Configuring The Chassis To Operate In Default, M, Or R Mode; Resetting The Passport 8000 Series Switch - Nortel Passport 8000 Series Installing And Maintaining

82 Chapter 4 Operating the Passport 8000 Series switch
Configuring the chassis to operate in default, M, or R
mode
The Passport 8600 system has three hardware operating modes:
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For information on using Device Manager or the CLI to configure the modes, see
Managing Platform Operations.

Resetting the Passport 8000 Series switch

You can use the Reset button on the following switch fabric CPUs to reboot the
Passport 8000 Series switch hardware without cycling power:
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Default mode (32,000 table entries) supports up to 32,000 hardware records.
This mode supports all modules.
M mode (128,000 table entries) supports up to 128,000 hardware records.
This mode supports M- and R-modules only.
R mode supports up to:
— 256,000 IP routes
— 64,000 MAC entries
— 32,000 ARP entries
This mode supports R-modules only.
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Note: Depressing the Reset button causes a cold restart.