Table Of Contents - HP 5920 Switch Series Installation Manual

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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 2
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 3
Temperature/humidity ············································································································································· 3
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 3
EMI ············································································································································································· 4
Laser safety ································································································································································ 4
Installation tools ································································································································································· 4
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 5
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································································· 5
Installation prerequisites ·········································································································································· 5
Mounting bracket and rack mounting rail kits ······································································································ 6
Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ·················································································································· 7
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ······································· 7
Attaching the slide rails to the rack ····················································································································· 10
Mounting the switch in the rack ··························································································································· 11
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 12
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 13
Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ·························································································· 14
Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································································ 15
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 15
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 16
Installing/removing a power supply ···························································································································· 17
Installing a power supply ····································································································································· 17
Removing a power supply ···································································································································· 18
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 20
Connecting the 650W AC power supply ·········································································································· 20
Connecting the 650W DC power supply ··········································································································· 20
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 21
Accessing the switch for the first time ······················································································································· 22
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 22
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 22
Console cable ························································································································································ 22
Connection procedure ·········································································································································· 22
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 23
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 26
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 27
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 27
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 28
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 28
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 28
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 29
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 30
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 30
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 32
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 32
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 32
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