H3C S6850-56HF-IM Manual

iContents1 Preparing for installation ·········································································· 1-1Safety recommendations ································································································································ 1-1Examining the installation site ························································································································· 1-1Installation tools ·············································································································································· 1-12 Installing the switch·················································································· 2-2Installation flowchart········································································································································2-2Installing the switch in a tank ·························································································································· 2-2Tank-mounting procedures at a glance···································································································2-2Tank-mounting requirements ·················································································································· 2-3Installation accessories ··························································································································· 2-4Removing slide rails ································································································································ 2-5Removing tank-mount adapters ·············································································································· 2-5Removing mounting brackets and attaching them to the chassis ··························································· 2-6Mounting the switch in the tank ··············································································································· 2-7Installing/removing power modules ················································································································· 2-9Safety guidelines ·····································································································································2-9Installing a power module ····················································································································· 2-10Removing a power module ··················································································································· 2-11Installing/removing liquid-cooled transceiver modules ·················································································· 2-13Installing a liquid-cooled transceiver module ························································································ 2-13Removing a liquid-cooled transceiver module ······················································································ 2-13Connecting/disconnecting liquid-cooled cables ···························································································· 2-14Connecting liquid-cooled cables ···········································································································2-14Disconnecting liquid-cooled cables ·······································································································2-15Connecting the power cords ························································································································· 2-16Verifying the installation ································································································································ 2-163 Accessing the switch for the first time ···················································· 3-17Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal························································································· 3-17Connecting the console cable ······················································································································· 3-18Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable ···························································································· 3-18Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable ···························································································· 3-19Setting terminal parameters ·························································································································· 3-21Powering on the switch ·································································································································3-214 Setting up an IRF fabric ········································································· 4-22IRF fabric setup flowchart ····························································································································· 4-22Planning IRF fabric setup ······························································································································ 4-23Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site··················································································· 4-23Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ································································ 4-23Planning IRF topology and connections································································································ 4-23Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ········································································4-25Planning the cabling scheme ················································································································ 4-25Configuring basic IRF settings ······················································································································ 4-26Connecting the physical IRF ports ················································································································ 4-27Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ······················································································ 4-275 Setting up an M-LAG system ··································································· 5-1M-LAG system setup flowchart ······················································································································· 5-1Planning for setting up an M-LAG system·······································································································5-2Determining device installation locations ································································································ 5-2Reserving physical ports for M-LAG connection ····················································································· 5-2Planning the cable connection scheme···································································································5-3Configuring the M-LAG system settings··································································································5-3Restrictions and guidelines ····················································································································· 5-4Connecting the M-LAG member switches······························································································· 5-4