Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R , P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches Version 5.3.1 July, 2002...
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WARNING Failure to follow proper safety precautions can result in electrical shock. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Routing in the Internet — Christian Huitema, ISBN 0-13- 132192-7 Interconnections: Bridges and Routers — Radia Perlman, ISBN 0-201-56332-0 Terminology Throughout the book, the term Layer 2 is used to indicate switching capabilities. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Technical Support To contact Avaya’s technical support: From the United States: 1-800-237-0016 From North America: 1-800-242-2121 Outside North America: Contact your distributor Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Power cords (one for each power supply) Cable management bracket 10/100 Base-T crossover cable (for connecting to Ethernet Console Port) Out-of-Band serial console connection kit, including: Male DCE-to-RJ-45 connector (connects to switch) — Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
At least 2 inches (5.2 cm) on either side of the system, and from the rear of the system, to allow adequate airflow through the system (Figure 1-1). Figure 1-1. Selecting a Location Air Flow Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
* Note: Avaya does not supply the required ESD mat. 4. Connect the ground cord assembly to the ESD mat and to the ground plug on the switch fan tray. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Compare the holes in the rack mount flange against the holes in your rack to ensure they properly line up. Figure 1-2. Rack Mounting the Switch Rack Mounting Flange Switch Chassis Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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60 kg (130 lbs). A fully loaded P880/P882 switch weighs 80 kg (182 lbs). WARNING Do not use the handles on the power supplies or fan assembly to lift the switch chassis. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
1. Remove the plastic piece from the right side of the chassis. 2. Line the bracket up with the ball studs and screw holes and push until it locks into place (Figure 1-5). Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
2. Carefully remove the module from the antistatic bag. 3. Open the Ejector Tabs (see Figure 1-6). Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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4. Insert the module into the chassis (Figure 1-6). 5. Push on the center of the module until it is fully seated into the backplane. 6. Close the ejector tabs. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Failure to do this may result in difficulty installing other modules into the chassis. Installing the Cables The following cable types are used with the P550R/P580/P880/P882 switches: Fiber cables with SC or MT-RJ type connectors Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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Table 1-2. Pinouts for RS-232 DB-9 Female Console Port DCE Pin # Signal Description DCD (output) RX (input) TX (output) DTR (input) SGD (ground) DSR (output) RTS (input) CTS (output) RI (not used) 1-10 Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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Do not connect a supervisor module to a DCE device with a straight through cable or adapter. The DCE output data carrier detect (DCD) is not connected on the supervisor module. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1 1-11...
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412 m Full-duplex connection 2 km Table 1-6. Maximum Copper Cable Lengths for 10/100/1000Base-Tx Cable Description Maximum Cable Length Category 5 twisted pair cable 100 m 1-12 Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Ensuring that You Have Enough Power Available Each power supply powers approximately three I/O modules in the P550R or P580, and 8 I/O modules in the P880/P882. It takes two power supplies to power a full chassis. Using three power supplies ensures that the system has fault-tolerant load-sharing power capabilities.
Displays” in Chapter 17, Monitoring the Avaya Switch, in the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide, Version 5.3.1 for more detailed information about the front panel LEDs. 1-14 Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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Port enabled and sending and Modules with yellow receiving traffic. flash Traffic indicated by yellow flashes. Flashing Port disabled with link up. green Flashing Hardware failure. yellow No link. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1 1-15...
For information on how to perform this task, see Appendix A, “Upgrading the Application Software,” in the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switch User Guide, Version 5.3.1. 1-16 Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Table 2-1 for the required terminal settings to communicate with the switch. Table 2-1. Terminal Settings Baud Rate Stop Bits Data Bits Flow Parity Control 9,600 Xon/Xoff None Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Booting the operational system, please wait..Initializing the file subsystem... done Initializing the event subsystem... done Initializing the agent subsystem... done Initializing the platform... done Initializing the switch subsystem... done Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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This software or any other copies thereof may not be provided or otherwise made available to any other person. No title to and ownership of the software is hereby transferred. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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8. Enter setup. This initiates a series of queries. Answer each query as follows: a. When prompted to change the super user password, press Enter to accept the default answer of Yes. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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10Base-T connection. This allows you to log in using either the embedded web agent or the EMS. See the Installation and Operation guides for instruction on establishing additional IP network connections. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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After you have connected the out-of-band 10Base-T cable to the appropriate port on the supervisor front panel, log in to the switch using a Web browser, as described in Logging in to the Web Agent. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
"Logging in to the Web Agent" earlier in this chapter). 2. Select User Logins from the System/Administration group on the web agent window. The User Account Management dialog box opens (Figure 2-5) Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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4. Enter a user name for the account in the User Name field. 5. Enter a password for the account in the Password field. 6. Re-enter the same password in the Re-enter Password field. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
2. Type enable (en) at the Cajun switch prompt to enter enable mode. The enable mode prompt displays: Cajun # 3. Type configure to enter configure mode. The configure prompt displays: Cajun (configure)# 2-10 Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
* Note: With redundant supervisor modules, each supervisor module must be changed individually. Supervisor modules must run in the same fabric mode to function properly. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1 2-11...
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Chapter 2 2-12 Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
The transceivers used in this product are Class 1 Laser Products. This product complies with 21 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter J. Any use other than that specified herein may result in hazardous laser radiation exposure. Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Physical Dimensions: P550R/P580 - 17.5" W x 18" D x 10.5" H (44.45 cm W x 45.72 cm D x 26.67 cm H) P880/P882 - 17.25” W x 18” D x 25” H (43.815 cm W x 45.72 cm D x 63.5 cm H)
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8-Port Copper Gigabit Module - 65 W 48-Port 10/100 Ethernet Module with - 70 W TELCO Conceders 4-Port GBIC Module - 45W 8-Port GBIC Module - 75W Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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Chapter 3 Installation Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches v5.3.1...
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