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Preface Intended Audience This document is intended for: Network engineers Technical support and servicing engineers Network administrators Technical Support Official Website: https://www.micasnetworks.com/support/ Signs The signs used in this document are described as follows: Danger An alert that contains important safety instructions. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents.
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3.2.2 Procedure ........................28 3.3 Installing the Chassis ....................... 28 3.3.1 Installation Guidelines ....................28 3.3.2 Mounting the Brackets ....................29 3.3.3 Mounting the Chassis on the Rack ................30 3.4 Installing the Protective Grounding Wire ................. 30 3.4.1 Installation Guidelines ....................30 3.4.2 Procedure ........................
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5.1 Monitoring ..........................38 5.1.1 Monitoring the LEDs ....................38 5.1.2 Running the CLI Commands ..................38 5.2 Maintenance ..........................38 5.2.1 Replacing the Power Module ..................38 5.2.2 Replacing the Fan Module ................... 39 5.2.3 Replacing the Lithium Battery ..................39 5.2.4 Replacing the Fuse ......................
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7.2.2 1000BASE-T Port ......................45 7.3 Surge Protection ........................47 7.3.1 Installing an AC Power Arrester ................... 47 7.3.2 Installing an Ethernet Port Arrester ................48 7.4 Site Selection ........................... 50 7.5 Recommended Cabling ......................50...
M2-W6930-64QC-FA PA1300I-F M2EFAN II-F Chassis The M2-W6930-64QC hardware system consists of a chassis, a power supply system, and a cooling system. Power supply system: provides four power module slots and supports 2+2 power redundancy. Cooling system: provides six fan module slots and supports 7+1 fan redundancy.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview 1.3.1 Appearance 1. Appearance Figure 1-1 Front View of the M2-W6930-64QC Figure 1-2 Rear View of the M2-W6930-64QC...
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview 2. Structure Figure 1-3 Front Panel Structure Table 1-3 Front Panel Components Component Mounting bracket USB port FUNC button System status LED BMC status LED Power status LED Fan status LED Locating LED QSFP-DD port LED QSFP-DD port Console port Asset tag...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview Figure 1-4 Rear Panel Structure Table 1-4 Rear Panel Components Component Ground for ESD-preventive wrist strap Power module slot Fan status LED Fan module slot Grounding stud 1.3.2 LEDs Table 1-5 LEDs Silkscreen Label Description Solid green: The system is operating normally.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview Silkscreen Label Description Solid green: The fan module is operating normally. Blinking green: The fan module is starting up. Fan status LED Solid red: The fan module is not functioning properly. Off: The fan module is not receiving power or not operating even after receiving power.
Range: 9,600 bit/s to 115,200 bit/s ○ Default value: 9,600 bit/s 1.3.4 Cooling The M2-W6930-64QC adopts the front-to-rear airflow. Air flows in through the ports and out through the power module, as shown in Figure 1-5. Caution Maintain a minimum clearance of 200 mm (7.87 in.) around the equipment for air circulation.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview Figure 1-5 Front-to-Rear Airflow 1.3.5 Technical Specifications Table 1-7 Technical Specifications Class Item Specification 2.9 GHz quad-core Memory 16 GB, DDR4 (compatible with 16 GB) Technical indicators Flash memory NOR flash: MB (for BootROM) 240 GB Without packing materials: 442 mm x 735 mm x 173.6 Dimensions...
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview Class Item Specification Console port 1 x RJ45 port USB port 1 x UBS 2.0 port Management port 1 x Gigabit RJ45 port supporting backward compatibility Operating altitude: 0–5,000 m (16,404.20 ft.) Altitude Storage altitude: 0–5,000 m (16,404.20 ft.) Operating temperature: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) at an altitude in the range of 0–2,000 m (0–6,561.68 ft.) Note...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview Class Item Specification PA1300I-F: Max. output power 1,000 W (100 V AC to 127 V AC) consumption 1,300 W (200 V AC to 240 V AC) PA1300I-F: Front-to-rear airflow (air exhaust on power Airflow direction module panel) Cooling mode Drawing air...
Overview Figure 1-6 Asset Tag Power Module The smart power module for the M2-W6930-64QC supports power consumption management and hot swapping. It can obtain the output power, output current, and operating temperature in real time. Caution To improve system stability and availability, you are advised to configure 2+2 power redundancy. The chassis configured with power redundancy works in current-sharing mode.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview 1.4.1 PA1300I-F 1. Appearance Figure 1-7 Appearance Figure 1-8 Structure Table 1-8 Components Component Description Forward fan Handle Handle of the power module Power connector Three-pin connector Latch LED Latch of the power module Power status LED...
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview 2. LED Table 1-9 Silkscreen Description Label Solid green: The power module is outputting power normally. Blinking green at 1 Hz: ○ The power module is in PS OFF state with only 12 V standby output. ○...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview Item Specification Overcurrent protection Supported Over-temperature protection Supported Fan Module 1.5.1 M2EFAN II-F 1. Appearance Figure 1-9 Structure Table 1-11 Components Component Description Fan status LED Latch Latch of the fan module Handle Handle of the fan module...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Overview 2. LED Table 1-12 Silkscreen Description Label Solid green: The fan module is operating normally. Fan status Blinking green: The fan module is being initialized. Status Solid red: The fan module is not functioning properly. Off: The fan module is not receiving power.
