IXIA AresONE High Performance Fixed Chassis

This chapter provides details about AresONE 400 GE High Performance fixed chassis, its specifications, and features.

AresONE-400 GE High Performance fixed chassis provides high-scale 400 GE traffic generation, network protocol emulation, and performance test solution available for 400/200/100/50 GE QSFP-DD interfaces. It delivers massive protocol scale on every fan-out port for unparalleled traffic generation performance and receive-side measurement scale over its supported 8x200 GE, 16x100 GE, and 32x50 GE ports. It is the only test solution that does not lose transmit stream capability, receive-side measurement tracking, and measurement capability because of fan-out to 2x200 GE and 4x100 GE.

AresONE-400 GE High Performance fixed chassis facilitates high-scale mixed protocol tests, large system-under-test (SUT) scenarios, and fail-over and convergence testing at large subscriber scales. The solution accommodates testing of pre-designed full-scale networks with multi-service protocol configurations.

Following are the highlights of AresONE-400 GE High Performance fixed chassis:

AresONE offers a factory and a field-upgrade Ethernet speed option that provides 2x200 GE, 4x100 GE, and 8x50 GE test capabilities.

 

Key Features

The key features of AresONE-400 GE High Performance fixed chassis are as follows:

Note: With AN and LT turned on, 50 GE fan-out operation becomes 4x50 GE per port. With AN and LT turned off, the 50 GE operation becomes 8x50 GE per port.

 

AresONE High Performance Fixed Chassis Variants

AresONE-400 GE High Performance fixed chassis comprises the variants described as follows:

T400GP-4P-QDD

T400GD-8P-QDD is an 4- port, high performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support.

2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE Fan-Out Options

The T400 GD and T400 GDR Fan-Out options for the QDD and OSFP models are available in two forms:

2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE Factory Installed

2x200 GE, 4x100 GE, 8x50 GE FAN-OUT FACTORY INSTALLED for the T400GD/T400GDR 8 and 4-port, full and reduced, fixed chassis systems. One option is required for each system for all 8x400 GE ports (905-1044). This is applicable on new purchases to enable the 2x200 GE, 4x100 GE and 8x50 GE fan-out speeds per port.

2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE Field Upgrade

2x200 GE, 4x100 GE, 8x50 GE FAN-OUT FIELD UPGRADE for the T400GD/T400GDR 8-port and 4-port, full and reduced, fixed chassis systems. One option is required for each fixed chassis system for all 8x400 GE ports (905-1045). This is applicable on field upgrade purchases to enable the 2x200 GE, 4x100 GE and 8x50 GE fan-out speeds.

Part Numbers

Part Numbers for AresONE fixed chassis are provided in the following table:

Model Number Part Number Description

T400GP-4P-QDD

944-1178

  • 4-ports of 400 GE with the native QSFP-DD physical interface.
  • High performance
  • Supports layer 1-3

T400GP-4P-QDD+200 G+100 G+50 G

905-1044
  • 2x200 GE, 4x100 GE, 8x50 GE fan-out speeds per port

  • Fan-out factory installed
  • Both full and reduced performance models
  • Required on new purchases

T400GP-4P-QDD+200 G+100 G+50 G

905-1045
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE fan-out speeds per port

  • Fan-out field upgrade
  • Both full and reduced performance models
  • Required on field upgrade purchases

Specifications

The hardware specifications for the AresONE QDD and OSFP models are contained in the following tables:

 
Feature

AresONE-400GE High Performance Fixed Chassis

Hardware Fixed Chassis Specifications

RU/ Number of Ports

2 RU, 4-port fixed chassis system

Physical Interfaces

Native QSFP-DD physical port

Supported Port Speeds

  • 400 GE/port: 400 GE-capable fiber and passive copper cable media
  • 2x200, 4x100, 4x50 GE, 8x50 GE with the purchase of a factory or a field upgrade speed option

CPU and Memory

Multicore processor with up to 8 GB of CPU memory per port depending on the speed mode set on the port.

