iContentsPreparing for installation ····································································1Safety recommendations ············································································································· 1Examining the installation site ······································································································· 2Temperature/humidity ·········································································································· 2Cleanliness ························································································································ 2EMI ·································································································································· 3Laser safety ······················································································································· 3Installation tools ························································································································· 3Installing the switch ··········································································4Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································· 4Mounting brackets ··············································································································· 4Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ··········································································· 6Rack-mounting the switch ····································································································· 8Mounting the switch on a workbench ···························································································· 10Mounting the switch on a wall ····································································································· 10Grounding the switch ················································································································ 12Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ············································································ 12Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ·································· 13Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord ················································ 14Installing and removing power modules ························································································ 14Installing a power module ···································································································· 15Removing a power module ·································································································· 15Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 16Connecting the AC power cord for a switch with fixed power modules··········································· 17Connecting the DC power cord for a switch with fixed power modules ·········································· 17Connecting the power cord for a PSR75-12A/PSR150-A1 power module ······································ 18Connecting the power cord for a PSR150-D1 power module ······················································· 19Verifying the installation············································································································· 20Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 21Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 21Connecting the serial console cable ····························································································· 21Connecting the micro USB console cable ······················································································ 22Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 24Powering on the switch ············································································································· 24Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 26IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 26Planning IRF fabric setup··········································································································· 27Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 27Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 27Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 27Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches ······························································ 28Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 29Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 31Connecting the IRF physical ports ······························································································· 31Verifying the IRF fabric setup······································································································ 31Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 32Fixed power module failure ········································································································ 32AC input failure ················································································································· 32RPS DC input failure ·········································································································· 32Concurrent RPS and AC inputs failure ··················································································· 33Removable power module failure ································································································ 33Symptom ························································································································· 34Solution ··························································································································· 34