Installing/removing an interface card (only for the 5120 EI switches)···································································· 41 Installing an interface card··································································································································· 41 Removing an interface card ································································································································· 42 Installing/removing a dedicated CX4/SFP+ cable ··························································································· 42 Verifying the installation················································································································································ 43

Accessing the switch for the first time·······················································································································44

Setting up the configuration environment···················································································································· 44 Connecting the console cable ······································································································································ 44 Console cable························································································································································ 44 Connection procedure ·········································································································································· 44 Setting terminal parameters ·········································································································································· 45 Powering on the switch·················································································································································· 48 Verification before power-on······························································································································· 48 Powering on the switch········································································································································· 48 Changing the startup mode·································································································································· 50

Setting up an IRF fabric ·············································································································································53

IRF fabric setup flowchart·············································································································································· 53 Planning IRF fabric setup··············································································································································· 54 Planning IRF fabric size and the installation site································································································ 54 Identifying the master switch and planning IRF member IDs ············································································ 54 Planning IRF topology and connections·············································································································· 55 Identifying physical IRF ports on the member switches ····················································································· 56 Planning the cabling scheme ······························································································································· 57 Configuring basic IRF settings······································································································································· 59 Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 60 Accessing the IRF fabric to verify the configuration ··································································································· 60

Maintenance and troubleshooting····························································································································61

Password loss ································································································································································· 61 Console login password loss ······························································································································· 61 Boot ROM password loss ····································································································································· 61 Power supply failure ······················································································································································ 61 Fan failure (only for the 5120 EI switches) ················································································································· 63 Configuration terminal problems·································································································································· 63

Appendix A Technical specifications························································································································64

Physical specifications ··················································································································································· 64 Chassis dimensions and weights ························································································································· 64 Ports and interface card slots ······························································································································· 64 Environmental specifications········································································································································· 65 Power specifications ······················································································································································ 65 Power input types ·················································································································································· 65 AC input voltage specifications ··························································································································· 66 RPS DC input voltage specifications and RPS compatibility ············································································· 66 Power consumption specifications for non-PoEswitches··················································································· 66 Power consumption specifications for PoE switches ·························································································· 67

Cooling system ······························································································································································· 67

Appendix B FRUs and compatibility matrixes··········································································································69

Interface cards (only for the 5120 EI switches) ·········································································································· 69 SFP/SFP+/XFP transceiver modules and SFP+/CX4 cables (only for the 5120 EI switches)································ 69 GE SFP transceiver modules································································································································· 70 10-GE SFP+ transceiver modules························································································································· 70 SFP+ cables···························································································································································· 71 10-GE XFP transceiver modules ··························································································································· 72

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