hardware Reference for more troubleshooting information. 16
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Installation and Safety Guide Connecting to the Switch All x900 Series switches and the SwitchBlade x908 can be configured using the Command Line Interface (CLI) and the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The procedure and command syntax varies depending on whether the switch is ® running the AlliedWare operating system or the AlliedWare Plus™ operating system. Before configuring the switch, you must make some basic connections explained in the following procedures: ■ “Using the AlliedWare Plu
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® x900 Series Switch and SwitchBlade x908 When x900-24XT, x900-24XT-N, x900-24XS, or SwitchBlade x908 switches are connected to form a virtual chassis stack (VCS), the ETH0 port has additional operational functions. See the Hardware Reference for more information. From the terminal or PC, Telnet to the IP address of the ETH0 port. 2. To use the ASYN0/CONSOLE port, physically connect it to the terminal or PC with the RJ-45 DB9 cable that is supplied. For NEBS compatibility, the cable must be
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Installation and Safety Guide 5. Configure the switch. Refer to the AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System Software Reference for detailed information about configuring the software. For online help, type ? after: � the prompt, to list all commands available in the command mode you are in � one or more parameters, to list parameters that can come next in the partial command � one or more letters of a parameter, to list matching parameters To complete a keywords, press the Tab key after part of the
