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1 Preparing for installation·············································································1
Safety recommendations ···································································································································2
Examining the installation site····························································································································2
Temperature/humidity································································································································3
Cleanliness·················································································································································3
EMI·····························································································································································3
Laser safety················································································································································4
Installation tools ·················································································································································4
2 Installing the switch·····················································································5
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack·················································································································6
Installation accessories······························································································································6
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ·····································································································9
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis·······························13
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ··········································································································20
Mounting the switch in the rack················································································································21
Grounding the switch by using a grounding strip·····························································································24
Installing and removing a fan tray····················································································································25
Installing a fan tray···································································································································25
Removing a fan tray·································································································································27
Installing and removing a power module··········································································································28
Installing a power module ························································································································29
Removing a power module ······················································································································30
Connecting the power cord······························································································································33
Connecting the power cord for an
LSVM1AC300/LSVM1AC650/PSR250-12A/PSR250-12A1/PSR450-12A/PSR450-12A1 power module33
Connecting the power cord for an LSVM1DC300/LSVM1DC650 power module ····································34
Connecting the power cord for a PSR450-12AHD power module···························································35
Connecting the power cord for a PSR450-12D power module································································36
Installing and removing an expansion module·································································································37
Installing an expansion module················································································································37
Removing an expansion module··············································································································38
Verifying the installation···································································································································39
3 Accessing the switch for the first time·······················································40
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································40
Connecting the console cable··························································································································40
Serial console cable·································································································································40
USB mini console cable···························································································································41
Connection procedure······························································································································41
Setting terminal parameters·····························································································································43
Powering on the switch····································································································································43
4 Setting up an IRF fabric············································································45
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································45
Planning IRF fabric setup·································································································································46
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site······················································································46
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs···································································46
Planning IRF topology and connections···································································································47
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches···········································································48
Planning the cabling scheme···················································································································48
Configuring basic IRF settings·························································································································50
Connecting the physical IRF ports···················································································································50
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration·························································································50
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting·····························································52
Power module failure ·······································································································································52