About This Document; In This Chapter; How This Document Is Organized - Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual

About This Document

In this chapter

How this document is organized

This document is a hardware reference manual written for system administrators and technicians
experienced with networking, Fibre Channel, and SAN technologies to help them install, set up,
configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone
("PowerConnect B-DCX-4S").
This document presents information on setting up and operating the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S. It is
organized in a loosely chronological order, beginning with an overview of the PowerConnect
B-DCX-4S and ending with removal and replacement procedures of field replaceable components.
The document contains the following sections:
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How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
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Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
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What's new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
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Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
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Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
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Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
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Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
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ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
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Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
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Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Chapter 1, "Hardware Overview,"
and provides a brief description of its features.
Chapter 2, "Installation," describes how to install, set up, and power on the PowerConnect
B-DCX-4S.
Chapter 3, "Log In and Configuration,"
get the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S established in a fabric.
Chapter 4, "Monitor System Components,"
functions, and also lists Fabric OS commands required for monitoring the PowerConnect
B-DCX-4S.
Chapter 5, "Removal and Replacement Procedures (RRPs),"
replace each of the FRUs in the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S.
identifies the components of the PowerConnect B-DCX-4S
provides the initial configuration information required to
provides descriptions of the LEDs and their
describes how to remove and
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