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Preparing for installation ················································································ 1
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 3
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 3
Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 3
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 3
EMI ····························································································································································· 4
Laser safety ················································································································································ 4
Installation tools ················································································································································· 5
Installing the switch ························································································ 6
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack················································································································· 6
Mounting brackets ······································································································································ 6
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ··························································································· 8
Rack-mounting the switch ························································································································ 10
Mounting the switch on a workbench ··············································································································· 11
Mounting the switch on a wall ·························································································································· 12
Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 13
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 14
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ········································· 15
Installing and removing power modules ··········································································································· 15
Installing a power module ························································································································ 16
Removing a power module ······················································································································ 17
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 17
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power module (method 1) ············································ 18
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power module (method 2) ············································ 19
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power module (method 1) ············································ 20
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power module (method 2) ············································ 21
Connecting the power cord for a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power module ·············································· 22
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 power module ·································································· 23
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 24
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································· 25
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································ 25
Connecting the serial console cable ················································································································ 26
Connecting the micro USB console cable ········································································································ 27
Setting terminal parameters ····························································································································· 29
Powering on the switch ···································································································································· 29
Setting up an IRF fabric ··············································································· 30
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 30
Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 31
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 31
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 31
Planning IRF topology and connections··································································································· 31
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches ··········································································· 32
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 34
Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 35
Connecting the IRF physical ports ··················································································································· 35
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ··························································································································· 36
Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································ 37
Fixed power module failure ······························································································································ 37
Symptom ·················································································································································· 37
Solution ···················································································································································· 37
Removable power module failure ···················································································································· 38
Symptom ·················································································································································· 38
Solution ···················································································································································· 38
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