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Preparing for installation ················································································ 1
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 2
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 2
Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 2
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 3
Corrosive gas limit ······································································································································ 3
EMI ····························································································································································· 4
Laser safety ················································································································································ 4
Installation tools ················································································································································· 5
Installation accessories ······································································································································ 5
Installing the switch ························································································ 7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack················································································································· 8
Mounting brackets ······································································································································ 8
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ··························································································· 9
Rack-mounting the switch ························································································································ 10
Mounting the switch on a workbench ··············································································································· 12
Mounting the switch on a wall ·························································································································· 12
Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 14
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 14
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ········································· 15
Installing and removing power supplies ··········································································································· 16
Installing a power supply ·························································································································· 17
Removing a power supply ························································································································ 17
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 18
Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power supply ································································ 18
Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power supply ································································ 19
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-A1 power supply ···································································· 20
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 power supply ···································································· 21
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 22
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································· 23
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································ 23
Connecting the serial console cable ················································································································ 23
Connecting the micro USB console cable ········································································································ 24
Setting terminal parameters ····························································································································· 26
Powering on the switch ···································································································································· 26
Setting up an IRF fabric ··············································································· 28
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 28
Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 29
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 29
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 29
Planning IRF topology and connections··································································································· 29
Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches ··········································································· 30
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 31
Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 32
Connecting the IRF physical ports ··················································································································· 33
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ··························································································································· 33
Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································ 34
Fixed power supply failure ······························································································································· 34
Symptom ·················································································································································· 34
Solution ···················································································································································· 34
Removable power supply failure ······················································································································ 34
Symptom ·················································································································································· 35
Solution ···················································································································································· 35