Installing An Optional Network Expansion Module (Nem); Dfe Module Placement And Installation Rules - Enterasys Platinum Distributed Forwarding Engine 7G4205-72 Hardware Installation Manual

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Installing an Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)

Refer to the Enterasys Networks web site for a current listing of the available NEMs.

Specific installation instructions are shipped with each NEM.

Installing a network expansion module involves

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removing the safety cover from the DFE module (7G4285‐49),

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removing the coverplate from the DFE module,

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installing the network expansion module, and

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replacing the safety cover.

The DFE‐Platinum modules can be installed in a Matrix

Module Placement," below, for placement rules), Matrix N3, Matrix N5, or Matrix N7

chassis.

The Matrix N3, Matrix N5, and Matrix N7 chassis support only DFE modules and there

are no particular rules for installing modules.

Matrix E7 Chassis Module Placement

Depending on the modules being installed in the Matrix E7 chassis and to help ensure

proper operation, consider the following examples and rules for module placement in the

chassis. Figure

described below along with the applicable module placement rule.

Note: Install any optional equipment before installing the DFE module into a chassis.

3‐1 shows six examples of chassis module placement. These examples are

E7 (refer to "Matrix E7 Chassis

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