Installing Optional Network Expansion Module (Nem); Backplane Connections And Installation Rules; Ftm1 And Ftm2 Connectivity - Enterasys Matrix 7H4385-49 Hardware Installation Manual

Installing Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)

Refer to your release notes or the Enterasys Networks web site for the latest available
network expansion module.
A Phillips screwdriver is required to install an optional network expansion module into
the 7H4385‐49.
Installing a NEM involves
• removing the safety cover
• removing the coverplate from the DFE module (7H4385‐49),
• attaching the network expansion module, and
• replacing the safety cover.
Refer to the installation instuctions shipped with the NEM for details.

Backplane Connections and Installation Rules

The following sections describe the FTM1 and FTM2 backplane connections, and the
hardware configuration rules when installing first (6x1xx), second (6x2xx), third (6x3xx),
and fourth (7xxxxx) generation modules into the same Matrix E7 chassis.

FTM1 and FTM2 Connectivity

The Matrix E7 (6C107) chassis has backplanes referred to as FTM1 and FTM2. The 7xxxxx
DFE modules use FTM2 for high speed communication to each other and operate as one
switching unit with a single IP address. The traffic through these modules does not
connect to FTM1 except through an FTM bridging module such as the 7H4382‐25,
7H4382‐49, 7H4383‐49, or the 7H4385‐49. Installation Guides for these bridging modules
are located on the Enterasys Networks World Wide Web site: http://www.enterasys.com/
support/manuals.
Note: Install any optional equipment before proceeding to
Installation Rules" on page 3-3 for an explanation of the rules to install different series
modules in a Matrix E7 chassis.
Note: A lowercase x indicates the general use of an alphanumeric character (for example,
6x1xx, the x's indicate a combination of numbers or letters).

Installing Optional Network Expansion Module (NEM)

"Backplane Connections and
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