iiRequirements·························································································································································· 39Installing a PoE DIMM ·········································································································································· 41Connecting an external PoE power supply ········································································································ 44Installing a CF card to the SRPU (optional) ················································································································· 45Installing a transceiver module (optional)···················································································································· 46Installing an XFP/SFP+/SFP module···················································································································· 46Connecting an SFP+ cable··································································································································· 47Setting up an IRF virtual device·································································································································48Prerequisites···································································································································································· 48IRF virtual device setup flowchart ································································································································· 48Planning IRF virtual device setup ·································································································································· 49Preparing for IRF virtual device setup·················································································································· 49Planning the IRF network ······································································································································ 49Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 50Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 50Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 50Accessing the IRF virtual device to verify the configuration······················································································· 51Connecting your switch to the network ····················································································································53Concepts ········································································································································································· 53Common methods of logging in to a switch······································································································· 53User interfaces supported by the switch ············································································································· 53Console cable························································································································································ 54Logging in to the switch for the first time ····················································································································· 54Login prerequisites ················································································································································ 54Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 55Setting up the HyperTerminal connection and setting the terminal parameters ············································· 56Checks before powering on the switch··············································································································· 59Powering on the switch········································································································································· 59Checking the startup information of the switch ·································································································· 59Initially configuring the switch ······································································································································ 61Configuring a login authentication method········································································································ 61Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 61Configuration example ········································································································································· 62Displaying the network configuration ················································································································· 63Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 64Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ······························································· 64Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ········································································· 64Hardware management and maintenance ··············································································································66Displaying information about the switch ····················································································································· 66Displaying software and hardware version information··················································································· 66Displaying switch running information················································································································ 69Displaying detailed information about a card ··································································································· 69Displaying electronic card label information ····································································································· 72Displaying card CPU usage statistics ·················································································································· 74Displaying card memory usage statistics············································································································ 75Displaying CF card information··························································································································· 75Displaying the operating status of fans··············································································································· 76Displaying the operating status of power modules···························································································· 76Configuring load sharing for SRPUs···················································································································· 76Configuring the temperature thresholds for a card···························································································· 77Port configuration and management···························································································································· 77Configuring a combo interface···························································································································· 77Enabling active/standby mode for the network ports on SRPUs······································································ 78