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Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 38

Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 38

Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 39

Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 39

Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 40

Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 41

Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 43

Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 43

Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 43

Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 45

Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 45

Fan failure ······································································································································································· 45

Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 45

Appendix A Technical specifications ························································································································ 47

Technical specifications ················································································································································· 47

Cooling system ······························································································································································· 49

Appendix B FRUs and compatibility matrixes ·········································································································· 50

FRUs and compatibility matrixes ·································································································································· 50

Hot swappable power supplies ···································································································································· 51

Interface cards ································································································································································ 51

SFP/SFP+/XFP transceiver modules and SFP+/CX4 cables ····················································································· 52

100 Mbps SFP transceiver modules ···················································································································· 52

1000 Mbps SFP transceiver modules ················································································································· 53

10 Gbps SFP+ transceiver modules/SFP+ cables ····························································································· 54

10 Gbps XFP transceiver modules ······················································································································· 55

CX4 cables ····························································································································································· 56

Appendix C Ports and LEDs ······································································································································ 57

Fixed ports ······································································································································································ 57

Console port ·························································································································································· 57

Management Ethernet port ··································································································································· 57

10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port ···················································································································· 57

100/1000Base-X SFP port ··································································································································· 58

SFP+ port ································································································································································ 58

LEDs ················································································································································································· 58

System status LED··················································································································································· 58

Power supply status LED ······································································································································· 58

Port mode LED ························································································································································ 59

Seven-segment LED ················································································································································ 59

Management Ethernet port LED ··························································································································· 60

10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port LED ············································································································· 61

100/1000Base-X SFP port LED ··························································································································· 62

SFP+ port LED ························································································································································ 62

Interface card status LED ······································································································································· 62

Port LED on the interface card ······························································································································ 63

I/O status LED on the power supply ··················································································································· 63

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Contacting HP ································································································································································ 64

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