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 accessories ········································································································· 5Mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable installation positions ····································· 7Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ···················································································· 9Attaching the mounting brackets and chassis rails to the chassis ················································· 10Connecting the grounding cable to the chassis ········································································ 14Attaching the slide rails to the rack ························································································ 15Mounting the switch in the rack ···························································································· 16Grounding the switch ················································································································ 18Installing/removing fan trays ······································································································· 19Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 19Removing a fan tray ··········································································································· 20Installing/removing power modules ······························································································ 21Installing a power module ···································································································· 21Removing a power module ·································································································· 22Connecting the power cords ······································································································· 24Connecting an AC power cord ······························································································ 24Connecting a DC power cord ······························································································· 24Installing/removing expansion cards ······················································································ 25Verifying the installation············································································································· 27Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 28Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 28Connecting the console cable ····································································································· 28Connecting the mini USB console cable ························································································ 29Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 31Powering on the switch ············································································································· 31Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 33IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 33Planning IRF fabric setup··········································································································· 34Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 34Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 34Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 34Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 36Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 36Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 38Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 38Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ········································································· 38Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 39Power module failure ················································································································ 39Symptom ························································································································· 39Solution ··························································································································· 39Fan tray failure ························································································································ 39Symptom ························································································································· 39Solution ··························································································································· 39