iContentsPreparing for installation ····································································1Safety recommendations ············································································································· 1Examining the installation site ······································································································· 1Temperature/humidity ·········································································································· 2Cleanliness ························································································································ 2EMI ·································································································································· 2Laser safety ······················································································································· 3Installation tools ························································································································· 3Installing the switch ··········································································4Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································· 4Installation accessories ········································································································· 4Rack-mounting procedures at a glance ···················································································· 6Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the chassis ··························· 7Attaching the slide rails to the rack ························································································ 12Mounting the switch in the rack ···························································································· 13Grounding the switch by using a grounding strip ············································································· 14Installing and removing a fan tray ································································································ 15Installing a fan tray ············································································································ 15Removing a fan tray ··········································································································· 16Installing and removing a power module ······················································································· 16Installing a power module ···································································································· 17Removing a power module ·································································································· 18Connecting the power cord ········································································································ 20Connecting the power cord for a PSR250-12A/PSR250-12A1/PSR450-12A/PSR450-12A1 power module····································································································································· 20Connecting the power cord for a PSR450-12AHD power module ················································· 21Connecting the DC power cord for a PSR450-12D power module ················································ 22Verifying the installation············································································································· 22Accessing the switch for the first time ················································· 23Setting up the configuration environment ······················································································ 23Connecting the console cable ····································································································· 23Serial console cable ··········································································································· 23USB mini console cable ······································································································ 24Connection procedure ········································································································ 24Setting terminal parameters ······································································································· 26Powering on the switch ············································································································· 26Setting up an IRF fabric ··································································· 28IRF fabric setup flowchart ·········································································································· 28Planning IRF fabric setup··········································································································· 29Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ······································································· 29Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ······················································· 29Planning IRF topology and connections·················································································· 30Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ······························································ 31Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································· 31Configuring basic IRF settings ···································································································· 33Connecting the physical IRF ports ······························································································· 33Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ········································································· 33Maintenance and troubleshooting ······················································ 35Power module failure ················································································································ 35Symptom ························································································································· 35Solution ··························································································································· 35Fan tray failure ························································································································ 35Symptom ························································································································· 35