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When a Grounding Strip is Available·······························································································3-4
Where a Grounding Conductor Can be Buried ···············································································3-6
In Other Installation Sites ················································································································3-6
Installing a Power Module·······················································································································3-8
Installing the Power Module ············································································································3-8
Removing the Power Module ··········································································································3-9
Connecting the Power Cord··················································································································3-10
Connecting an AC Power Cord ·····································································································3-10
Connecting a DC Power Cord ·······································································································3-10
Verifying the Installation························································································································3-11
4 Initial Power-On ·········································································································································4-1
Setting Up the Configuration Environment······························································································4-1
Connecting the Console Cable ···············································································································4-1
Console Cable ·································································································································4-1
Connection Procedure·····················································································································4-2
Setting Terminal Parameters ··················································································································4-2
Booting the Switch ··································································································································4-5
Checking Before Power-On·············································································································4-5
Powering On the Switch ··················································································································4-5
Changing the Boot Mode·················································································································4-7
5 Loading Software·······································································································································5-1
Introduction ·············································································································································5-1
Approaches for Loading Software···········································································································5-1
Loading Software Through the Boot ROM Menu····················································································5-2
Introduction to the Boot ROM Menu································································································5-2
Loading Software Using XMODEM Through Console Port·····························································5-4
Loading Software Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port ·································································5-11
Loading Software Using FTP Through Ethernet Port····································································5-14
Loading Software Through CLI ·············································································································5-17
Loading Software Through USB Interface·····················································································5-18
Loading Software Using FTP ········································································································5-18
Loading Software Using TFTP ······································································································5-20
6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ··········································································································6-1
Software Loading Failure ························································································································6-1
Password Loss········································································································································6-1
User Password Loss························································································································6-1
Boot ROM Password Loss ··············································································································6-1
Power Module Failure ·····························································································································6-2
Hot Swappable Power Module Failure ····························································································6-2
Fan Failure ··············································································································································6-2
Removing a Fan Tray ······················································································································6-3
Installing a Fan Tray························································································································6-4
Configuration Terminal Failure················································································································6-4