Document Outline

• Title Page
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Conventions
    • Command conventions
    • GUI conventions
    • Symbols
  • Obtaining documentation
  • Technical support
  • Documentation feedback
• Contents
• Preparing for installation
  • Safety recommendations
    • General safety recommendations
    • Electricity safety
    • Handling safety
    • ESD prevention
    • Laser safety
  • Examining the installation site
    • Weight support
    • Temperature
    • Humidity
    • Cleanliness
    • EMI
    • Grounding
    • Power
    • Cooling
    • Space
• Installing the switch
  • Confirming installation preparations
  • Installing accessory kits
    • Accessory kits
    • Installing the power cord bracket (S12510-X AC and S12516-X AC switches)
    • Attaching the plastic panel
  • Installing the switch in a rack
    • Switch dimensions and rack requirements
    • Installing slide rails
    • Installing cage nuts for attaching mounting brackets
    • Mounting the switch in the rack
  • Grounding the switch
    • Grounding the switch with a grounding strip
    • Grounding the switch through the PE wire of the AC power module
    • Grounding the switch through the RTN wire of the DC power module
• Installing FRUs
  • Attaching an ESD wrist strap
  • Installing cards
    • Installing an MPU/LPU
    • Installing switching fabric modules
  • Installing power modules
    • Installing a power module
    • Connecting power cords
      • Connecting AC power cords
      • Connecting DC power cords
    • (Optional) Installing a DC input terminal block
  • Installing transceiver modules
    • Installing an SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module
    • Installing a CFP module
    • Installing a CFP2 module
    • Installing a CXP module
    • Connecting an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cable
• Setting up an IRF fabric
  • IRF fabric setup flowchart
  • Planning IRF fabric setup
    • Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site
    • Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs
    • Planning IRF topology and connections
    • Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches
  • Installing IRF member switches
  • Configuring basic IRF settings
  • Connecting the physical IRF ports
  • Verifying the IRF fabric configuration
• Connecting your switch to the network
  • Accessing the switch for the first time
    • Setting up the configuration environment
    • Setting terminal parameters
    • Powering on the switch
  • Configuring the switch
    • Configuring authentication on a user interface
    • Configuring the basic access function
    • Configuration example
      • Configuring Telnet service
      • Configuring the basic network settings
    • Verifying the network configuration
  • Connecting the switch to the network
    • Connecting the switch to the network through an Ethernet twisted pair cable
    • Connecting the switch to the network through an optical fiber
  • Testing connectivity
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting methods
  • Configuration terminal problems
    • No terminal display
    • Garbled terminal display
    • Troubleshooting the switch during the operation
  • Power supply system failure
  • Fan failure
  • MPU failure
  • LPU and switching fabric module failure
  • Interface failure
  • Technical support
• Replacement procedures
  • Replacing a power module
  • Replacing a card
    • Replacing an MPU or LPU
    • Replacing a switching fabric module
  • Replacing a fan tray
    • Removing a fan tray
    • Installing a fan tray
  • Replacing an air filter
  • Replacing a transceiver module
    • Replacing an SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module
    • Replacing a CFP module
    • Replacing a CFP2 module
    • Replacing a CXP module
    • Replacing an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cable
• Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications
  • Chassis views
  • Weights and dimensions
  • Module power consumption and system power consumption
    • Card power consumption
    • Fan tray power consumption
    • System power consumption
  • Heat dissipation
  • Environmental specifications
  • Noise
• Appendix B FRUs and compatibility matrixes
  • MPUs
    • Type A MPUs (for Release 10XX)
    • Type B MPUs (for Release 11XX)
    • Type A and type B MPU specifications
  • LPUs
    • LPUs compatible with type A MPUs
    • LPUs compatible with type B MPUs
  • Switching fabric modules
  • Power modules
  • DC input terminal blocks
  • Fan trays
  • Air filters
  • Transceiver modules
  • DC power cords
  • AC power cords
• Appendix C LEDs
  • Chassis LEDs (S12510-X AC/S12510-X DC switch)
    • Power module LED
    • Fan tray status LED
    • MPU LED
    • Switching fabric module LED
    • LPU LED
  • MPU LEDs
    • Management Ethernet port LEDs
    • Fan LEDs
    • Power module status LEDs
    • Card LEDs
    • MPU active/standby status LED
  • LPU LEDs
    • RJ-45 port LEDs
    • SFP port LEDs
    • SFP+ port LEDs
    • QSFP+ port LEDs
    • CFP port LEDs
    • CFP2 port LEDs
    • CXP port LEDs
  • Switching fabric module LEDs
  • Fan tray status LEDs
  • Power module LEDs
• Appendix D Cables
  • Console cable
  • Ethernet twisted pair cable
    • RJ-45 connector
    • Cable pinouts
    • Cable type
      • Based on performance
      • Based on pinouts
    • Pin assignments
    • Making an Ethernet twisted pair cable
  • Optical fiber
    • Optical fiber
    • Optical fiber cable
    • Patch cord
    • Pigtail cord
    • Fiber connector
    • Precautions
  • SFP+ DAC cable
  • QSFP+ DAC cable
  • QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cable
• Appendix E Engineering labels
  • Labels for cables
    • Labels for network cables
    • Labels for power cords
    • Generic labels
  • Labels for devices
  • Filling in labels
  • Affixing labels
    • Affixing a label to a network cable
    • Affixing a label to a power cord
    • Affixing a generic label
    • Affixing a label to a device
  • Guidelines
  • Examples
    • Engineering labels for twisted-pair cables
    • Engineering labels for optical fibers
    • Engineering labels for DC power cords
    • Engineering labels for AC power cords
    • Engineering labels for devices
• Appendix F Cabling recommendations
  • Routing network cables
    • Routing network cables for an S12510-X AC/S12510-X DC switch
    • Routing network cables for an S12516-X AC/S12516-X DC switch
  • Routing power cords
  • General cabling requirements
    • Minimum curvature radius of cables
    • Minimum curvature radius of fibers
  • Prerequisites
  • Cable management guidelines
• Appendix G Repackaging the switch
  • Removing cables from the switch
    • Removing the power cords
    • Removing the console cable
    • Removing the grounding cable
    • Removing the twisted pair and optical fiber
  • Repackaging the switch accessories
    • Repackaging the plastic panel and the air filter
    • Repackaging the power module
    • Repackaging the card
  • Repackaging the switch chassis
    • Removing the chassis from the rack
    • Removing the power cord bracket (S12510-X AC and S12516-X AC switches)
    • Repackaging the switch chassis
• Index