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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
Rack-mounting requirements ·················································································································· 2-6
Installation accessories ························································································································· 2-11
Grounding the switch ···································································································································· 2-33
Installing/removing fan trays ························································································································· 2-34
Installing a fan tray ································································································································ 2-35
Removing a fan tray ······························································································································ 2-36
Safety guidelines ··································································································································· 2-37
Installing a power module ····················································································································· 2-38
Removing a power module ··················································································································· 2-39
Connecting the power cords ························································································································· 2-41
Connecting an AC power cord ·············································································································· 2-41
Connecting a DC power cord ················································································································ 2-42
Removing an expansion module ··········································································································· 2-44
Verifying the installation ································································································································ 2-44
Connecting the console cable ······················································································································· 3-47
Setting terminal parameters ·························································································································· 3-50
Powering on the switch ································································································································· 3-50
IRF fabric setup flowchart ····························································································································· 4-52
Planning IRF fabric setup ······························································································································ 4-53
Planning the cabling scheme ················································································································ 4-56
Configuring basic IRF settings ······················································································································ 4-57
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