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Preparing for installation ················································································· 1
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 2
Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 2
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 2
EMI ····························································································································································· 3
Laser safety ················································································································································ 3
Installation tools ················································································································································· 3
Installing the switch ························································································· 4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ················································································································ 4
Installation accessories ······························································································································ 5
Mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable installation positions ············································ 6
Installation methods ··································································································································· 7
Rack-mounting the switch by using mounting brackets and rack mounting rail kit ···································· 8
Rack-mounting the switch by using only mounting brackets ···································································· 11
Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 13
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 13
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ·················································································· 14
Installing/removing fan trays ···························································································································· 15
Installing a fan tray ··································································································································· 15
Removing a fan tray ································································································································· 16
Installing/removing power modules ·················································································································· 17
Installing a power module ························································································································ 17
Removing a power module ······················································································································ 18
Connecting the power cords ···························································································································· 19
Connecting an AC power cord ················································································································· 20
Connecting a DC power cord ··················································································································· 20
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 21
Accessing the switch for the first time ··························································· 22
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································ 22
Connecting the console cable ·························································································································· 22
Connecting the mini USB console cable ·································································································· 23
Setting terminal parameters ····························································································································· 25
Powering on the switch ···································································································································· 25
Setting up an IRF fabric ················································································ 27
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 27
Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 28
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 28
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 28
Planning IRF topology and connections ··································································································· 29
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ··········································································· 30
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 30
Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 32
Connecting the physical IRF ports ··················································································································· 32
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ························································································· 32
Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································· 34
Power module failure ······································································································································· 34
Symptom ·················································································································································· 34
Solution ···················································································································································· 34
Fan tray failure ················································································································································· 34
Symptom ·················································································································································· 34
Solution ···················································································································································· 34
Configuration terminal display problems ·········································································································· 35