iContentsPreparing for installation ····································································1Safety recommendations ··············································································································· 3Examining the installation site········································································································· 3Temperature/humidity ············································································································ 4Cleanliness ·························································································································· 4EMI ···································································································································· 4Laser safety ························································································································· 5Installation tools ··························································································································· 5Installing the switch ··········································································6Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ······························································································· 6Mounting brackets ················································································································· 6Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ············································································· 8Rack-mounting the switch ····································································································· 10Mounting the switch on a workbench ····························································································· 12Mounting the switch on a wall ······································································································· 13Grounding the switch ·················································································································· 15Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ············································································· 15Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ·································· 16Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord ················································· 17Installing and removing a power module ························································································· 17Installing a power module ····································································································· 18Removing a power module ···································································································· 19Connecting the power cord ·········································································································· 19Connecting the AC power cord for the fixed AC power module ····················································· 20Connecting the DC power cord for the fixed DC power module ···················································· 21Connecting the power cord for a PSR75-12A power module ························································ 21Verifying the installation ·············································································································· 22Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 23Managing the switch from the GUI ································································································· 23Accessing the GUI ··············································································································· 23Changing the default login password ······················································································· 23Creating user accounts········································································································· 23Managing the switch from the CLI ································································································· 24Setting up the configuration environment ················································································· 24Starting the switch ··············································································································· 27Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 29IRF fabric setup flowchart ············································································································ 29Planning IRF fabric setup ············································································································ 30Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ········································································ 30Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ························································ 30Planning IRF topology and connections ··················································································· 30Identifying IRF physical ports on the member switches ······························································· 32Planning the cabling scheme ································································································· 33Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································ 34Connecting the IRF physical ports ································································································· 34Verifying the IRF fabric setup ······································································································· 35Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 36Fixed power module failure ·········································································································· 36Input failure on an AC-powered switch ···················································································· 36Input failure on an RPS-powered switch ·················································································· 36Input failure on an RPS and AC-powered switch ······································································· 37Hot-swappable power module failure ····························································································· 37Fan tray failure ·························································································································· 38