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Connecting the Power Cords··················································································································3-7
Connecting the AC Power Cord······································································································3-7
Connecting the RPS Power Cord····································································································3-9
Installing an Interface Module·················································································································3-9
Installing an Interface Card ···········································································································3-10
Removing an Interface Module ·····································································································3-10
Installing Dedicated CX4/SFP+ Cable ··························································································3-11
Removing Dedicated CX4/SFP+ Cable ························································································3-11
Installing Switches for an IRF ···············································································································3-12
Installation Flow for an IRF············································································································3-12
Drawing a Plan for an IRF with Switches······················································································3-13
Verifying the Installation························································································································3-16
4 Starting and Configuring the Switch·······································································································4-1
Setting up the Configuration Environment······························································································4-1
Connecting the Console Cable···············································································································4-1
Console Cable·································································································································4-1
Connection Procedure·····················································································································4-2
Setting Terminal Parameters··················································································································4-2
Booting the Switch·································································································································· 4-5
Checking before Powering on the Switch························································································4-5
Powering on the Switch···················································································································4-5
Changing the Startup Mode ············································································································4-7
5 Boot ROM and Host Software Loading··································································································· 5-1
Introduction to Loading Modes················································································································5-1
Loading Software Through the Boot ROM Menu····················································································5-1
Boot Menu·······································································································································5-1
Loading Software Using XMODEM Through Console Port·····························································5-3
Loading Software Using TFTP through Ethernet Port·····································································5-8
Loading Software Using FTP Through Ethernet Port····································································5-10
Loading Software Through CLI·············································································································5-12
Loading Software Using FTP ········································································································5-12
Loading Software Using TFTP······································································································5-13
6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting··········································································································6-1
Software Loading Failure························································································································6-1
Password Missing Failure·······················································································································6-1
Missing User Password···················································································································6-1
Missing Boot ROM Password··········································································································6-1
Power Supply Failure······························································································································6-2
AC input···········································································································································6-2
RPS input ········································································································································6-2
RPS&AC input·································································································································6-2
Fan Failure··············································································································································6-3
Configuration System Failure··················································································································6-4
Troubleshooting when there is no terminal display·········································································6-4
Troubleshooting when the terminal display is illegible····································································6-4