HP FlexFabric 5700-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ TAA Installation Manual page 3

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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 2
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 3
Temperature/humidity ············································································································································· 3
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 3
EMI ············································································································································································· 4
Laser safety ································································································································································ 4
Installation tools ································································································································································· 4
Installation accessories ····················································································································································· 5
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 7
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································································· 7
Installation prerequisites ·········································································································································· 7
Mounting brackets and rack mounting rail kit ······································································································ 8
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ·················································································································· 9
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ······································· 9
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ····················································································································· 12
Mounting the switch in the rack ··························································································································· 12
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 14
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 14
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ·························································································· 15
Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································································ 16
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 17
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 17
Installing/removing a power supply ···························································································································· 18
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 18
Removing a power supply ···································································································································· 19
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 20
Connecting the AC power supply ······················································································································· 20
Connecting the DC power supply ······················································································································· 21
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 21
Accessing the switch for the first time ······················································································································· 23
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 23
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 23
Console cable ························································································································································ 23
Connection procedure ·········································································································································· 23
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 24
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 27
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 28
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 28
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 29
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 29
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 29
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 30
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 31
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 31
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 33
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 33
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