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1 Preparing for installation··········································································1-3
Safety recommendations ································································································································1-4
Examining the installation site·························································································································1-4
Temperature and humidity······················································································································1-4
Cleanliness··············································································································································1-5
EMI··························································································································································1-5
Laser safety·············································································································································1-5
Installation tools ··············································································································································1-6
2 Installing the switch··················································································2-6
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack··············································································································2-7
Installation methods································································································································2-7
Installation accessories···························································································································2-9
Rack-mounting the switch by using front mounting brackets································································2-10
Rack-mounting the switch by using front and rear mounting brackets··················································2-11
Mounting the switch on a workbench············································································································2-14
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······································2-17
Installing and removing a power module·······································································································2-18
Installing a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1/PSR150-D1 power module·························································2-18
Removing a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1/PSR150-D1 power module·······················································2-19
Installing a PSR180-56A/PSR360-56A/PSR560-56D/PSR720-56A/PSR1110-56A power module·····2-20
Removing a PSR180-56A/PSR360-56A/PSR560-56D/PSR720-56A/PSR1110-56A power module···2-21
Connecting the power cord···························································································································2-22
Connecting the power cord for a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power module ···········································2-23
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1/PSR560-56D power module·········································2-24
Connecting the power cord for a PSR180-56A/PSR360-56A/PSR720-56A/PSR1110-56A power module
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Installing and removing an expansion module······························································································2-26
Installing an expansion module·············································································································2-26
Removing an expansion module···········································································································2-27
Verifying the installation································································································································2-27
3 Accessing the switch for the first time····················································3-28
Setting up the configuration environment ·····································································································3-28
Connecting the serial console cable ·············································································································3-28
Connecting the Micro USB console cable·····································································································3-29
Setting terminal parameters··························································································································3-31
Powering on the switch·································································································································3-31
4 Setting up an IRF fabric·········································································4-33
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·····························································································································4-33
Planning IRF fabric setup······························································································································4-34
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site···················································································4-34
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs································································4-34
Planning IRF topology and connections································································································4-34
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches········································································4-35
Planning the cabling scheme················································································································4-36
Configuring basic IRF settings······················································································································4-40
Connecting the IRF physical ports················································································································4-40
Verifying the IRF fabric setup························································································································4-40
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting··························································5-42
Power module failure ····································································································································5-42
Fan tray failure··············································································································································5-42
Configuration terminal display issues············································································································5-42