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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 3
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 3
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 4
Temperature/humidity ············································································································································· 4
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 4
EMI ············································································································································································· 5
Laser safety ································································································································································ 5
Installation tools ································································································································································· 5
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 6
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································································· 6
Installation prerequisites ·········································································································································· 6
Mounting bracket and rack mounting rail kits ······································································································ 7
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ·················································································································· 7
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ······································· 8
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ····················································································································· 10
Mounting the switch in the rack ··························································································································· 10
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 12
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 12
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ·························································································· 13
Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································································ 14
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 14
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 15
Installing/removing a power supply ···························································································································· 16
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 16
Removing a power supply ···································································································································· 17
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 19
Connecting the 650W AC power supply ·········································································································· 19
Connecting the 650W DC power supply ··········································································································· 19
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 20
Accessing the switch for the first time ······················································································································· 21
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 21
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 21
Serial console cable ·············································································································································· 21
USB mini console cable ········································································································································ 22
Connection procedure ·········································································································································· 22
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 ······································································································································· 32
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 33
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