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’s new in this document............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Product Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Product features.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
FlexPort..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Using the VDX 6740T as a DHCP server..........................................................................................................................................................................15
Extreme Networks inter-switch link trunks..........................................................................................................................................................................16
Supported transceivers............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Extreme Networks inter-switch link trunks..........................................................................................................................................................................17
Hardware components..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Port side view .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Nonport side view..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Extreme Networks inter-switch link trunks..........................................................................................................................................................................22
Preparing for the Installation..........................................................................................................................................................................................25
Installation and safety considerations.............................................................................................................................................................................................25
Power precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
Environmental precautions........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26
EIA rack considerations...............................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Recommendations for cable management........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Items required for the installation..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Items included with the device...........................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Mounting the Device........................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Mounting options....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Mounting precautions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
Standalone installation .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................30
Installing the 1U Slim Rail Rack Mount Kit for Four-Post Racks (XBR-000291)......................................................................................................31
Time and items required.............................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Parts List............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Attaching the front brackets.......................................................................................................................................................................................................32
Installing the device in the rack................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Attaching the rear brackets to the front brackets..............................................................................................................................................................34
Attaching the rear brackets to the rack rails........................................................................................................................................................................35
Installing the 1U, 1.5U, and 2U Universal Kit for Four Post Racks (XBR-R000295)..............................................................................................35
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