Switch Features - 3Com Switch 4007R Getting Started Manual

Switch Features

The Switch 4007R 8-slot has the following features:
An intelligent power management system
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An intelligent system inventory management
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system
An integrated, high-performance, distributed
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network management system
Modules and fan trays that you can install or
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remove while the Switch is operating (called hot
swapping), for field upgrades and service
Support for 3Com Network Supervisor
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Slots for two management modules that do not
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take up interface module or switch fabric module
space
You can fill the management module slots with an
Enterprise Management Engine (EME) or with two
EMEs to provide standby management support.
You can also run the 8-slot Switch with one EME
installed.
The EME uses the management bus to send
commands to all installed interface modules and
switch fabric modules and to collect information
from the modules.
A single passive backplane that is capable of
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30 redundant serial links and that enables the use
of multiple networking technologies, defined by
the type of switch fabric module that is installed
Two switch fabric module slots in the chassis to
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provide complete redundancy and optimal
network performance
Power supplies that you can add or replace while
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the chassis is running (referred to as warm
swapping)
Slots for six interface modules
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Packet switching at an aggregated bandwidth of
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up to 240 Gbps (primary and backup
interconnects)
Power fault-tolerant mode where you can reserve
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the power of a single power supply (820 watts) to
act as a backup if one of the other power supplies
fails
Two triple operation exhaust fan trays (with the
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power and reliability of six fans) to make sure that
the chassis maintains the optimal temperature for
operation
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