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1 Preparing for installation··········································································1-1
Safety recommendations ································································································································1-1
Examining the installation site·························································································································1-1
Temperature/humidity·····························································································································1-2
Cleanliness··············································································································································1-2
Corrosive gas limit···································································································································1-2
EMI··························································································································································1-3
Laser safety·············································································································································1-4
Installation tools ··············································································································································1-4
2 Installing the switch··················································································2-5
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack··············································································································2-7
Installation methods································································································································2-7
Installation accessories···························································································································2-8
Rack-mounting the switch by using front mounting brackets··································································2-9
Rack-mounting the switch by using front and rear mounting brackets··················································2-10
Mounting the switch on a workbench············································································································2-14
Grounding the switch ····································································································································2-14
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip·························································································2-14
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground······································2-16
Installing/removing a fan tray························································································································2-17
Installing a fan tray································································································································2-18
Removing a fan tray······························································································································2-18
Installing/removing a power module ·············································································································2-19
Installing a PSR150-A1/PSR150-A2/PSR150-D1 power module·························································2-20
Removing a PSR150-A1/PSR150-A2/PSR150-D1 power module·······················································2-21
Installing a PSR360-56A/PSR560-56D/PSR720-56A/PSR1110-56A power module···························2-21
Removing a PSR360-56A/PSR560-56D/PSR720-56A/ PSR1110-56A power module························2-23
Connecting the power cord···························································································································2-24
Connecting the power cord for the built-in AC power module (1) ·························································2-25
Connecting the power cord for the built-in AC power module (2) ·························································2-26
Connecting a power cord for the built-in DC power module··································································2-27
Connecting the PSR150-A1/PSR150-A2······························································································2-27
Connecting the PSR150-D1/PSR560-56D····························································································2-28
Connecting the PSR360-56A/PSR720-56A/PSR1110-56A··································································2-29
Installing/removing an expansion card··········································································································2-30
Installing an expansion card··················································································································2-30
Removing an expansion card················································································································2-33
Verifying the installation································································································································2-33
3 Accessing the switch for the first time····················································3-34
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal·························································································3-34
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable····························································································3-35
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable····························································································3-36
Connecting a micro USB console cable································································································3-38
Setting terminal parameters··························································································································3-40
Powering on the switch·································································································································3-40
4 Setting up an IRF fabric·········································································4-42
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·····························································································································4-42
Planning IRF fabric setup······························································································································4-43
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site···················································································4-43
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs································································4-43
Planning IRF topology and connections································································································4-44
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches········································································4-45
Planning the cabling scheme················································································································4-45
Configuring basic IRF settings······················································································································4-48