iiiRemoving the PoE module ···································································································································· 71Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 72Powering on the switch for the first time ··················································································································· 73Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 73Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 73Console cable ························································································································································ 73Connection procedure ·········································································································································· 73Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 74Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 77Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 78IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 78Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 79Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 79Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 79Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 80Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 81Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 82Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 84Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 84Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 85Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 86Password loss ································································································································································· 86Console login password loss ······························································································································· 86Boot ROM password loss ····································································································································· 86Power module failure ····················································································································································· 86Fixed power module failure ································································································································· 86Hot swappable power module failure ················································································································ 88OAP card failure ···························································································································································· 89Failure of the OAP card in the OAP card slot ···································································································· 89Failure of the OAP card in an expansion interface card slot ··········································································· 90Hot swappable PoE module failure ······························································································································ 90Fan failure ······································································································································································· 91Fixed fan failure····················································································································································· 91Hot swappable fan tray failure ···························································································································· 91Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 91Index 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