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Product overview ·························································································································································· 1
Panel views ········································································································································································ 1
Installing the blade switch ··········································································································································· 3
Preparing for installation ·················································································································································· 3
Installing and removing the blade switch ······················································································································· 3
Installing the blade switch ······································································································································· 3
Removing the blade switch ······································································································································ 5
Connecting the blade switch to the network ·················································································································· 5
Connecting the blade switch to the network through twisted pair cables ·························································· 5
Connecting the blade switch to the network through optical fibers ···································································· 5
Testing connectivity ··························································································································································· 6
Accessing the blade switch for the first time ·············································································································· 7
Logging in through the console port ······························································································································· 7
Setting up the configuration environment ·············································································································· 7
Setting terminal parameters ····································································································································· 8
Logging in through the OA module ····························································································································· 11
Configuring the blade switch ········································································································································ 11
Configuring an authentication method ··············································································································· 11
Configuring the basic network settings ··············································································································· 12
Configuration example ········································································································································· 12
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 14
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 14
Determining the number of IRF member devices ································································································ 14
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 14
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 14
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 15
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 16
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 16
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 16
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 16
Troubleshooting ·························································································································································· 18
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 18
Software failures ···························································································································································· 18
No terminal display ·············································································································································· 18
Garbled terminal display ······································································································································ 18
Configuration problems ········································································································································ 19
Software upgrade failure ······································································································································ 19
Password loss ································································································································································· 19
Login password loss ·············································································································································· 19
BootWare password loss ····································································································································· 20
Super password loss ············································································································································· 20
Hardware failures ·························································································································································· 21
Interface failure ······························································································································································· 21
Support and other resources ····································································································································· 22
Contacting HP ································································································································································ 22
Subscription service ·············································································································································· 22
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