Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Document
- Product Overview
- Installing the PowerConnect B-FCX Switch
- Unpacking the device
- Installation tasks
- Installation precautions
- Preparing the installation site
- Powering on the system
- Attaching a PC or terminal
- Installing and replacing a power supply unit
- Installing or replacing fan trays on PowerConnect B-FCX624s and PowerConnect B-FCX648s devices
- Installing or replacing fan trays on PowerConnect B-FCX624 and PowerConnect B-FCX648 devices
- Installing an optional module on PowerConnect B-FCX624s or PowerConnect B-FCX648s devices
- Installing an optional module in PowerConnect B-FCX624 and PowerConnect B-FCX648 devices
- Checking Network Devices and Testing Connectivity
- Managing the PowerConnect B-FCX Hardware
- Hardware Specifications
- Troubleshooting
- Regulatory Statements
- Cautions and Danger Notices

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For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in bold: for
example, show version. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase. Otherwise,
this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case sensitive.
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Command syntax conventions
The following conventions apply to the command syntax in this guide.
Notes, cautions, and danger notices
The following note, cautions, and danger statements are used in this manual. They are listed here
in order of increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference
to related information.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
Related publications
The following Dell documents supplement the information in this guide:
• PowerConnect B-FCX Series Configuration Guide - Provides configuration procedures, including
configuration information for enterprise routing protocols.
• PowerConnect B-MLXe MIB Reference – Contains the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) objects supported on de devices.
command and
parameters
Commands and parameters are printed in bold.
[ ] Optional parameter.
variable Variables are printed in italics enclosed in angled brackets < >.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
| Choose from one of the parameters.