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Preparing for installation················································································1
Safety recommendations ···································································································································4
Examining the installation environment ·············································································································4
Cleanliness·················································································································································6
Corrosive gas limit······································································································································7
Examining the installation site····························································································································7
Checking power distribution or power supply environment················································································8
Laser safety························································································································································9
Installation tools ·················································································································································9
Installing the switch······················································································10
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack···············································································································11
Mounting brackets····································································································································11
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch·························································································13
Rack-mounting the switch························································································································15
Mounting the switch on a workbench···············································································································17
Mounting the switch on a wall··························································································································18
Grounding the switch ·······································································································································20
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip····························································································20
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground·········································21
Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord···························································22
Verifying the connection after grounding the switch·················································································22
Installing and removing a power supply···········································································································23
Installing a power supply··························································································································23
Removing a power supply························································································································24
Connecting the power cord······························································································································25
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply································································26
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply································································26
Connecting the power cord for a CA-70A12 or PSR75-12A power supply··············································27
Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR150-D1 power supply ·····························································28
Verifying the installation···································································································································29
Accessing the switch for the first time··························································30
Managing the switch from the GUI···················································································································30
Accessing the GUI ···································································································································30
Changing the default login password·······································································································30
Creating user accounts····························································································································30
Managing the switch from the CLI····················································································································31
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal····················································································31
Connecting a console cable·····················································································································32
Connecting a micro USB console cable···································································································35
Setting terminal parameters·····················································································································36
Starting the switch····································································································································37
Setting up an IRF fabric···············································································38
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································39
Planning IRF fabric setup·································································································································40
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site······················································································40
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs···································································40
Planning IRF topology and connections···································································································40
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches···········································································41
Planning the cabling scheme···················································································································43
Configuring basic IRF settings·························································································································44
Connecting the IRF physical ports···················································································································44
Verifying the IRF fabric setup···························································································································44