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1 Preparing for installation··········································································1-1
Safety recommendations ································································································································1-1
Examining the installation site·························································································································1-2
Temperature/humidity·····························································································································1-2
Cleanliness··············································································································································1-2
Corrosive gas limit···································································································································1-3
EMI··························································································································································1-4
Laser safety·············································································································································1-4
Installation tools ··············································································································································1-4
Installation accessories···································································································································1-4
2 Installing the switch··················································································2-6
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack··············································································································2-7
Installation accessories···························································································································2-7
Rack-mounting procedure at a glance····································································································2-8
Chassis dimensions and rack requirements ···························································································2-8
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis······························2-9
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ·······································································································2-12
Mounting the switch in the rack·············································································································2-13
Grounding the switch by using a grounding strip··························································································2-15
Installing and removing a fan module ···········································································································2-16
Installing a fan module··························································································································2-16
Removing a fan module························································································································2-16
Installing and removing a power supply········································································································2-17
Precautions···········································································································································2-17
Installing a power supply·······················································································································2-18
Removing a power supply·····················································································································2-18
Connecting the power cord···························································································································2-20
Connecting the power cord for a PSR450-12A/PSR450-12A1 power supply·······································2-20
Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR450-12D power supply ························································2-21
Verifying the installation································································································································2-21
3 Accessing the switch for the first time····················································3-22
Setting up the configuration environment ·····································································································3-22
Connecting the serial console cable ·····································································································3-22
Connecting a mini USB console cable··································································································3-23
Setting terminal parameters··················································································································3-25
Starting the switch·········································································································································3-25
4 Setting up an IRF fabric·········································································4-27
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·····························································································································4-27
Planning IRF fabric setup······························································································································4-28
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site···················································································4-28
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs································································4-28
Planning IRF topology and connections································································································4-29
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches········································································4-30
Planning the cabling scheme················································································································4-30
Configuring basic IRF settings······················································································································4-32
Connecting the physical IRF ports················································································································4-32
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration······················································································4-32
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting··························································5-33
Power supply failure······································································································································5-33
Symptom···············································································································································5-33
Solution·················································································································································5-33
Fan module failure ········································································································································5-33
Symptom···············································································································································5-33