IEEE Interface Protocols for 400GE

  • IEEE 802.3bs 200 GE and 400 GE, 400GBASE-R
  • IEEE 802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet

Layer 1 support

400GE native ports and 200/100/50 GE speed option:

  • KP4 (RS-544, 514) Ethernet Forward Error Correction, Clause 119
  • Auto-negotiation (AN) and link training (LT) support
    • All speeds support AN and LT for 1x400 GE, 2x200 GE, 4x100 GE, and 4x50 GE speed modes
    • 8x50 GE speed mode does not support AN and LT
  • Correctable and uncorrectable FEC statistics per-port
  • FEC symbol error injection (400 GE & 200 GE speeds only)
  • FEC symbol error density distribution analysis
  • Pre-FEC BER and FLR measurements
  • Extensive FEC BER and rate related statistics
  • PCS lanes Tx and Rx BER test and statistics
  • Layer 1 BERT testing with PRBS patterns

Optical Transceiver

Support

Capable of support for all QSFP-DD MSA compliant optical transceivers up to Power Class 7 with 14 watts of power consumption such as: 400GBASE-DR4, 400GBASE-FR4, 400GBASE-LR8, and 400GBASE-SR8 other optical transceiver types, such as QSFP56 and AOCs.

Copper Cable Media

400GBASE-CR8, passive, copper Direct Attached Cable (DAC) up to 3 meters in length.

Fixed Chassis System Dimensions
  • 30.3” (L) x 17.3” (W) x 3.46” (H)
  • 770mm (L) x 438.2mm (W) x 88mm (H)

Fixed Chassis System

Weights

  • Hardware only: 74.6 lbs. (33.84 kg)
  • Shipping: 94.5 lbs. (42.86 kg)

Note: Shipping weight is approximate. It includes rackmount slides, power cords, sync cables, and packaging.

Fixed Chassis System

Electrical Power

  • Operates on 100-240 VAC, 50/60Hz
  • 200-240 VAC is single phase
  • Requires (3) power sources when running 100-120 VAC, 9 A for each power supply. AresONE fixed chassis is shipped with (3) 100-125 VAC power cords.
  • Requires (2) power sources when running 200-240 VAC, 7 Amps for each power supply.

Note: The power specifications are preliminary and for initial planning purpose.

Temperature

  • Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
  • Storage: 41°F to 122°F (5°C to 50°C)

Humidity

  • Operating: 0 % to 85 %, non-condensing
  • Storage: 0 % to 85 %, non-condensing
Regulatory Compliance Specifications IEC 60950-1, UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No.60950-1, CE (LVD, EMC, RoHS), EN/IEC 55032, EN/IEC 55024, CFR 47, FCC Part 15B, ICES-003, AS/NZ CISPR 32/24, KN32/35
Chassis Capacity: Maximum number of chassis and ports per model

T400GD-4P-QDD

(944-1178)

4-port fixed chassis system:

  • 4-port, 2RU fixed chassis with built-in star topology synchronization ports to connect up to 5 additional fixed chassis systems
  • Total single system capacity is 24-ports of 400GE in a single configuration with support for the following total port counts:
    • 8 x 200 GE
    • 16 x 100 GE
    • 16 x 50 GE with AN and LT
    • 32 x 50 GE without AN and LT
  • Consult factory for port count requirements beyond 24-ports of 400 GE physical ports in a single configuration

Transmit Feature Specifications

Transmit Engine

Wire-speed packet generation with timestamps, sequence numbers, data integrity, and packet group signatures

Max. Streams per Port and Speed (Including in Data Center Ethernet)

  • 400 GE: 512
  • 2x200 GE: 512
  • 4x100 GE: 512
  • 8x50 GE: 256

Stream Controls

  • Rate and frame size change on the fly
  • Advanced and Sequential stream scheduler support

