Table Of Contents - HPE FlexFabric 5710 Series Installation Manual

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Preparing for installation ···································································· 1
Safety recommendations ············································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ······································································································· 2
Temperature/humidity ·········································································································· 2
Cleanliness ························································································································ 2
EMI ·································································································································· 3
Laser safety ······················································································································· 3
Installation tools ························································································································· 3
Installation accessories ··············································································································· 4
Installing the switch ·········································································· 6
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································· 7
Installation accessories ········································································································· 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 ························································································ 12
Mounting the switch in the rack ···························································································· 13
Grounding the switch by using a grounding strip ············································································· 14
Installing and removing a fan tray ································································································ 15
Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 15
Removing a fan tray ··········································································································· 16
Installing and removing a power supply ························································································ 16
Installing a power supply ····································································································· 17
Removing a power supply ··································································································· 18
Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 19
Connecting the power cord for a PSR250-12A/PSR250-12A1 /PSR450-12A/PSR450-12A1 power supply
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Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR450-12D power supply ················································· 20
Verifying the installation ············································································································· 20
Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 22
Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 22
Connecting the console cable ····································································································· 22
Serial console cable ··········································································································· 22
USB mini console cable ······································································································ 23
Connection procedure ········································································································ 23
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 25
Powering on the switch ············································································································· 25
Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 27
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 27
Planning IRF fabric setup ··········································································································· 28
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 28
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 28
Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 29
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 30
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 30
Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 32
Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 32
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ········································································· 32
Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 34
Power supply failure ················································································································· 34
Symptom ························································································································· 34
Solution ··························································································································· 34
Fan tray failure ························································································································ 34
Symptom ························································································································· 34
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