H3C S5830 Series User manual

H3C S5830 Switch Series
Installation Guide
New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Preface
The H3C S5830 Switch Series Installation Guide guides you through the installation of your switch. It
covers product overview, preparing for installation, installing the switch, powering on the switch for the
first time, setting up an IRF fabric, and troubleshooting.
This preface includes:
•Audience
•Conventions
•Obtaining documentation
•Technical support
•Documentation feedback
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
•Network planners
•Field technical support and servicing engineers
•Network administrators working with the S5830 switch series
Conventions
The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.
Command conventions
Convention Descri
p
tion
Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which
you select one.
[ x | y | ... ]
Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from
which you select one or none.
{ x | y | ... } *
Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select a minimum of one.
[ x | y | ... ] *
Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.
&<1-n> The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign can
be entered 1 to n times.
# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.

GUI conventions
Convention Descri
p
tion
Boldface Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For
example, the New User window opens; click OK.
> Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create > Folder.
Symbols
Convention Descri
p
tion
WARNING An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed can
result in personal injury.
CAUTION An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed can
result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
IMPORTANT An alert that calls attention to essential information.
NOTE An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.
TIP An alert that provides helpful information.
Network topology icons
Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.
Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.
Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router that supports
Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.
Represents an access controller, a unified wired-WLAN module, or the access controller
engine on a unified wired-WLAN switch.
Represents an access point.
T
T
Wireless terminator unit.
T
T
Wireless terminator.
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Represents a mesh access point.
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Represents omnidirectional signals.
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Represents directional signals.

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Represents a security product, such as a firewall, UTM, multiservice security gateway, or
load balancing device.
Represents a security module, such as a firewall, load balancing, NetStream, SSL VPN,
IPS, or ACG module.
Examples provided in this document
Examples in this document might use devices that differ from your device in hardware model,
configuration, or software version. It is normal that the port numbers, sample output, screenshots, and
other information in the examples differ from what you have on your device.
Obtaining documentation
To access the most up-to-date H3C product documentation, go to the H3C website
at http://www.h3c.com.hk.
To obtain information about installation, configuration, and maintenance, click
http://www.h3c.com.hk/Technical_Documents
To obtain software version information such as release notes, click
http://www.h3c.com.hk/Software_Download
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Contents
Product overview·························································································································································· 1
S5830-52SC panel views················································································································································1
S5830-106S panel views ················································································································································2
Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 4
Safety recommendations ··················································································································································4
Examining the installation site ·········································································································································4
Temperature/humidity ·············································································································································4
Cleanness··································································································································································5
EMI·············································································································································································5
Laser safety································································································································································5
Installation tools·································································································································································6
Installing the switch······················································································································································ 7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack·····························································································································8
Mounting bracket and cable management bracket kits·······················································································8
Rack mounting rail kit ··············································································································································9
Installation methods··············································································································································· 10
Installing the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable (for the S5830-52SC)······················· 11
Installing the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable (for the S5830-106S) ······················· 13
Rack-mounting the S5830-52SC switch·············································································································· 15
Rack-mounting the S5830-106S switch ·············································································································· 17
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 20
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip····································································································· 20
Grounding the switch through the PE wire of an AC power cord ··································································· 21
Installing/removing a fan tray······································································································································ 21
Selecting a fan tray ··············································································································································· 21
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 22
Removing a fan tray·············································································································································· 23
Installing/removing a power module··························································································································· 23
Installing/removing a power module·················································································································· 23
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 26
Connecting the AC power cord··························································································································· 26
Connecting the DC power cord··························································································································· 27
Installing/removing an interface card ························································································································· 27
Installing an interface card··································································································································· 27
Removing an interface card ································································································································· 28
Verifying the installation················································································································································ 28
Powering on the switch for the first time···················································································································29
Setting up the configuration environment···················································································································· 29
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 29
Console cable························································································································································ 29
Connection procedure ·········································································································································· 30
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 30
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 33
Setting up an IRF fabric ·············································································································································34
IRF fabric setup flowchart·············································································································································· 34
Planning IRF fabric setup··············································································································································· 35
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site································································································ 35

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Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 35
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 36
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 37
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 37
Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 39
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 40
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 40
Maintenance and troubleshooting····························································································································41
Power module failure····················································································································································· 41
Fan failure······································································································································································· 41
Configuration terminal problems·································································································································· 41
Appendix A Technical specifications························································································································43
Technical specifications················································································································································· 43
Cooling system ······························································································································································· 44
Cooling system of the S5830-52SC···················································································································· 44
Cooling system of the S5830-106S ···················································································································· 45
Appendix B FRUs and compatibility matrixes··········································································································47
Hardware compatibility matrix····································································································································· 47
Hot swappable power modules···································································································································· 47
Hot swappable fan trays··············································································································································· 48
Interface cards································································································································································ 49
Appendix C Ports and LEDs ······································································································································50
Ports ················································································································································································· 50
Console port··························································································································································· 50
Management Ethernet port··································································································································· 50
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port ···················································································································· 50
SFP port ·································································································································································· 51
SFP+ port································································································································································ 53
LEDs ················································································································································································· 56
System status LED··················································································································································· 56
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port LED············································································································· 56
SFP port LED··························································································································································· 56
SFP+ port LED ························································································································································ 57
Management Ethernet port LEDs·························································································································· 57
Interface card status LED······································································································································· 57
Index ···········································································································································································58

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Product overview
The H3C S5830 Switch Series includes the following models:
•S5830-52SC
•S5830-106S
This chapter describes the chassis panel views of the S5830 switches.
S5830-52SC panel views
Figure 1 S5830-52SC front panel
(1) 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensin
g
Ethernet port (2) 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port LED
(3) ACT LED for the management Ethernet port (4) LINK LED for the management Ethernet port
(5) Console port (6) Interface card status LED (Slot)
(7) System status LED (SYS) (8) SFP+ port
(9) SFP+ port LED (10) 1000Base-X SFP port
(11) SFP port LED (12) Mana
g
ement Ethernet port
Figure 2 S5830-52SC rear panel
100-240Vac 100-240Vac
(1) System status LED (SYS) (2) Expansion interface card slot
(3) Fan tray slot (4) Power module slot 1 (PWR1)
(5) Power module slot 2 (PWR2)

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NOTE:
The S5830-52SC switch comes with one expansion interface card slot, one fan tray slot, and two power
modules slots with filler panels. In this figure, two LSVM1AC650 AC power modules, one
LSWM152SCFAN fan tray, and one LSPM2SP2P expansion interface card are installed.
Figure 3 S5830-52SC left side panel
(1) Primary grounding point (2) Auxiliary grounding point
S5830-106S panel views
Figure 4 S5830-106S front panel
(1) Management Ethernet port (2) Console port
(3) 10/100/1000Base-T auto-sensin
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Ethernet port (4) 10/100/1000Base-T -Ethernet port LED
(5) SFP+ port (6) SFP+ port LED
(7) LINK LED for the management Ethernet port (8) ACT LED for the management Ethernet port
(9) System status LED (SYS)

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Figure 5 S5830-106S rear panel
(1) Power module slot 1 (PWR1) (2) Power module slot 2 (PWR2)
(3) Fan tray slot (4) System status LED (SYS)
NOTE:
The S5830-106S switch comes with one fan tray slot and two power modules slots with filler panels. In this
figure, two LSVM1AC650 AC power modules and one LSVM1106SFAN fan tray are installed.
Figure 6 S5830-106S left side panel
(1) Primary grounding point (2) Auxiliary grounding point