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 ······································································································································································ 5

Space ········································································································································································· 6

Tools and equipment ························································································································································ 6

Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 8

Confirming installation preparations ······························································································································· 8

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

Attaching slide rails and cage nuts to the rack ····································································································· 8

Installing mounting brackets and cable management brackets ········································································ 13

Mounting the switch in the rack ··························································································································· 16

Mounting the switch on a workbench or floor ············································································································ 17

Installation preparation ········································································································································· 17

Installation procedures ·········································································································································· 17

Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 18

Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 18

Grounding the switch through the PE wire of an AC power supply ································································ 19

Grounding the switch through the RTN wire of a DC power supply ······························································· 20

Installing FRUs ···························································································································································· 21

Attaching an ESD wrist strap ········································································································································ 21

Installing MPUs/LPUs/switching fabric modules ········································································································ 22

Installing a power supply ·············································································································································· 23

Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 26

Connecting an AC power cord ··························································································································· 26

Connecting a DC power cord ······························································································································ 27

Installing a transceiver module (optional) ···················································································································· 28

Installing an XFP/SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ····································································································· 28

Installing a CFP module ········································································································································ 29

Connecting an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ cable ································································································· 29

Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 31

IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 31

Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 32

Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 32

Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 33