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1 Preparing for installation·············································································1
Safety recommendations ···································································································································1
Examining the installation site····························································································································1
Temperature/humidity································································································································2
Cleanliness·················································································································································2
EMI·····························································································································································3
Laser safety················································································································································3
Installation tools ·················································································································································3
2 Installing the switch··················································································2-4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack··············································································································2-5
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ··································································································2-5
Rack-mounting requirements··················································································································2-5
Installation accessories···························································································································2-9
Mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable installation positions ·······································2-12
Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis························································2-14
Connecting the grounding cable to the chassis ····················································································2-20
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ·······································································································2-21
Mounting the switch in the rack·············································································································2-22
Grounding the switch ····································································································································2-27
Installing/removing fan trays ·························································································································2-28
Installing a fan tray································································································································2-28
Removing a fan tray······························································································································2-29
Installing/removing power modules···············································································································2-30
Installing a power module ·····················································································································2-30
Removing a power module ···················································································································2-32
Connecting the power cords ·························································································································2-34
Connecting an AC power cord··············································································································2-34
Connecting a DC power cord················································································································2-35
Installing/removing expansion modules········································································································2-35
Installing an expansion module·············································································································2-36
Removing an expansion module···········································································································2-37
Verifying the installation································································································································2-38
3 Accessing the switch for the first time····················································3-39
Setting up the configuration environment ·····································································································3-39
Connecting the console cable·······················································································································3-39
Connecting the mini USB console cable·······································································································3-40
Setting terminal parameters··························································································································3-42
Powering on the switch·································································································································3-42
4 Setting up an IRF fabric·········································································4-44
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·····························································································································4-44
Planning IRF fabric setup······························································································································4-45
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site···················································································4-45
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs································································4-45
Planning IRF topology and connections································································································4-46
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches········································································4-47
Planning the cabling scheme················································································································4-48
Configuring basic IRF settings······················································································································4-49
Connecting the physical IRF ports················································································································4-49
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration······················································································4-50
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting··························································5-51
Power module failure ····································································································································5-51
Symptom···············································································································································5-51
Solution·················································································································································5-51