Contents

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About This Guide

1 Safety

• General Safety Precautions
  • Fan Module
  • System Maintenance
  • Fiber Optic Cable
  • Environmental Specifications
  • Using This Guide
• Electrical Safety Precautions
  • Precautions
• Battery Warning
• ESD Safety
  • Precautions
• Environmental, Safety, and Regulatory Certifications

2 Component Overview

• Chassis
  • Mounting Hardware
    • Equipment Rack Installation Hardware
    • Mounting Hardware
• System Processor
  • Processor Module (CPU)
• System Control Panels
  • Front Panel
  • Reset Button
    • Alarm LED
    • Power LED
    • Alarm Silence Button
    • Graphic Display
    • Navigation Buttons
    • Intake Fans
  • Rear View
• Option Card Slots
  • USB
  • Console Port
    • Console Port Pin-out
    • Console Adapter
  • PWR LED
  • H/S LED
  • Alarm Port
    • Alarm Levels
    • Alarm Port Pin-out
  • Network Management Ports
    • Ethernet LEDs
    • Link LED
    • Activity LED
  • Signaling and Media Interfaces
• Power Components
  • Power Supply Redundancy
  • AC Power
    • AC Power Cords
  • DC Power
    • DC Power Cords
• Cooling Components
  • Fan
  • Air Filter

3 Graphic Display

• Graphic Display Navigation
• Display Modes
  • Base Display
  • Alarm Display
• Graphic Display Menus
  • Top Menu
  • INTERFACE Menu
  • BOOT PARAMS Menu
  • SYSTEM Menu
  • ACTIVITY Menu
  • ENVIRONMENT Menu
  • RETURN
• Graphic Display Output for HA Nodes
  • Initial State Displays
  • Out Of Service State Displays
  • Becoming Standby State Displays
  • Standby State Displays
  • Active State Displays

4 System Installation

• Shipped Parts
  • Installation Tools and Parts
  • Recommended Tools and Parts
  • Rack System Instructions
• Pre installation
  • Environmental Guidelines
  • Power Guidelines
  • Mounting Guidelines
  • Other Safety Guidelines
• Mounting Installation
  • Overview
    • Mounting Options
    • Unpacking the Acme Packet 6300/6350
• Cabinet-Style 4-Post Chassis Installation
  • Mounting System
  • Installing the Stationary Slides
    • Tapped Hole Rack Installation
    • Front-Mounting a Tapped Hole Rack Installation
    • Rear-Mounting a Tapped Hole Rack Installation
    • Square Hole Rack Installation
    • Front-Mounting a Square Hole Rack Installation
  • Rear-Mounting a Square Hole Rack Installation
  • Installing the Chassis Ears and Slides
  • Installing the Chassis in the Rack
• Center-Mount 2-Post Chassis Installation
  • Installing the Center-Mount Hardware
    • Installing the Chassis in the Rack
• Fan Module Installation
• Ground and Power Cable Installation
  • Grounding Cable Installation
  • AC Power Cord Installation
  • DC Power Cord Installation
• Cabling the Acme Packet 6300/6350 System
  • Console Port
    • Chassis Console Cabling Procedure
  • Alarm Port Cabling
    • Cabling Procedure
  • Network Management Ports
    • Cabling Procedure
  • Media and Signaling Network Interfaces
  • 10GbE SFP+ Optical Cabling Procedure
    • Fiber Optic Cable Handling
    • Connecting to the Physical Interface Cards
• Cabling for HA Deployments
  • HA Cabling
    • Rear Panel Cabling
    • Media Cabling for HA Nodes

5 Startup

• Creating a Console Connection
  • Prerequisites
  • Creating a Console Connection
• Powering On the Acme Packet 6300/6350
• Initial Login
  • Formatting the Solid State Drive

6 Maintenance

• System Shut Down
  • Shutting down the Acme Packet 6300/6350
  • Rejecting Incoming Calls
  • Shutting Down the Acme Packet 6300/6350 Console
• Rebooting, Resetting, and Power Cycling
  • Reboot
  • System Reset
  • Power Cycling
• Standby Mode for HA Nodes
  • Replacing an NIU in an HA Node
• Chassis Removal
  • Removing the Acme Packet 6300/6350 from an Equipment Rack
• ESD
• Power Supply Removal and Replacement
  • Removing a Power Supply
  • Installing a Power Supply
• NIU/TCU Removal and Replacement
  • NIU/TCU Removal
  • NIU/TCU Installation
• Replacing the SSM3 Module
  • Pre-Installation Guidelines
  • Required Parts
  • Removing the SSM3 Module
  • Installing the SSM3 Module
• Replacing Transcoding Modules
  • Installation and Removal Guidelines
  • Required Parts
  • Removing the Transcoding Module
  • Installing the Transcoding Module
• Replacing the SSD
  • Removing the SSD
  • Installing the SSD
• Fan and Filter Maintenance
  • Remove and Install Individual Fans
  • To Install a Fan
  • Maintaining the Cooling Components
    • Cleaning the Cooling Components
• SFP+ Removal and Replacement
• SFP+ Media Signaling Interfaces
  • SFP+ Information
  • SFP+ Identification
• Media Cables
  • Cable Information
  • Cable Identification
• Removing an SFP+
  • Replacing an SFP+
• Alarms
  • Hardware and Environmental Alarms
    • Hardware Temperature Alarm
    • Fan Speed Alarm
    • Power Supply Alarms
    • Voltage Alarms
  • Link and SDP Alarms
    • Media Ethernet Link Alarms
    • Management Ethernet Link Alarms
    • SFP+ Presence Alarms

7 Specifications

• Environmental, Safety, and Regulatory Certifications
• Physical Specifications
  • Acme Packet 6300/6350 System Chassis Specifications
  • AC Power Supply Physical Dimensions
  • DC Power Supply Physical Dimensions
  • Fan Module Specifications
• Electrical Specifications
  • Power Supply Input Circuit Fuse Requirements
  • Alarm Port Dry Contact Current Limits
• Environmental Specifications
• Connector Specifications
• Optical Transceiver Interface Module Specification

8 Acronyms, Definitions, and Terms