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Following Applicable Industry Standards..................................................................................................................... 35
Installing Your Device................................................................................................................36
Installing Your Switch....................................................................................................................................................................36
Safety Considerations for Installing Switches.............................................................................................................37
What You Will Need for the Installation......................................................................................................................... 37
Attaching the Switch to a Rack.............................................................................................................................................38
Installing Optional Components......................................................................................................................................... 50
Installing Internal Power Supplies......................................................................................................................................50
Powering up the Switch..............................................................................................................................................................57
Connecting Network Interface Cables............................................................................................................................ 58
Activating and Verifying the Switch.................................................................................... 59
Establishing a serial connection ..........................................................................................................................................59
Configuring the Switch for Use.............................................................................................................................................60
Monitoring the Switch...............................................................................................................62
8720 Switch LEDs.............................................................................................................................................................................62
750 W AC Power Supply LEDs............................................................................................................................................... 64
750 W DC Power Supply LEDs.............................................................................................................................................. 64
Removing and Replacing Components.............................................................................. 65
Replacing Internal Power Supplies.................................................................................................................................... 65
Replacing Fan Modules...............................................................................................................................................................65
Removing the Switch from the Rack............................................................................................................................... 66
Technical Specifications...........................................................................................................70
8720 Switch Technical Specifications...............................................................................................................................70
750 W Power Supplies Technical Specifications......................................................................................................77
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Power Supply Requirements........................................................................................................................................ 33
Requirements for Power Cords................................................................................................................................... 33
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Requirements..................................................................................33
Attaching the Switch to a Four-Post Rack......................................................................................................... 38
Attaching the Switch to a Two-Post Rack.......................................................................................................... 44
Pluggable Transceiver Modules..................................................................................................................................50
Optical Cables........................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Installing a 750 W Internal AC Power Supply...................................................................................................50
Installing a 750 W Internal DC Power Supply..................................................................................................54
8720-32C LEDs for Data Ports (1-32).........................................................................................................................63
8720 Switch Front Panel System LEDs................................................................................................................. 63
Weights and Physical Dimensions...........................................................................................................................70
Acoustic Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................... 72
Fan Tray and Speed Variation....................................................................................................................................... 72
Power Options.......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Power Consumption............................................................................................................................................................ 73
Power and Heat Dissipation...........................................................................................................................................73
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).................................................................................................................... 74
CPU, Memory.............................................................................................................................................................................74
Standards......................................................................................................................................................................................75
Environmental Data.............................................................................................................................................................77
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