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Installing the Switch

Installation Procedures

2. Verify the switch boots correctly (page 2-6). Plug the switch into a

power source and observe that the LEDs on the switch’s front panel

indicate correct switch operation. When self test is complete, unplug the

switch.

3. (Optional) Install one or more of the HP 2920 10G Expansion

Modules (page 2-8).

4. (Optional) Install the HP 2920 Stacking Module (page 2-10).

Depending on where the switch is mounted, it may be easier to install the

optional modules before mounting the switch.

5. Mount the switch (page 2-12). The Switch can be mounted in a 19-inch

telco rack, in an equipment cabinet, or on a horizontal surface.

6. (Optional) Install the stacking cables (page 2-16). If you have installed

the HP 2920 Stacking Module, you can now install up to two stacking

cables and connect them to other switches in the desired stacking

topology.

7. (Optional) Install or remove SFP transceivers

(page 2-17). Each HP 2920 Switch has either four slots for installing SFP

transceivers. If you have installed an HP 2920 10GbE 2-Port SFP+ Module,

you have an additional 2 slots for installing SFP+ transceivers. Depending

on where the switch is mounted, it may be easier to install the SFP

transceivers first. SFP transceivers can be installed or removed while the

switch is powered on.

8. Connect the switch to a power source (page 2-18). Once the switch is

mounted, plug it into the nearby main power source.

9. Connect the network devices (page 2-19). Using the appropriate

network cables, connect the network devices to the switch ports.

10. (Optional) Connect a Management console (page 2-20). You may wish

to modify the switch’s configuration, for example, to configure an IP

address so it can be managed using a web browser, from an SNMP network

management station, or through a Telnet session. Configuration changes

can be made easily by using the included console cable to connect a PC

to the switch’s console port.

At this point, the switch is fully installed. See the rest of this chapter if you

need more detailed information on any of these installation steps.

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