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Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 46
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 46
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 47
Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site ································································································ 47
Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 47
Planning IRF topology and connections ·············································································································· 48
Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 48
Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 48
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································· 49
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 49
Verifying the IRF fabric configuration ·························································································································· 50
Connecting your switch to the network ···················································································································· 51
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 51
Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 51
Setting terminal parameters ·································································································································· 52
Powering on the switch ········································································································································· 55
Configuring the switch ··················································································································································· 57
Configuring authentication on a user interface ·································································································· 57
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 57
Configuration example ········································································································································· 57
Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 59
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 59
Connecting the switch to the network through an Ethernet twisted pair cable ··············································· 59
Connecting the switch to the network through an optical fiber ········································································ 59
Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 60
Troubleshooting ·························································································································································· 61
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 61
Configuration terminal problems ·································································································································· 61
No terminal display ·············································································································································· 61
Garbled terminal display ······································································································································ 62
Troubleshooting the switch during the operation ······························································································· 62
Power supply system failure ·········································································································································· 62
Fan failure ······································································································································································· 63
MPU failure ····································································································································································· 64
LPU and switching fabric module failure ····················································································································· 64
Interface failure ······························································································································································· 65
Technical support ··························································································································································· 66
Replacement procedures ··········································································································································· 67
Replacing a power module ··········································································································································· 67
Replacing a card ···························································································································································· 68
Replacing an MPU or LPU ···································································································································· 69
Replacing a switching fabric module ·················································································································· 71
Replacing a fan tray ······················································································································································ 73
Removing a fan tray ·············································································································································· 74
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 75
Replacing an air filter ···················································································································································· 76
Replacing a transceiver module ··································································································································· 80
Replacing an SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ module ············································································································ 80
Replacing a CFP module ······································································································································ 80
Replacing a CFP2 module ···································································································································· 80
Replacing a CXP module ······································································································································ 81
Replacing an SFP+/QSFP+/QSFP+ to SFP+ DAC cable ················································································· 81
