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1 Preparing for installation··········································································1-1
Safety recommendations ································································································································1-3
Examining the installation environment ··········································································································1-4
Cleanliness··············································································································································1-5
Corrosive gas limit···································································································································1-6
Examining the installation site·························································································································1-7
Checking power distribution or power supply environment·············································································1-8
Laser safety·············································································································································1-8
Installation tools ··············································································································································1-8
2 Installing the switch··················································································2-9
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack············································································································2-10
Mounting brackets·································································································································2-10
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch······················································································2-11
Rack-mounting the switch·····················································································································2-13
Mounting the switch on a workbench············································································································2-14
Mounting the switch on a wall·······················································································································2-15
Grounding the switch ····································································································································2-17
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip·························································································2-17
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground······································2-18
Verifying the connection after grounding the switch··············································································2-19
Installing and removing power supplies········································································································2-20
Installing a power supply·······················································································································2-20
Removing a power supply·····················································································································2-21
Connecting the power cord···························································································································2-21
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply (method 1)···········································2-22
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply (method 2)···········································2-23
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply (method 1) ··········································2-24
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply (method 2) ··········································2-25
Connecting the power cord for a CA-70A12/PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power supply···························2-26
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 power supply·································································2-27
Verifying the installation································································································································2-28
3 Accessing the switch for the first time····················································3-29
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal·························································································3-29
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable····························································································3-31
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable····························································································3-32
Connecting a micro USB console cable································································································3-34
Setting terminal parameters··························································································································3-35
Powering on the switch·································································································································3-36
4 Setting up an IRF fabric·········································································4-37
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·····························································································································4-37
Planning IRF fabric setup······························································································································4-38
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site···················································································4-38
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs································································4-38
Planning IRF topology and connections································································································4-38
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches········································································4-39
Planning the cabling scheme················································································································4-41
Configuring basic IRF settings······················································································································4-42
Connecting the IRF physical ports················································································································4-43
Verifying the IRF fabric setup························································································································4-43
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting··························································5-43
Fixed power supply failure ····························································································································5-43
Symptom···············································································································································5-44
Solution·················································································································································5-44