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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························································································· 7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ················································································································8
Installation accessories ······························································································································8
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ···································································································10
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis·······························11
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ··········································································································15
Mounting the switch in the rack················································································································16
Grounding the switch ·······································································································································18
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····························································································19
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ··················································································19
Installing/removing a fan tray ···························································································································20
Installing a fan tray ···································································································································21
Removing a fan tray ·································································································································22
Installing/removing a power supply··················································································································23
Installing a power supply··························································································································24
Removing a power supply························································································································25
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································26
Connecting the 650W AC power supply ··································································································27
Connecting the 650W DC power supply ··································································································27
Installing/Removing an interface module ·································································································28
Verifying the installation ···································································································································30
Accessing the switch for the first time··························································· 31
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································31
Connecting the console cable··························································································································31
Serial console cable ·································································································································31
USB mini console cable ···························································································································32
Connection procedure······························································································································32
Setting terminal parameters·····························································································································34
Powering on the switch ····································································································································34
Setting up an IRF fabric ················································································ 36
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································36
Planning IRF fabric setup·································································································································37
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site······················································································37
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs···································································37
Planning IRF topology and connections···································································································38
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ···········································································39
Planning the cabling scheme ···················································································································39
Configuring basic IRF settings ·························································································································40
Connecting the physical IRF ports ···················································································································40
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ·························································································40
Maintenance and troubleshooting································································· 42
Power supply failure·········································································································································42
Fan tray failure ·················································································································································42
Configuration terminal problems ······················································································································42