Contents
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Grounding the Chassis 33
How to Connect to AC Power 34
How to Connect to DC Power 35
5 Port Connections 38
Cable Labeling and Connection Records 39
Understanding the Port Status LEDs 40
How to Install an SFP/SFP+ Transceiver 40
How to Connect to Twisted-Pair Copper Ports 42
Copper Cabling Guidelines 42
10/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments 42
1000BASE-T Assignments 43
Power-over-Ethernet 44
Connection Procedure 45
How to Connect to SFP/SFP+ Fiber Optic Ports 46
Connection Procedure 47
Making 10 Gbps DAC Connections 48
Connecting Switches in a Stack 48
6 Switch Management 50
Understanding the System Status LEDs 51
How to Connect to the Console Port 52
A Troubleshooting 55
Diagnosing LED Indicators 55
System Self-Diagnostic Test Failure 55
Power and Cooling Problems 56
Installation 56
In-Band Access 56
Index 57