Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Conventions..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Notes, cautions, and warnings.....................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Text formatting conventions......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Command syntax conventions....................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Documentation and Training.................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Training..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Getting Help................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Subscribing to Service Notications.........................................................................................................................................................................................9
Providing Feedback to Us......................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
About this Document.......................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Supported hardware and software...................................................................................................................................................................................................11
What is new in this document............................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Device Overview............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Hardware features...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Port-side view of the SLX 9540 Switch ......................................................................................................................................................................................15
Nonport-side view of the SLX 9540 Switch ............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Device management options.............................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Preparing for the Installation..........................................................................................................................................................................................17
Safety precautions.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
General precautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
ESD precautions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Power precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Lifting precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Laser precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Facility requirements..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Electrical considerations............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Environmental considerations.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Location considerations..............................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Cable management recommendations................................................................................................................................................................................20
Quick installation checklist.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Shipping carton contents.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Mounting the Device........................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Mounting options....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Mounting precautions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Standalone installation.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Installing the device in a rack..............................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Four-post rack mount kit installation (XBR-R000297)......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Time and items required.............................................................................................................................................................................................................25
Parts list............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Flush-front mounting...................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Installing the Universal Two-Post Rack Kit (XEN-R000294)..............................................................................................................................................29
Installation requirements.............................................................................................................................................................................................................30
Time and items required.............................................................................................................................................................................................................30
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