Table Of Contents - HP HPE FlexFabric 5901 Series Installation Manual

Table of Contents

Contents

Preparing for installation ················································································ 1

Safety recommendations ··································································································································· 1

Examining the installation site ···························································································································· 2

Temperature/humidity ································································································································ 2

Cleanliness ················································································································································· 2

Corrosive gas limit ······································································································································ 3

EMI ····························································································································································· 4

Laser safety ················································································································································ 5

Installation tools ················································································································································· 5

Installation accessories ······································································································································ 5

Installing the switch ························································································ 7

Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack················································································································· 8

Installation methods ··································································································································· 8

Rack mounting accessories ······················································································································· 8

Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets ······················································································ 9

Mounting the switch on a workbench ··············································································································· 10

Grounding the switch ······································································································································· 10

Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ···························································································· 11

Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ········································· 13

Installing/removing a fan module ····················································································································· 14

Installing a fan module ····························································································································· 14

Removing a fan module ··························································································································· 15

Installing/removing a power supply ·················································································································· 16

Installing a power supply ·························································································································· 16

Removing a power supply ························································································································ 18

Connecting the power cord ······························································································································ 18

Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-A1 (JD362B) power supply ···················································· 19

Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 (JD366B) power supply ··················································· 19

Verifying the installation ··································································································································· 20

Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································· 21

Setting up the configuration environment ········································································································ 21

Connecting the console cable ·························································································································· 21

Connecting the Mini USB console cable ·········································································································· 22

Setting terminal parameters ····························································································································· 24

Powering on the switch ···································································································································· 24

Setting up an IRF fabric ··············································································· 26

IRF fabric setup flowchart ································································································································ 26

Planning IRF fabric setup ································································································································· 27

Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······················································································ 27

Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ··································································· 27

Planning IRF topology and connections··································································································· 28

Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ··········································································· 29

Planning the cabling scheme ··················································································································· 29

Configuring basic IRF settings ························································································································· 31

Connecting the physical IRF ports ··················································································································· 31

Verifying the IRF fabric setup ··························································································································· 32

Maintenance and troubleshooting ································································ 33

Power supply failure ········································································································································· 33

Symptom ·················································································································································· 33

Solution ···················································································································································· 33

Fan module failure ··········································································································································· 33