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Preparing for installation ················································································ 1
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 4
Examining the installation environment ············································································································· 4
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 6
Corrosive gas limit ······································································································································ 7
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 7
Checking power distribution or power supply environment ················································································ 8
Laser safety························································································································································ 9
Installation tools ················································································································································· 9
Installing the switch ······················································································ 10
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack··············································································································· 11
Mounting brackets ···································································································································· 11
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ························································································· 13
Rack-mounting the switch ························································································································ 15
Mounting the switch on a workbench ··············································································································· 17
Mounting the switch on a wall ·························································································································· 18
Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 20
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 20
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ········································· 21
Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord ··························································· 22
Verifying the connection after grounding the switch················································································· 22
Installing and removing a power supply ··········································································································· 23
Installing a power supply ·························································································································· 23
Removing a power supply ························································································································ 24
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 25
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply ································································ 26
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply ································································ 26
Connecting the power cord for a CA-70A12 or PSR75-12A power supply ·············································· 27
Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR150-D1 power supply ····························································· 28
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 29
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································· 30
Managing the switch from the GUI ··················································································································· 30
Accessing the GUI ··································································································································· 30
Changing the default login password ······································································································· 30
Creating user accounts ···························································································································· 30
Managing the switch from the CLI···················································································································· 31
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal ···················································································· 31
Connecting a console cable ····················································································································· 32
Connecting a micro USB console cable ··································································································· 35
Setting terminal parameters ····················································································································· 36
Starting the switch ···································································································································· 37
Setting up an IRF fabric ··············································································· 38
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 39
Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 40
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 40
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 40
Planning IRF topology and connections··································································································· 40
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches ··········································································· 41
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 43
Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 44
Connecting the IRF physical ports ··················································································································· 44
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ··························································································································· 44
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