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H3C S6825 Switch Series Installation Guide New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http://www.h3c.com Document version: 5W100-20200810...
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. All contents in this document, including statements, information, and recommendations, are believed to be accurate, but they are presented without warranty of any kind, express or implied. H3C shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
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Preface H3C S6825 Switch Series Installation Guide describes the appearance, installation, power-on, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the H3C S6825 Switch Series. This preface includes the following topics about the documentation: • Audience. • Conventions. • Documentation feedback. Audience This documentation is intended for: •...
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Symbols Convention Description An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed WARNING! can result in personal injury. An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed CAUTION: can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software. An alert that calls attention to essential information.
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Documentation feedback You can e-mail your comments about product documentation to info@h3c.com. We appreciate your comments.
Preparing for installation This document is applicable to H3C S6825-54HF switch (BOM code: 0235A2LJ, product code: LS-6825-54HF). Safety recommendations To avoid any equipment damage or bodily injury caused by incorrect use, read the following safety recommendations before installation. Note that the recommendations do not cover every possible hazardous condition.
• Lasting low relative humidity can cause washer contraction and ESD and cause problems including loose screws and circuit failure. • High temperature can accelerate the aging of insulation materials and significantly lower the reliability and lifespan of the switch. For the temperature and humidity requirements of different switch models, see "Appendix A Chassis views and technical...
• To prevent signal ports from getting damaged by overvoltage or overcurrent caused by lightning strikes, route interface cables only indoors. Laser safety WARNING! Disconnected optical fibers or transceiver modules might emit invisible laser light. Do not stare into beams or view directly with optical instruments when the switch is operating. The switch is a Class 1M laser device.
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Part No. Description Quantity Grounding cable 0404A0KM 1 (provided) Grounding screw 2 (provided) Power supply filler panel 2114A09C 1 (provided) Releasable cable tie User supplied Serial console cable 04042967 1 (provided) SFP port dust plug Same number as 14990101 the SFP28 ports QSFP port dust plug Same number as 1499A01G...
Installing the switch CAUTION: Keep the tamper-proof seal on a mounting screw on the chassis cover intact, and if you want to open the chassis, contact H3C for permission. Otherwise, H3C shall not be liable for any consequence caused thereby. CAUTION: When installing the switch, always wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure the wrist strap makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded.
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack Accessories for switch rack-mounting Table2-2 Accessories for switch rack-mounting Mounting brackets Rack mounting rail kit • 1U rack mounting rail kit A, including one pair of chassis rails and one pair of long slide rails (provided). See Figure2-3. 1U high, one pair •...
Rack-mounting procedure at a glance Figure2-5 Rack-mounting procedure Select an installation Attach the Attach the Connect the position for the mounting mounting Attach the slide Mount the switch chassis rails to grounding cable to a brackets (near the power brackets to the rails to the rack in the rack the switch...
Table2-3 Distance requirements between the front and rear rack posts Installation method Distance between the front and rear rack posts Using mounting brackets and rack 621 mm to 793 mm (24.45 in to 31.22 in) mounting rail kit A (long slide rails) Using mounting brackets and rack mounting rail kit B (super-short slide rails, 330 mm to 505 mm (12.99 in to 19.88 in)
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Figure2-8 Mounting bracket installation positions and grounding point positions (1) Mounting bracket installation position near the power supply side (2) Primary grounding point (3) Auxiliary grounding point (4) Mounting bracket installation position near the port side Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis IMPORTANT: M4 screws are used to secure the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the switch.
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Figure2-9 Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis (mounting brackets installed near the port side, rack mounting rail kit A) Figure2-10 Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis (mounting brackets installed near the port side, rack mounting rail kit B, narrow-spacing installation) Figure2-11 Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis (mounting brackets installed near the port side, rack mounting rail kit B, wide-spacing installation) 2-10...
Figure2-12 Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis (mounting brackets installed near the power supply side, rack mounting rail kit A) Figure2-13 Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis (mounting brackets installed near the power supply side, rack mounting rail kit B, narrow-spacing installation) Figure2-14 Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis (mounting brackets installed near the power supply side, rack mounting rail kit B, wide-spacing...
grounding cable to a grounding point before you mount the switch in the rack. Select the primary or auxiliary grounding point as required. The procedure is the same for connecting the grounding cable to the primary and auxiliary grounding points. The following procedure connects the grounding cable to the primary grounding point (near the power supply side).
Figure2-16 Installing the 1U long slide rails Mounting the switch in the rack This task requires two people. To mount the switch in the rack: Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded. Verify that the mounting brackets and chassis rails have been securely attached to the switch chassis.
