HP HyperFabric manual Without the Rail Kit

Installing HyperFabric

Installing HyperFabric Switches

		Without the Rail Kit
		As mentioned earlier, HP strongly recommends installing the HF2
		switch using the rail kit (described in the previous section, “With the
		Rail Kit” on page 61).
		When you install the HF2 switch, you will be putting the front of the
		switch—the end with the flanges (“wings”) — at the back of the rack. The
		steps for installing the HF2 switch without using the rail kit are as
		follows:
Step	1.	Prepare the rack for switch installation.
Step	2.	Insert the HF2 switch into the rack, with the front of the switch snug
		against the back of the rack.
Step	3.	Align the two holes in each flange on the switch’s front with the holes in
		the rack frame.
Step	4.	Fasten each flange of the switch to the rack by putting a screw in each of
		the four holes in the flanges. Be sure to use screws with over-sized heads.
Step	5.	Tighten all of the screws so that the HF2 switch is firmly mounted in the
		rack.
Step	6.	For each port that will be connected to an HyperFabric adapter in an
		HP 9000 system, attach the cable from the corresponding adapter. Your
		connections must be copper-to-copper and fiber-to-fiber (including
		cables).
Step	7.	Connect the switch to the Ethernet network.
Step	8.	Plug the switch’s power cord into the rack’s PDU, if it has one.
		Alternatively, you can plug a power cord that is compatible with your
		country’s requirements into a power strip or outlet that you want to use
		for the switch. (In this case, you are responsible for obtaining a
		compatible power cord.)
Step	9.	Power on the HF2 switch by plugging the power cord into the AC inlet on
		the back of the switch. (There is no power switch.)

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