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Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 31
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 31
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 32
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 32
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 33
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 33
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 33
Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 33
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 34
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 34
Verifying the IRF fabric configuration ·························································································································· 35
Connecting your switch to the network ···················································································································· 36
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 36
Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 36
Setting terminal parameters ·································································································································· 37
Powering on the switch ········································································································································· 40
Configuring the switch ··················································································································································· 41
Configuring authentication on a user interface ·································································································· 42
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 42
Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 42
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 43
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ······························································· 43
Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ········································································· 43
Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 44
Troubleshooting ·························································································································································· 45
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 45
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 45
No terminal display ·············································································································································· 45
Garbled terminal display ······································································································································ 46
Troubleshooting the switch during the operation ······························································································· 46
Power supply system failure ·········································································································································· 46
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 47
MPU failure ····································································································································································· 47
LPU and switching fabric module failure ····················································································································· 47
Interface failure ······························································································································································· 48
Technical support ··························································································································································· 49
Replacement procedures ··········································································································································· 50
Replacing a power module ··········································································································································· 50
Replacing a card ···························································································································································· 51
Replacing a fan tray ······················································································································································ 52
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 53
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 54
Replacing an air filter ···················································································································································· 54
Replacing a transceiver module ··································································································································· 55
Replacing an XFP/SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ··································································································· 55
Replacing a CFP module ······································································································································ 56
Replacing an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ cable ··························································································· 56
Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications ························································································ 57
Chassis views ································································································································································· 57
Weights and dimensions ··············································································································································· 58
Module power consumption and system power consumption ·················································································· 61
Card power consumption ····································································································································· 61
