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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 ·········································12
Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord···························································13
Installing and removing a power supply (HPE 5130 24G SFP 4SFP+ EI switch)············································13
Installing a power supply··························································································································14
Removing a power supply························································································································14
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································15
Connecting the switch to an AC power source ························································································16
Connecting the switch to a –48 VDC power source·················································································17
Connecting the switch to an RPS·············································································································18
Verifying the installation ···································································································································19
Accessing the switch for the first time··························································· 20
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································20
Connecting the console cable··························································································································20
Setting terminal parameters·····························································································································21
Powering on the switch ····································································································································21
Setting up an IRF fabric ················································································ 22
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································22
Planning IRF fabric setup·································································································································23
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site······················································································23
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs···································································23
Planning IRF topology and connections···································································································23
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ···········································································24
Planning the cabling scheme ···················································································································24
Configuring basic IRF settings ·························································································································26
Connecting the physical IRF ports ···················································································································26
Verifying the IRF fabric setup···························································································································27
Maintenance and troubleshooting································································· 28
Fixed power supply failure ·······························································································································28
AC input failure·········································································································································28
RPS DC input failure ································································································································28
Concurrent RPS and AC input failure ······································································································29
Hot-swappable power supply failure ················································································································30
Symptom ··················································································································································30
Solution ····················································································································································30
Configuration terminal problems ······················································································································30
No display on the configuration terminal ··································································································30