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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
Installation accessories ·····················································································································································4
Installing the switch··························································································································································6
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack·····························································································································6
Mounting brackets····················································································································································6
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch······································································································7
Rack-mounting the switch·········································································································································9
Mounting the switch on a workbench·························································································································· 10
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 11
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip····································································································· 11
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground············································· 13
Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord································································· 13
Installing and removing a power supply (HP 5130-24G-SFP-4SFP+ EI switch) ······················································ 14
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 15
Removing a power supply···································································································································· 15
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 16
Connecting the switch to an AC power source·································································································· 17
Connecting the switch to a –48 VDC power source ························································································· 18
Connecting the switch to an RPS ························································································································· 19
Verifying the installation················································································································································ 19
Accessing the switch for the first time··························································································································21
Setting up the configuration environment···················································································································· 21
Connecting the console cable······································································································································· 21
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 22
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 22
Setting up an IRF fabric·················································································································································24
IRF fabric setup flowchart·············································································································································· 24
Planning IRF fabric setup··············································································································································· 25
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site································································································ 25
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 25
Planning IRF topology and connections·············································································································· 26
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 27
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 27
Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 29
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 29
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································ 29
Maintenance and troubleshooting ·······························································································································31
Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 31
Fixed power supply failure··································································································································· 31
Hot-swappable power supply failure ·················································································································· 32