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
    • Cleanness
    • EMI
    • Grounding
    • Power
    • Cooling
    • Space
  • Tools and equipment
• Installing the switch
  • Confirming installation preparations
  • Attaching slide rails and cage nuts to the rack (optional)
    • Installing slide rails
    • Installing cage nuts
  • Attaching mounting brackets and cable management brackets to the rack
    • Installing cable management brackets
    • Installing mounting brackets
  • Installing an air filter (optional)
  • Mounting the switch to the rack
  • Mounting the switch on a workbench or on the floor
    • Installation preparation
    • Installation procedures
  • Grounding the switch
    • Grounding the switch with a grounding strip
    • Grounding the switch through the PE wire of an AC power supply
    • Grounding the switch through the RTN wire of a DC power supply
• Installing FRUs
  • Attaching an ESD wrist strap
  • Installing MPUs/LPUs/switching fabric modules
  • Installing a power module
    • Installing a power module
    • Connecting an AC power cable
    • Connecting a DC power cable
  • Installing a transceiver module (optional)
    • Installing an XFP/SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module
    • Installing a CFP module
    • Connecting an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ 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
    • Verifying the network configuration
  • Connecting the switch to the network
    • Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables
    • Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers
  • 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 a fan tray
    • Removing a fan tray
    • Installing a fan tray
  • Replacing an air filter
  • Replacing a transceiver module
    • Replacing an XFP/SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module
    • Replacing a CFP module
    • Replacing an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ 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
  • LPUs
  • Switching fabric modules
  • Power modules
  • Fan trays
  • Air filters
  • Transceiver modules
  • DC power cable
  • AC power cable
• Appendix C LEDs
  • MPU LEDs
    • Management Ethernet port LEDs
    • Fan LEDs
    • Card LEDs
    • MPU active/standby status LED
  • LPU LEDs
    • RJ-45 Ethernet port LED
    • SFP port LED
    • SFP+ port LED
    • XFP port LEDs
    • QSFP+ port LEDs
    • CFP 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+ cable
  • QSFP+ cable
  • QSFP+ to SFP+ cable
• Appendix E Cabling recommendations
  • General cabling requirements
    • Minimum curvature radius of cables
    • Minimum curvature radius of fibers
  • Prerequisites
  • Cable management guidelines
• Appendix F Repackaging the switch
  • Removing cables from the switch
    • Removing the power cable
    • Removing the console cable
    • Removing the grounding cable
    • Removing the twisted pair and optical fiber
  • Repackaging the switch accessories
    • Repackaging the power module
    • Repackaging the card
  • Repackaging the switch chassis
    • Removing the chassis from the rack
    • Removing the air filter
    • Removing cable management brackets and mounting brackets
      • Removing the mounting brackets
      • Removing the cable management brackets
    • Repackaging the switch chassis
• Index