Switch Features - 3Com 3CB9E7 - CoreBuilder 9000 Chassis Switch Getting Started Manual

Switch Features

The CoreBuilder 9000 16-slot Enterprise Switch has
the following features:
An intelligent power management system
An intelligent system inventory management
system
An integrated, high-performance, distributed
network management system
Modules and fan trays that you can install or
remove while the Switch is operating (called hot
swapping), for field upgrades and service
Support for 3Com Transcend
Services for UNIX or for Windows
Slots for two management modules that do not
take up interface module or switch fabric module
space
You can fill the management module slots with an
Enterprise Management Engine (EME) and an
Enterprise Management Controller (EMC), or with
two EMEs to provide standby management sup-
port. You can also run the 16-slot Switch with one
EME installed.
The EME uses the management bus to send com-
mands to all installed interface modules and switch
fabric modules and to collect information from the
modules.
® Network Control
A single passive backplane that is capable of 70
redundant serial links and that enables the use of
multiple networking technologies, defined by the
type of switch fabric module that is installed
Two switch fabric module slots that are centered in
the chassis to provide complete redundancy and
optimal network performance
Slots for four power supplies to supply from
820 watts to 2460 watts with n + 1 redundancy
and 3280 watts without n + 1 redundancy,
depending on the type and quantity of installed
modules
Power supplies that you can add or replace while
the chassis is running (referred to as warm
swapping)
Slots for 14 interface modules
Cell or packet switching at an aggregated
bandwidth of up to 280 Gbps (primary and backup
interconnects)
Power fault-tolerant mode where you can reserve
the power of a single power supply (820 watts) to
act as a backup if one of the other power supplies
fails
Three triple operation exhaust fan trays (with the
power and reliability of nine fans) to make sure
that the chassis maintains the optimal temperature
for operation
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