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Preparing for installation ····································································1
Safety recommendations ·············································································································1
Examining the installation site·······································································································1
Temperature/humidity ··········································································································2
Cleanliness ························································································································2
EMI ··································································································································2
Laser safety ·······················································································································3
Installation tools·························································································································3
Installing the switch ··········································································4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ·····························································································6
Installation methods ·············································································································6
Installation accessories·········································································································7
Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets ·······································································9
Rack-mounting by using front and rear mounting brackets ························································· 11
Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets and mounting rail assemblies ······························ 14
Mounting the switch on a workbench···························································································· 17
Grounding the switch ················································································································ 17
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ············································································ 17
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground·································· 19
Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································ 20
Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 20
Removing a fan tray··········································································································· 21
Installing/removing a power module ····························································································· 22
Installing a PSR150 power module························································································ 22
Removing a PSR150 power module ······················································································ 23
Installing a PSR360-56A/PSR720-56A/PSR1110-56A power module ··········································· 24
Removing a PSR360-56A/PSR720-56A/PSR1110-56A power module·········································· 26
Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 27
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power module ···················································· 27
Connecting a DC power cord for the fixed DC power module ······················································ 28
Connecting the AC power cord for a PSR150-A1 power module ·················································· 29
Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR150-D1 power module ················································· 30
Connecting the AC power cord for a PSR360-56A, PSR720-56A, or PSR1110-56A power module····· 31
Installing/removing an expansion card ·························································································· 31
Installing an expansion card ································································································ 32
Removing an expansion card······························································································· 34
Verifying the installation············································································································· 34
Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 35
Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 35
Connecting the console cable ····································································································· 35
Connecting the Mini USB console cable························································································ 36
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 38
Powering on the switch ············································································································· 38
Setting up an IRF fabric ···································································40
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 40
Planning IRF fabric setup··········································································································· 41
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site······································································· 41
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 41
Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 41
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 42
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 43
Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 45
Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 45
Verifying the IRF fabric setup······································································································ 46