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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
Mounting brackets ··············································································································· 4
Attaching mounting brackets to the switch ················································································ 5
Rack-mounting the switch ····································································································· 5
Mounting the switch on a workbench ······························································································ 6
Grounding the switch ·················································································································· 6
Grounding the switch by using a grounding strip ········································································ 7
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ···································· 8
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································· 8
Connecting an AC power cord ································································································ 9
Connecting a DC power cord ································································································· 9
Verifying the installation ············································································································· 10
Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 11
Connecting the serial console cable ····························································································· 11
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 12
Starting the switch ···················································································································· 12
Power-on check ················································································································ 12
Starting the switch ············································································································· 12
Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 14
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 14
Planning IRF fabric setup ··········································································································· 15
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 15
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 15
Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 15
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 16
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 17
Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 18
Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 18
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ······································································································ 19
Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 20
Fixed power module failure ········································································································ 20
AC input failure ················································································································· 20
RPS DC input failure ·········································································································· 20
Concurrent RPS and AC inputs failure ··················································································· 21
Fan tray failure ························································································································ 21
Symptom ························································································································· 21
Solution ··························································································································· 22
Configuration terminal issues ······································································································ 22
No display on the configuration terminal ················································································· 22
Garbled display on the configuration terminal ·········································································· 22
Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications ·························· 23
Chassis views ························································································································· 23
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