Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 41
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 42
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 43
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 46
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 48
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 48
Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 50
Power module failure ····················································································································································· 50
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 50
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 51
Chassis views ································································································································································· 52
S5500-34C-HI ······················································································································································· 52
S5500-58C-HI ······················································································································································· 53
S5500-34F-HI ························································································································································ 54
S5500-34C-PWR-HI ·············································································································································· 55
S5500-58C-PWR-HI ·············································································································································· 56
S5500-28SC-HI ····················································································································································· 57
S5500-52SC-HI ····················································································································································· 58
Technical specifications ················································································································································· 59
Cooling system ······························································································································································· 63
FRUs and compatibility matrixes ·································································································································· 65
Hot swappable power modules···································································································································· 66
Hot swappable fan trays ··············································································································································· 67
Interface cards ································································································································································ 68
1000 Mbps SFP transceiver modules ················································································································· 69
CX4 cables ····························································································································································· 71
Appendix C Ports and LEDs ······································································································································ 72
Fixed ports ······································································································································································ 72
Console port ·························································································································································· 72
Management Ethernet port ··································································································································· 72
100/1000Base-X SFP port ··································································································································· 73
Combo interface ···················································································································································· 73
SFP+ port ································································································································································ 73
LEDs ················································································································································································· 73
System status LED··················································································································································· 73
Power module status LED ······································································································································ 74
Port mode LED ························································································································································ 74
Seven-segment LED ················································································································································ 74
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