Features
1-6 Introduction
Power Supply Replacement
Toreducenetworkdowntime,apowersupplymaybehotswapped.Whenmultiplepower
suppliesareinstalled,thisallowstheremovalofonepowersupplywithoutpoweringdownthe
chassisandinterruptingnetworktraffic.
The S-FAN Chassis Cooling System
TheS8chassisfeaturesremovablefantraysthatareaccessiblefromthefrontofthechassis.These
fantraysarehotswappable,whichallowthemtobereplacedwithoutpoweringdownthechassis.
ThefantrayshaveoneLEDlocatedonthefrontoftheunit.ThisLEDindicatesthestatus
ofthe
fantrays(normal/fault/notinstalled).Referto“S‐FANFanTrayStatusLED”onpage 3‐26forafull
descriptionofthefantrayLEDstates.
Standalone or Rack Mountable Chassis
TheS8chassiscanbeinstalledasafreestandingunitonashelfortable.TheS8chassiscanalsobe
mountedintoastandard48.26‐centimeter(19‐inch)equipmentrack.Inarackinstallation,theS8
chassiscanbeeitherfrontmountedormid‐mounted.Tomid‐mountanS8
chassis,youmustuse
theS‐Seriesmid‐mountbracketsthatareavailableseparately.Referto“SiteGuidelines”on
page 2‐1forrequirementsonventilationandcooling.
RJ45 COM Ports
IntheS8chassis,theRJ45COMportsaredesignedforaccessingspecificI/Ofabricmodules.Fora
particularCOMporttobefunctional,anI/Ofabricmodulemustbepresentinthecorresponding
slot.IntheS8chassis,theCOMportscorrespondtoslots4,5,and6.
USB Ports
TheUSBportsontheS8chassisallowyoutouseaUSBdrivetoupgradethechassisandupload
anddownloadfiles,suchasconfigura tionfilesandfirmwareimages.AUSBport,however,
functionsonlyifanI/Ofabricmoduleispresentinthecorrespondingslot.IntheS8chassis,
the
USBportscorrespondtoslots4,5,and6.