Minimum Frame Size

400 GE and 200 GE

  • 60 bytes at full line rate
  • 56 bytes at less than full line rate

100 GE and 50 GE

  • 60 bytes at full line rate
  • 56 bytes at less than full line rate
Maximum Frame Size 16,000 bytes
Maximum Fame Size in Data Center Ethernet 9,216 bytes
Priority Flow Control
  • 8 line-rate-capable queues, each supporting up to 2,500-byte frame lengths
  • 1 line-rate-capable queue, non-blocking supporting up to 9,216-byte frame length
Frame Length Controls Fixed, increment by user-defined step, weighted pairs (up to 16K in 400/200/100 GE and 8 K in 50 GE), uniform, repeatable random, IMIX, and Quad Gaussian
User-Defined Fields (UDF) Fixed, increment or decrement by user-defined step, sequence, value list, and random configurations; up to 10, 32-bit-wide UDFs are available
Value Lists (Max.) per port
  • 400 GE: 1M/UDF
  • 2x200 GE: 1M/UDF
  • 4x100 GE: 1M/UDF
  • 8x50 GE: 512K/UDF
Sequence (Max.)
  • 400 GE: 1M/UDF
  • 2x200 GE: 1M/UDF
  • 4x100 GE: 1M/UDF
  • 8x50 GE: 512K/UDF
Error Generation (FEC and standard Ixia layer 2-3 Ethernet)

400 GE and 2x200 GE FEC

  • FEC symbol error-injection allows the user to inject FEC symbol errors using various weighted methods to achieve specific bit error rates (BER) for 400/200 GE.
  • No FEC error insertion and related statistics for 4x100 GE and 8x50 GE.

400 GE, 2x200 GE, 4x100 GE, 8x50 GE L2/3 Ethernet:

  • Generate good CRC or force bad CRC, undersize and oversize standard Ethernet frame lengths, and bad checksum.
Physical Coding Sublayer
  • PCS lane marker error injection
  • PCS lane re-mapping
  • PCS lane marker error injection
  • PCS bit error generation
Hardware Checksum Generation Checksum generation for IPv4, IP over IP, ICMP/GRE/TCP/UDP, L2TP, GTP, and multilayer checksum; support for protocol verification for control plane traffic
Link Fault Signaling
  • Reports, no fault, remote fault, and local fault port statistics
  • Generate local and remote faults with controls for the number of faults and order of faults
  • Option to have the transmit port ignore link faults from a remote link partner and send traffic anyway
Latency Measurement Resolution

400 GE: 0.625 ns

2x200 GE: 1.25 ns

4x100 GE: 2.5 ns

8x50 GE: 2.5 ns

Intrinsic Latency Compensation Removes inherent latency error from the port electronics for all speeds
Transmit Line Clock Adjustment Ability to adjust the parts-per-million (ppm) line frequency over a range of +/- 100 ppm on all the ports of a 400 GE fixed chassis system
Transmit/Receive Loopback
  • Internal loopback support
  • Line loopback support

Receive Feature Specifications
Receive Engine Wire-speed packet filtering, capturing, real-time latency, and inter-arrival time for each packet group, with data integrity, and sequence checking capability
Trackable Receive Flows per Port

Without sequence checking and with Tx/Rx synch.

  • 400/200/100 GE: 1 M
  • 50 GE: 512 K

With and without sequence checking and no Tx/RX synch.

  • 400/200/100 GE: 1 M
  • 50 GE: 512 K
Minimum Frame Size

400 GE and 2x200 GE: 60 bytes

4x100 GE and 8x50 GE: 64 bytes

Filters (User-Defined Statistics, UDS) 2 SA/DA pattern matchers, 2x16-byte user-definable patterns. 6 UDS counters are available with offsets for start of frame.
Hardware Capture Buffer

