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BlackDiamond 6800 Series Switch Overview
Service Port
The MPLS module is equipped with one front-panel service port. The port is reserved
for use only by Extreme Networks technical support personnel for diagnostic purposes.
Console Port
The MPLS module is equipped with one front-panel serial port. The port is reserved for
use only by Extreme Networks technical support personnel for diagnostic purposes.
BlackDiamond 6800 Series Switch Overview
The BlackDiamond 6800 series switch is a chassis-based switch designed to be placed in
the core of your network. The BlackDiamond 6800 series switch is flexible and scalable,
making it easy for you to meet the changing requirements of your network. The
combination of BlackDiamond and Summit switches delivers a consistent end-to-end
network solution that provides a nonblocking architecture, wire-speed switching,
wire-speed IP routing, and policy-based Quality of Service (QoS).
About BlackDiamond Modules
In addition to the MPLS module described in this guide, the BlackDiamond 6800 series
switch supports a variety of I/O modules that offer a choice of port connections over
different media types and distances. Management Switch Fabric (MSM64i) modules
provide the internal switch fabric for data being sent between I/O modules. See the
BlackDiamond Hardware Installation Guide for more information.
BlackDiamond 6800 series MPLS modules can be inserted or removed at any time
without causing disruption of network services. No configuration information is stored
on the MPLS module; all configuration information is stored on the MSM64i module.
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You can also use ExtremeWare
commands to configure the MPLS module after
installing it in an I/O slot in the BlackDiamond chassis, or you can preconfigure the
parameters of a module that has not yet been inserted into the chassis.
If you preconfigure a slot for a particular module, the preconfigured information is used
when the module is inserted. You must select a module type for the slot before you can
preconfigure the parameters. If you have preconfigured a slot for a specific module
type, and then insert a different type of module, you must explicitly override the
existing configuration with a new configuration, or use the ExtremeWare
MPLS Module Installation and User Guide
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