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1 Preparing for installation ·········································································· 1-1
Safety recommendations ································································································································ 1-3
Examining the installation environment ·········································································································· 1-4
Cleanliness ·············································································································································· 1-5
Corrosive gas limit ··································································································································· 1-6
Examining the installation site ························································································································· 1-7
Checking power distribution or power supply environment ············································································· 1-8
Laser safety ············································································································································· 1-8
Installation tools ·············································································································································· 1-8
2 Installing the switch ·················································································· 2-9
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack············································································································ 2-10
Mounting brackets ································································································································· 2-10
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ······················································································ 2-11
Rack-mounting the switch ····················································································································· 2-13
Mounting the switch on a workbench ············································································································ 2-14
Mounting the switch on a wall ······················································································································· 2-15
Grounding the switch ···································································································································· 2-17
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ························································································· 2-17
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ······································ 2-18
Verifying the connection after grounding the switch·············································································· 2-19
Installing and removing power supplies ········································································································ 2-20
Installing a power supply ······················································································································· 2-20
Removing a power supply ····················································································································· 2-21
Connecting the power cord ··························································································································· 2-21
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply (method 1) ··········································· 2-22
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply (method 2) ··········································· 2-23
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply (method 1) ·········································· 2-24
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply (method 2) ·········································· 2-25
Connecting the power cord for a CA-70A12/PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power supply ··························· 2-26
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 power supply ································································· 2-27
Verifying the installation ································································································································ 2-28
3 Accessing the switch for the first time ···················································· 3-29
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal························································································· 3-29
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable ···························································································· 3-31
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable ···························································································· 3-32
Connecting a micro USB console cable ································································································ 3-34
Setting terminal parameters ·························································································································· 3-35
Powering on the switch ································································································································· 3-36
4 Setting up an IRF fabric ········································································· 4-37
IRF fabric setup flowchart ····························································································································· 4-37
Planning IRF fabric setup ······························································································································ 4-38
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ··················································································· 4-38
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ································································ 4-38
Planning IRF topology and connections································································································ 4-38
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches ········································································ 4-39
Planning the cabling scheme ················································································································ 4-41
Configuring basic IRF settings ······················································································································ 4-42
Connecting the IRF physical ports ················································································································ 4-43
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ························································································································ 4-43
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting ·························································· 5-43
Fixed power supply failure ···························································································································· 5-43
Symptom ··············································································································································· 5-44
Solution ················································································································································· 5-44
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