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1 Preparing for installation ·········································································· 1-1
Safety recommendations ································································································································ 1-3
Examining the installation site ························································································································· 1-3
Temperature/humidity ····························································································································· 1-3
Cleanliness ·············································································································································· 1-4
Corrosive gas limit ··································································································································· 1-4
EMI ·························································································································································· 1-5
Laser safety ············································································································································· 1-6
Installation tools ·············································································································································· 1-6
2 Installing the switch ·················································································· 2-7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack·············································································································· 2-8
Mounting brackets ··································································································································· 2-8
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ························································································ 2-9
Rack-mounting the switch ····················································································································· 2-11
Mounting the switch on a workbench ············································································································ 2-12
Mounting the switch on a wall ······················································································································· 2-13
Grounding the switch ···································································································································· 2-15
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ························································································· 2-15
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ······································ 2-16
Installing and removing power supplies ········································································································ 2-17
Installing a power supply ······················································································································· 2-18
Removing a power supply ····················································································································· 2-18
Connecting the power cord ··························································································································· 2-19
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply (method 1) ··········································· 2-20
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply (method 2) ··········································· 2-21
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply (method 1) ·········································· 2-21
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply (method 2) ·········································· 2-22
Connecting the power cord for a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power supply ············································· 2-23
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 power supply ································································· 2-24
Verifying the installation ································································································································ 2-25
3 Accessing the switch for the first time ···················································· 3-26
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal························································································· 3-26
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable ···························································································· 3-27
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable ···························································································· 3-28
Connecting a micro USB console cable ································································································ 3-30
Setting terminal parameters ·························································································································· 3-32
Powering on the switch ································································································································· 3-33
4 Setting up an IRF fabric ········································································· 4-34
IRF fabric setup flowchart ····························································································································· 4-34
Planning IRF fabric setup ······························································································································ 4-35
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ··················································································· 4-35
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ································································ 4-35
Planning IRF topology and connections································································································ 4-35
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches ········································································ 4-36
Planning the cabling scheme ················································································································ 4-38
Configuring basic IRF settings ······················································································································ 4-39
Connecting the IRF physical ports ················································································································ 4-39
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ························································································································ 4-40
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting ·························································· 5-40
Fixed power supply failure ···························································································································· 5-40
Symptom ··············································································································································· 5-41
Solution ················································································································································· 5-41
Removable power supply failure ··················································································································· 5-41