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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
Mounting brackets ··············································································································· 4
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ··········································································· 6
Rack-mounting the switch ····································································································· 8
Mounting the switch on a workbench ···························································································· 10
Mounting the switch on a wall ····································································································· 10
Grounding the switch ················································································································ 12
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ············································································ 12
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 ················································ 14
Installing and removing power modules ························································································ 14
Installing a power module ···································································································· 15
Removing a power module ·································································································· 15
Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 16
Connecting the AC power cord for a switch with fixed power modules··········································· 17
Connecting the DC power cord for a switch with fixed power modules ·········································· 17
Connecting the power cord for a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power module ······································ 18
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 power module ······················································· 19
Verifying the installation ············································································································· 20
Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 21
Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 21
Connecting the serial console cable ····························································································· 21
Connecting the micro USB console cable ······················································································ 22
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 24
Powering on the switch ············································································································· 24
Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 26
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 26
Planning IRF fabric setup ··········································································································· 27
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 27
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 27
Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 27
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches ······························································ 28
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 29
Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 31
Connecting the IRF physical ports ······························································································· 31
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ······································································································ 31
Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 32
Fixed power module failure ········································································································ 32
AC input failure ················································································································· 32
RPS DC input failure ·········································································································· 32
Concurrent RPS and AC inputs failure ··················································································· 33
Removable power module failure ································································································ 33
Symptom ························································································································· 34
Solution ··························································································································· 34