Administrator's Guide

Installing HyperFabric

Installing HyperFabric Switches

Chapter 3 65

Without the Rail Kit

As mentioned earlier, HP strongly recommends installing the HF2

switch using the rail kit (described in the previous section, “With the

Rail Kit” on page 61).

When you install the HF2 switch, you will be putting the front of the

switch—the end with the ﬂanges (“wings”) — at the back of the rack. The

steps for installing the HF2 switch without using the rail kit are as

follows:

Step 1. Prepare the rack for switch installation.

Step 2. Insert the HF2 switch into the rack, with the front of the switch snug

against the back of the rack.

Step 3. Align the two holes in each ﬂange on the switch’s front with the holes in

the rack frame.

Step 4. Fasten each ﬂange of the switch to the rack by putting a screw in each of

the four holes in the ﬂanges. Be sure to use screws with over-sized heads.

Step 5. Tighten all of the screws so that the HF2 switch is ﬁrmly mounted in the

rack.

Step 6. For each port that will be connected to an HyperFabric adapter in an

HP 9000 system, attach the cable from the corresponding adapter. Your

connections must be copper-to-copper and ﬁber-to-ﬁber (including

cables).

Step 7. Connect the switch to the Ethernet network.

Step 8. Plug the switch’s power cord into the rack’s PDU, if it has one.

Alternatively, you can plug a power cord that is compatible with your

country’s requirements into a power strip or outlet that you want to use

for the switch. (In this case, you are responsible for obtaining a

compatible power cord.)

Step 9. Power on the HF2 switch by plugging the power cord into the AC inlet on

the back of the switch. (There is no power switch.)