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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 3
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 4
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 4
Temperature/humidity ············································································································································· 4
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 5
EMI ············································································································································································· 5
Laser safety ································································································································································ 6
Installation tools ································································································································································· 6
Installation accessories ····················································································································································· 6
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 8
Mounting brackets ···················································································································································· 8
Rack-mounting the switch ······································································································································ 11
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 13
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 17
Removing a power supply ···································································································································· 17
Connecting power to the switch ··································································································································· 18
Connecting the switch to an RPS ························································································································· 20
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 21
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 22
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 23
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 26
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 27
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 27
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 28
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 30
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 32
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 32
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································ 32
Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 34
Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 34
Built-in power supply failure ································································································································· 34
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