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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 ····························································································· 5
Installation accessories ········································································································· 5
Mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable installation positions ····································· 7
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ···················································································· 9
Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis ················································· 10
Connecting the grounding cable to the chassis ········································································ 14
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ························································································ 15
Mounting the switch in the rack ···························································································· 16
Grounding the switch ················································································································ 18
Installing/removing fan trays ······································································································· 19
Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 19
Removing a fan tray ··········································································································· 20
Installing/removing power modules ······························································································ 21
Installing a power module ···································································································· 21
Removing a power module ·································································································· 22
Connecting the power cords ······································································································· 24
Connecting an AC power cord ······························································································ 24
Connecting a DC power cord ······························································································· 24
Installing/removing expansion cards ······················································································ 25
Verifying the installation ············································································································· 27
Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 28
Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 28
Connecting the console cable ····································································································· 28
Connecting the mini USB console cable ························································································ 29
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 31
Powering on the switch ············································································································· 31
Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 33
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 33
Planning IRF fabric setup ··········································································································· 34
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 34
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 34
Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 34
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 36
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 36
Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 38
Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 38
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ········································································· 38
Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 39
Power module failure ················································································································ 39
Symptom ························································································································· 39
Solution ··························································································································· 39
Fan tray failure ························································································································ 39
Symptom ························································································································· 39
Solution ··························································································································· 39