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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 3
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 3
Temperature/humidity ············································································································································· 3
Cleanliness ································································································································································ 4
EMI ············································································································································································· 4
Laser safety ································································································································································ 5
Installation tools ································································································································································· 5
Installation accessories ····················································································································································· 5
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································································· 7
Rack requirements ···················································································································································· 7
Mounting brackets and rack mounting rail kit ······································································································ 8
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ·················································································································· 9
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ······································· 9
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ····················································································································· 13
Mounting the switch in the rack ··························································································································· 13
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 15
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 15
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ·························································································· 16
Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································································ 17
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 17
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 18
Installing/removing a power supply ···························································································································· 19
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 20
Removing a power supply ···································································································································· 21
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 23
Connecting the 650W AC power supply ·········································································································· 23
Connecting the 650W DC power supply ··········································································································· 23
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 24
Accessing the switch for the first time ······················································································································· 25
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 25
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 25
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 26
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 26
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 28
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 28
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 29
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 29
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 29
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 30
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 31
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 32
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 33
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 34
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 34