H3C S7500E Series Installation Manual page 8

Requirements·························································································································································· 39
Installing a PoE DIMM ·········································································································································· 41
Connecting an external PoE power supply ········································································································ 44
Installing a CF card to the SRPU (optional) ················································································································· 45
Installing a transceiver module (optional)···················································································································· 46
Installing an XFP/SFP+/SFP module···················································································································· 46
Connecting an SFP+ cable ··································································································································· 47
Setting up an IRF virtual device·································································································································48
Prerequisites···································································································································································· 48
IRF virtual device setup flowchart ································································································································· 48
Planning IRF virtual device setup ·································································································································· 49
Preparing for IRF virtual device setup·················································································································· 49
Planning the IRF network ······································································································································ 49
Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 50
Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 50
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 50
Accessing the IRF virtual device to verify the configuration······················································································· 51
Connecting your switch to the network ····················································································································53
Concepts ········································································································································································· 53
Common methods of logging in to a switch······································································································· 53
User interfaces supported by the switch ············································································································· 53
Console cable ························································································································································ 54
Logging in to the switch for the first time ····················································································································· 54
Login prerequisites ················································································································································ 54
Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 55
Setting up the HyperTerminal connection and setting the terminal parameters ············································· 56
Checks before powering on the switch··············································································································· 59
Powering on the switch········································································································································· 59
Checking the startup information of the switch ·································································································· 59
Initially configuring the switch ······································································································································ 61
Configuring a login authentication method········································································································ 61
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 61
Configuration example ········································································································································· 62
Displaying the network configuration ················································································································· 63
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 64
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ······························································· 64
Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ········································································· 64
Hardware management and maintenance ··············································································································66
Displaying information about the switch ····················································································································· 66
Displaying software and hardware version information··················································································· 66
Displaying switch running information················································································································ 69
Displaying detailed information about a card ··································································································· 69
Displaying electronic card label information ····································································································· 72
Displaying card CPU usage statistics ·················································································································· 74
Displaying card memory usage statistics············································································································ 75
Displaying CF card information··························································································································· 75
Displaying the operating status of fans··············································································································· 76
Displaying the operating status of power modules···························································································· 76
Configuring load sharing for SRPUs···················································································································· 76
Configuring the temperature thresholds for a card···························································································· 77
Port configuration and management···························································································································· 77
Configuring a combo interface···························································································································· 77
Enabling active/standby mode for the network ports on SRPUs······································································ 78
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