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Preparing for installation ················································································· 1
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 1
Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 1
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 2
EMI ····························································································································································· 2
Laser safety ················································································································································ 3
Installation tools ················································································································································· 3
Installing the switch ························································································· 4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ················································································································ 4
Installation prerequisites ···························································································································· 4
Mounting brackets and rack mounting rail kit ····························································································· 5
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ····································································································· 5
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ································· 6
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ············································································································ 8
Mounting the switch in the rack ·················································································································· 9
Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 11
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 11
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ·················································································· 12
Installing/removing a fan tray ··························································································································· 13
Installing a fan tray ··································································································································· 13
Removing a fan tray ································································································································· 14
Installing/removing a power module ················································································································ 14
Installing a power module ························································································································ 15
Removing a power module ······················································································································ 16
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 17
Connecting the AC power module ··········································································································· 17
Connecting the DC power module ··········································································································· 18
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 18
Accessing the switch for the first time ··························································· 20
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································ 20
Connecting the console cable ·························································································································· 20
Console cable ·········································································································································· 20
Connection procedure ······························································································································ 20
Setting terminal parameters ····························································································································· 21
Powering on the switch ···································································································································· 24
Setting up an IRF fabric ················································································ 25
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 25
Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 26
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 26
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 26
Planning IRF topology and connections ··································································································· 26
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ··········································································· 27
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 28
Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 30
Connecting the physical IRF ports ··················································································································· 30
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ························································································· 30
Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································· 32
Power module failure ······································································································································· 32
Fan tray failure ················································································································································· 32
Configuration terminal problems ······················································································································ 32
No terminal display ··································································································································· 32
Garbled terminal display ·························································································································· 33