7.2 Connectors and Media. The equipment supports automatic MDI/MID-X crossover detection. Both straight through and crossover cables are applicable. 1.6.3 Power Cord 1. Applicable Power Cords Table 1-15 Power Cords Chassis Product ID AC Power Cord M2-W6930-64QC M2-W6930-64QC-FA CAB-2M-IEC-10A-B(US)
2. AC Power Cord Select AC power cords based on the types of power sockets used in your equipment room. Micas provides the following types of power cords to suit different the power sockets: ...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation Copper washer ID: 6.4 mm (0.25 in.), OD: 11.5 mm (0.45 in.), T: 1 mm (0.04 in.) Large lug Two-hole lug Preparing for Installation Safety Guidelines Note To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, review the safety guidelines in this chapter before you begin the installation.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation 2.1.3 Electricity Safety Always observe the local regulations and standards. Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to operate the equipment. Carefully check your work area for possible hazards, such as ungrounded power extension cables, missing safety grounds, and moist floors.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation 2.1.6 Storage Guidelines To ensure normal operation, plan for your installation site according to the temperature and humidity requirements. Caution If the equipment has been powered off for more than 18 months, power on the equipment and run it for consecutive 24 hours to activate the device.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation 2.2.5 Humidity To ensure normal operation and prolonged service life of the equipment, maintain an appropriate humidity in the equipment room. Otherwise, the equipment may be damaged. In an environment with a high relative humidity, the insulating material is prone to poor insulation or even electricity leakage.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation Average Maximum (mg/m mg/m mg/m Chlorine (Cl) 0.034 Nitric oxide (NO) 0.26 0.52 Note The average value is measured over one week. The maximum value is the upper limit of the harmful gas measured in one week for up to 30 minutes every day.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation Figure 2-1 Grounding Stud 2.2.8 Preventing Electromagnetic Interference Electromagnetic interference mainly comes from outside the equipment or application system and affects the equipment through capacitive coupling, inductive coupling, electromagnetic waves, and other conduction modes. ...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation Figure 2-2 19-Inch Rack (1) Use a four-post 19-inch EIA rack. (2) The left and right square hole rack posts are 465 mm (18.31 in.) apart. (3) The square hole rack post is at least 180 mm (7.09 in.) from the front door, and the front door is at most 25 mm (0.98 in.) thick.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation Unpacking the Switch 2.5.1 Verifying the Shipped Content Table 2-4 Default Shipping Container Components Description Chassis, yellow-green grounding wire, Quick Start Guide, Package Contents, Chassis kit and documentation Module kit Modules, Package Contents, and Quick Start Guide Note The preceding items are delivered against the purchase contact.
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Preparing for Installation Figure 2-4 Take out the accessory box, verify that the main accessories are not missing, and then keep the accessory box handy. Figure 2-5 Figure 2-6 Place the switch with the panel foam facing upwards. Remove the panel foam and set it aside.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Installing the Switch Move the switch with both hands onto the shipping box of another product, and remove the foam on the other side. (7) Remove the tape on the static-shielding container, open and reach into the bag with both hands, grab the two sides of the chassis, lift the switch out of the static-shielding container, and place it on an antistatic workbench.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Installing the Switch Installation Procedure Figure 3-1 Installation Procedure Start Pr epar e Install the chassis. Connect the grounding wire. Install the power module. Connect the power cor d. Ver ify installation. Set the power Troubleshoot switch to ON.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Installing the Switch Verifying Installation Connecting the Power Cord Installing the Rack 3.2.1 Installation Guidelines Make sure the following guidelines are met: All expansion bolts for securing the rack base to the ground are installed from bottom to up in the sequence of large flat washer, spring washer, and nut, and the installation holes on the base are flush with the expansion bolts.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Installing the Switch door. As a result, the front door cannot be closed after Ethernet cables and optical fibers are connected to the chassis. Generally, maintain a minimum clearance of 10 mm (0.39 in.) between the front panel and the front door.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Installing the Switch 3.3.3 Mounting the Chassis on the Rack The chassis can be installed on a standard 19-inch EIA rack. Mount the chassis on the rack with its front panel facing forward. You are advised to use a tray or guide rails to assist in installing the chassis on the rack. Figure 3-4 Mounting the Chassis on the Rack Caution...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Installing the Switch (2) Crimp one end of the grounding wire to the grounding terminal of the chassis and the other end to the grounding terminal of the rack or the grounding bar of the equipment room. Danger ●...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Installing the Switch If you are not able to screw in the captive screw, the fan module may not come in contact with the chassis. All fan and power modules must have the same airflow direction or else an error can occur. 3.5.2 Removing the Fan Module (1) Unscrew the captive screw on the fan module.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Installing the Switch Figure 3-7 Installing the Power Module Warning Slide the power module all the way into the chassis gently. Align the power module in the right orientation to the open power slot. ...
