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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 ············································· 13
Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord ································································· 13
Installing and removing a power supply (HP 5130-24G-SFP-4SFP+ EI switch) ······················································ 14
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 15
Removing a power supply ···································································································································· 15
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 16
Connecting the switch to an AC power source·································································································· 17
Connecting the switch to a –48 VDC power source ························································································· 18
Connecting the switch to an RPS ························································································································· 19
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 19
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 21
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 21
Connecting the console cable······································································································································· 21
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 22
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 22
Setting up an IRF fabric ················································································································································· 24
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 24
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 25
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 25
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 25
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 26
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 27
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 27
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 29
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 29
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································ 29
Maintenance and troubleshooting ······························································································································· 31
Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 31
Fixed power supply failure ··································································································································· 31
Hot-swappable power supply failure ·················································································································· 32