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1 Preparing for installation ······························································1
Safety recommendations·············································································································1
Examining the installation environment···························································································2
Cleanliness························································································································3
Corrosive gas limit···············································································································4
Examining the installation site·······································································································5
Checking power distribution or power supply environment ··································································6
Laser safety······························································································································6
Installation tools·························································································································6
Installation accessories ···············································································································6
2 Installing the switch·····································································1
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ·····························································································2
Installation methods·············································································································2
Installation procedure at a glance ···························································································2
Rack-mounting the switch by using front mounting brackets ·························································2
Mounting the switch on a workbench······························································································5
Grounding the switch··················································································································5
Grounding the switch by using a grounding strip ········································································5
Grounding the switch by using a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground······························6
Verifying the connection after grounding the switch·····································································7
Installing and removing a power supply ··························································································7
Installing/removing a power supply (1) ·····················································································9
Installing/removing a power supply (2) ···················································································10
Connecting the power cord ········································································································13
Connecting the power cord for a built-in power supply·······························································13
Connecting the power cord for a CA-70A12 or PSR75-12A power supply······································14
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 or PSR560-56D power supply··································15
Connecting the power cord for a PSR180-56A, PSR360-56A, PSR720-56A, PSR1110-56A,
PSR600-54A-B, PSR920-54A-B, or PSR1600-54A-B power supply ·············································16
Verifying the installation·············································································································17
3 Accessing the switch for the first time ·············································1
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal··············································································1
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable·················································································1
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable ················································································2
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································3
Starting the switch······················································································································3
Pre-start checklist················································································································3
Powering on the switch·········································································································3
4 Setting up an IRF fabric·······························································1
IRF fabric setup flowchart ············································································································1
Planning IRF fabric setup·············································································································2
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site·········································································2
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ·························································2
Planning IRF topology and connections····················································································3
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches································································4
Planning the cabling scheme ·································································································4
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································6
Connecting the physical IRF ports ·································································································6
Verifying the IRF fabric setup········································································································6
Maintenance and troubleshooting ························································1
Power supply failure ···················································································································1
Removable power supply failure·····························································································1
Fan tray failure ··························································································································1