400 GE: 1 GB per physical port

2x200 GE port fan-out:r 1 GB for each 200 GE port

4x100 GE port fan-out: 1 GB for each 100 GE port

8x50GE port fan-out: 512 MB for each 50 GE port

Standard Statistics and Rates Link state, line speed, frames sent, valid frames received, bytes sent/received, fragments, undersize, oversize, CRC errors, 6 user-defined stats, capture trigger (UDS 3), capture filter (UDS 4), data integrity frames, data integrity errors, sequence checking frames, sequence checking errors, ARP, and PING requests and replies
FEC Statistics

400 GE and 2x200 GE:

  • FEC port statistics: Total Bit Errors, Max Symbol Errors, Corrected Codewords, Total Codewords, Uncorrectable Codewords, Frame Loss Ratio, Pre-FEC Bit Error Rate, and Codeword error distribution analysis
  • FEC per lane Rx statistics: FEC Symbol Error Count, Corrected Bits Count, Symbol Error Rate, Corrected Bit Rate

4x100 GE and 8x50 GE

  • Corrected and uncorrectable codewords

Note: This is a minimum specification; consult factory for more information.

Latency / Jitter Measurements Cut-through, store and forward, forwarding delay, latency/jitter, MEF jitter, and inter-arrival time
Receive-side PCS Lanes Port Statistics Counters PCS: Sync Errors, Illegal Codes, Remote Faults, Local Faults, Illegal Ordered Set, Illegal Idle, and Illegal SOF
400GE Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) ReceiveSide Statistics and Indicators

Per-lane PCS receive capabilities include:

  • Receive – per-lane PCS receive statistics; Physical Lane assignments, Lane Marker Lock, Lane Market Map, Relative Lane Skew, Lane Marker Error Count
  • Receive – per-lane FEC receive statistics; FEC Symbol Error Count, FEC Corrected Bits Count, FEC Symbol Error Rate, FEC Corrected Bit Rate
Layer 2-3 Protocol Support
Basic IxNetwork Base, RFC2544/2889/3918 QuickTest
Routing, Switching, and Carrier Ethernet BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, EIGRP, BFD, Seamless BFD, IGMP/MLD, PIM-SM/SSM, STP/RSTP/MSTP/PVST, LACP/Protocol over LACP, GRE and Protocol over GRE, LISP, CFM/Y.1731, Link-OAM, PBB-TE, ELMI, 1588v2/SyncE ESMC, Y.1564QT, TWAMP, NTP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE
Software Defined Network BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, BFD; EVPN, VXLAN, GENEVE, Segment Routing (MPLS and IPv6), BGP-LS, PCEP, BGP SR-TE Policy, BGP FlowSpec, OVSDB, Netconf, BIER, OpenFlow; GRE and Protocol over GRE, LACP/Protocol over LACP, eCPRI; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE
MPLS and VPN BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, EIGRP, BFD, RSVP-TE P2P/P2MP, LDP/LDPv6/mLDP, LDP L2VPN (PWE/VPLS), BGP VPLS/VPWS, L3VPN/6VPE, BGP RFC3107, PIM-SM/SSM, Multicast VPN, MPLS-TP, MPLS OAM, EVPN/PBB-EVPN; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE
Broadband Access and Authentication PPPoX/L2TPv2, DHCPv4/DHCPv6, ANCP, IGMP/MLD, IPv6 Autoconfiguration (SLAAC), 802.1x, Bonded GRE HG, GRE/Protocol over GRE, LACP/Protocol over LACP, Session Aware Traffic, Service over MPLS, Broadband Control Plane QT, Asymmetric Data Performance QT; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE
Data Center Ethernet BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, BFD; EVPN, VXLAN, GENEVE, OVSDB, DCBX, FCoE, Fabric Path, SPBM, VEPA, TRILL, FCoE QT, IxCloudPerf QT, RFC7747 BGP Convergence QT, LACP/Protocol over LACP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE

Application Support

The Ixia application support for AresONE appliances is provided in the following table:

 
Hardware Application Support

T400GP-4P-QDD

IxExplorer, IxNetwork, TCL API , IxSuiteStore

Transceiver and Cable Support

The transceivers and cables supported by AresONE fixed chassis are provided in the following table:

