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Preparing for installation················································································1
Safety recommendations ···································································································································1
Examining the installation site····························································································································2
Temperature/humidity································································································································2
Cleanliness·················································································································································2
Corrosive gas limit······································································································································3
EMI·····························································································································································4
Laser safety················································································································································5
Installation tools ·················································································································································5
Installation accessories······································································································································5
Installing the switch························································································7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack·················································································································8
Installation methods···································································································································8
Rack mounting accessories·······················································································································8
Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets······················································································9
Mounting the switch on a workbench···············································································································10
Grounding the switch ·······································································································································10
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip····························································································11
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground·········································13
Installing/removing a fan module ·····················································································································14
Installing a fan module·····························································································································14
Removing a fan module···························································································································15
Installing/removing a power supply··················································································································16
Installing a power supply··························································································································16
Removing a power supply························································································································18
Connecting the power cord······························································································································18
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-A1 (JD362B) power supply····················································19
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 (JD366B) power supply ···················································19
Verifying the installation···································································································································20
Accessing the switch for the first time··························································21
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································21
Connecting the console cable··························································································································21
Connecting the Mini USB console cable··········································································································22
Setting terminal parameters·····························································································································24
Powering on the switch····································································································································24
Setting up an IRF fabric···············································································26
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································26
Planning IRF fabric setup·································································································································27
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site······················································································27
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs···································································27
Planning IRF topology and connections···································································································28
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches···········································································29
Planning the cabling scheme···················································································································29
Configuring basic IRF settings·························································································································31
Connecting the physical IRF ports···················································································································31
Verifying the IRF fabric setup···························································································································32
Maintenance and troubleshooting································································33
Power supply failure·········································································································································33
Symptom··················································································································································33
Solution····················································································································································33
Fan module failure ···········································································································································33
Symptom··················································································································································34
Solution····················································································································································34