Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 33

Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 33

Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 33

Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 34

Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 34

Verifying the IRF fabric configuration ·························································································································· 35

Connecting your switch to the network ···················································································································· 36

Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 36

Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 36

Setting terminal parameters ·································································································································· 37

Powering on the switch ········································································································································· 40

Configuring the switch ··················································································································································· 41

Configuring authentication on a user interface ·································································································· 42

Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 42

Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 42

Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 43

Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ······························································· 43

Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ········································································· 43

Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 44

Troubleshooting ·························································································································································· 45

Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 45

Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 45

No terminal display ·············································································································································· 45

Garbled terminal display ······································································································································ 46

Troubleshooting the switch during the operation ······························································································· 46

Power supply system failure ·········································································································································· 46

Fan failure ······································································································································································· 47

MPU failure ····································································································································································· 47

LPU and switching fabric module failure ····················································································································· 47

Interface failure ······························································································································································· 48

Replacement procedures ··········································································································································· 50

Replacing a power supply ············································································································································ 50

Replacing a card ···························································································································································· 51

Replacing a fan tray ······················································································································································ 52

Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 53

Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 53

Replacing a transceiver module ··································································································································· 54

Replacing an XFP/SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ··································································································· 54

Replacing a CFP module ······································································································································ 54

Replacing an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ cable ··························································································· 54

Support and other resources ····································································································································· 56

Contacting HP ································································································································································ 56

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Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications ························································································ 59

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Module power consumption and system power consumption ·················································································· 62

Card power consumption ····································································································································· 62