Prerequisites ··························································································································································· 41
Connecting an AC power cord ··························································································································· 41
Connecting a DC power cord······························································································································ 42
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 44
Logging in to the switch················································································································································· 45
Connecting the console cable······························································································································ 45
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 49
Verification before power-on ······························································································································· 49
Powering on the switch········································································································································· 49
Verification after power-on··································································································································· 51
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 52
Connecting the switch to the network through the AUX port············································································ 52
Connecting the switch to the network through a copper Ethernet port ··························································· 52
Cable routing recommendations ·································································································································· 56
Hardware management·············································································································································57
Rebooting your switch ··················································································································································· 59
Managing the power supply system ···························································································································· 60
Displaying the electrical label information of the power monitoring module ················································· 60
Configuring the number of redundant power modules ····················································································· 61
Configuring temperature alarm thresholds for a card······················································································· 70
Displaying the temperature information of your switch····················································································· 70
Introduction to transceivers··································································································································· 77
Displaying transceiver information ······················································································································ 77
Troubleshooting ··························································································································································82
Configuration terminal problems·································································································································· 82
No terminal display ·············································································································································· 82
Garbled terminal display······································································································································ 82
Power supply system failure ·········································································································································· 83
Power monitoring module····································································································································· 83
Power modules ······················································································································································ 83
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 85
MPU failure ····································································································································································· 85
LPU failure ······································································································································································· 86
Switching fabric module failure ··························································································································· 86
Interface failure······························································································································································· 87
Technical support ··························································································································································· 88
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