Make sure that you have mounted the chassis on the rack before installing the pluggable module. For procedure, see Micas Optical Module Hardware Installation and Reference Guide for details. The documentation is subject to update without prior notification. Please access Micas Networks at https://www.Micasnetworks.com/...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Commissioning (1) Connect one end of the AC power cord to the power connector. (2) Connect the other end of the AC power cord to the power socket of the external power system. Caution Make sure the power socket is OFF before connecting the power cord.
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Commissioning Click Serial in the left column. Set Bits per second to 115,200, Data bits to 8, Parity to None, Stop bits to 1, and Flow control to None. Click Open to set up the connection.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Commissioning (4) After setting up the configuration environment, power on the device. If the device is already configured with a password, a notification will appear. Click Accept, and enter your username and password for connection. Powering on the Device 4.2.1 Checklist Before Power-on...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Monitoring and Maintenance Monitoring and Maintenance Monitoring 5.1.1 Monitoring the LEDs Each module installed in the chassis features a LED, which can be used to monitor the status of each module while the switch is running. See 1 Overview for details.
To replace the fuse, please contact your distributor or technical support team. Table 5-2 Fuse Specifications Chassis Product ID Fuse Bits Specifications M2-W6930-64QC M2-W6930-64QC-FA F 5 A/125 V Caution Do not repair the fuse on site. Instead, deliver it to the factory for repair.
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Monitoring and Maintenance...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Flowchart The equipment is not wor king pr operly. Check whether the rack is installed pr operly. Check whether the chassis is mounted on the rack properly. Check whether the power cord is connected properly.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Troubleshooting Common Issues 6.2.1 Forgetting Login Password Symptom The login password is forgotten. Handling Method Contact technical support team. 6.2.2 AC Power Module Failure Symptom All LEDs on the front panel are off. The fan status LED is off, and the fan does not rotate. Handling Method Unplug the power cord from the power module.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix 6.2.6 Optical Port Linkdown Symptom The system runs normally. After you insert an optical transceiver into an optical port and plug in an optical cable, the link cannot be set up. Handling Method Check whether the receive and transmit ends are reversed. The transmit end of an optical port must be connected to the receive end of the peer port.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix Figure 7-1 Keeping the Label Text Area Facing Right or Downwards (2) Labeling procedure Figure 7-2 Signal Cable Labeling Procedure 7.1.3 Label Contents The contents of the two sides of the label identify the location of the ports connected to the two ends of the power cord.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix Figure 7-3 Signal Cable Label Connectors and Media 7.2.1 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Port Table 7-1 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Pin Assignment MDI Mode MDI-X Mode Output Transmit Data+ Input Receive Data+ Output Transmit Data– Input Receive Data-– Input Receive Data+ Output Transmit Data+ Input Receive Data–...
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix for data transmission. Figure 7-5 shows the twisted pair connection for the 1000BASE-T port. The connection method and signal description are provided considering self-made cables. Keep the side without the RJ45 locking clip facing yourself. The signal cables are numbered 1 to 8 from left to right. Figure 7-5 Cable Connection Modes and Signals Table 7-2...
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix Figure 7-6 1000BASE-T Twisted Pair Connections Surge Protection 7.3.1 Installing an AC Power Arrester When an AC power cord from outdoors is directly plugged into the power port of the switch, the AC power connector must be connected to an external surge protector power strip to protect the switch against lightning strikes.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix Figure 7-7 Power Arrester Note The power arrester does not come with the equipment. Please purchase it based on actual requirements. Important points: Make sure that the PE terminal of the power arrester is well grounded. ...
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix (1) Tear one side of the protective paper for the double-sided adhesive tape and paste the tape to the enclosure of the Ethernet port arrester. Tear the other side of the protective paper for the double-sided adhesive tape and paste the Ethernet port arrester to the switch enclosure.
Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix Site Selection The equipment room should be at least 5 km (16,404.20 ft.) away from heavy pollution sources, such as the smelter works, coal mine, and thermal power plant. The equipment room should be at least 3.7 km (12,139.11 ft.) away from medium pollution sources, such as the chemical factory, rubber factory, and electroplating...
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix cords are routed beside the rack, and top cabling or bottom cabling is adopted according to the locations of the AC power socket, or surge protection box in the equipment room. Requirements for the Minimum Bend Radius of Ethernet Cables ○...
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix corners. The metal hole traversed by cables should have a smooth and fully rounding surface or an insulated lining. Use cable ties to bundle up cables properly. Please do not connect two or more cable ties to bundle up cables. ...
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Hardware Installation and Reference Guide Appendix For the cable terminals fastened by screw threads, tighten the bolt or screw and take cable retention measures, as shown in Figure 7-12. Figure 7-12 Cable Fastening Hard power cords should be fastened in the terminal connection area to prevent stress on terminal connection and cable.
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