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Preparing for installation ···································································· 1
Safety recommendations ············································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ······································································································· 1
Temperature/humidity ·········································································································· 2
Cleanliness ························································································································ 2
EMI ·································································································································· 2
Laser safety ······················································································································· 3
Installation tools ························································································································· 3
Installing the switch ·········································································· 4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································· 5
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ···················································································· 5
Rack-mounting requirements ································································································· 5
Installation accessories ······································································································· 10
Mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable installation positions ··································· 12
Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis ················································· 15
Connecting the grounding cable to the chassis ········································································ 20
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ························································································ 21
Mounting the switch in the rack ···························································································· 22
Grounding the switch ················································································································ 27
Installing/removing fan trays ······································································································· 28
Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 28
Removing a fan tray ··········································································································· 29
Installing/removing power modules ······························································································ 30
Installing a power module ···································································································· 30
Removing a power module ·································································································· 31
Connecting the power cords ······································································································· 33
Connecting an AC power cord ······························································································ 33
Connecting a DC power cord ······························································································· 34
Installing/removing expansion modules ························································································· 34
Installing an expansion module ···························································································· 35
Removing an expansion module ··························································································· 36
Verifying the installation ············································································································· 37
Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 38
Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 38
Connecting the console cable ····································································································· 38
Connecting the mini USB console cable ························································································ 39
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 41
Powering on the switch ············································································································· 41
Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 43
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 43
Planning IRF fabric setup ··········································································································· 44
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 44
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 44
Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 45
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 46
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 47
Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 48
Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 48
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ········································································· 48
Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 50
Power module failure ················································································································ 50
Symptom ························································································································· 50
Solution ··························································································································· 50
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