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Figure2-17 Mounting the switch in the rack (mounting brackets installed near the power supply side) Figure2-18 Mounting the switch in the rack (mounting brackets installed near the port side) 2-14...
• For information about lightning protection for the switch, see H3C Lightning Protection Guide. The power input end of the switch has a noise filter, whose central ground is directly connected to the chassis to form the chassis ground (commonly known as PGND).
• Do not touch any bare wires and terminals on a fan tray. • Do not place a fan tray in a moist location or let liquid flow into it. • Contact H3C Support if the circuits or components on a fan tray are faulty. Do not remove any fan tray components.
To remove an LSPM1FANSA or LSPM1FANSB fan tray: Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded. Press the fan tray handles towards each other to release the fan tray and slowly pull the fan tray out of the slot along the guide rails.
To install a power supply: Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded. Unpack the power supply and verify that the power supply model is correct. Correctly orient the power supply with the lettering on it upward. Grasp the handle of the power supply with one hand and support its bottom with the other, and slide the power supply slowly along the guide rails into the slot.
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To remove a PSR450-12A power supply: Wear an ESD wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is reliably grounded. Remove the power cord. Hold the handle of the power supply with one hand, press the latch on the power supply towards the handle direction with your thumb, and pull the power supply part way out of the slot, as shown in Figure2-26.
Figure2-28 Removing the power cord from the power supply Hold the handle of the power supply with one hand, press the latch on the power supply towards the handle direction with your thumb, and pull the power supply part way out of the slot. Supporting the power supply bottom with the other, slowly pull the power supply out of the slot along the guide rails.
Connecting the power cord for a PSR450-12A/PSR450-12A1 power supply Insert the female connector of the power cord supplied with the power supply into the power receptacle on the power supply. Use a releasable cable tie to secure the power cord to the handle of the power supply, as shown in Figure2-30.
Figure2-33 Connecting the power cord for a PSR450-12AHD power supply (3) Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR450-12D power supply Correctly orient the DC power cord connector and insert the connector into the power receptacle on the power supply. If you orient the DC power cord connector upside down, you cannot insert the connector into the power receptacle.
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• There is enough space for heat dissipation around the switch, and the rack is stable. • The grounding cable is securely connected. • The power source is as required by the switch. • The power cords are correctly connected. •...
Accessing the switch for the first time Setting up the configuration environment You can access the switch from the serial console port or the mini USB console port. As a best practice, use the serial console port to access the switch (the switch is provided with a serial console cable).
Connect the USB mini Type B connector to the Mini USB console port on the switch. Click http://www.h3c.com/en/home/USB_Console/, or copy it to the address bar on the browser to log in to download page of the USB console driver, and download the driver.
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Figure3-3 Device Driver Installation Wizard Click Continue Anyway if the following dialog box appears. Figure3-4 Software Installation Click Finish. 3-26...
Figure3-5 Completing the device driver installation wizard Setting terminal parameters To configure and manage the switch through the serial console port or mini USB console port, you must run a terminal emulator program, TeraTermPro or PuTTY, on your configuration terminal. You can use the emulator program to connect a network device, a Telnet site, or an SSH site.
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After the startup completes, you can access the CLI to configure the switch. For more information about the configuration commands and CLI, see H3C S6805 & S6825 & S6850 & S9850 Switch Series Configuration Guides and H3C S6805 & S6825 & S6850 &...
Setting up an IRF fabric You can use H3C IRF technology to connect and virtualize multiple switches into a large virtual switch called an "IRF fabric" for flattened network topology, and high availability, scalability, and manageability. The switch can set up an IRF fabric only with switches from the same switch series.
IRF member switches will automatically elect a master. You can affect the election result by assigning a high member priority to the intended master switch. For more information about master election, see IRF configuration in H3C S6805 & S6825 & S6850 & S9850 Switch Series Virtual Technologies Configuration Guide.
Planning IRF topology and connections You can create an IRF fabric in daisy chain topology, or more reliably, ring topology. In ring topology, the failure of one IRF link does not cause the IRF fabric to split as in daisy chain topology. Rather, the IRF fabric changes to a daisy chain topology without interrupting network services.
"Appendix C Ports and LEDs." The following subsections describe several H3C recommended IRF connection schemes by using QSFP28 transceiver modules and optical fibers, QSFP28 copper cables, and QSFP28 fiber cables. All these schemes use a ring topology.
