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Installing the blade switch ··········································································································································· 1
Preparing for installation ·················································································································································· 1
Installing and removing the blade switch ······················································································································· 1
Installing the blade switch ······································································································································· 1
Removing the blade switch ······································································································································ 3
Connecting the blade switch to the network ·················································································································· 3
Precautions ································································································································································ 3
Connecting the optical fibers ·································································································································· 3
Accessing the blade switch for the first time ·············································································································· 5
Logging in through the OA module ································································································································ 5
Logging in through the console port ······························································································································· 5
Setting up the configuration environment ·············································································································· 6
Setting terminal parameters ····································································································································· 6
Configuring the blade switch ··········································································································································· 7
Configuring an authentication method ·················································································································· 7
Configuring the basic network settings ·················································································································· 7
Configuration example ············································································································································ 8
Setting up an IRF fabric ··············································································································································· 9
Planning IRF fabric setup ·················································································································································· 9
Determining the number of IRF member devices ··································································································· 9
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··············································································· 9
Planning IRF topology and connections ················································································································· 9
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 10
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 10
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 10
Troubleshooting ·························································································································································· 12
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 12
Collecting log and operating information ··················································································································· 12
Collecting common log messages ······················································································································· 13
Collecting diagnostic log messages ···················································································································· 13
Collecting operating statistics ······························································································································ 14
Failures at startup ··························································································································································· 15
No display on the configuration terminal ··········································································································· 15
Garbled display on the configuration terminal ·································································································· 15
Failures during operation ·············································································································································· 16
IRF member device failure ············································································································································· 16
Software upgrade failure ·············································································································································· 17
Hardware failures ·························································································································································· 17
Interface failure ······························································································································································· 18
Support and other resources ····································································································································· 19
Contacting HP ································································································································································ 19
Subscription service ·············································································································································· 19
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Websites ································································································································································· 19
Conventions ···································································································································································· 20
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