Dell C300- Manuals

About this Guide | 9 Related Documents For more information about the C300 system, refer to the following documents: • FTOS Command Reference for C-Series • FTOS Configuration Guide for C-Series

Installing and Maintaining the C150 System 11 2 Overview The C300 is a high performance switch/router. The 10-slot system contains two slots for Route Processor Modules (RPMs) and eight slots for line cards. Figure 2-1. C300 Chassis (Front View) BLNK BLNK BLNK BLNK BLNK l O l O l O 7 6 5 4 0 1 2 3 R...

12 | Overview www.dell.com | support.dell.com C300 System Installation Process The Dell Force10 recommended installation process is described below. Table 2-1. C300 Component Requirements Component Minimum Maximum Field-Replaceable Backplane (factory installed) 1 1 No Fan tray 1 1 Yes RPM 1 2 Yes Li...

Installing and Maintaining the C150 System 13 3 Preparing the Site Site Selection Criteria Before beginning the installation process, make sure that the area where you intend to install your C300 meets the following safety requirements: • It is in a restricted access area. • It is in a dry, clean, w...

14 | Preparing the Site www.dell.com | support.dell.com • Make sure that the rack is permanently grounded to earth ground. The equipment rack must be grounded to the same ground point used by the service in your area. • The AC cord is the primary ground. When you install the chassis, use a level to ...

Installing C300 Fan Tray | 15 4 Installing C300 Fan Tray The C300 chassis contains one field-replaceable fan tray. There are two types of fan tray that may be installed: Fan Tray CC-C300-FAN2 contains six fans that run at varying speeds depending on system temperature, Fan Tray CC-C300-FAN contains ...

16 | Installing C300 Fan Tray www.dell.com | support.dell.com To install the fan tray: NOTE: The fan tray LED will remain lit when the chassis is ed up and the fan tray is functioning properly. Removing the Fan Tray A fan tray failure or a failure of a fan within a fan tray is recognized by a red fa...

Installing RPMs and Line Cards | 17 5 Installing RPMs and Line Cards The C300 System accommodates eight line cards and two RPMs. Route Processor Modules The C300 system requires the installation of at least one Route Processor Module (RPM); two are recommended. • One RPM provides 48 Gigabits of band...

18 | Installing RPMs and Line Cards www.dell.com | support.dell.com Line Cards Line cards are hot-swappable. Any line card can be inserted into any line card slot. Line card slots are labeled 0 to 7; these labels can be seen when the fan tray is installed. Line card LEDs are described in the documen...

Installing and Maintaining the C150 System 23 6 RPM Cables Connecting the Console Port The console port is an asynchronous serial port. If you connect a device to these ports, it must be capable of asynchronous transmission. Your terminal or terminal emulation mode must be set to VT100 with the foll...

24 | RPM Cables www.dell.com | support.dell.com Accessing the Console with a DB-9 Adapter You can connect to the console using a RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and a RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to a terminal server (for example, PC). Table 6-2 lists the pin assignments. Acce...

Installing AC Power Supplies | 27 7 Installing AC Power Supplies The C300 has eight power supply slots at the front-bottom of the chassis ( Figure 7-1 ). The slots accept either AC Power Supply Units (PSUs) or DC Power Entry Modules (PEMs). • Dell Force10 does not support the use of a combination of...

Installing AC Power Supplies | 29 Figure 7-2. AC Power Supply Each AC power supply has one LED as described in Table 7-1 . This LED does not function unless an RPM is installed. NOTE: If there is a failure in the power supply, it must be replaced. Power supplies are not field serviceable. Installing...

30 | Installing AC Power Supplies www.dell.com | support.dell.com WARNING: Leakage Current (High Touch Current) in AC-powered systems with more than 3+1 power supplies. The power cord plugs must be secured to the building outlets by the qualified chassis installer or a qualified electrician. WARNING...

Installing DC Power Entry Modules | 33 8 Installing DC Power Entry Modules The C300 has eight supply slots at the front-bottom of the chassis ( Figure 8-2 on page 35 ). The slots accept either AC Power Supplies (PSUs) or DC Power Entry Modules (PEMs). Dell Force10 does not support the use of a combi...

34 | Installing DC Power Entry Modules www.dell.com | support.dell.com Cable and Connector Requirements You must provide your own cables to connect to a remote source (a circuit breaker panel, for example) in your equipment rack or facility. Cables must be sized to meet the following criteria: • Rat...

Installing DC Power Entry Modules | 37 Status LED The status LED indicates the condition of the PEM. Removing a DC PEM The left chassis PEM slot is labelled “0” and the right chassis PEM slot is labelled “1.” For full redundancy, each PEM must be attached to a dedicated circuit breaker. For example,...

Installing and Maintaining the C150 System 39 9 Powering Up Before you supply power to the chassis, Dell Force10 recommends that you re-inspect your equipment rack and chassis. Verify that: • The equipment rack or properly secured and grounded. • The chassis is bolted and secured into your equipment...

Powering Up | 41 Booting from the BOOT_USER Prompt The initial boot operation automatically brings up the system to the runtime CLI. To interrupt the automatic boot process, issue a break key sequence (CNTL ^ or CNTL~ ). The console monitor will display the default BOOT_USER # prompt. Refer to “Alar...

