H3C S6520XE-HI Series Installation Manual

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 ····························································································· 5Installation requirements ······································································································· 5Installation accessories ········································································································· 5Rack-mounting by using the front and rear mounting brackets ······················································ 6Mounting the switch on a workbench ······························································································ 9Grounding the switch ·················································································································· 9Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ············································································ 10Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ·································· 11Installing/removing a fan tray ······································································································ 12Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 12Removing a fan tray ··········································································································· 13Installing/removing a power module ····························································································· 14Installing a power module ···································································································· 14Removing a power module ·································································································· 15Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 15Installing/removing an expansion card ·························································································· 16Installing an expansion card ································································································ 17Removing an expansion card ······························································································· 18Verifying the installation············································································································· 18Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 19Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 19Connecting the serial console cable ····························································································· 19Connecting the micro USB console cable ······················································································ 20Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 22Powering on the switch ············································································································· 22Setting 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·················································································· 26Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 27Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 27Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 29Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 29Verifying the IRF fabric setup······································································································ 29Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 30Power module failure ················································································································ 30Fan failure ······························································································································ 30Configuration terminal problems ·································································································· 30No terminal display ············································································································ 30Garbled terminal display ····································································································· 31