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Removing the PoE module ···································································································································· 71
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 72
Powering on the switch for the first time ··················································································································· 73
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 73
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 73
Console cable ························································································································································ 73
Connection procedure ·········································································································································· 73
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 74
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 77
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 78
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 78
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 79
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 79
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 80
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 80
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 81
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 81
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 84
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 84
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 85
Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 86
Password loss ································································································································································· 86
Console login password loss ······························································································································· 86
Boot ROM password loss ····································································································································· 86
Power module failure ····················································································································································· 86
Fixed power module failure ································································································································· 86
Hot swappable power module failure ················································································································ 88
OAP card failure ···························································································································································· 89
Failure of the OAP card in the OAP card slot ···································································································· 89
Failure of the OAP card in an expansion interface card slot ··········································································· 90
Hot swappable PoE module failure ······························································································································ 90
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 91
Fixed fan failure ····················································································································································· 91
Hot swappable fan tray failure ···························································································································· 91
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 91
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