Backplane Connections And Installation Rules; Ftm1 And Ftm2 Connectivity - Enterasys Matrix 7H4382-25 Hardware Installation Manual

Backplane Connections and Installation Rules

The following sections describe
• the FTM1 and FTM2 backplane connections,
• the hardware configuration rules when installing first (6x1xx), second (6x2xx), and
third (6x3xx) generation modules, and DFE‐Platinum modules (7xxxxx) into the same
Matrix E7 chassis, and
• the installation of the 7H4382‐25 into an SS6000 chassis.

FTM1 and FTM2 Connectivity

The Matrix E7 (6C107) chassis has backplanes referred to as FTM1 and FTM2. The 7xxxxx
DFE‐Platinum modules use FTM2 for high speed communication to each other and
operate as one switching unit with a single IP address. The traffic through these modules
does not connect to FTM1 except through an FTM bridging module such as the
DFE‐Platinum module 7H4382‐25, 7H4382‐49, 7H4383‐49, or 7H4385‐49. Installation
Guides for these bridging modules are located on the Enterasys Networks World Wide
Web site: http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals.
The 7H4382‐25 has a connection to both FTM1 and FTM2 backplanes, which enables the
7H4382‐25 to switch frames between the two backplanes and all modules in the 6C107
chassis. However, the older first (6x1xx), second (6x2xx), and third (6x3xx) generation
modules are still managed using their own Local Management and are not subject to
management by the DFE‐Platinum module management entity.
The Matrix N1 (7C111), Matrix N3 (7C103), Matrix N5 (7C105‐P), and Matrix N7 (7C107)
chassis have only FTM2 connections and support only DFE modules.
The SS6000 (6C105) chassis has only FTM1 connections and supports the 7H4382‐25 as a
standalone device in respect to management. Each 7H4382‐25 installed in the SS6000
chassis is managed separately with its own IP address.
Note: The 7H4382-25 is the only DFE-Platinum module that is supported in an SS6000
chassis.

Backplane Connections and Installation Rules

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