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Preparing for installation ················································································· 1
Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 2
Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 2
Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 3
Cleanliness ················································································································································· 3
EMI ····························································································································································· 3
Laser safety ················································································································································ 4
Installation tools ················································································································································· 4
Installation accessories ······································································································································ 4
Installing the switch ························································································· 7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ················································································································ 8
Installation accessories ······························································································································ 8
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ··································································································· 10
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ······························· 11
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ·········································································································· 15
Mounting the switch in the rack ················································································································ 16
Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 18
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 19
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ·················································································· 19
Installing/removing a fan tray ··························································································································· 20
Installing a fan tray ··································································································································· 21
Removing a fan tray ································································································································· 22
Installing/removing a power supply ·················································································································· 23
Installing a power supply ·························································································································· 24
Removing a power supply ························································································································ 25
Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 26
Connecting the 650W AC power supply ·································································································· 27
Connecting the 650W DC power supply ·································································································· 27
Installing/Removing an interface module ································································································· 28
Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 30
Accessing the switch for the first time ··························································· 31
Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································ 31
Connecting the console cable ·························································································································· 31
Serial console cable ································································································································· 31
USB mini console cable ··························································································································· 32
Connection procedure ······························································································································ 32
Setting terminal parameters ····························································································································· 34
Powering on the switch ···································································································································· 34
Setting up an IRF fabric ················································································ 36
IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 36
Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 37
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 37
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 37
Planning IRF topology and connections ··································································································· 38
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ··········································································· 39
Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 39
Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 40
Connecting the physical IRF ports ··················································································································· 40
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ························································································· 40
Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································· 42
Power supply failure ········································································································································· 42
Fan tray failure ················································································································································· 42
Configuration terminal problems ······················································································································ 42
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