iContentsPreparing for installation ····································································1Safety recommendations ············································································································· 1Examining the installation site ······································································································· 1Temperature/humidity ·········································································································· 1Cleanliness ························································································································ 2EMI ·································································································································· 2Laser safety ······················································································································· 3Installation tools ························································································································· 3Installing the switch ··········································································4Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································· 5Mounting brackets and rack mounting rail kit ············································································· 5Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ···················································································· 5Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ··························· 6Attaching the slide rails to the rack ·························································································· 8Mounting the switch in the rack ······························································································ 9Grounding the switch ················································································································ 10Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ············································································ 10Grounding the switch by using the AC power cord ···································································· 11Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································ 12Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 12Removing a fan tray ··········································································································· 13Installing/removing a power module ····························································································· 13Installing a power module ···································································································· 14Removing a power module ·································································································· 15Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 17Connecting the AC power module ························································································· 17Connecting the DC power module ························································································· 17Verifying the installation············································································································· 18Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 19Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 19Connecting the console cable ····································································································· 19Console cable··················································································································· 19Connection procedure ········································································································ 19Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 20Powering on the switch ············································································································· 23Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 24IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 24Planning IRF fabric setup··········································································································· 25Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 25Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 25Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 25Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 26Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 27Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 28Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 29Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ········································································· 29Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 30Power module failure ················································································································ 30Symptom ························································································································· 30Solution ··························································································································· 30Fan tray failure ························································································································ 30Symptom ························································································································· 30Solution ··························································································································· 30