Fan tray power consumption ································································································································ 63

System power consumption ·································································································································· 64

Heat dissipation ····························································································································································· 64

Environmental specifications ········································································································································· 64

Noise ··············································································································································································· 64

Appendix B FRUs and compatibility matrixes ·········································································································· 66

MPUs ··············································································································································································· 66

LPUs ················································································································································································· 66

Switching fabric modules ·············································································································································· 71

Power supplies ································································································································································ 72

Fan trays ·········································································································································································· 72

Mounting accessories ···················································································································································· 73

Transceiver modules ······················································································································································ 73

DC power cord ······························································································································································· 79

Appendix C LEDs ······················································································································································· 80

MPU LEDs ········································································································································································ 80

LPU LEDs ·········································································································································································· 82

Switching fabric module LEDs ······································································································································· 83

Fan tray status LEDs ······················································································································································· 84

Power supply LEDs ························································································································································· 84

Appendix D Cables ··················································································································································· 86

Console cable ································································································································································· 86

Ethernet twisted pair cable ············································································································································ 86

RJ-45 connector ······························································································································································ 87

Cable pinouts ························································································································································· 87

Cable type ······························································································································································ 87

Pin assignments ····················································································································································· 89

Making an Ethernet twisted pair cable ··············································································································· 90

Optical fiber ··································································································································································· 90

Precautions ····························································································································································· 91

SFP+ cable ······································································································································································ 92

QSFP+ cable ··································································································································································· 92

QSFP+ to SFP+ cable ···················································································································································· 93

Appendix E Cabling recommendations ··················································································································· 94

General cabling requirements ······································································································································ 94

Cable management requirements ································································································································ 94

Appendix F Repackaging the switch ························································································································ 98

Removing cables from the switch ································································································································· 98

Removing the power cord ···································································································································· 98

Removing the console cable ································································································································· 98

Removing the grounding cable ···························································································································· 98

Removing the twisted pair and optical fiber ······································································································ 99

Repackaging the switch accessories ···························································································································· 99

Repackaging the power supply ··························································································································· 99

Repackaging the card ········································································································································· 100

Repackaging the switch chassis ································································································································· 100

Removing the chassis from the rack ·················································································································· 100

Removing cable management brackets and mounting brackets ···································································· 101

Repackaging the switch chassis ························································································································· 102

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