Overview of the BlackDiamond Switches
Extreme Networks Consolidated ExtremeXOS Hardware Installation Guide
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BlackDiamond 8810 Switch Chassis
The BlackDiamond 8810 chassis consists of the following components:
● One 10-slot chassis with backplane
● Eight dedicated I/O module slots, labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10
● One dedicated MSM slot, labeled 5/A
● One dual-use I/O module/MSM slot (labeled 6/B)
● Up to six power supplies, accessed from the front of the unit
● One fan tray, accessed from the front right of the unit
● One connector for an ESD-preventive wrist strap
When two MSMs are installed, the chassis can support up to 48 Gigabit bandwidth per slot.
Figure 8 shows the front of a BlackDiamond 8810 chassis equipped with two MSMs and three optional
I/O modules.
Figure 10: Front of the BlackDiamond 8810 chassis
Figure 9 shows the rear panel of the BlackDiamond 8810 chassis.
ASP042
ESD wrist strap
connector
MSM module slot
Power supplies
Fan tray
I/O module slots
Power cord
connectors
I/O module slots