HP A5500 HI Series Installation Manual page 4

Changing the startup mode ·································································································································· 28
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 31
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 31
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 32
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 32
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 33
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 33
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 34
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 35
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 37
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 37
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 37
Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 39
Password loss ································································································································································· 39
Console login password loss ······························································································································· 39
Boot ROM password loss ····································································································································· 39
Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 39
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 40
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 40
Appendix A Technical specifications ························································································································ 41
Appendix B FRUs and compatibility matrixes ·········································································································· 43
Hardware compatibility matrixes ································································································································· 43
Hot swappable power supplies ···································································································································· 43
Interface cards ································································································································································ 44
SFP/SFP+/XFP transceiver modules and SFP+/CX4 cables ····················································································· 44
100 Mbps SFP transceiver modules ···················································································································· 45
1000 Mbps SFP transceiver modules ················································································································· 45
10 Gbps SFP+ transceiver modules/SFP+ cables ····························································································· 46
10 Gbps XFP transceiver modules ······················································································································· 48
CX4 cables ····························································································································································· 48
Appendix C Ports and LEDs ······································································································································ 50
Fixed ports ······································································································································································ 50
Console port ·························································································································································· 50
Management Ethernet port ··································································································································· 50
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port ···················································································································· 50
100/1000Base-X SFP port ··································································································································· 51
SFP+ port ································································································································································ 51
LEDs ················································································································································································· 51
System status LED··················································································································································· 51
Power supply status LED ······································································································································· 52
Port mode LED ························································································································································ 52
Seven-segment LED ················································································································································ 52
Management Ethernet port LED ··························································································································· 53
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port LED ············································································································· 54
100/1000Base-X SFP port LED ··························································································································· 54
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