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Preparing for installation ················································································ 1 
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 1 
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 2 
Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 2 
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 2 
Corrosive gas limit ······································································································································ 3 
EMI ····························································································································································· 4 
Laser safety ················································································································································ 5 
Installation tools ················································································································································· 5 
Installation accessories ······································································································································ 5 
Installing the switch ························································································ 7 
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack················································································································· 8 
Installation methods ··································································································································· 8 
Rack mounting accessories ······················································································································· 8 
Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets ······················································································ 9 
Mounting the switch on a workbench ··············································································································· 10 
Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 10 
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 11 
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ········································· 13 
Installing/removing a fan module ····················································································································· 14 
Installing a fan module ····························································································································· 14 
Removing a fan module ··························································································································· 15 
Installing/removing a power supply ·················································································································· 16 
Installing a power supply ·························································································································· 16 
Removing a power supply ························································································································ 18 
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 18 
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-A1 (JD362B) power supply ···················································· 19 
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 (JD366B) power supply ··················································· 19 
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 20 
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································· 21 
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································ 21 
Connecting the console cable ·························································································································· 21 
Connecting the Mini USB console cable ·········································································································· 22 
Setting terminal parameters ····························································································································· 24 
Powering on the switch ···································································································································· 24 
Setting up an IRF fabric ··············································································· 26 
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 26 
Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 27 
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 27 
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 27 
Planning IRF topology and connections··································································································· 28 
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ··········································································· 29 
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 29 
Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 31 
Connecting the physical IRF ports ··················································································································· 31 
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ··························································································································· 32 
Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································ 33 
Power supply failure ········································································································································· 33 
Symptom ·················································································································································· 33 
Solution ···················································································································································· 33 
Fan module failure ··········································································································································· 33 
Symptom ·················································································································································· 34 
Solution ···················································································································································· 34