Installing and Maintaining the C150 System 43 10 Removing and Replacing Components This section provides instructions for removing and replacing the following C300 components: • Removing and Replacing the Fan Tray • Removing and Replacing Power Supply Units • Removing and Replacing a Line Card When ...

44 | Removing and Replacing Components www.dell.com | support.dell.com Figure 10-1. Fan Tray (Left) To remove and replace the fan tray: Removing and Replacing Power Supply Units WARNING: Do not remove a panel blank unless you are ready to install a power supply into that slot. After removing a power...

Removing and Replacing Components | 45 To remove and replace a supply: Removing and Replacing a Line Card WARNING: Do not remove a panel blank unless you are ready to install a line card into that slot. After removing a line card, immediately place a panel blank in the empty slot. Blanks are require...

46 | Removing and Replacing Components www.dell.com | support.dell.com Removing and Replacing an RPM WARNING: After removing an RPM, place a panel blank in the empty slot before powering up the chassis. Blanks are required to control airflow and electromagnetic interference. NOTE: The C300 requires ...

Removing and Replacing Components | 47 To remove and replace a C300 RPM: Step Task 1 Unplug any network interface cables connected to the RPM. 2 Extend the left and right card levers by first pressing gently down on the thumb tabs (see Figure 10-4 ) in the ejector levers and then pulling the ejector...

Installing the Chassis | 49 11 Installing the Chassis Safety Considerations NOTE: Use an equipment lift or pallet jack when lifting or moving the chassis. Install the chassis into the rack before inserting chassis components. Lift the C300 chassis only from the bottom. Lifting by the chassis shelves...

System Boot | 53 12 System Boot When you supply power to the C300 system, the system performs a series of on self-tests. RPM and line card Status LEDs blink during initialization No user interaction is required as long as the boot process proceeds without interruption. Observe the process on your co...

System Boot | 55 Refer to the C-Series FTOS Command Line Reference for BOOT_USER mode commands and commands for run-time modes. show interface management ethernet interface management ethernet ip address ip-address ip-address-mask • Use the show interface management ethernet command to display the I...

The Compact Flash Card | 57 13 The Compact Flash Card Each RPM is designed with a slot (slot0:) to accommodate a Compact Flash Card (external compact flash memory card). You can use the Compact Flash Card to store and retrieve boot and system images. For complex configurations, you can copy your con...

58 | The Compact Flash Card www.dell.com | support.dell.com To remove the flash memory card: Formatting the Compact Flash Card New Compact Flash cards must be formatted in the C300 before use. Flash cards used on systems other than the C300 as well as cards formatted on PCs must be reformatted in th...

Alarms | 59 A Alarms The C300 System generates alarms for the following conditions: • fan tray status • supply status • RPMs status • high temperature on RPMs • line cards status • high temperature on line cards A major alarm is any fault that would render the C300 System non-functional. A minor ala...

60 | Alarms www.dell.com | support.dell.com AC Supplies and Alarms During system boot, if a redundant supply is removed or fails, the FTOS generates a minor alarm message. If only two supplies are installed and one of them fails, the software generates an alarm and an SNMP trap (if configured), and ...

Installing and Maintaining the C150 System 61 B System Specifications Physical Design Chassis Dimensions Table B-1. Chassis Dimensions Parameter Specifications Height 22.7 inches (57.66 cm) Width 17.4 inches (37.58 cm) Depth 14.4 inches (44.20 cm) Weight 55 lbs (24.95 kg) with factory installed comp...

62 | System Specifications www.dell.com | support.dell.com Component Dimensions System Specifications Table B-2. Component Dimensions Component Catalog Number Length (in) Width (in) Depth (in) Weight (lb) 48-port 1G Line Card LC-CB-GE-48T 15.25 13.75 1.75 5.31 4-port 10G XFP Line Card LC-CB-10GE-4P ...

System Specifications | 63 Component Power Requirements NOTE: The listed requirement for the PoE version of line cards excludes the required power for PoE, as that requirement is a function of the number and type of PoE devices connected. NOTE: Additional components may be available for your system,...

System Specifications | 65 Korea (MIC certification) Korea Certification Korea Information Safety Standards and Compliance Agency Certifications • CUS UL (60950-1, 1st Edition) • CSA 60950-1-03, 1st Edition • EN 60950-1, 1st Edition • EN 60825-1, 1st Edition • EN 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products—Par...

66 | System Specifications www.dell.com | support.dell.com Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Emissions • Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2006, Class A • Canada: ICES-003, Issue-4, Class A • Europe: EN55022 2006 (CISPR 22: 2006), Class A • Japan: VCCI V3/ 2007.04 Class A • USA: FCC CFR47 Pa...

System Specifications | 67 In accordance with the European WEEE Directive, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is to be collected separately and to be reused, recycled, or recovered at end of life. Users of EEE with the WEEE marking per Annex IV of the WEEE Directive, as shown above, must not ...

Contacting Technical Support | 69 C Contacting Technical Support The iSupport Website iSupport provides a range of documents and tools to assist you with effectively using Dell Force10 equipment and mitigating the impact of network outages. Through iSupport you can obtain technical information regar...

70 | Contacting Technical Support www.dell.com | support.dell.com Locating Serial Numbers • The chassis serial number is below the barcode on the sticker on the back of the chassis. • The serial numbers for the RPM, line cards, fan tray, and supply units are below the barcode on the sticker on the f...