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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 1
General safety recommendations ··························································································································· 1
Electricity safety ························································································································································ 1
Handling safety ························································································································································ 1
ESD prevention ························································································································································· 2
Laser safety ································································································································································ 2
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 2
Weight support ························································································································································· 2
Temperature ······························································································································································ 2
Humidity ···································································································································································· 3
Cleanliness ································································································································································ 3
EMI ············································································································································································· 4
Grounding ································································································································································· 4
Power ········································································································································································· 4
Cooling ······································································································································································ 5
Space ········································································································································································· 6
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 8
Confirming installation preparations ······························································································································· 8
Installing accessory kits ···················································································································································· 8
Accessory kits ··························································································································································· 8
Installing the power cord bracket (S12510-X AC and S12516-X AC switches)············································ 10
Attaching the plastic panel ··································································································································· 11
Installing the switch in a rack ········································································································································ 13
Switch dimensions and rack requirements ········································································································· 13
Installing slide rails ················································································································································ 17
Installing cage nuts for attaching mounting brackets ························································································ 20
Mounting the switch in the rack ··························································································································· 22
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 23
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 24
Grounding the switch through the PE wire of the AC power module ······························································ 25
Grounding the switch through the RTN wire of the DC power module ··························································· 25
Installing FRUs ···························································································································································· 27
Attaching an ESD wrist strap ········································································································································ 27
Installing cards ······························································································································································· 28
Installing an MPU/LPU ·········································································································································· 29
Installing switching fabric modules ······················································································································ 31
Installing power modules ··············································································································································· 34
Installing a power module ···································································································································· 34
Connecting power cords ······································································································································ 35
(Optional) Installing a DC input terminal block·································································································· 37
Installing transceiver modules ······································································································································· 39
Installing an SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ·············································································································· 39
Installing a CFP module ········································································································································ 40
Installing a CFP2 module ······································································································································ 42
Installing a CXP module ········································································································································ 43
Connecting an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cable ··············································································· 45
