Table Of Contents - HP FlexFabric 11908-V Installation Manual

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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 1
General safety recommendations ··························································································································· 1
Electricity safety ························································································································································ 1
Handling safety ························································································································································ 2
ESD prevention ························································································································································· 2
Laser safety ································································································································································ 2
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 2
Weight support ························································································································································· 2
Temperature ······························································································································································ 3
Humidity ···································································································································································· 3
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 3
EMI ············································································································································································· 4
Grounding ································································································································································· 4
Power ········································································································································································· 4
Cooling ······································································································································································ 4
Space ········································································································································································· 5
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 6
Confirming installation preparations ······························································································································· 6
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································································· 6
Attaching slide rails and cage nuts to the rack ····································································································· 6
Installing mounting brackets and cable management brackets ········································································ 11
Mounting the switch to the rack ··························································································································· 13
Mounting the switch on a workbench or floor ············································································································ 14
Installation preparation ········································································································································· 14
Installation procedures ·········································································································································· 15
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 16
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 16
Grounding the switch through the PE wire of an AC power supply ································································ 17
Grounding the switch through the RTN wire of a DC power supply ······························································· 18
Installing FRUs ···························································································································································· 20
Attaching an ESD wrist strap ········································································································································ 20
Installing a card ······························································································································································ 21
Installing an MPU/LPU ·········································································································································· 22
Installing a switching fabric module ···················································································································· 22
Installing a power supply ·············································································································································· 24
Connecting the power cable········································································································································· 26
Connecting an AC power cable ·························································································································· 26
Connecting a DC power cable ···························································································································· 27
Installing a transceiver module (optional) ···················································································································· 28
Installing an SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ·············································································································· 28
Connecting an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ cable ································································································· 29
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 30
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 30
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 31
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 31
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 31
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