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Product overview ······························································································································································ 1
Preparing for installation ················································································································································· 2
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 2
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 2
Temperature/humidity ············································································································································· 3
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 3
EMI ············································································································································································· 3
Laser safety ······························································································································································· 4
Installation tools ································································································································································· 4
Installing the switch ·························································································································································· 5
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ···························································································································· 5
Installation prerequisites ·········································································································································· 5
Mounting bracket and rack mounting rail kits ······································································································ 6
Rack-mounting procedure at a glance ··················································································································· 6
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ······································· 6
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ························································································································ 9
Mounting the switch in the rack ······························································································································ 9
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 10
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip····································································································· 11
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ·························································································· 12
Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································································ 13
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 13
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 14
Installing/removing a power supply ···························································································································· 14
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 15
Removing a power supply ···································································································································· 16
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 18
Connecting the 650W AC power supply ·········································································································· 18
Connecting the 650W DC power supply ·········································································································· 18
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 19
Powering on the switch for the first time ····················································································································· 20
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 20
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 20
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 21
Powering on the switch ················································································································································· 24
Changing the startup mode·································································································································· 26
Setting up an IRF fabric ················································································································································· 29
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 29
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 30
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 30
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 30
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 31
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 32
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 32
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································ 34
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 34
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 34