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1 Preparing for installation··········································································1-1
Safety recommendations ································································································································1-3
Examining the installation site·························································································································1-3
Temperature/humidity·····························································································································1-3
Cleanliness··············································································································································1-4
Corrosive gas limit···································································································································1-4
EMI··························································································································································1-5
Laser safety·············································································································································1-6
Installation tools ··············································································································································1-6
2 Installing the switch··················································································2-7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack··············································································································2-8
Mounting brackets···································································································································2-8
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch························································································2-9
Rack-mounting the switch·····················································································································2-11
Mounting the switch on a workbench············································································································2-12
Mounting the switch on a wall·······················································································································2-13
Grounding the switch ····································································································································2-15
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip·························································································2-15
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground······································2-16
Installing and removing power supplies········································································································2-17
Installing a power supply·······················································································································2-18
Removing a power supply·····················································································································2-18
Connecting the power cord···························································································································2-19
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply (method 1)···········································2-20
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply (method 2)···········································2-21
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply (method 1) ··········································2-21
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply (method 2) ··········································2-22
Connecting the power cord for a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power supply·············································2-23
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 power supply·································································2-24
Verifying the installation································································································································2-25
3 Accessing the switch for the first time····················································3-26
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal·························································································3-26
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable····························································································3-27
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable····························································································3-28
Connecting a micro USB console cable································································································3-30
Setting terminal parameters··························································································································3-32
Powering on the switch·································································································································3-33
4 Setting up an IRF fabric·········································································4-34
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·····························································································································4-34
Planning IRF fabric setup······························································································································4-35
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site···················································································4-35
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs································································4-35
Planning IRF topology and connections································································································4-35
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches········································································4-36
Planning the cabling scheme················································································································4-38
Configuring basic IRF settings······················································································································4-39
Connecting the IRF physical ports················································································································4-39
Verifying the IRF fabric setup························································································································4-40
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting··························································5-40
Fixed power supply failure ····························································································································5-40
Symptom···············································································································································5-41
Solution·················································································································································5-41
Removable power supply failure···················································································································5-41