Table Of Contents - HP FlexFabric 7900 Series Installation Manual

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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 1
Temperature and humidity ······································································································································· 2
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 2
EMI ············································································································································································· 2
Laser safety ································································································································································ 3
Installation tools ································································································································································· 3
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································································· 4
Mounting bracket and cable management bracket kit ························································································ 4
Rack mounting rail kit ·············································································································································· 5
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ·················································································································· 5
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ······································· 6
Rack-mounting the switch ········································································································································· 8
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 10
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 10
Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of an AC power cord ·································································· 11
Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································································ 12
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 12
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 13
Installing/removing a power supply ···························································································································· 14
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 14
Removing a power supply ···································································································································· 16
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 16
Connecting an AC power cord to the switch ····································································································· 16
Installing/removing an LPU ··········································································································································· 17
Installing an LPU ···················································································································································· 17
Removing an LPU ··················································································································································· 18
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 18
Accessing 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
Configuring the switch ··················································································································································· 24
Configuring login authentication modes ············································································································· 24
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 25
Configuration example ········································································································································· 25
Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 26
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 26
Connecting the switch to the network through an optical fiber ········································································ 26
Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 27
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
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