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Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 33
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 33
Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 33
Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 34
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 34
Verifying the IRF fabric configuration ·························································································································· 35
Connecting your switch to the network ····················································································································36
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 36
Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 36
Setting terminal parameters·································································································································· 37
Powering on the switch········································································································································· 40
Configuring the switch··················································································································································· 41
Configuring authentication on a user interface·································································································· 42
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 42
Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 42
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 43
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ······························································· 43
Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ········································································· 43
Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 44
Troubleshooting··························································································································································45
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 45
Configuration terminal problems·································································································································· 45
No terminal display ·············································································································································· 45
Garbled terminal display······································································································································ 46
Troubleshooting the switch during the operation······························································································· 46
Power supply system failure·········································································································································· 46
Fan failure······································································································································································· 47
MPU failure····································································································································································· 47
LPU and switching fabric module failure ····················································································································· 47
Interface failure······························································································································································· 48
Replacement procedures ···········································································································································50
Replacing a power supply ············································································································································ 50
Replacing a card···························································································································································· 51
Replacing a fan tray ······················································································································································ 52
Removing a fan tray·············································································································································· 53
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 53
Replacing a transceiver module ··································································································································· 54
Replacing an XFP/SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ··································································································· 54
Replacing a CFP module ······································································································································ 54
Replacing an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ cable··························································································· 54
Support and other resources ·····································································································································56
Contacting HP ································································································································································ 56
Subscription service ·············································································································································· 56
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Conventions ···································································································································································· 57
Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications ························································································59
Chassis views ································································································································································· 59
Weights and dimensions··············································································································································· 60
Module power consumption and system power consumption ·················································································· 62
Card power consumption····································································································································· 62