Installing The Switch; Installation Summary - HP J3100B Installation And Configuration Manual

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Installing the Switch

This chapter describes the installation procedures for the HP J3100B

AdvanceStack Switch 2000 (hereafter referred to as the Switch 2000).

The following is a summary of those procedures:

Install interface modules and transceivers (optional). The best time

to install Switch 2000 interface modules and their related transceivers is

prior to powering up the switch or during scheduled down times. Note

that, because the Switch 2000 allows module changes ("hot swaps") while

operating, you can make hardware changes once the switch is in use. That

is, you can replace one module with another module of the same type

without needing to reboot the switch. Similarly, you can install a module

in an unused slot without needing to reboot the switch. (An "unused slot"

is one that has not been used since the last time the switch was rebooted.)

However, it is necessary to remove a particular interface module from the

Switch 2000 before adding, removing, or changing a transceiver in that

module. In cases where one module is exchanged for another of a different

type, it is necessary to reboot or reset the switch. This procedure is

described later in this chapter and also in the installation guides for the

various interface modules that are compatible with the Switch 2000.

Install the optional redundant power supply (RPS). This optional

power supply (HP J3136A AdvanceStack Switch 2000 Redundant Power

Supply) shares the power requirement load with the switch's main power

supply, and will keep the switch operating in the unlikely event that the

main power supply fails.

Verify the switch's operation. This is a simple process of applying

power to the Switch 2000 and ensuring that the LEDs on the switch's front

panel respond properly.

Mount the switch in a rack or place it on a tabletop.

Hewlett-Packard sells 19-inch free-standing equipment racks. To order a

rack, contact your HP-authorized LAN dealer.

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