Chapter 1: Blackdiamond X8 Series Switches; Switch Overview; Blackdiamond X8 Chassis Features - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond X8 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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BlackDiamond X8 Series Switches

Switch Overview

BlackDiamond X8 Chassis Features

Management Ports
Switch Overview
The BlackDiamond X8 series switches are chassis-based switches designed for virtualized data centers
and high-performance compute cluster installations. They provide high-density, line rate 10/40 GbE
ports. For more information about configuring a BlackDiamond switch, see the ExtremeXOS Concepts
Guide and the ExtremeXOS Command Reference Guide.
The features of these switches include:
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I/O modules that are hot-swappable and provide 10-Gigabit fiber or copper ports, or 40-Gigabit
Ethernet fiber ports using SFP+ or QSFP+ optical modules
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Up to 768 line-rate 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports or 192 line-rate 40-Gigabit Ethernet ports in one
chassis
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Redundant management modules that provide the CPU control subsystem
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N+1 redundant switch fabric modules that provide the active switching fabric
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Redundant, load-sharing, hot-swappable power supplies
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Field-replaceable, hot-swappable fan trays
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20+ Tbps switching capacity
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1.28 Tbps bandwidth per slot
BlackDiamond X8 Chassis Features
The BlackDiamond X8 switch chassis has the following physical features:
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Height of 14.5 RU, allowing three switches to be installed in a 7-foot rack
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Optional mid-mount brackets for flexibility in rack positioning
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Horizontal front slots for I/O modules and management modules
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Eight full-width slots for IO modules
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Two half-width slots for management modules (MMs)
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Four vertical slots in the back (behind fan trays) for fabric modules (FMs)
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Eight bays in the front for redundant power supplies; rear-accessible power connections
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Five vertical fan trays at the back
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Two connectors for an ESD-preventive wrist strap
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On the front panel between the management modules
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On the back panel at the top right corner