Table Of Contents - H3C S6812 Series Installation Manual

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1 Preparing for installation ··································································1
Safety recommendations ··············································································································· 1
Examining the installation site········································································································· 1
Temperature/humidity ············································································································ 2
Cleanliness ·························································································································· 2
Corrosive gas limit ················································································································· 2
EMI ···································································································································· 3
Laser safety ························································································································· 4
Installation tools ··························································································································· 4
Installation accessories ················································································································· 4
2 Installing the switch ····································································· 2-7
Installation methods and accessories ···························································································· 2-7
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ··················································································· 2-7
Installation accessories ······································································································· 2-9
Installing the switch in a 19-in rack ····························································································· 2-11
Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets ···································································· 2-11
Rack-mounting by using front and rear mounting brackets ······················································· 2-13
Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets and long or super-short slide rails ······················ 2-17
Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets and extension brackets and rails ······················· 2-24
Mounting the switch on a workbench ·························································································· 2-27
Grounding the switch ··············································································································· 2-28
Connecting the grounding cable to the chassis ······································································ 2-29
Connecting the grounding cable to a grounding strip ······························································· 2-29
Verifying the connection after grounding the switch ································································· 2-30
Installing and removing a fan tray ······························································································· 2-30
Installing a fan tray ··········································································································· 2-31
Removing a fan tray ·········································································································· 2-31
Installing and removing a power module ······················································································ 2-32
Installing a power module ·································································································· 2-32
Removing a power module ································································································· 2-34
Connecting the power cord ······································································································· 2-35
Verifying the installation ··········································································································· 2-36
3 Accessing the switch for the first time ············································ 3-37
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal ·········································································· 3-37
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable ············································································· 3-38
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable ············································································· 3-39
Setting terminal parameters ······································································································ 3-41
Powering on the switch ············································································································ 3-41
4 Setting up an IRF fabric ····························································· 4-42
IRF fabric setup flowchart ········································································································· 4-42
Planning IRF fabric setup ········································································································· 4-43
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ····································································· 4-43
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ····················································· 4-43
Planning IRF topology and connections ················································································ 4-44
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ···························································· 4-45
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································ 4-45
Configuring basic IRF settings ··································································································· 4-47
Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································ 4-47
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ········································································ 4-47
5 Maintenance and troubleshooting ················································· 5-48
Power module failure ··············································································································· 5-48
Symptom ························································································································ 5-48
Solution ·························································································································· 5-48
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