Aruba 2930F 24G 4SFP, Installation And Getting Started Manual, Page: 3 / 76

Chapter 1 Introducing the 2930F switches .................................................... 5
Front of the 2930F switches ....................................................................................................................... 6
Network ports .................................................................................................................................. 8
Management ports ........................................................................................................................ 10
Console Ports ..................................................................................................................... 10
Switch and port LEDs on front of the switches .............................................................................. 10
LED mode select button and indicator LEDs ...................................................................... 14
Reset and Clear buttons ............................................................................................................... 14
Back of the switches ................................................................................................................................ 16
Power connector ........................................................................................................................... 16
Switch features ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Chapter 2 Installing the switch ..................................................................... 19
Included parts .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Installation procedures ............................................................................................................................. 22
Installation precautions ................................................................................................................. 23
Prepare the installation site ...................................................................................................................... 24
Verify the switch passes self test ............................................................................................................. 24
LED behavior: ............................................................................................................................... 26
Mount the switch ...................................................................................................................................... 27
Mounting a 24–port or 48–port Aruba 2930F switch ..................................................................... 27
Mounting the Aruba 2930F 8G PoE+ 2SFP+ Switch (JL258A) ..................................................... 29
Install or remove SFP/SFP+ transceivers ................................................................................................ 34
Installing the transceivers .............................................................................................................. 35
Removing the transceiver: ............................................................................................................ 35
Connect the switch to a power source ..................................................................................................... 36
(Optional) Connect a management console ............................................................................................ 37
Terminal configuration ................................................................................................................... 38
Direct console access ................................................................................................................... 39
Console cable pinouts ................................................................................................................... 40
Connect the network cables ..................................................................................................................... 40
Using the RJ-45 connectors .......................................................................................................... 40
Connecting cables to transceivers ................................................................................................ 41
Sample network topologies ........................................................................................................... 42
Chapter 3 Getting started with switch configuration .................................. 44
Recommended minimal configuration ...................................................................................................... 44
Using the console setup screen .................................................................................................... 44
Where to go from here .................................................................................................................. 46
Using the IP address for remote switch management ............................................................................. 47
Starting a Telnet session ............................................................................................................... 47
Starting a web browser session .................................................................................................... 47
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 49
Basic troubleshooting tips ........................................................................................................................ 49
Diagnosing with the LEDs ........................................................................................................................ 50
LED patterns for general switch troubleshooting .......................................................................... 50
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