Installing and Removing a Power Supply
3-12 Matrix X4-C Chassis Setup
Power Supply Planning
Althougheachpowersupplyrequiresitsowncircuit,whenplanningtheX4‐Cpowerbudgetyou
havetheoptionofdrawingfromoneormoresourcesbyeithertheN+1or1+1m ethod,
respectively.
DrawingpowerbytheN+1methodprotectstheX4‐Cagainst
thefailureofasinglepowersource
althoughnotagainstanoutagebythatsource.Inaschemewherethreemodulesareinstalled,as
showninFigure 3‐10,youcanassignallthreemodulestosource“A . ” Thisisthemostcommon
approachtopowersupplyplanning.
Figure 3-10 Power Supply Planning: N + 1 Method
Alternately,drawingpower
bythe1+1methodhastheadvantageofprotectingtheX4‐Cagainst
anoutagebyoneofthepowersourcesaswellasthefailureofoneorasmanyashalfofyour
powersupplies.However,thismethodrequireseitherabackupbatteryoranotherpowersource
separatefromthefirstpowersource.AsshowninFigure 3‐11,threepowersuppliesareinstalled
withtwoassignedtosource“A ” andtheothertosource“B.”
Figure 3-11 Power Supply Planning: 1 + 1 Method
Installing a Power Supply
Powersuppliesareinstalledinslotslocatedatthebaseofthechassis,asshowninFigure 3‐12.If
youintendtoinstallonlyasinglepowersupply,itcanbeinstal ledinanyoftheslotslabeledPS1
toPS3inthechassisalthoughthePS1slotisleft
openforyourconvenience.
ToinstallpowersuppliesintheMatrixX4‐Cchassis,refertothefollowingfiguresandproceedas
follows:
1. Unpackthepowersupplybyremovingitfromitsshippingboxandstrippingthepacking
material.(Savetheshippingboxandmaterialsintheeventtheunitmustbe
reshipped.)
2. Removethepowersupplyfromitsprotectivewrapping.
3. Examinethepowersupplycarefully,checkingfordamage.Ifanydamageisnoted,donot
installthepowersupply.ContactEnterasys Networksforinstructions.
4. LocatetheESDwriststrapshippedwiththeMatrixX4‐Cchassis.AttachtheESDwriststrap
toyourwrist
andplugthecablefromtheESDwriststrapintotheESDgroundingreceptacle
atthebottomofthechassisasshowninFigure 3‐9.
5. Removetheventplatecoveringallpowersupplyslotsbylooseningthesidecaptivescrews,as
showninFigure 3‐12.
N
+
1
Source A
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
+
1
Source A
Source B