Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 35
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 36
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 36
Setting terminal parameters ·································································································································· 39
Powering on the switch ········································································································································· 42
Configuring the switch ··················································································································································· 44
Configuration example ········································································································································· 44
Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 47
Troubleshooting ·························································································································································· 48
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 48
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 48
No terminal display ·············································································································································· 48
Garbled terminal display ······································································································································ 49
Power supply system failure ·········································································································································· 49
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 50
MPU failure ····································································································································································· 51
Interface failure ······························································································································································· 52
Replacement procedures ··········································································································································· 53
Replacing a power supply ············································································································································ 53
Replacing a card ···························································································································································· 55
Replacing an MPU or LPU ···································································································································· 56
Replacing a fan tray ······················································································································································ 60
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 60
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 62
Replacing a transceiver module ··································································································································· 63
Chassis views ································································································································································· 65
Weights and dimensions ··············································································································································· 67
Card power consumption ····································································································································· 68
Fan tray power consumption ································································································································ 68
System power consumption ·································································································································· 68
Heat dissipation ····························································································································································· 69
Environmental specifications ········································································································································· 69
Noise ··············································································································································································· 69
MPUs ··············································································································································································· 70
LPUs ················································································································································································· 70
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