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Installing the blade switch ··········································································································································· 1
Preparing for installation ··················································································································································1
Installing and removing the blade switch·······················································································································1
Installing the blade switch ·······································································································································1
Removing the blade switch······································································································································3
Connecting the blade switch to the network··················································································································3
Precautions································································································································································3
Connecting the optical fibers ··································································································································3
Accessing the blade switch for the first time ·············································································································· 5
Logging in through the OA module ································································································································5
Logging in through the console port ·······························································································································5
Setting up the configuration environment ··············································································································6
Setting terminal parameters·····································································································································6
Configuring the blade switch···········································································································································7
Configuring an authentication method ··················································································································7
Configuring the basic network settings··················································································································7
Configuration example ············································································································································8
Setting up an IRF fabric ··············································································································································· 9
Planning IRF fabric setup··················································································································································9
Determining the number of IRF member devices···································································································9
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ···············································································9
Planning IRF topology and connections ·················································································································9
Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 10
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 10
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 10
Troubleshooting··························································································································································12
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 12
Collecting log and operating information ··················································································································· 12
Collecting common log messages ······················································································································· 13
Collecting diagnostic log messages ···················································································································· 13
Collecting operating statistics ······························································································································ 14
Failures at startup··························································································································································· 15
No display on the configuration terminal··········································································································· 15
Garbled display on the configuration terminal·································································································· 15
Failures during operation ·············································································································································· 16
IRF member device failure············································································································································· 16
Software upgrade failure ·············································································································································· 17
Hardware failures ·························································································································································· 17
Interface failure······························································································································································· 18
Support and other resources ·····································································································································19
Contacting HP ································································································································································ 19
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