Aruba 2930M - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Chapter 1 About this document......................................................................6
Applicable products....................................................................................................................................6
Related publications...................................................................................................................................6
Terminology................................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 Introducing the 2930M switches................................................... 8
Front of the switches..................................................................................................................................9
Network ports................................................................................................................................ 11
Management ports........................................................................................................................ 13
Console Ports.....................................................................................................................13
Auxiliary (Aux) port............................................................................................................. 13
Switch and port LEDs on front of the switches..............................................................................14
LED mode select button and indicator LEDs................................................................................ 20
Reset and Clear buttons............................................................................................................... 20
Out-of-band management (OOBM) port....................................................................................... 22
Back of the switches................................................................................................................................ 22
Power supplies..............................................................................................................................23
Power connector........................................................................................................................... 23
Stacking module slot..................................................................................................................... 23
Uplink port slot and module support..............................................................................................23
LEDs on the back of the switches................................................................................................. 24
2930M stacking module........................................................................................................................... 25
Stacking module LEDs..................................................................................................................26
2930M uplink modules............................................................................................................................. 28
Uplink module LEDs......................................................................................................................28
Switch features........................................................................................................................................ 30
Chapter 3 Installing the switch..................................................................... 33
Shipping the switch in a rack................................................................................................................... 33
Included parts.......................................................................................................................................... 33
Installation precautions and guidelines.................................................................................................... 34
Installation procedures.............................................................................................................................35
Summary.......................................................................................................................................35
1. Prepare the installation site.......................................................................................................36
2. Install a power supply and an (optional) second power supply.................................................37
3. (Optional) Install the stacking module....................................................................................... 38
4. Verify that the switch boots correctly.........................................................................................39
General LED behavior:.......................................................................................................40
(Optional) stacking module LED behavior..........................................................................40
5. Disconnect power from the switch............................................................................................ 41
6. (Optional) Install the uplink port module....................................................................................41
7. Mount the switch....................................................................................................................... 43
Mounting the switch in a two-post rack.............................................................................. 43
Mounting a switch on a tabletop or desktop....................................................................... 44
Mounting the switch in a four-post rack..............................................................................45
8. (Optional) Connect a Management Console.............................................................................46
9. Connect the switch to a power source...................................................................................... 48
10. (Optional) Installing the stacking cables..................................................................................48
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