Switch Chassis; Console Ports; Slot Covers; Backplane - HP ProCurve 8100fl Series Installation And Getting Started Manual

Switch Chassis

The Switch 8108fl is an 8-slot chassis; the Switch 8118fl is a 16-slot chassis.

Console Ports

The top of the chassis contains two RJ-45 serial console ports—one for
Management Module A (primary management module), and one for
Management Module B (secondary management module). These ports are
used to directly connect a management console to the switch by using the
RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter and straight-through cable supplied with the switch.
You can use the console port only for out-of-band management. It cannot be
used for a Telnet connection. For network connections, use the 10/100 Base-T
port on the Management module, as shown in

Slot Covers

All ProCurve Switch 8100fl slots must have an installed module or be covered
by a slot cover any time the switch is powered on. Slot covers are included in
your shipment as needed, and are half-height size, except for the full-height
slot cover for the 8116fl switch fabric module. Half-height slot covers have
different widths—switch fabric modules are wider than interface modules.
C a u t i o n
Failure to cover empty slots while the system is running degrades the forced
air cooling system and can cause the system to overheat.

Backplane

The backplane is installed at the factory and occupies the rear of the chassis.
It is designed to be completely passive to ensure high availability of the system.
The power supplies use the backplane to supply power to the system. Interface
modules and the primary management module use the backplane to exchange
control information and packets.

Modules

Each module is shipped separately from the chassis. The different types of
supported modules are described in the following sections. As of this printing,
the following modules are supported in ProCurve 8100fl switches:
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ProCurve 8108fl Redundant Switch Fabric Module (J8729A)
ProCurve 8116fl Redundant Switch Fabric Module (J8730A)
ProCurve Switch fl Redundant Management Module (J8731A)
ProCurve Switch fl 1-Port 10-GbE LR Interface Module (J8733A)
Introducing the ProCurve Series 8100fl Switch
Front of the Switch
Table 1-1 on page 1-6.
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