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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 1
Temperature/humidity ············································································································································· 2
Cleanliness ································································································································································ 2
EMI ············································································································································································· 2
Laser safety ································································································································································ 3
Installation tools ································································································································································· 3
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 4
Installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ····························································································································· 4
Mounting brackets ···················································································································································· 4
Attaching the mounting brackets to the switch ······································································································ 5
Rack-mounting the switch ········································································································································· 7
Mounting the switch on a workbench ····························································································································· 8
Grounding the switch ······················································································································································· 9
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ········································································································ 9
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ············································· 11
Grounding the switch by using the PE wire of the AC power cord ································································· 11
Installing and removing a power module (S5130-28F-EI switch) ············································································· 12
Installing a power module ···································································································································· 13
Removing a power module ·································································································································· 13
Connecting the power cord ·········································································································································· 14
Connecting the switch to an AC power source·································································································· 15
Connecting the switch to a –48 VDC power source ························································································· 16
Connecting the switch to an RPS ························································································································· 16
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 17
Accessing the switch for the first time ······················································································································· 18
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 18
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 18
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 19
Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 19
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 21
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 21
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 22
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 22
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 22
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 23
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 24
Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 24
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 26
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 26
Verifying the IRF fabric setup ········································································································································ 26
Maintenance and troubleshooting ···························································································································· 28
Power module failure ····················································································································································· 28
Fixed power module failure ································································································································· 28
Hot-swappable power module failure ················································································································· 29
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 30
