Hello all, first many thanks for your helpful answers. >From you answers and the below mentioned pdf I summed up the following rules for our planned use of 3rd gen and dfe modules in the E7 chassis:
- DFEs can be used in any slot and connect to FTM2, bridging modules to FTM1 and FTM2 - all DFEs act as a single switching entity with one management ip address - 3rd gen cards can be used in any slot and connect to FTM1 - 3rd gen cards are each an invidual switching entity with seperate management ip addresses - you need a bridging module to connect FTM1 and FTM2. citation of the pdf: === The Matrix E7 (6C107) chassis has backplanes referred to as FTM1 and FTM2. The 7xxxxx DFE modules use FTM2 for high speed communication to each other and operate as one switching unit with a single IP address. The traffic through these modules does not connect to FTM1 except through an FTM bridging module such as the 7H4382-25, 7H4382-49, 7H4383-49, or the 7H4385-49. The 7H4382-49 has a connection to both FTM1 and FTM2 backplanes, which enables the 7H4382-49 to switch frames between the two backplanes and all modules in the 6C107 chassis. === Q1: Is there any difference between die 7H4382-49 and the other bridging modules concerning the mode of bridging? Q2: Is it really correct that the 7H4382-49 only connects to FTM1 when there is no NEM inserted? In my test lab I used a NEM and I still could transfer data between the 3rd gen cards and the DFEs Best Regards, Thorsten Steffen ============================ Thorsten Steffen Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln IT- und Netz-Services / Netze und Telekommunikation Appellhofplatz 1 50667 Köln Tel.: +49 (0) 221-220-1057 Fax: +49 (0) 221-220-4999 e-mail: [email protected] ============================ >>> "Hauers, Frank (ATS)" <[email protected]> 08.01.2009 15:35 >>> Hello Thorsten, in the installation guide of the 7H4382-49 you will find a chapter concerning the backplane connection and how-to place the modules. (3.4 BACKPLANE CONNECTIONS AND INSTALLATION RULES) You can find the installation guide here: http://secure.enterasys.com/support/manuals/hardware/9033835-09_web.pdf Mit freundlichen Grüßen Frank Hauers Technical Sales Networking Phone: +49 (0)2153-733-288 Fax: +49 (0)2153-733-460 [email protected] Avnet Technology Solutions GmbH Loetscher Weg 66, 41334 Nettetal, Germany www.avnet.com/ts/de AGB́s: http://www.avds.avnet.com/deu/docs/AGB_050822ATSGmbH_de.pdf Avnet Technology Solutions GmbH ·Lötscher Weg 66 · D- 41334 Nettetal Amtsgericht Krefeld HRB 8321 · Sitz der Gesellschaft: Nettetal · Geschäftsführer:Benedictus Borsboom, Gerhard Hundt · WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE 85853880 -----Original Message----- From: Thorsten Steffen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2009 15:19 To: Enterasys Customer Mailing List Subject: [enterasys] Howto use DFE and 3rd generation cards in E7 chassis Hello, does anybody know if enterasys offers online documentation about using dfes and 3rd generation cards in an E7 chassis? I just tested this with a 7H4382-49 and a 6H352-25 in an E7 chassis and two pcs each connected to one of the modules could ping each other successfully. I also found out that the two modules don't see each other which means that there are two administration domains where each domain manages only it's own ports. Because of this I'm wondering if there are any configuration guidelines concerning - the backplane connection - layer 2 protocols like stp (rstp) - vlan configuration - ...? Does anybody have experience with dfes and 3rd gen cards in E7 chassis? Many thanks in advance, Thorsten Steffen ============================ Thorsten Steffen Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln IT- und Netz-Services / Netze und Telekommunikation Appellhofplatz 1 50667 Köln Tel.: +49 (0) 221-220-1057 Fax: +49 (0) 221-220-4999 e-mail: [email protected] ============================ --- To unsubscribe from enterasys, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe enterasys [email protected] --- To unsubscribe from enterasys, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe enterasys [email protected] --- To unsubscribe from enterasys, send email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe enterasys [email protected]
