Installation guide

Table of Contents
ARX-1000 Hardware Installation Guide ix
1
Introduction
Audience for this Manual ..............................................................................................................1-3
Document Conventions ................................................................................................................1-3
Related Documents ........................................................................................................................1-3
Safety and Regulatory Notices .....................................................................................................1-4
Class A ITE Label ...................................................................................................................1-4
Qualified Personnel Warning ..............................................................................................1-4
Environmental .........................................................................................................................1-5
Power .......................................................................................................................................1-6
Contacting Customer Service ......................................................................................................1-8
2
Unpacking and Installing the Switch
Safety Instructions ........................................................................................................................ 2-13
Tools and Equipment .................................................................................................................. 2-13
Verifying Shipment ....................................................................................................................... 2-14
Unpacking the Switch .................................................................................................................. 2-14
Installing the Rack-Mount Rails ................................................................................................. 2-15
Rack-Mounting the Switch ......................................................................................................... 2-16
Attaching the Power Cord ........................................................................................................ 2-17
Powering Up the Switch ............................................................................................................. 2-17
Cabling ............................................................................................................................................ 2-17
3
Connecting the Switch to the Network
Management Interfaces ............................................................................................................... 3-21
Connecting the Console Port ................................................................................................... 3-21
Booting the Switch ....................................................................................................................... 3-22
Sample: Booting a Non-Replacement Switch ............................................................... 3-22
Preparing for Switch Replacement .................................................................................. 3-24
Installing a Redundant Peer or Cluster .......................................................................... 3-27
Sample: Replacing a Redundant Peer .............................................................................. 3-28
Connecting the Ethernet Management Port .......................................................................... 3-32
4
Maintenance
Powering Down the ARX-1000 ............................................................................................... 4-35
POST Diagnostics ........................................................................................................................ 4-35
LED Status Indicators .................................................................................................................. 4-38
Status LEDs .......................................................................................................................... 4-38
Ethernet-Port Link Status LEDs ...................................................................................... 4-39
Hard-Drive (HD) LED ....................................................................................................... 4-39
A
Removing a Hard Disk
Before You Begin .........................................................................................................................A-43
Removing the Drive ....................................................................................................................A-44
Silencing the RAID Alarm ..........................................................................................................A-45
Replacing the Disk Drive ............................................................................................................A-45
Incorporating the Disk into the RAID ...........................................................................A-45
Monitoring the Rebuild ......................................................................................................A-45