Lenovo RackSwitch G8272 Installation Manual page 4

Installing G8272 Hardware and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Before Installing the G8272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the G8272 in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing Port Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing and Replacing Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing Port Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removing and Replacing a Power Supply Module . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing and Replacing a Fan Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing the G8272 from a Standard Equipment Rack . . . . . . . . . . 65
Removing the G8272 from a Lenovo System x or Power Rack . . . . . . . . 66
Removing the Air-Duct Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Replacing the G8272. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Initializing the G8272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
System Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Logging Into the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Default Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Configuring the Management Interface for Remote Access . . . . . . . . . 79
Updating Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
The Boot Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Preventing Electric Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Handling Static-Sensitive Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cabling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installing the G8272 in a Standard Equipment Rack . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing the G8272 in a Lenovo System x or Power Rack. . . . . . . . 42
Installing the G8272 in a Lenovo iDataPlex Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installing the Air-Duct Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SFP+ Port Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
QSFP+ Port Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Installing a Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Removing the Power Supply Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Replacing the Power Supply Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing the Fan Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Replacing the Fan Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Preparing and Returning the G8272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Configuring Vital Product Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the Default Network Administrator Password . . . . . . . . 76
Out-of-Band Management Interface Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 80
In-Band Management Interface Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Boot Recovery Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Recover from a Failed Image Upgrade using TFTP. . . . . . . . . . . 85
Recovering from a Failed Image Upgrade using XModem Download . . 87
Physical Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89