Flush-front mounting........................................................................................................................... 13
Flush-rear (recessed) mounting.......................................................................................................... 18
Installing the Universal Two-Post Rack Kit...............................................................................................24
Time and items required...................................................................................................................... 24
Parts list................................................................................................................................................25
Flush-front mounting........................................................................................................................... 25
Mid-mounting....................................................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 4. Initial Setup and Veriîīcation...............................................................34
Items required........................................................................................................................................... 34
Providing power to the device................................................................................................................... 34
Establishing a îīrst-time serial connection................................................................................................34
Conîīguring the IP address........................................................................................................................ 35
Using DHCP to set the IP address........................................................................................................36
Setting a static IP address................................................................................................................... 36
Setting the date and time.......................................................................................................................... 36
Setting the time zone........................................................................................................................... 37
Synchronizing local time with an external source...............................................................................37
Customizing the chassis name and switch name..................................................................................... 38
Establishing an Ethernet connection.........................................................................................................38
Setting the domain ID................................................................................................................................38
Verifying correct operation........................................................................................................................ 39
Backing up the conîīguration.....................................................................................................................40
Powering down the device.........................................................................................................................40
Chapter 5. Installing Transceivers and Cables...................................................... 41
Time and items required............................................................................................................................41
Precautions speciîīc to transceivers and cables.......................................................................................41
Cleaning the îīber-optic connectors..........................................................................................................41
Managing cables........................................................................................................................................ 42
Installing an SFP+ transceiver...................................................................................................................42
Replacing an SFP+ transceiver..................................................................................................................44
Installing an SFP-DD transceiver.............................................................................................................. 44
Replacing a SFP-DD transceiver................................................................................................................46
Verifying the operation of new transceivers..............................................................................................47
Chapter 6. Monitoring the device..........................................................................48
Interpreting port-side LEDs.......................................................................................................................48
System power LED................................................................................................................................49
System status LED................................................................................................................................49
FC port status LED................................................................................................................................50
FC port (SFP-DD) status LEDs..............................................................................................................50
Nonport-side LED locations.......................................................................................................................51
Power supply LEDs...............................................................................................................................52
Fan assembly status LED..................................................................................................................... 53
Interpreting the POST results....................................................................................................................53
Interpreting the BOOT results...................................................................................................................54
Running diagnostic tests........................................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 7. Power Supply Assemblies................................................................... 55
Precautions speciîīc to the power supply assemblies..............................................................................55
Identifying the airflow direction................................................................................................................ 56
Power supply assembly unit fault indicators............................................................................................ 57
Power supply assembly task guide........................................................................................................... 57
Time and items required............................................................................................................................58
Recording power supply assembly critical information............................................................................58
Removing a power supply assembly......................................................................................................... 58
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