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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 3
Safety recommendations ··················································································································································4
Examining the installation site ·········································································································································4
Temperature/humidity ·············································································································································4
Cleanness··································································································································································5
EMI·············································································································································································5
Laser safety································································································································································6
Installation tools·································································································································································6
Installation accessories ·····················································································································································6
Installing the switch······················································································································································ 8
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack·····························································································································8
Mounting brackets····················································································································································8
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch······································································································9
Rack-mounting the switch······································································································································ 11
Mounting the switch on a workbench·························································································································· 12
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 13
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip····································································································· 13
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground············································· 15
Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord ································································· 15
Installing and removing a power supply ····················································································································· 16
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 17
Removing a power supply···································································································································· 17
Connecting power to the switch··································································································································· 18
Connecting the switch to an AC power source·································································································· 19
Connecting the switch to a –48 VDC power source ························································································· 20
Connecting the switch to an RPS ························································································································· 20
Verifying the installation················································································································································ 21
Accessing the switch for the first time·······················································································································22
Setting up the configuration environment···················································································································· 22
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 22
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 23
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 26
Setting up an IRF fabric ·············································································································································27
IRF fabric setup flowchart·············································································································································· 27
Planning IRF fabric setup··············································································································································· 28
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site································································································ 28
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 28
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 29
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 30
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 30
Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 32
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 32
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································ 32
Maintenance and troubleshooting····························································································································34
Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 34
Built-in power supply failure ································································································································· 34
Hot-swappable power supply failure ·················································································································· 35