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Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 33
Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 33
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 33
Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 34
Connecting your switch to the network ····················································································································35
Common methods of logging in to a switch ··············································································································· 35
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 35
Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 35
Setting terminal parameters·································································································································· 36
Verification before power-on ······························································································································· 39
Powering on the switch········································································································································· 39
Initially configuring the switch ······································································································································ 41
Configuring authentication on a user interface·································································································· 41
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 41
Configuration example ········································································································································· 41
Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 43
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 the connectivity·················································································································································· 44
Troubleshooting··························································································································································45
Troubleshooting methods··············································································································································· 45
Troubleshooting the system ··········································································································································· 45
Configuration terminal problems ························································································································· 45
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
Replacement procedures ···········································································································································50
Replacing a power supply ············································································································································ 50
Replacing a card···························································································································································· 51
Replacing a fan tray ······················································································································································ 52
Removing a fan tray·············································································································································· 53
Installing a fan tray ··············································································································································· 54
Replacing a transceiver module ··································································································································· 54
Replacing an XFP/SFP+/SFP module·················································································································· 54
Replacing an SFP+ cable ····································································································································· 55
Support and other resources ·····································································································································56
Contacting HP ································································································································································ 56
Subscription service ·············································································································································· 56
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Conventions ···································································································································································· 57
Appendix A Technical specifications ······················································································································59
Weights and dimensions··············································································································································· 59
Module power consumption and system power consumption ·················································································· 60
Card power consumption····································································································································· 60
Fan tray power consumption································································································································ 61
System power consumption·································································································································· 61
