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1 Preparing for installation··········································································1-1
Safety recommendations ································································································································1-1
Examining the installation site·························································································································1-1
Temperature/humidity·····························································································································1-2
Cleanliness··············································································································································1-2
Corrosive gas limit···································································································································1-2
EMI··························································································································································1-3
Laser safety·············································································································································1-4
Installation tools ··············································································································································1-4
2 Installing the switch··················································································2-1
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack··············································································································2-4
Installation method··································································································································2-4
Mounting brackets···································································································································2-5
Rack-mounting the switch by using front mounting brackets··································································2-6
Rack-mounting the switch by using front and rear mounting brackets····················································2-8
Mounting the switch on a workbench············································································································2-11
Grounding the switch ····································································································································2-11
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip·························································································2-12
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground······································2-13
Installing and removing a fan tray·················································································································2-14
Installing a fan tray································································································································2-14
Removing a fan tray······························································································································2-15
Installing and removing a power supply········································································································2-16
Installing and removing a PSR75-12A, PSR150-A1, or PSR150-D1····················································2-16
Installing and removing a PSR360-56A, PSR560-56D, PSR720-56A, or PSR1110-56A·····················2-18
Connecting the power cord···························································································································2-20
Connecting the power cord for a built-in AC power supply···································································2-20
Connecting the power cord for a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power supply·············································2-21
Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1/PSR560-56D power supply ··········································2-22
Connecting the power cord for a PSR360-56A/PSR720-56A/PSR1110-56A power supply·················2-23
Installing and removing an expansion module······························································································2-24
Installing an expansion module·············································································································2-25
Removing an expansion module···········································································································2-27
Verifying the installation································································································································2-27
3 Accessing the switch for the first time······················································3-1
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal···························································································3-1
Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable······························································································3-2
Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable······························································································3-3
Connecting a micro USB console cable··································································································3-5
Setting terminal parameters····························································································································3-7
Starting the switch···········································································································································3-7
Pre-start checklist····································································································································3-7
Power on the switch································································································································3-8
4 Setting up an IRF fabric···········································································4-1
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·······························································································································4-1
Planning IRF fabric setup································································································································4-2
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site·····················································································4-2
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs··································································4-2
Planning IRF topology and connections··································································································4-3
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches··········································································4-4
Planning the cabling scheme··················································································································4-5
Configuring basic IRF settings························································································································4-8
Connecting the physical IRF ports··················································································································4-8
Verifying the IRF fabric setup··························································································································4-8