1. What is included in the DES-6000?

The DES-6000 chassis comes with the DES-6002 CPU module along with a single DES-6011 Power Supply. The Ethernet modules are optional.

2. What is the backplane bandwidth of the DES-6000?(Back to FAQ Questions)

The backplane of the DES-6000 is 23.1G and scalable up to 42.7G.

3. How many slots are available in the DES-6000 for Ethernet modules?

The DES-6000 chassis has 9 slots, however, only 8 slots are available for Ethernet modules since the first slot (uppermost) is reserved for the DES-6002 CPU module.

NOTE: The DES-6000 will not function without the DES-6002.

4. What is the DES-6000 maximum port density?(Back to FAQ Questions)

The maximum port density for 10/100 is 128 (8 DES-6003). For Gigabit, the maximum is 16 ports. For 100BASE-FX ports, the maximum is 96 ports (8 DES-6004)

5. What kind of redundancy is available in the DES-6000?

The DES-6000 chassis offers two slots for Power Supply (DES-6011) redundancy as well load balancing. The DES-6000 "port trunking" feature supports redundancy and load balancing.

6. What modules are hot swappable?(Back to FAQ Questions)

The DES-6011 Power Supply module is hot swappable, however, the DES-6002 CPU module is NOT hot swappable. The Ethernet modules (DES-6003-DES6007) are hot swappable but the DES-6000 will automatically reboot for the management component to recognize the added module.

NOTE: Hot swapping the DES-6002 CPU Module will damage the DES-6000.

7. What are the different ways to manage the DES-6000?(Back to FAQ Questions)

1. Console through the RS-232 port
2. Telnet
3. Web based Management
4. SNMP i.e. D-view
5. RMON program

8. What is the port-trunking spec for the DES-6000?

The DES-6000 supports up to 16 trunk groups. With the current firmware, each module on the DES-6000 supports up to two trunk groups.

9. What are the types of VLAN supported by the DES-6000?(Back to FAQ Questions)

1. MAC based – up to 12 MAC-based broadcast domains
2. Port based – up to 24 port-based VLANs
3. IEEE 802.1Q – up to 2048 VLANs

10. Which 1000BASE module supports single mode fiber?

The DES-6007 (2-port 1000BASE-LX) module supports single mode fiber whereas DES-6006 (2-port 1000BASE-SX) supports multimode fiber.

11. What type of 1000BASE fiber connection does the DES-6000 modules support?(Back to FAQ Questions)

1. SC
2. MTRJ

12. What type of 100BASE-FX connection does the DES-6004 module support?

The DES-6004 (12 port 100BASE-FX) supports MT-RJ, not SC.

13. How can one assign an IP address to the DES-6000?

1. Manually
2. BOOTP
3. DHCP

14. What additional features will be included in firmware release II?(Back to FAQ Questions)

1. GARP/GVRP
2. GARP/GMRP
3. Gigabit trunking
4. IGMPv2 support

15. How can I upload the new firmware?