AresONE Transceiver and Cable Support
Transceiver/Cable Description Compatibility

QSFP-DD-1M-CBL

QSFP-DD-to-QSFP-DD 400 GE 400GBASE-R passive copper, Direct Attach Cable (DAC), point-to-point cable, 1 meter length

  • K400 QSFP-DD-400GE (944-1152)
  • K400 QSFP-DD-R400GE (944-1153)
  • T400GD-8P-QDD 8-port full (944-1170)
  • T400GDR-8P-QDD 8-port reduced (944-1171)
  • T400GD-4P-QDD 4-port full (944-1172)
  • T400GDR-4P-QDD 4-port reduced (944-1173)
  • T400GP-4P-QDD (944-1178)
QSFP-DD-2M-CBL QSFP-DD-to-QSFP-DD 400 GE 400GBASE-R passive copper, Direct Attach Cable (DAC), point-to-point cable, 2 meter length
  • K400 QSFP-DD-400GE (944-1152)
  • K400 QSFP-DD-R400GE (944-1153)
  • T400GD-8P-QDD 8-port full (944-1170)
  • T400GDR-8P-QDD 8-port reduced (944-1171)
  • T400GD-4P-QDD 4-port full (944-1172)
  • T400GDR-4P-QDD 4-port reduced (944-1173)
  • T400GP-4P-QDD (944-1178)
QSFP-DD-2-5M-CBL QSFP-DD-to-QSFP-DD 400 GE 400GBASE-R passive copper, Direct Attach Cable (DAC), point-to-point cable, 2.5 meter length.
  • K400 QSFP-DD-400GE (944-1152)
  • K400 QSFP-DD-R400GE (944-1153)
  • T400GD-8P-QDD 8-port full (944-1170)
  • T400GDR-8P-QDD 8-port reduced (944-1171)
  • T400GD-4P-QDD 4-port full (944-1172)
  • T400GDR-4P-QDD 4-port reduced (944-1173)
  • T400GP-4P-QDD (944-1178)
QSFP-DD-DR4-CBL Ixia MT-to-4x100 GE LC fan-out, SMF, 3-meter cable for 100 GE fan-out (942-0138)
  • K400 QSFP-DD-400GE (944-1152)
  • K400 QSFP-DD-R400GE (944-1153)
  • T400GD-8P-QDD 8-port full (944-1170)
  • T400GDR-8P-QDD 8-port reduced (944-1171)
  • T400GD-4P-QDD 4-port full (944-1172)
  • T400GDR-4P-QDD 4-port reduced (944-1173)
  • T400GP-4P-QDD (944-1178)
QSFP-DD-SR8-CBL Ixia, MT-to-8x50 GE LC fan-out, MMF, MPO16, 3-meter cable for 400 GE 8x50 GE fan-out (942-0125).
  • K400 QSFP-DD-400GE (944-1152)
  • K400 QSFP-DD-R400GE (944-1153)
  • T400GD-8P-QDD 8-port full (944-1170)
  • T400GDR-8P-QDD 8-port reduced (944-1171)
  • T400GD-4P-QDD 4-port full (944-1172)
  • T400GDR-4P-QDD 4-port reduced (944-1173)
  • T400GP-4P-QDD (944-1178)
QSFP-DD-MPO16-CBL Ixia, MT-to-MT, MPO16, OM4, MMF, 3 meter cable for 400 GE QSFP-DD-SR8-XCVR (942-0124)
  • K400 QSFP-DD-400GE (944-1152)
  • K400 QSFP-DD-R400GE (944-1153)
  • T400GD-8P-QDD 8-port full (944-1170)
  • T400GDR-8P-QDD 8-port reduced (944-1171)
  • T400GD-4P-QDD 4-port full (944-1172)
  • T400GDR-4P-QDD 4-port reduced (944-1173)
  • T400GP-4P-QDD (944-1178)

Status Icons

AresONE includes a full-color graphics display, which includes a series of colored icons indicating the system health.

