Enterasys Platinum Distributed Forwarding Engine 7H4382-25 Benutzerhandbuch

Backplane Connections and Installation Rules

Matrix DFE-Series Module Installation Guide 3-9

The DFE-Platinum series modules can be installed in an SS6000, Matrix E7, Matrix N3, or 
Matrix N7 chassis. When installing the modules into one of these chassis, make sure to 
consider the following placement rules for the appropriate chassis and module mix.

The SS6000 chassis can support a mix of up to five first (6x1xx), second (6x2xx), and third 
(6x3xx) generation modules and the DFE-Platinum module 7H4382-25. In this type of 
installation, the 7H4382-25 has connections to the other modules via FTM1, but is 
configured and assigned its own IP address using the cli command set described in the 
Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Configuration Guide. Each 7H4382-25 installed in the chassis is 
managed seperately. The SS6000 chassis Local Management entity will not recognize or 
display any 7H4382-25 status information via its local management screens. This 
information is obtained using the cli commands. 

Rule: There are no particular rules for installing the 7H4382-25 into a SS6000 chassis.

The Matrix N3 chassis slots 1 through 3 will support only DFE-Platinum modules.

Rule: There are no particular rules for installing DFE-Platinum modules into a Matrix N3 
chassis. 

The Matrix N7 chassis slots 1 through 7 will support only DFE-Platinum modules.

Rule: There are no particular rules for installing DFE-Platinum modules into a Matrix N7 
chassis. 

Depending on the modules being installed in the Matrix E7 chassis and to help ensure 
proper operation, consider the following examples and rules for module placement in the 
chassis. 

 shows five examples of chassis module placement. These examples are 

described below along with the applicable module placement rule.