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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 1
Examining the installation site ········································································································································· 1
Temperature/humidity ············································································································································· 1
Cleanness ·································································································································································· 2
EMI ············································································································································································· 2
Laser safety ································································································································································ 2
Installation tools ································································································································································· 3
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 4
Installation flow ································································································································································· 4
Installing the switch into a 19-inch rack ························································································································· 5
Installation methods ·················································································································································· 5
Mounting bracket ····················································································································································· 5
Rack-mounting by using front mounting brackets ·································································································· 6
Rack-mounting by using mounting brackets and a rack-shelf ·············································································· 7
Rack-mounting by using front and rear mounting brackets ·················································································· 8
Mounting the switch on a workbench ·························································································································· 11
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 12
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 12
Grounding the switch with a grounding conductor buried in the earth ground ············································· 14
Grounding the switch in other grounding environments ··················································································· 14
Connecting the power cords ········································································································································· 15
Connecting the AC power cord ··························································································································· 15
Connecting the RPS power cord ·························································································································· 17
Installing and removing an interface card ·················································································································· 18
Installing an interface card ··································································································································· 18
Removing an interface card ································································································································· 19
Installing and removing a dedicated CX4/SFP+ cable ···················································································· 19
Verifying the installation ················································································································································ 20
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 21
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 21
Drawing a plan for an IRF fabric ································································································································· 22
Accessing the switch for the first time ······················································································································· 26
Setting up the configuration environment ···················································································································· 26
Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 26
Console cable ························································································································································ 26
Connecting the console cable ······························································································································ 26
Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 27