The description of the icons are provided in the following table.

 

Icon Name

Icon Image

Icon State

Description

Alert Grey All systems are OK
Green Not Applicable (N/A)
Yellow An error occurred
Red N/A
Power Grey Power information not available
Green Power is OK
Yellow N/A
Red Power statistics unavailable or have exceeded limits
Server Grey IxServer has not started
Green IxServer is running and in the READY state
Yellow IxServer is running and in the BOOTING state
Red IxServer is stopped, or exited with an error
Network Grey Network is disconnected
Green Network is connected and has an IP address
Yellow Network is connected and acquiring an IP address
Red Network error
Management Grey No active management sessions
Green N/A
Yellow At least one management session is active
Red N/A

Mechanical Specifications

Front Panel

The Front panel of the AresONE fixed chassis is shown in the following image (applies to 8-port and 4-port variants):

Figure: Front panel of AresONE

 

Front Panel Switch and Power LED

The front panel switches and indicators are provided in the following table:

 
Feature Specification

Front Panel Switches

On/Off momentary power push button:

  • Short press (0.5-2 seconds) - Graceful system shutdown - allow up to 30 seconds before power-off.
  • Long press (4 seconds) - Force Power Shutdown - immediate

Front Panel Power LED

Off - Indicates Powered Off, No Standby Power

Blinking Blue - Indicates Powered Off, Standby power connected
Solid Blue - Indicates Powered On

 

Front Panel Port LEDs

Each port has four LEDs to indicate link state and activity. The LED panel specifications are provided in the following table:

 

MODE LED

TX STATUS

RX STATUS

FEC

  • Solid Red - Card fault
  • Solid Purple - 400 GE speed mode
  • Solid Red - Link down
  • Solid Green - Link up
  • Blinking Green - TX is active
  • Blinking Red - RX active with errors
  • Blinking Green - RX active with no errors received
  • Off - Port is inactive
  • Solid Red - Uncorrectable FEC errors
  • Blinking Green - Correctable FEC errors
  • Solid Green - No errors
  • Off - FEC not enabled

 

Rear Panel

The Rear panel of the AresONE fixed chassis is shown in the following image (applies to 8-port and 4-port variants):

Figure: Rear panel of AresONE

 
Field replaceable power supplies Mandatory to have all 3 power supplies plugged in for both 4 port and 8 port. See Fixed Chassis System Electrical Power.
Field replaceable fans Front to back airflow
Utility / Sync / Mgmt ports Sync connectors

Rear Panel Ports

The Rear Panel MGMT Port LED specifications are provided in the following table:

 

Rear panel Port Information for AresONE fixed chassis
Port Label Description Additional Information

RS232

Serial Console Port

Serial console access for system management.

Terminal settings: 115200 N-8-1, No Parity, No Flow Control

Mini Display Port (mDP) Digital Video / Monitor output for system management.
USB 3.0 Ports Keyboard, Mouse or other peripheral for system management
  VGA Analog Video / Monitor output for system management
Management Network Interface 100/1G/10G management port for connection to your network
SYNC OUT / IN Sync Connectors

For synchronization with up to 5 additional XGS12, XGS2 or AresONE systems using a Star topology.

Note: Daisy chaining topology with AresONE systems using both Sync In and Out is not supported)

METRONOME Metronome Sync Connector Reserved for future use

Rear Panel MGMT Port LEDs

The Rear Panel MGMT Port LED specifications are provided in the following table.

