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

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

General safety recommendations ··························································································································· 1

Electricity safety ························································································································································ 1

Handling safety ························································································································································ 1

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

Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 9

Confirming installation preparations ······························································································································· 9

Attaching installation accessory kits to the chassis ········································································································ 9

Accessory kits ··························································································································································· 9

Attaching the power cable bracket ····················································································································· 10

Attaching the plastic panel ··································································································································· 11

Attaching slide rails and cage nuts to the rack ··········································································································· 12

Installing slide rails ················································································································································ 12

Installing cage nuts ················································································································································ 16

Mounting the switch to the rack···································································································································· 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

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

Attaching an ESD-preventive wrist strap ······················································································································ 21

Installing a card ······························································································································································ 22

Installing an MPU/LPU ·········································································································································· 23

Installing a switching fabric module ···················································································································· 26

Installing a power supply ·············································································································································· 27

Connecting an AC power cable ·························································································································· 29

Installing a transceiver module ····································································································································· 30

Installing an SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ·············································································································· 31

Connecting an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ cable ························································································ 32

Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 33

IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 33

Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 34

Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 34

Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 35

Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 35