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Preparing for installation ················································································ 1
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 2
Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 2
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 2
Corrosive gas limit ······································································································································ 3
EMI ····························································································································································· 4
Laser safety ················································································································································ 4
Installation tools ················································································································································· 4
Installation accessories ······································································································································ 5
Installing the switch ························································································ 7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack················································································································· 8
Installation accessories ······························································································································ 8
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ····································································································· 8
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis································· 9
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ·········································································································· 13
Mounting the switch in the rack ················································································································ 14
Grounding the switch by using a grounding strip ····························································································· 15
Installing and removing a fan tray ···················································································································· 16
Installing a fan tray ··································································································································· 16
Removing a fan tray ································································································································· 17
Installing and removing a power supply ··········································································································· 17
Installing a power supply ·························································································································· 18
Removing a power supply ························································································································ 19
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 20
Connecting the power cord for a PSR250-12A/PSR250-12A1 /PSR450-12A/PSR450-12A1 power supply
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Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR450-12D power supply ··························································· 21
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 22
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································· 23
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal···························································································· 23
Console cables ········································································································································· 23
Connecting the console cable ·················································································································· 24
Connecting a mini USB console cable ····································································································· 25
Setting terminal parameters ····························································································································· 27
Powering on the switch ···································································································································· 27
Setting up an IRF fabric ··············································································· 29
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 29
Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 30
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 30
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 30
Planning IRF topology and connections··································································································· 31
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ··········································································· 32
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 32
Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 34
Connecting the physical IRF ports ··················································································································· 34
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ························································································· 34
Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································ 36
Power supply failure ········································································································································· 36
Symptom ·················································································································································· 36
Solution ···················································································································································· 36