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Figure4-4 Connecting the switches in one rack Figure4-5 IRF fabric topology IRF-port2 IRF-port1 IRF-port2 IRF-port1 IRF-port2 IRF-port1 IRF-port2 IRF-port1 Connecting the IRF member switches in a ToR solution You can install IRF member switches in different racks side by side to deploy a top of rack (ToR) solution.
IRF settings, including their member IDs, member priorities, and IRF port bindings. For the approaches to accessing the switch, see login management in H3C S6805 & S6825 & S6850 & S9850 Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
The status LED on a power supply is not steady green (active state) or flashing green (standby state). You can use the status LED on a power supply to identify a power supply failure. For more information about the status LED on a power supply, see H3C PSR450 Power Module Series User Manual. Solution To resolve the issue: Verify that the power cord is correctly connected.
Stop bits—1. Parity—None. Flow control—None. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Garbled display on the configuration terminal Symptom The configuration terminal displays garbled text when the switch is powered on. Solution To resolve the issue: Verify that the terminal parameter settings are correct: Baud rate—9600.
Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications Chassis views S6825-54HF Figure6-1 Front panel (1) SFP28 port (2) SFP28 port LED (3) QSFP28 port (4) QSFP28 port LED Figure6-2 Rear panel (1) Fiber management Ethernet port (2) Console port (3) Mini USB console port (4) USB port (5) Fan tray 1 (6) Fan tray 2...
information about installing and removing a power supply, see "Installing and removing a power supply." The switch comes with the five fan tray slots empty. You must install five fan trays of the same model for the switch. In Figure6-2, five LSPM1FANSA fan trays are installed on the switch. For more information about installing and removing a fan tray, see "Installing and removing a fan tray."...
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Item Specification • Max voltage range: –36 to –72 VDC PSR450-12A/PSR450-12A1: • Single AC input: 78 W • Dual AC inputs: 87 W PSR450-12AHD: Minimum power • Single DC input: 77 W consumption • Dual DC inputs: 84 W PSR450-12D: •...
For more information the power supply side about the power Max input voltage range: 90 to 290 VAC @ 47 to to the port side) supplies, see H3C 63 Hz PSR450-12A1 (with PSR450 Power Max output power: 450 W ...
Input voltage 12 V Maximum power 9.8 W consumption Documentation reference H3C LSPM1FANSA & LSPM1FANSB Fan Trays User Guide LSPM1FANSB Dimensions 41 × 40 × 105 mm (1.61 × 1.57 × 4.13 in), including the handle Fan number Fan speed 20000 R.P.M...
• As a best practice, use H3C transceiver modules and cables for the switch. • The H3C transceiver modules and cables are subject to change over time. For the most up-to-date list of H3C transceiver modules and cables, contact H3C Support or marketing staff.
IMPORTANT: • USB devices from different vendors vary in compatibility and driver. H3C does not guarantee correct operation of all USB devices on the switch. If a USB device fails to operate on the switch, replace it with one from another vendor.
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• SFP+ copper cables in Table8-9. • SFP+ fiber cables in Table8-10. • 1-GE SFP transceiver modules in Table8-11. IMPORTANT: When connecting an SFP28 port on the switch to a peer port, follow these guidelines: • To use an SFP28 or SFP+ copper cable, you must configure the speed and the duplex mode for the SFP28 port and the peer port if the peer port does not support autonegotiation of the speed and duplex mode.
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Table8-8 10-GE SFP+ transceiver modules available for the SFP28 ports 10-GE SFP+ Central Modal Fiber type and transceiver waveleng Connector bandwidth transmission diameter (µm) module th (nm) (MHz × km) distance 2000 300 m (984.25 ft) Multi-mode, 82 m (269.03 ft) 50/125 SFP-XG-SX-MM 66 m (216.54 ft)
The switch is powered off or has failed to start up. SFP28 port LED Each SFP28 port has a status LED to show its operating status and activities. Table8-19 SFP28 port LED description LED status Description A transceiver module or cable has been correctly installed. The port has a link Steady green and is operating at 25 Gbps.
Table8-22 Fiber management Ethernet port LED description LED mark Status Description No link is present. Steady green The port is operating at 1000 Mbps and a link is present. LINK/ACT Flashing green The port is receiving or sending data at 1000 Mbps. Steady yellow The port is operating at 100 Mbps and a link is present.
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Figure9-2 Airflow from the port side to the power supply side (with LSPM1FANSB fan trays) 9-51...
Index A C E F G I L M N P Q R S T U Accessories for switch rack-mounting,2-6 Management Ethernet port,8-42 Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and Management Ethernet port LEDs,8-49 grounding cable to the chassis,2-8 Mounting the switch in the rack,2-13 Attaching the slide rails to the rack,2-12...
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