Table of Contents
Advertisement
Contents
Preparing for installation ···································································· 1
Safety recommendations ············································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ······································································································· 1
Temperature/humidity ·········································································································· 1
Cleanliness ························································································································ 2
EMI ·································································································································· 2
Laser safety ······················································································································· 3
Installation tools ························································································································· 3
Installing the switch ·········································································· 4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································· 5
Installation requirements ······································································································· 5
Installation accessories ········································································································· 5
Rack-mounting by using the front and rear mounting brackets ······················································ 6
Mounting the switch on a workbench ······························································································ 9
Grounding the switch ·················································································································· 9
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ············································································ 10
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ·································· 11
Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································ 12
Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 12
Removing a fan tray ··········································································································· 13
Installing/removing a power module ····························································································· 14
Installing a power module ···································································································· 14
Removing a power module ·································································································· 15
Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 15
Installing/removing an expansion card ·························································································· 16
Installing an expansion card ································································································ 17
Removing an expansion card ······························································································· 18
Verifying the installation ············································································································· 18
Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 19
Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 19
Connecting the serial console cable ····························································································· 19
Connecting the micro USB console cable ······················································································ 20
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 22
Powering on the switch ············································································································· 22
Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 24
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 24
Planning IRF fabric setup ··········································································································· 25
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 25
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 25
Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 26
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 27
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 27
Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 29
Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 29
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ······································································································ 29
Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 30
Power module failure ················································································································ 30
Fan failure ······························································································································ 30
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································· 30
No terminal display ············································································································ 30
Garbled terminal display ····································································································· 31
i
Advertisement
Table of Contents
