Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 8800 Series - Manual (Page 15)

BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide 15
1 About the BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches
This chapter describes the Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 8800 series switches and includes the
following sections:
● Overview of the BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches on page 15
● Full-Duplex Support on page 16
● Management Ports on page 16
● External Compact Flash Memory Card on page 16
● BlackDiamond 8806 Switch Chassis on page 16
● BlackDiamond 8810 Switch Chassis on page 18
For information about the I/O modules and management modules (MSMs) for the BlackDiamond 8800
series switches, see
Chapter 2, “BlackDiamond 8800 Series Modules.”
For information about installing the BlackDiamond switches, see Chapter 5, “Installing the
BlackDiamond 8800 Series Chassis.”
Overview of the BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches
The BlackDiamond switches are chassis-based, Ethernet service core switches designed for core
applications.
The features of these switches include:
● Hot-swappable I/O modules that include Gigabit Ethernet copper ports (10/100/1000) and Gigabit
Ethernet fiber ports (SFP), or 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports (XFP)
● Management Switch Fabric Modules (MSMs) that provide the active switching fabric and CPU
control subsystem
● Redundant, load-sharing, hot-swappable power supplies
● Field-replaceable, hot-swappable fan trays
● Auto-negotiation for half-duplex or full-duplex operation on 10/100/1000 Mbps ports
● Load sharing on multiple ports
The BlackDiamond 8800 series switches include two chassis models:
● BlackDiamond 8806 switch
● BlackDiamond 8810 switch
For more information about configuring a BlackDiamond switch, see the ExtremeXOS 12.1 Concepts
Guide and the ExtremeXOS 12.1 Command Reference Guide.