 

Position

Indicator

Color

Description

Left

Link Speed

Solid Green

Linked at 10 G

Solid Yellow Linked at 1 G
Off Linked at 100 M or Link Down
Right Link/Activity Solid Green Link Up, no activity
Blinking Green Link Up, actively transmitting or receiving
Off Link Down

Power Supply LEDs

The power supply LEDs indicate the following:

 
State Description

Off

No AC power

Solid Amber

Power Supply Critical Failure, system shutdown

(for example, over temperature, over Current, fan fail)

Blinking Amber Power Supply Warning (for example, high temperature, high current, slow fan)
Solid Green AC Powered and Output Active (Normal Operation)
Blinking Green AC Powered and System inactive or in sleep state (Appliance Plugged in but Powered Down)

 

Chassis Synchronization

There is an increased need of chassis synchronization to run mixed speed port tests with the AresONE fixed chassis.
This ability to sync with other Ixia chassis differentiates it from an appliance.
Because AresONE has five sync out ports, an AresONE acting as master can sync five more AresONE fixed chassis or XGS chassis.

The following image shows the back of a master chassis where its sync out ports are connected to slave chassis by sync cables:

The following image shows a slave chassis that has sync cables connected to the sync-in port:

Note:

 

Cooling Fan Speed Control

The AresONE fixed chassis automatically monitors and measures the temperature of installed units. The fixed chassis automatically adjusts the fan speed to maintain proper cooling.

Rack Mount Cautions

If this unit is installed in a network equipment rack, observe the following precautions:

  1. Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature: If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient temperature. Therefore, consider installing the equipment in an environment that is compatible with the maximum allowable ambient temperature specified for the chassis (35° C).
  2. Reduced Air Flow: Install the equipment in a rack so that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not reduced. Do not block the sides of the chassis, and leave approximately 8 inches of space, on either sides of the unit for proper ventilation. The air flow clearance should be 8 inches on either sides.
  3. Mechanical Loading: Mount the chassis so that it is level in the rack and that a hazardous condition is not caused.
  4. Circuit Overloading: Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.
  5. Reliable Earthing: Maintain reliable earthing (grounding) of rack-mounted equipment. Appliance frame should be screwed down to racks to ensure proper grounding path. In addition, pay special attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (such as use of power strips).
  6. Replacement of the power supply cord must of the same type cord and plug configuration that was shipped with the unit.

Précautions relatives au montage en rack

Si cette unité est installée dans une baie d’équipement réseau, observer les précautions suivantes:

  1. Température ambiante élevée: si installée dans un assemblage de baie fermé ou contenant plusieurs unités, la température ambiante de l’installation peut etre plus élevée que la température ambiante de la pièce. En conséquence, penser a installer l’équipement dans un environnement compatible avec la température ambiante maximale autorisée (35 C) spécifiée pour l’appareil.
  2. Circulation d’air réduite: installer l’équipement dans une baie de manière a ce que la circulation d’air requise pour faire fonctionner l’équipment en toute sécurité ne soit pas réduite. Ne pas bloquer les côtés de l’appareil, et laisser approximativement un espace de 12 pouces, de préférence 24 pouces, de chaque côté de l’unité pour une ventilation adéquate. L’espace laisse libre pour la circulation de l’air doit être de 12 pouces de chaque côté.
  3. Montage mécanique: monter l’appareil de manière a s’assurer qu’il soit droit dans la baie afin d’éviter de créer une condition dangereuse
  4. Un soin particulier doit etre apporté au branchement de l’équipement au circuit d’alimentation et aux conséquences qu’une charge excessive des circuits pourrait avoir sur le système de protection contre les surcharges et sur le cablâge d’alimentation. Prendre des précautions d’usage en prêtant attention aux normes figurant sur la plaque d’identification de l’équipement.
  5. Mise a la terre fiable: maintenir une mise a la terre fiable de l’équipement monté en baie. L’appareil doit etre vissé sur la baie afin d’assurer une mise a la terre correcte. De plus, faire particulièrement attention aux alimentations en courant autres que celles provenant de connections directes au circuit de dérivation (par exemple utilisation de prises multiples).
  6. Le remplacement du cordon d’alimentation doit comporter le même type de cordon et le même type de prise que ceux livrés avec l’unité.

Note: For instructions on rack mounting and administration of the AresONE fixed chassis, see the AresONE Native IxOS Getting Started Guide.