Connect Network Interface Cables; Verify The Switch Blade Installation; Displaying Slot Status Information - NETGEAR M6100 Hardware Installation Manual

Connect Network Interface Cables

Use the appropriate type of cable to connect the ports of your switch to another switch or
router.
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To cable the switch blade:
Verify that you identified the correct cable for the port.
1.
Use an alcohol wipe or other appropriate cleaning agent to clean the cable connectors;
2.
make sure that they are free of dust, oil, and other contaminants.
If you are using optical fiber cable, align the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) connectors with
3.
the correct corresponding connectors on the switch or the I/O module.
Press the cable connectors into their mating connectors on the switch or I/O module until the
4.
cable connector is firmly seated.
Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for the remaining cables on this or other switches or I/O modules.
5.

Verify the Switch Blade Installation

After you install a switch blade, verify that it is working correctly by checking the LEDs on the
front panel of the blade. The following table shows normal LED operation for correctly
installed supervisor switch blades and I/O switch blades.
Use the command-line interface (CLI) show slot <slot number> command to display
slot-specific information about the newly installed switch blade.
Table 2. Blade LED activity for normal operation
Supervisor Switch Blade
Status LED
Supervisor LED
Port LED
For more information about LED activity, see

Displaying Slot Status Information

Assuming that no problems occurred with the module, the command show chassis
displays information about the module including general information about the module
NETGEAR M6100 Switch Chassis
Blinking green. PoE daughter card
installed.
Green. No PoE daughter card installed.
Green. Primary Supervisor module
Amber. Backup Supervisor module
Solid yellow or green. Port link up.
Blinking yellow or green. Packet
activity detected.
Install M6100 Series Switch Blades
Switch Blades
Status LED
Supervisor LED
Port LED
M6100 Switch Blade Front Panels
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Blinking green when PoE
daughter card is present
or green when no PoE
daughter card is installed.
Off
Solid yellow or green.
Port link up.
Blinking yellow or
green. Packet activity
detected.
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