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Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding cable to the switch chassis (for the S5820X-26S) ························································································································································· 30
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch chassis (for the S5820X-28S and S5820X-28C) ················ 33
Rack-mounting the S5820X-26S switch ·············································································································· 34
Rack-mounting the S5820X-28S or S5820X-28C switch·················································································· 37
Mounting the switch on a workbench ·························································································································· 38
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 39
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 39
Grounding the switch in other grounding environment ····················································································· 42
Installing/Removing a fan tray ····································································································································· 42
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 43
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 44
Installing/Removing a power module ·························································································································· 45
Installing/Removing a power module (for the S5820X-26S) ··········································································· 45
Installing/Removing a power module (for the S5820X-28S and the S5820X-28C) ····································· 48
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 49
Connecting the PSR300-12A/PSR300-12A1/PSR300-12A2 ·········································································· 49
Connecting the PSR300-12D1/PSR300-12D2 to a –48 VDC power source ················································ 50
Connecting the PSR300-12D1/PSR300-12D2 to a –54 VDC output RPS ······················································ 51
Connecting the LSVM1AC650/LSVM1AC300 ································································································· 51
Connecting the LSVM1DC650/LSVM1DC300 ································································································· 52
Installing/Removing an interface card························································································································· 52
Installing an interface card ··································································································································· 52
Removing an interface card ································································································································· 53
Installing/Removing an OAP card ······························································································································· 54
Installing an OAP card in the OAP card slot ····································································································· 54
Removing the card in the OAP card slot ············································································································ 55
Installing an OAP card in an expansion interface card slot ············································································· 56
Removing the OAP card in an expansion interface card slot ·········································································· 56
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 56
Powering on the switch for the first time ··················································································································· 58
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 58
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 58
Console cable ························································································································································ 58
Connection procedure ·········································································································································· 58
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 59
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 62
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 63
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 63
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 64
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 64
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 65
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 65
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 66
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 66
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 69
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 69
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 70
Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 71
Password loss ································································································································································· 71
Console login password loss ······························································································································· 71
Boot ROM password loss ····································································································································· 71
Power module failure ····················································································································································· 71
