The Sun Blade 8000 Chassis supports up to four Network Express Modules (NEMs). The Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis supports up to two NEMs.
The Sun Blade 8000 and 8000 P chassis ships with filler panels installed in each NEM slot labeled NEM (see figure below). Use the following procedures to remove a filler panel from a slot and to install a NEM into the corresponding vacant slot.
Illustration Key
Item |
Description |
---|---|
0 |
NEM filler panel in slot NEM0 |
1 |
NEM filler panel in slot NEM1 |
2 |
NEM filler panel in slot NEM2 |
3 |
NEM filler panel in slot NEM3 |
If you are not installing a NEM into a slot, do not remove the NEM filler panel from the slot. The NEM filler panel is required to meet FCC standards for electromagnetic interference (EMI). The filler panels are also required to ensure proper chassis airflow and cooling.
For additional information about the I/O capability that a NEM provides, see I/O Connectivity.
In the rear of the chassis, locate the NEM filler panel that you want to remove.
Note that both NEM filler panel ejector levers are in the closed position.
Holding both ejector levers at the same time, open and unlatch the ejector levers by extending them outward.
If necessary, see About Chassis Ejector Levers for additional information.
Holding the opened ejector levers, pull the NEM filler panel toward you until it has been fully removed from the chassis slot.
Unpack the NEM from the packaging (box labeled NEM).
(GbE NEM only) If the NEM is a GbE NEM, do the following:
Locate the starting MAC address for all 20 GbE NEM ports printed on the rear of the NEM board.
Record the MAC address along with the chassis slot number where you are about to install the NEM and keep both for future reference.
Once the NEM is installed in the chassis, you will not be able to read the MAC address label on the unit.
Later in the installation, when you specify operating system network information for multiple network interfaces, you will need to know the MAC address for each NEM data port connected to your network. For more information about NEM MAC addresses, see About the NEM and EM External Data Port MAC Addresses.
Locate the vacant NEM slot in the back of the chassis. Ensure the label on top of the NEM is facing up.
For information about the NEM to blade connection, see Blade to NEM Connections.
Align the NEM with the vacant NEM slot.
Ensure that the NEM's RJ-45 port connectors are facing toward you and that the NEM ejector levers are fully opened.
Slide the NEM into the vacant NEM chassis slot until the ejector levers engage.
Ensure that the NEM engages with the system chassis guidance system. Failure to align the NEM correctly can result in damage with the NEM's internal connection to the chassis midplane.
Complete the installation by closing both the ejector levers until the latches snap into place and the NEM is secured in the chassis.
If necessary, see About Chassis Ejector Levers for additional information.
For each remaining NEM to be installed, repeat the two procedures listed above:
Remove NEM Filler Panel
Install NEM in Powered-Off Chassis