Table Of Contents - HP A10500 Series Installation Manual

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Preparing for installation ············································································································································· 1
Overview············································································································································································ 1
Safety recommendations ·················································································································································· 1
Installation site requirements ··································································································································· 1
Rack-mounting requirements ···································································································································· 2
Tools and equipment ························································································································································ 3
Installing the switch ······················································································································································ 4
Confirming installation preparations ······························································································································ 4
Installing slide rails and cage nuts on the rack ·············································································································· 5
Installing slide rails ··················································································································································· 5
Installing cage nuts ··················································································································································· 8
Installing mounting brackets and cable management brackets··········································································· 9
Mounting the switch to the rack ··································································································································· 12
Grounding the switch ···················································································································································· 13
Grounding the switch with a grounding strip ····································································································· 13
Grounding the switch through the PE wire of an AC power supply ································································ 14
Installing modules ······················································································································································· 15
Attaching an ESD-preventive wrist strap ······················································································································ 15
Installing a card ····························································································································································· 16
Installing a power supply ·············································································································································· 17
Installation procedure ··········································································································································· 18
Connecting the power cable ································································································································ 20
Installing a transceiver module (optional) ···················································································································· 21
Installing an XFP/SFP+/SFP module ··················································································································· 21
Connecting an SFP+ cable ··································································································································· 22
Setting up an IRF fabric ············································································································································· 23
IRF fabric setup flowchart ·············································································································································· 23
Planning IRF fabric setup ··············································································································································· 23
Planning the IRF network ······································································································································ 24
Installing IRF member switches ····································································································································· 24
Configuring basic IRF settings ······································································································································ 24
Connecting the physical IRF ports ································································································································ 25
Verifying the IRF fabric configuration ·························································································································· 25
Connecting your switch to the network ···················································································································· 27
Accessing the switch for the first time ·························································································································· 27
Setting up the configuration environment ··········································································································· 27
Setting terminal parameters ································································································································· 28
Powering on the switch ········································································································································· 33
Configuring the switch ··················································································································································· 35
Configuring authentication on a user interface ·································································································· 35
Configuring the basic access function ················································································································ 35
Configuration example ········································································································································· 36
Verifying the network configuration ···················································································································· 37
Connecting the switch to the network ·························································································································· 37
Connecting your switch to the network through twisted pair cables ······························································· 37
Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers ········································································· 38
Testing connectivity ························································································································································ 38
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