Inspecting the New Switch 20
Installing the Bottom-Support Rails 21
Installing a Chassis in a Rack or Cabinet 24
Grounding the Chassis 27
Starting Up the Switch 29
Connecting a 3-kW AC Power Supply to an AC Power Source 30
Connecting a 3-kW Universal AC/DC Power Supply to an AC Power Source 30
Connecting a 3-kW Universal AC/DC Power Supply to a DC Power Source 30
Connecting a 3-kW DC Power Supply to a DC Power Source 31
Connecting the Switch to the Network 35
CHAPTER 4
Guidelines for Connecting Ports 35
Connecting a Console to the Switch 36
Connecting the Management Interface 37
Creating the Initial Switch Configuration 38
Connecting Interface Ports 40
Connecting a BASE-T Port to the Network 40
Disconnecting a BASE-T Port from the Network 40
Connecting an Optical Port to the Network 41
Disconnecting Optical Ports from the Network 41
Optic Transceiver Removal Using the Optics Extraction Tool 42
Maintaining Transceivers and Optical Cables 43
Managing the Switch 45
CHAPTER 5
Displaying Information About the Installed Hardware Modules 45
Displaying the Hardware Inventory for a Switch 49
Displaying Fabric Utilization Information 49
Displaying the Backplane and Serial Number Information 52
Displaying Environmental Information for the Switch 53
Displaying the Current State of a Module 54
Displaying Temperatures for a Module 56
Connecting to a Module 58
Saving the Module Configuration 58
Shutting Down or Starting Up a Module 59
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