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Preparing for installation ····································································1
Safety recommendations ·············································································································1
Examining the installation site·······································································································1
Temperature/humidity ··········································································································1
Cleanliness ························································································································2
EMI ··································································································································2
Laser safety ·······················································································································3
Installation tools·························································································································3
Installing the switch ··········································································4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ·····························································································5
Installation accessories·········································································································5
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ····················································································6
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ···························7
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ························································································ 12
Mounting the switch in the rack ···························································································· 13
Grounding the switch by using a grounding strip ············································································· 14
Installing and removing a fan tray ································································································ 15
Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 15
Removing a fan tray··········································································································· 16
Installing and removing a power module ······················································································· 16
Installing a power module···································································································· 17
Removing a power module ·································································································· 18
Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 20
Connecting the power cord for a PSR250-12A/PSR250-12A1/PSR450-12A/PSR450-12A1 power module
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Connecting the power cord for a PSR450-12AHD power module················································· 21
Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR450-12D power module················································ 21
Verifying the installation············································································································· 22
Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 23
Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 23
Connecting the console cable ····································································································· 23
Serial console cable··········································································································· 23
USB mini console cable ······································································································ 24
Connection procedure ········································································································ 24
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 26
Powering on the switch ············································································································· 26
Setting up an IRF fabric ···································································28
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 28
Planning IRF fabric setup··········································································································· 29
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site······································································· 29
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 29
Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 30
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 31
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 31
Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 33
Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 33
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ········································································· 33
Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································35
Power module failure ················································································································ 35
Symptom ························································································································· 35
Solution··························································································································· 35
Fan tray failure ························································································································ 35
Symptom ························································································································· 35