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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
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 3
EMI ············································································································································································· 4
Grounding ································································································································································· 4
Power ········································································································································································· 4
Cooling ······································································································································································ 4
Space ········································································································································································· 6
Tools and equipment ························································································································································ 6
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 7
Confirming installation preparations ······························································································································· 7
Attaching slide rails and cage nuts to the rack (optional) ···························································································· 7
Installing slide rails ··················································································································································· 7
Installing cage nuts ················································································································································ 11
Attaching mounting brackets and cable management brackets to the rack ···························································· 12
Installing cable management brackets ················································································································ 12
Installing mounting brackets ································································································································· 14
Installing an air filter (optional) ····································································································································· 15
Mounting the switch to the rack···································································································································· 15
Mounting the switch on a workbench or on the floor ································································································ 16
Installation preparation ········································································································································· 16
Installation procedures ·········································································································································· 17
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 18
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 18
Grounding the switch through the PE wire of an AC power supply ································································ 19
Grounding the switch through the RTN wire of a DC power supply ······························································· 20
Installing FRUs ···························································································································································· 21
Attaching an ESD wrist strap ········································································································································ 21
Installing MPUs/LPUs/switching fabric modules ········································································································ 22
Installing a power module ············································································································································· 23
Installing a power module ···································································································································· 24
Connecting an AC power cable ·························································································································· 26
Connecting a DC power cable ···························································································································· 27
Installing a transceiver module (optional) ···················································································································· 28
Installing an XFP/SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ····································································································· 28
Installing a CFP module ········································································································································ 29
Connecting an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ cable ························································································ 29
