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E300 System Installation Process, Appendix, A, System Boot, - air flow

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Table 2-1. E300 Component Requirements Component Backplane (factory installed) Air filter Fan tray RPMs Line cards SFMs Power Supplies: AC Power Supply (100 - 120 VAC) AC Power Supply (200 - 240 VAC) DC Power Entry Module (PEM) Cable management bracket Minimum 1 1 1 1 1 1* 3 2 1 0 *With one SFM, the E300 does not transmit traffic at line rate. Maximum 1 1 1 2 6 2 4 4 2 2 Field-Replaceable? No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes E300 System Installation Process To install the E300 System, Dell Force10 recommends that you install the chassis and modules in the following order: Step 1 2 3 Task Prepare the Site Unpack the chassis and components Mount the chassis 4 Install components: • Fan Tray • AC Power Supply or DC PEMs 5 Verify power supplies and air flow 6 Install RPMs, line cards, and SFMs 7 Connect network cables 8 Supply power to the Chassis Relevant Section in the Manual Site Selection Criteria on page 13 Storing Components on page 16 Installing the Chassis into an Equipment Rack on page 17 or Installing the Chassis into an Equipment Cabinet on page 18 Installing E300 Fan Tray on page 29 Installing Power Modules on page 19 Power Supply and Fan Operability Test on page 27 Installing RPMs, Line Cards, and SFMs on page 31 RPM Ports and Cables on page 39 Powering Up on page 43 After you supply power to the chassis, the software boots to the run-time CLI prompt. To interrupt the boot process, enter the break key sequence (CNTL-SHIFT-6) and enter the BOOT_USER mode. Refer to Appendix A, System Boot, on page 51 for more information on the BOOT_USER mode. The E300 System | 11

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The E300 System
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*With one SFM, the E300 does not transmit traffic at line rate.
E300 System Installation Process
To install the E300 System, Dell Force10 recommends that you install the chassis and modules in the
following order:
After you supply power to the chassis, the software boots to the run-time CLI prompt. To interrupt the
boot process, enter the break key sequence (CNTL-SHIFT-6) and enter the BOOT_USER mode. Refer to
Appendix
A, System Boot, on page 51
for more information on the BOOT_USER mode.
Table 2-1.
E300 Component Requirements
Component
Minimum
Maximum
Field-Replaceable?
Backplane (factory installed)
1
1
No
Air filter
1
1
Yes
Fan tray
1
1
Yes
RPMs
1
2
Yes
Line cards
1
6
Yes
SFMs
1*
2
Yes
Power Supplies:
AC Power Supply (100 - 120 VAC)
AC Power Supply (200 - 240 VAC)
DC Power Entry Module (PEM)
3
2
1
4
4
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cable management bracket
0
2
Yes
Step
Task
Relevant Section in the Manual
1
Prepare the Site
Site Selection Criteria on page
13
2
Unpack the chassis and components
Storing Components on page
16
3
Mount the chassis
Installing the Chassis into an Equipment Rack on page
17
or
Installing the
Chassis into an Equipment Cabinet on page
18
4
Install components:
•
Fan Tray
•
AC Power Supply or DC PEMs
Installing E300 Fan
T
ray on page
29
Installing Power Modules on page
19
5
Verify power supplies and air flow
Power Supply and Fan Operability
T
est on page
27
6
Install RPMs, line cards, and SFMs
Installing RPMs, Line Cards, and SFMs on page
31
7
Connect network cables
RPM Ports and Cables on page
39
8
Supply power to the Chassis
Powering Up on page
43